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10-Year-Old Bishop Curry Raises More Than $20,000 to Help Develop His Device to Stop Hot-Car Deaths
One 10-year-old boy’s dream of saving the lives of children who may be left in hot cars has now become a reality since a GoFundMe targeted at helping him raise funds to patent and develop his invention has surpassed its goal. Summer is upon us, and while most kids will be out enjoying the sunlight,…
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed in Case of Ga. Teen Found Dead in Rolled-Up Gym Mat
The wrongful death lawsuit that was filed by the parents of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia high school athlete who was found dead in a rolled up gym mat, has been dismissed. CNN reports that U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands threw out the case because Kendrick’s parents, Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson, failed to serve…
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Racist ‘Kill List’ at Calif. High School Sparks Outrage From Black Community Leaders
African-American leaders in the South Bay area of California are accusing administrators at Monta Vista High School and the local sheriff’s office of failing to take action following the discovery of a “kill list” last fall that specifically targeted black students. “You’re talking about killing people in school. Killing people—you understand,” Walter Wilson, from the…
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United Apologizes After Video Surfaces of Houston-Based Employee Pushing Passenger, 71, to Floor After Argument
The curse of terrible airlines apparently hasn’t ended. United issued an apology Tuesday after a video surfaced of a Houston-based employee shoving a 71-year-old passenger to the floor during an argument over a ticket. The actual incident in question took place about two years ago, the Washington Post reports, but a lawsuit was filed last…
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Mich. Health Director, 4 Other Officials Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter for Their Roles in Flint’s Water Crisis
Six current and former Michigan and Flint officials—including Michigan Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon—were slapped with criminal charges Wednesday for their roles in the city’s water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has confirmed. The tainted water has been suspected to be the cause of an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease that has resulted…
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Black NJ High Schooler Suspended for Submitting Yearbook Photo That Included Artwork With Racial Slur, Lynching Images
A black New Jersey high school student is upset that she was suspended after submitting a yearbook photo that featured artwork that had a racial slur and images of lynchings on it in the background. Jamaica Ponder, who attends Princeton High School, found herself sitting at home Monday after school administrators took issue with the…
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Man Stabs Girlfriend’s 12-Year-Old Daughter to Death, Then Sends Text to Mother: ‘See Wat U Made Me Do,’ Prosecutors Say
A 31-year-old Chicago man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend’s 12-year-old daughter, leaving the child covered in blood and gasping for breath, before texting the child’s mother, “See wat u made me do…u gon pay fro this,” prosecutors say. On Tuesday, 31-year-old John Singleton was ordered held without bail on a first-degree murder charge in…
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Open-Heart Surgery Isn’t Going to Stop This 15-Year-Old From Dancing
It’s a beautiful sight to see: a 15-year-old dancing from his hospital bed, living life to the fullest. And the video was taken only six days after the young man had lifesaving open-heart surgery. According to CNN, Amari Hall, who hails from Capitol Heights, Md., was born with a heart defect that required him to…
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Wyo. College Student Caught Shoplifting Tells Investigators She Was Doing Research for Paper on Kleptomania: Report
Sometimes these (alleged) criminals say the darndest things. And one college student in Wyoming took the cake this past week after having the gall to tell police that she was doing research for a term paper on kleptomania after being caught in her sticky-fingered ways. According to the New York Daily News, Lydia Marie Cormaney…
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5-Year-Old Ark. Boy Dead After Being Left All Day in a Day Care Van
A 5-year-old was found dead in a day care van at a children’s health clinic in West Memphis, Ark., after being left in the vehicle all day in the sweltering heat. According to WMC, the West Memphis Police Department said that Christopher Gardner Jr. was found dead in a booster seat around 3:30 p.m. Monday.…
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