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Did the Rams Only Draft Openly Gay Player Michael Sam to Avoid HBO’s Hard Knocks?
On Wednesday, NFL reporter Howard Balzer tweeted that the NFL reached a deal with the then-St. Louis—now Los Angeles—Rams that if the team drafted openly gay defensive end Michael Sam, it wouldn’t have to appear in the HBO docuseries Hard Knocks. “Sources say NFL agreed not to have Rams on Hard Knocks in 2014 if…
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Prosecutor Recommends No Jail Time for Cop Who Fatally Shot Akai Gurley
A New York prosecutor has recommended to the court that Peter Liang, the former police officer convicted of the 2014 fatal shooting of an unarmed Akai Gurley inside his apartment building, serve no jail time. Instead, “Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson has recommended a sentence of five years of probation, including six months of home…
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Flight Attendant Who Ran From LAX Airport, Leaving Behind Gucci Shoes and 70 Pounds of Cocaine, Surrenders
A JetBlue flight attendant, who is accused of leaving behind some 70 pounds of cocaine after Transportation Security Administration officers at Los Angeles International Airport pulled her aside for a search after deeming her suspicious while she talked on a cellphone, has surrendered to federal drug agents in New York City, KTLA reports. According to…
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Embattled Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Dead at 46
Rob Ford, the former Toronto mayor who made international news for his scandal-filled term, which included cellphone video showing him smoking crack, is dead at age 46. Ford’s family released a brief statement, viewed by the newspaper, announcing that the “dedicated man of the people” who “spent his life serving the citizens of Toronto” had…
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At Least 31 People Killed in Brussels Terror Attacks; Security Increased in Major US Cities
Updated Tuesday, March 22, 11:45 a.m. EDT: BBC News is reporting that the death toll in the coordinated attacks in Brussels has risen to at least 31, with 11 people killed at Brussels Airport and 20 killed at the Maelbeek metro station. Updated Tuesday, March 22, 11:20 a.m. EDT: In a speech before the Cuban…
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Ga. Mall Kicks Disabled Boy, 5, Out of Play Area
Isaiah Tate, 5, is disabled and nonverbal and uses a wheelchair. His mother, April Tate, told WSB-TV that one of the things her son enjoys most is watching other children jump and run in the play area of the Mall of Georgia. “He laughs and giggles and he’s so animated; you can tell that he…
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SC Boy, 11, Dies Playing Online Pass-Out Game, Mother Says
Davorius Gray, 11, was found dead in his Spartanburg County, S.C., home last week after doing a popular online stunt called the pass-out challenge, and now his mother is warning parents to monitor their children’s online activity. “If I could rewind time, I would go back and heavily monitor his use of social media, YouTube…
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Va. Mother of 4, Reportedly Holding Fake Gun, Killed by Police
A 25-year-old Virginia woman was fatally shot by Norfolk police Saturday after she reportedly made a threatening move toward officers while holding what turned out to be a fake handgun. According to the Associated Press, the Norfolk Police Department’s Vice and Narcotics Division was conducting a surveillance when a fight broke out between India M.…
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Fla. Man Arrested on Charges He Stole BMW He Initially Tried to Buy Using EBT Card
A Florida man wanted a BMW, so he walked into a Pompano Beach, Fla., car dealership and found the one he wanted—a $60,000 BMW X6—and then attempted to pay for it using his Electronic Benefits Transfer card and a credit card. When the dealership explained that it didn’t take EBT as a form of payment,…
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1 Dead, 4 Injured in Fla. Spring Break Party Shooting
Three Plantation, Fla., police officers were responding to noise complaints at a house where a spring break party was being held Saturday evening when shots rang out from inside the home. “The shooting was inside the house, and as soon as gunshots went off, people came pouring out of the house,” Detective Philip Toman told…
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