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4 People in NYC Arrested and Charged With Attempted Robbery of Undercover Cop, but Video Tells a Different Story
Four people were arrested and charged with reportedly trying to rob an undercover officer in New York City, but surveillance footage of the incident obtained by the New York Daily News tells quite a different story. According to the newspaper, Jean Scott, 33; Peterson Duplan, 28; Ricardi Joseph, 29; and Samantha Dabel, 24, went to…
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Mich. National Guard Deployed to Aid Flint’s Water Crisis
Michigan National Guard members are expected to arrive in Flint Wednesday after Gov. Rick Snyder, who declared a state of emergency, asked for federal help in distributing water to residents who still have contaminated tap water. “As we work to ensure that all Flint residents have access to clean and safe drinking water, we are…
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Ohio Father Mistakenly Shoots, Kills 14-Year-Old Son He Thought Was Intruder
A Cincinnati father is mourning after he mistakenly shot and killed his 14-year-old son because he believed that he was an intruder. According to the WCPO, Georta Mack’s father dropped him off at school early Tuesday morning, but the teen apparently sneaked back into the basement of his home, planning to skip school. Cincinnati Police…
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Sad Sack: How Redskins Quarterback RGIII Bows Out in Washington
As the clock wound down on the Washington Redskins’ final home game Sunday evening, Robert Griffin III began giving hugs to people on the sideline whom he may never see again. The camera caught him hugging an equipment manager, their embrace longer than usual, then he walked into the locker room and cleaned out his…
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‘Affluenza’ Mom Complains About the Conditions of Her Texas Jail Cell
Tonya Couch, the mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, is reportedly not feeling her jail conditions at all. According to the Associated Press, Tonya Couch, who was arrested in Mexico after allegedly helping her son flee the country while he was on probation in a fatal drunken-driving case, has complained about the conditions of her…
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Ore. Militants: We Need Eggs, Cigarettes and ‘French Vanilla Creamer’
As the occupation of an Oregon national wildlife area enters its second week, the armed militants are recognizing that if they are really going to stay there forever, they are going to need some supplies. And whenever an armed group of adult men with a hell-bent drive against the government needs supplies, it asks the…
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NYC Police Sgt. Stripped of Gun and Badge Following Internal Charges in Eric Garner Case
A New York City Police Department sergeant has been stripped of her gun and badge and barred from doing any street enforcement for her role in the 2013 death of Eric Garner, according to the New York Times. Garner died on a street in the New York City borough of Staten Island on July 17,…
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Maine Governor Believes Guys Named ‘D-Money’ and ‘Shifty’ Are Bringing Heroin Into the State and Impregnating ‘Young White Women’
Maine Gov. Paul LePage used what many believe was racially charged language during a town hall meeting Wednesday, when he claimed that people with names like “D-Money,” “Smoothie” and “Shifty” were coming to the state to sell their heroin and impregnate a “young white girl before they leave.” According to CNN, the comments came after…
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Homeless Man Took His Last $30 and Bet on Himself
When Joshua Woods’ parents died, he was lost. “I was disappointed. Mostly in myself, but also at life,” Woods told Fox 32. “I felt like I wasn’t dealt a good hand to begin with. I was in foster care. My father passed away when I was 16. I was the only kid on my block…
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Las Vegas Police Mistake Cellphone for Gun, Fatally Shoot Unarmed Man
Las Vegas police have released body-cam footage of the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old unarmed man. According to KSN, Keith Childress Jr. was wanted after failing to appear for sentencing in a 2013 Arizona home invasion during which Childress and other suspects stole computers and electronic equipment at gunpoint. Childress failed to appear at his scheduled…
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