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New York Bus Driver Saves Woman's Life
A Buffalo, N.Y. school bus driver risked his life to save a woman he didn’t know. Darnell Barton, 37, was driving a bus full of high school students along a parkway when he saw woman standing on the ledge, “leaning out over the traffic below,” The Buffalo News, reports. That is when Barton stopped the bus…
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Obamacare Site Accepts Help From Google Expert
Healthcare.gov, the troubled website that launched Oct. 1 and has been heavily criticized for its lack of functionality since then, is getting help from some industry heavyweights. Google, Oracle and several other tech companies are giving much-needed support by lending dozens of computer engineers and programmers to the plagued website, according to Bloomberg News. About 8.6…
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Dawson Mayor Chris Wright Shot in Robbery
Chris Wright, the young, charismatic mayor of Dawson, Ga., was shot last night in what news channel Fox 31 is calling a robbery attempt outside his home Friday morning. Wright was transported to the hospital, where Jessae Goshae, a friend of Wright’s, told the news station that the 23-year-old mayor had been shot multiple times in the leg but…
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Obama's Approval Rating Hits New Low
President Barack Obama’s job-performance and personal approval ratings have hit their lowest point since he took office. According to an NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, 51 percent disapprove of his job in office and 45 percent view the president in a “negative light.” According to report analysis by NBC News, no single reason is to blame…
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Feds Open Investigation Into Kendrick Johnson's Death
The parents of Kendrick Johnson, the teen who was found dead and wedged inside a rolled-up gym mat in his Georgia high school, got one step closer to getting some answers. Michael Moore, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced on Thursday that he is committed to finding out the truth behind…
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Va. Governor Hopeful Appeals to Blacks, Youth
As the race for Virginia’s governor heats up between Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II and Terry McAuliffe, Democrats are pulling out all the stops to lure African Americans and young voters to the polls, the Washington Post reports. McAuliffe has taken to an Obama secret weapon, the “pledge card,” a promissory note that serves as…
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'12 Years a Slave' Director to Film HBO Pilot
The director of the critically acclaimed and Oscar-worthy film 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen, is developing a drama for HBO with Russell Simmons, Deadline reports. The untitled project would center on an African-American man with a shady past as he navigates the New York upper-crust social scene. It’s being described as “Six Degrees of Separation meets…
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