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Chicago Mother Turns in Teen Son Accused of Beating, Robbing Woman on Train
The mother of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly beat, sexually assaulted and robbed a woman on a Chicago subway train turned her son over to police after she saw surveillance photos of the attacker that had been captured on subway cameras. According to the Chicago Tribune, DeShawn Isabelle was on an empty subway car around 3…
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Gone in 60 Seconds: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Tickets Sell Out in Under a Minute
It took years to make the biggest fight in boxing history a reality and less than 60 seconds for the tickets to sell out. Tickets went on sale for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2 around 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday and were sold…
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WNBA’s Brittney Griner and Fiancee Glory Johnson Arrested After Reportedly Violent Domestic Dispute
WNBA players Brittney Griner and her fiancee, Glory Johnson, both 24, were arrested Wednesday for a domestic dispute that included allegations of assault. According to AZ Central, Griner, center for the Phoenix Mercury, and Johnson, a forward for the Tulsa Shock, were arrested “on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct.” AZ Central notes that Griner…
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Baltimore’s Mayor: Our ‘Citizens Deserve Answers’ in Freddie Gray’s Death
Freddie Gray was able to walk April 12 when he was handcuffed and put inside a Baltimore police van. Forty minutes later, his spine was broken. A week later, he was dead. The optics of those 40 minutes as a mathematical equation look somewhat familiar: White police officers plus black man plus 40 minutes in…
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Ben Affleck Admits to Asking That Ancestor’s Slave-Owning Past Be Hidden, Says He Was ‘Embarrassed’
Ben Affleck isn’t quite apologizing for not wanting his ancestor’s slave-owning past to be revealed on the PBS genealogy show Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr., but he did admit that finding out was “embarrassing.” Leaked emails between the show’s executive producer (and The Root co-founder), Henry Louis Gates Jr., and top Sony…
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7-Year-Old Creates Afro-Puff Superhero Comic Book and Wins Big
The odds were stacked against Moxie Girl, but she had already saved the Jacksonville Public Libraries from a wild group of hungry monsters, so beating out 530 entries to win more than $16,000 for her creator would be easy, right? Well, that’s what happened after 7-year-old Natalie McGriff took her creation, The Adventures of Moxie…
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Mich. Man Hangs Nooses From Trees Outside His Home and Business, Doesn’t Think It’s Racist
A Michigan man has the Confederate flag and nooses hanging from trees in the yards of his home and business and doesn’t think it’s a problem. He has no plans to take any of them down, and one of his business workers told news station WXYZ, “We’re gonna put more up.” Robert Tomanovich’s Livonia neighbors…
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Michael Brown Memorial Tree Cut Down 24 Hours After It’s Planted
A tree planted in memory of Michael Brown, the unarmed Ferguson, Mo., teen who was shot and killed by then-Police Officer Darren Wilson, was chopped down at the trunk and the concrete plaque was stolen. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, two trees were planted in Wabash Park in Ferguson on Saturday. One of the…
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6 Baltimore Cops Suspended After Autopsy Shows Man Suffered Broken Spine
Freddie Gray, 25, died from severe spinal injuries while in the custody of Baltimore police, and now city officials have announced that six officers have been suspended with pay while the city conducts an investigation into a case that has a number of residents, including the mayor, searching for answers. “This is a very, very…
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Mo. Officers and City Officials Resign After Black Female Mayor Is Elected
There were only six police officers in Parma, Mo., and after the small town voted in its first African-American female mayor, five of them resigned. According to KFVS, Tyrus Byrd beat incumbent Randall Ramsey, who had served as mayor for some 37 years, by 37 votes. After the election, in addition to the police officers,…
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