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  • Fla. Man Tried to Burn Down Convenience Store to ‘Run the Arabs Out of Our Country’: Police 

    A Florida man attempted to burn down a convenience store, admitting, apparently, to local authorities that he thought the owner was Muslim and that he wanted to “run the Arabs out of our country,” the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. As it turns out, the store owners were actually Indian, making the incident the…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 13, 2017
  • Probe Continues After Day Care Worker Is Seen on Video Pushing 4-Year-Old Girl Down Stairs

    A family in Pennsylvania are trying to pick up the pieces after a day care worker was caught on video apparently pushing their 4-year-old child down a set of stairs. The incident, which took place March 3, was captured on a newly installed surveillance camera at the day care center. The employee, 52-year-old Sarah Gable,…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 13, 2017
  • ‘Go Back to the Fields of Ala.’: NC Middle School Students Chant ‘KKK’ in Viral Video

    Somebody’s sweet little cherub who would never say a bad thing is at it again. This time, middle school students are caught up in racist controversy after they were seen on a now-viral video chanting “KKK” and making derogatory statements against different ethnic and racial groups. The incident once again rocks the Wake County, N.C.,…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 10, 2017
  • Ore. Man Screams ‘Arab, You Need to Leave,’ Bashes Restaurant Employee Over the Head With Pipe

    Another day, another racist white guy attacking an innocent person for no reason other than existing. Earlier this week, officers arrested Jason Kendall, 52, for allegedly attacking a man working at a Middle Eastern restaurant with a pipe and telling his victim to “Go back to your country, terrorist,” according to court documents. KOIN reports…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 10, 2017
  • NC Cop Pleads Guilty to Statutory Rape After Impregnating 13-Year-Old Girl He Was Mentoring 

    A Lowell, N.C., police officer was sentenced to at least 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl who ended up pregnant because of the cop’s sick advances. According to WCNC-TV, James Blair, 51, will also register as a lifetime sex offender and is prohibited from having any…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 10, 2017
  • Doctor Allegedly Watched Surgery on YouTube Before Performing Fatal Procedure on SC Man: Lawsuit

    The family of a South Carolina man who died at a local hospital is now suing a “temp” doctor who operated on their loved one. The family says that the doctor went on YouTube to learn how to perform a surgery. According to WSPA, Patrick Kelly went to the Union County Medical Center in March…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 10, 2017
  • Missing 5-Year-Old Girl in NYC Reunited With Family After Being Found Asking for Food 

    A New York City day care worker is facing charges of acting in a manner injurious to a child after she allegedly dropped off a 5-year-old girl at her home without checking to make sure that an adult was there to receive the child. According to Fox5NY, Essiah Miller was found safe and sound, if…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 10, 2017
  • KKK Wizard Found Dead Smelled of Cat Piss; Wife Accused of Killing Him

    The imperial wizard of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, who was recently found dead near a river in Missouri, apparently smelled like cat piss and stunk to high heaven during his life. According to the River Front Times, the scent permeated from Frank Ancona’s clothes, clinging to him like a blanket,…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 9, 2017
  • Samuel L. Jackson Wonders What Get Out Would Have Been Like With ‘an American Brother’ as Lead

    Samuel L. Jackson has some thoughts about black British actors securing American roles instead of African Americans, suggesting that perhaps black Americans could add some authenticity, especially when dealing with culturally specific things like America’s struggles with interracial relationships. During an interview Monday with Hot 97 while promoting his newest film, Kong: Skull Island, Jackson…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 9, 2017
  • Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Off-Duty LAPD Cop Who Fired Gun During Confrontation With Teens

    A civil lawsuit has been filed against an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who discharged his weapon during a filmed confrontation with a bunch of school children, prompting protests. According to the Los Angeles Times, Christian and John Dorscht filed the complaint against Officer Kevin Ferguson last week on behalf of the parents of one…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    March 9, 2017
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