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Man Who Texted Mom During Fla. Shooting Confirmed Dead: ‘He’s Coming. I’m Gonna Die’
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, one of the victims of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., began texting his mother just after 2 a.m. Sunday after gunfire erupted, the New York Post reports. “Mommy, I love you. In the club they shooting,” Justice, 30, texted, beginning the series of tragic texts that his mother, Mina…
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Fla. Man Sentenced to 25 Years After Raping Woman in Order to Get Prison Time
A Florida man has been been sentenced to 25 years in prison after raping a woman so that he could get into prison to get even with the person who killed his 14-year-old son, the Palm Beach Post reports. Joel Jones raped the unidentified victim in August 2014 after she responded to a Craigslist ad…
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Police Find 1 Neb. Prison Escapee in Storm Drain; 2nd Fugitive Still on the Run
Authorities have apprehended one of two Nebraska prison escapees, but are warning the public to remain cautious, since the second fugitive remains at large, CNN reports. Timothy Clausen, 52, and Armon Dixon, 37, both escaped from the Lincoln Correctional Center in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday. It is still unclear how the men escaped. But according…
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Father of 3 Shot Dead in Car on Chicago’s South Side
A Chicago father of three was found shot dead in a car Sunday morning, the Chicago Tribune reports. Dwayne Triplett, 32, leaves behind his 12-year-old daughter and two sons, ages 8 and 9. The children’s mother died a little more than a year ago, the children’s grandfather told the news site. “I was scared for…
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What We Know About the Orlando, Fla., Mass Shooting
As the nation reels in the aftermath of the worst mass shooting in American history, more and more details about the horrific shooting that occurred at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., are starting to surface. Here’s what we know so far: The gunman, identified as Omar Mateen, claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group.Mateen, 29,…
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How One Woman Created a Safe Haven for Multicultural Women in Business
When it comes to certain jobs and areas of business, women are still grossly underrepresented—doubly so for women of color. As a result, oftentimes, when we interact in these spaces, we tend to put on a different face: always on, always on point, always showing up 110 percent. That, admittedly, becomes exhausting. So the next…
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Police Officer Shoots Man at Dallas Love Field Airport Terminal Following Alleged Domestic Dispute
A police officer at Dallas Love Field Airport has shot a man outside the baggage claim area after he allegedly rushed at an officer, a police spokesperson confirmed Friday. The man was said to have been throwing rocks at the mother of his children when officers responded, CNN reports. Authorities were able to move the woman…
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US Transportation Secretary Approves 6 Domestic Airlines to Begin Scheduled Flights to Cuba
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Friday that the Department of Transportation has approved six domestic airlines to begin scheduled flights between the United States and Cuba as early as this fall, a press release from the White House notes. The approved carriers are American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines and Sun…
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Owner of Dogs That Mauled 4-Year-Old Detroit Boy to Death Is Convicted of Manslaughter
Geneke Lyons, the owner of a pack of dogs that fatally mauled a Detroit 4-year-old boy in December after dragging the child, Xavier Strickland, from his mother was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Friday, the Detroit Free Press reports. The deadly attack was captured on surveillance video, which jurors viewed during a trial that included testimony…
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Accused Charleston, SC, Church Shooter Dylann Roof Seeks Bench Trial
Dylann Roof, accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., is seeking to be tried and, if found guilty, sentenced by the court rather than a jury, Reuters reports. Roof, attorneys noted in a filing in federal court, would like to waive…
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