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  • Lawsuit: Kings Players Matt Barnes and DeMarcus Cousins Jumped a Couple in Nightclub Assault

    A couple who claim that they were involved in an altercation with Sacramento Kings players Matt Barnes and DeMarcus Cousins inside a New York City nightclub early Monday morning have filed a federal lawsuit and are hoping that another woman who was also assaulted will come forward. The couple’s lawyer, Michael S. Lamonsoff, said during…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 9, 2016
  • Trump’s America: Robbers Scrawl Racist Graffiti Over NY Giants Player’s Home

    Editor’s note: This article contains a social media post that some may find offensive. It feels as if no one is safe in Trump’s America. Burglars reportedly vandalized the home of New York Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock on Tuesday, scrawling racist graffiti that included a swastika, the letters “KKK” and the phrase “Go back to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 9, 2016
  • President Obama Orders Investigation of Alleged Russian Hacking in 2016 Election

    President Barack Obama has ordered a full investigation into the 2016 election process and alleged hacking by the Russians, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser Lisa Monaco said Friday, according to CNN. “The president has directed the intelligence community to conduct a full review of what happened during the 2016 election process,” Monaco said. “It is…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 9, 2016
  • Accepting a Facebook Request From a Woman He Didn't Know Landed an Atlanta Producer in Jail

    A Facebook friend request from a woman he didn’t know led to an Atlanta music producer’s incarceration for 10 days. And the whole bumbling case has led to the same man being awarded $300,000 for his trouble. David Cunningham, who goes by the stage name “Dun Deal,” told CBS 46 that in 2014 he became…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 9, 2016
  • Black Couple Files Racial-Discrimination Suit Against Barneys New York

    Add returning high-priced items to Barneys New York to the list of things you can’t do while black. A New Jersey couple has filed a lawsuit against the high-priced department store after, they claim, they were harassed when trying to return a scarf and a pair of jeans. According to the New York Daily News,…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 9, 2016
  • Texas Substitute Teacher Accused of Having Sex With Student Who Called Her 'Wifey'

    A Dallas substitute teacher has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a student after a parent found inappropriate text messages on her son’s phone sent from the teacher, officials say. Fallon Hunt, 28, has been charged with an improper relationship between educator and student while teaching at Kimball High School. It is alleged…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 8, 2016
  • Mich. Man Who Claims Cops Beat Him So Bad He Lost Vision in 1 Eye Files Lawsuit

    A Michigan man has filed a lawsuit against the Eastpointe, Mich., police, claiming that he was strapped to a chair and beaten until he lost vision in one eye, and the entire incident was captured on video. According to Fox 2 Detroit, Frankie Taylor was arrested on drunken driving charges Aug. 10, 2015. In video,…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 8, 2016
  • Baltimore School Bus Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Seizures, Crashes: Report

    The Baltimore school bus driver who crashed into a transit bus, killing six people, including himself, in November, shouldn’t have been driving because he had a history of seizures and had been involved in a dozen previous crashes. According to the Baltimore Sun, Glen Chappell, 67, was traveling nearly double the speed limit when he…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 8, 2016
  • When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Mannequin Challenge Leads to 2 Arrests

    The Mannequin Challenge has jumped the shark, but apparently those in Alabama weren’t made aware of this, since two men were arrested after video was posted showing them aiming guns. Kenneth Fennel White, 49, and Terry Brown, 23, were busted after being spotted in the heavily armed video, WHNT reports. It’s not clear whether the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 7, 2016
  • Charges Dropped Against Detroit Man in Wayne State Cop Killing

    Charges have been dropped against a Detroit man accused of fatally shooting a Wayne State University campus police officer. Officer Collin Rose, 29, was shot and killed in November, and DeAngelo Davis, 31, was arrested the same night and charged with the murder, the New York Daily News reports. Davis had been in jail since…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 7, 2016
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