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Ala. Mayor Wants New Orleans’ Recently Disassembled Confederate Monuments for Display in His City’s Memorial Park, Because of Course He Does
Seems like one Alabama mayor wants to collect all the white supremacist last-place trophies, including those that have already been discarded by states that either know or are learning to do better. In this case, Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail claims he’s gotten nothing but a thumbs-up from his constituents after reaching out to New Orleans…
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Texas Woman Stabs Elderly Hispanic Woman on Bus for Not Speaking English: Report
A San Antonio woman is facing charges of aggravated assault after police say she stabbed an 80-year-old woman on a Greyhound bus for not speaking English. According to KCEN, Reshunda Denise Pickens, 32, is currently being held on $10,000 bond. According to authorities, at around 12:30 a.m. June 12, Pickens was sitting next to the…
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NYC Father Accused of Badly Beating 16-Month-Old Daughter on Father’s Day
A young Brooklyn, N.Y., father is facing charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child after being accused of brutally beating his 16-month-old daughter, leaving the infant in critical condition. According to the New York Post, little Nylah Lewis is not expected to survive after authorities say she was attacked by her father,…
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Va. Man, 22, Charged With Murder in Attack on Muslim Teen After She Left Mosque; Authorities Say Case Isn’t Being Investigated as Hate Crime
Updated Monday, June 19, 2017, 4:15 p.m. EDT: The Fairfax County, Va., Police Department tweeted Monday afternoon that the case of Nabra Hassanen, a Muslim teen who was killed while walking back to her mosque in Virginia, is now believed to be related to a road rage incident. A news conference about the incident is…
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Cosby’s Lawyer Is ‘Confident’ That Sexual Assault Case Will End in Acquittal if Retried
Bill Cosby’s attorney is seemingly not bothered that prosecutors reportedly plan to retry his client, whose sexual assault case ended in a mistrial. Defense attorney Brian McMonagle has expressed confidence that if the case ends up being retried, Cosby will end up being acquitted. “What I would say to all of Mr. Cosby’s fans and…
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Myrtle Beach, SC, Shooting Caught on Facebook Live From Tourist on Balcony: ‘Multiple People Down!’
Bubba Hinson is a volunteer firefighter who was hanging around Myrtle Beach, S.C., for the South Carolina Fire Rescue Conference. That’s when he noticed a group of people stalling traffic on Ocean Boulevard and thought maybe he had happened across some sort of party or gathering. Instead, Hinson became the live cameraman for a shooting.…
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Jay Z to Drop New Album, 4:44, on June 30
It’s been a busy month for Jay Z. The rapper and businessman recently welcomed twins with his wife, Beyoncé; he was recently inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame; and in an essay on Father’s Day, he tackled the “exploitative” U.S. bail industry. And now, after a bit of teasing, the rapper has just…
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College-Bound 19-Year-Old Fatally Shot During Craigslist Transaction
A Florida 19-year-old who recently graduated from high school and had earned a scholarship to play college football in California was shot and killed last week during a Craigslist transaction. Brian Brown had graduated just two weeks ago from North Miami Beach Senior High School, where he was a standout on the football team, and…
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Minn. Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez Found Not Guilty on All Charges in the Shooting Death of Philando Castile
Updated Friday June 16, 2017, 5:04 p.m. EDT: The Associated Press reports that the city of St. Anthony plans to dismiss Jeronimo Yanez, the police officer who has been acquitted in the shooting death of Philando Castile. Updated Friday June 16, 2017, 4:21 p.m. EDT: Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, expressed her outrage…
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Jada Pinkett Smith Is Not Impressed With Tupac Biopic All Eyez on Me: ‘The Reimagining of My Relation to Pac Has Been Deeply Hurtful’
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is not taking too kindly to the new Tupac biopic, All Eyez on Me, which just opened in theaters Friday on what would have been the hip-hop legend’s 46th birthday. More specifically, Pinkett Smith is not impressed with the way in which her relationship with Pac—a lifelong childhood friend—was portrayed in the…
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