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Teacher Put Kindergartner in Closet and Left School
A Memphis, Tenn., teacher has been suspended and an investigation is under way after she reportedly put a 5-year-old student in a closet and then left the school, WAFB 9 News reports. According to officials at Shelby County Schools, Kristin Oshfeldt, a teacher at A.B. Hill Elementary, has been suspended without pay after an administrator…
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12 Years a Slave Wins Best Picture at the Critics’ Choice Awards
The lead-up to the Academy Awards is getting intense as last night’s Broadcast Film Critics Association presented its annual awards ceremony in Santa Monica, Calif., honoring several movies that had earned Oscar nominations hours earlier, the Associated Press reports. 12 Years a Slave, the favorite by Vegas oddsmakers for Oscar’s top billing, walked away with…
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Arkansas State Football Player Markel Owens and Stepfather Killed in Robbery
An Arkansas State football player who was trying to shield his family from robbers was shot to death, along with his stepfather, the New York Daily News reports. Markel Owens, a 21-year-old junior defensive lineman for the Red Wolves, was fatally shot along with Johnny Shivers, 36, during the robbery at a duplex in Jackson,…
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Dad Who Shot Daughter, 11, Denied Funeral Pass
A Cincinnati man charged in the accidental shooting death of his 11-year-old daughter was denied a temporary release to attend his daughter’s funeral after a judge cited security concerns, CNN reports. Judge Nadine Allen denied a motion filed by a lawyer for Deandre Kelley, 34, because she was concerned that people might want to hurt…
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Bashes the President at MLK Birthday Breakfast
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright left no stone unturned in the bashing of President Obama when speaking at a breakfast co-hosted by the Chicago Teachers Union to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The one-time friend and pastor to the president claimed that Abraham Lincoln, whom Obama greatly admires, loved to tell…
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Internal Investigation Opened in Chris Brown Case
Washington, D.C., police have opened an internal-affairs investigation into conflicting claims surrounding statements made by an officer who responded to the call that singer Chris Brown assaulted a man outside a Washington hotel, the Associated Press reports. The probe centers on an alleged conversation between the officer and an unidentified acquaintance of Brown’s. According to…
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Writer Slammed on Oprah Signs New Book Deal
James Frey, the author of the discredited memoir A Million Little Pieces, has signed a multibook, multimedia deal with HarperCollins for a young-adult series called Endgame, the Associated Press reports. Frey’s memoir was first promoted by Oprah Winfrey on her show but later heavily criticized on the program after it was discovered that huge portions…
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Witness: Kanye West Hit Teen More Than 30 Times
On Monday, TMZ reported that Kim Kardashian and her fiance, Kanye West, were involved in an altercation with a teenager at a medical office in Beverly Hills, Calif. Now new details have emerged, claiming that West came to Kardashian’s defense meaning business. According to TMZ, the rapper walked into the medical-office waiting room, saw the…
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Desperate for Fame and Followers: Internet Beefs Rage
Rapper Lil Jojo was at war. For months in 2012, the Chicago teen had been engaging in a social media beef with rival rappers Lil Reese, Lil Durk and Chief Keef, as well as with the Black Disciple street gang. As with most battles, Lil Jojo turned up the heat and dropped the gun-toting video…
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Family of Unarmed Man Shot to Death by Police Files Civil Suit
The family of former Florida A&M football player Jonathan Ferrell, who was unarmed when he was fatally shot last year by police in Charlotte, N.C., has filed a civil lawsuit against several parties they believe were involved in his death, CNN reports. According to the complaint filed by Ferrell’s mother, which was viewed by CNN,…
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