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Motion Filed to Revoke Marissa Alexander’s Bond
Florida State Attorney Angela Corey has filed a motion to revoke the bond of Marissa Alexander, claiming that she has violated her parole, Florida Coast News reports. The Alexander case became national news after she was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing what she argued was a warning shot at her abusive husband.…
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White Man Who Slapped Black Baby Sentenced
The 60-year-old man who pleaded guilty to slapping a crying toddler on a plane has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison, two months longer than prosecutors recommended, the Associated Press reports via USA Today. Joe Rickey Hundley pleaded guilty in October after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors, and was sentenced Monday. Prosecutors say…
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Gabrielle Union Would Have Been Olivia Pope. Instead She’s Being Mary Jane
Gabrielle Union might as well be a unicorn or a leprechaun or some other mythical creature. She is stunning and petite and warm and kind—all things that actresses of her stature and beauty aren’t supposed to be. And get this: She likes bacon. Not all things bacon, but a quiche-looking thing that sits in rows…
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Evander Holyfield: Being Gay Ain't Normal
Boxer Evander Holyfield may regret his comments once he leaves the Big Brother house after claiming that being gay is no different than being handicapped…because a doctor can fix both, TMZ reports. The retired boxer is a housemate on the UK show, Celebrity Big Brother after being asked by houseguest Luisa Zissman if there were…
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Bill de Blasio Opens Gracie Mansion to the Public
It may have taken the De Blasio family a while to decide whether or not they were going to move to Gracie Mansion but it didn’t take long for them to open the doors up to the public, The New York Times reports. On Sunday, newly christened mayor, Bill De Blasio opened his new digs…
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Family Moves Brain-Dead Teen From Hospital
On an empty street and under the cover of night, an ambulance appeared at a secured gate at Children’s Hospital Oakland and then quietly pulled away. Inside on a gurney lay Jahi McMath, the 13-year-old girl declared brain-dead nearly a month ago. Her family had been fighting for this day as they clashed with officials…
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Interracial Couple Upset Over ‘Jungle Fever’ Note Left by Valet
An interracial couple in Columbus, Ga., went out for a nice dinner, but once they picked their car up from the valet, they saw a derogatory note attached to their ticket, CBS Atlanta News reports. The couple had dined at Spondivits restaurant, and “the experience besides the valet was wonderful,” Samuel Aarons told the news…
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Wal-Mart Manager Jumps Into Thieves’ Truck to Stop Beer Bandits
A man and a woman walked into a Florida Wal-Mart, loaded up a shopping cart with cases of beer and walked out without paying for them. A manager spotted the couple in the parking lot putting the beer into the bed of a pickup truck, so he walked over and confronted them, WRDQ/WFTV Eyewitness News…
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Mom Shot Picking Up 11-Month-Old From Babysitter
A young mother was gunned down and killed while picking up her son from a babysitter’s house around 6:30 p.m. in Lauderhill, Fla., on Monday, NBC Miami reports. Nicole Grier, 19, was strapping the child into her car when gunmen riding in a sedan with tinted windows pulled up and opened fire. The babysitter, Camille…
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50 Cent Loses Bid to Have Sex-Tape Case Thrown Out
A judge has refused to toss the lawsuit brought against rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson by a Florida woman over a sex video that was posted online. In the video, 50 Cent has been edited into the footage as the narrator, “Pimpin Curly,” 50 Cent’s Jheri-curl-wig-wearing alter ego, the New York Post reports. Judge Paul…
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