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Los Angeles Massage Therapist Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault
A California massage therapist is facing charges that he sexually assaulted one of his clients, the Los Angeles Times reports. Daniel Holbert, 48, was arrested earlier this week without incident at G Train Fitness Gym in North Hollywood and charged with one felony count of sexual penetration by false representation. According to the report, Holbert…
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Family 'Devastated' After Brain-Dead 2-Year-Old Is Removed From Life Support
After a monthslong legal battle in which a California family fought to keep a brain-dead 2-year-old boy alive, the child, Israel Stinson, was removed from life support at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday, CBS Los Angeles reports. “They are devastated. I think still in shock,” the attorney representing Israel’s family, Alexandra Snyder, said. “It’s…
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Outgoing Ala. Mayor Denies Posting Racist Facebook Comment: 'I Lost. The N–ger Won'
Midland City, Ala., Mayor Patsy Capshaw Skipper insists that she did not write a racist Facebook comment after losing to a black candidate Tuesday night, citing recent heart surgery and technical problems with the social media site, AL.com reports. On Thursday Raw Story reported that the Republican mayor allegedly wrote, “I lost. The [n—ger] won,”…
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Mom Turns in Son Accused of Public Masturbation on NYC Train in Viral Video, Police Say
An accused public masturbator who was seen on video being shamed off a New York City No. 2 subway train after allegedly touching himself was turned in to police by his mother, NYPD officials say, DNAinfo reports. According to the report, the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Kevin Cuffe, was turned in to the police three…
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Ga. Man Who Threw Boiling Water on Gay Couple Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
A Georgia judge sentenced a man to 40 years in prison Wednesday after he threw scalding water on a gay couple sleeping in an apartment, leaving them with severe burns, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, jurors only deliberated for about 90 minutes before finding 48-year-old Martin Blackwell guilty of eight counts of…
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High School Alumni Raise Money to Create Scholarship in Philando Castile's Name
Alumni from Central High School in St. Paul, Minn., banded together over the weekend to host a fundraiser in order to raise money for a scholarship meant to honor Philando Castile, the Star Tribune reports. According to the report, more than 500 attended Sunday’s event—which included music, food and kids’ activities—at the St. Paul’s Dunning Recreation…
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NJ Man Told 2-Year-Old to Put Up His Fists Before Punching Him to Death: Report
A New Jersey man has been arraigned on murder charges after allegedly punching his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son to death, CBS Philadelphia reports. According to the report, 24-year-old Zachary Tricoche got into a fight with his girlfriend because she didn’t buy groceries he liked. During the fight the little boy, identified as Jamil Baskerville Jr., reportedly…
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Minn. Man Accused of Beating 7-Month-Old to Death After Discovering He Wasn't the Father
A Minnesota man is facing two counts of second-degree murder—and up to 30 years in prison if convicted—after prosecutors say he beat an infant to death after discovering that he was not the biological father of the child, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, staff at a day care center first began noticing…
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Wash. Community Bands Together to Remove Racist Vandalism Covering Black Family's Home
Marvin Phillips was called away from his first weekend camping vacation with his family Friday morning after being told that his home and truck had been vandalized. According to the Washington Post, no one wanted to tell Phillips—who happened to be one of the few African Americans in the small rural community of 1,800 people…
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Newark, NJ, Police Chased 10-Year-Old Boy With Guns Drawn in Case of Mistaken Identity
A Newark, N.J., 10-year-old was left in tears after he was chased down an alley by officers who had their guns drawn after they allegedly mistook him for a suspect in an armed robbery, WABC reports. “Some police started coming this way with guns pointed at me, and then I ran into the backyard,” Legend…
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