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Weaves, Braids, Extensions, Oh My! Why Your Favorite Hairstyles May Be Contributing to Hair Loss
Your favorite protective hairstyles may not be so protective after all. “Dermatologists need to be conscious of the fact that many high- and moderate-risk hairstyles greatly improve hair manageability, and simply telling patients to abandon them won’t work for everyone,” Aguh said. “Instead, physicians can educate themselves to speak with patients about making the best…
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Mich. Boy in Wheelchair Suffers Broken Leg After Being Bullied, Beaten at School
A Michigan mom is outraged that her son was suspended from school after being involved in a fight with a fellow student that left the boy, who suffers from bone disease, with a broken leg, WJBK reports. “The situation was handled appropriately by the high school administration and school liaison officer in accordance with the Airport High…
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Tenn. Police Chief Apologizes for Arrest of Elementary School Students
The police chief in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has apologized for the arrests of 10 elementary school students and reiterated that an investigation into the matter is being conducted, The Tennessean reports. “I am so saddened, and I’m so sorry this incident happened,” Police Chief Karl Durr said, “because I truly think it could have been avoided.” The…
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29-Year-Old Canadian High School Basketball Player Insists He Didn’t Know His Real Age
A Canadian high school basketball player who was thought to be just 17 years old is now insisting that he made an honest mistake while supplying information for legal documents because he didn’t know he was really 29 years old, The Guardian reports. “I understand your desire to [go home], but the way you have…
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Obama Announces Visit to Flint, Mich., in Letter to 8-Year-Old Girl
President Barack Obama is headed to Flint, Mich., to speak to residents about the water-contamination crisis and receive an in-person briefing on federal efforts in place to assist the people, the White House announced Wednesday. I am one of the children that is effected [sic] by this water, and I’ve been doing my best to…
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DC Mayor Announces New Regulation That Will Allow 107-Year-Old Who Danced With Obama to Obtain Photo ID
Longtime Washington, D.C., native Virginia McLaurin, famous for her gleeful dancing as she met with the President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, saw little hope in ever obtaining a government-issued photo ID. Speaking to the Washington Post over the weekend, the 107-year-old detailed how she had lost her ID when her purse was stolen several years…
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Detroit Youths Win National Chess Competition
A chess team coming out of Detroit’s University Prep Science & Math claimed victory in the Under 14 category at the 13th annual KCF All-Girls National Championships Sunday, the Detroit News reports. “I was pretty amazed,” Jada Hamilton, 13, told the news site. “It’s hard to describe how I felt that day because I was…
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Former NFL Player Sues Mich. Pub After Allegations of Racial Discrimination
Former NFL player Quentin Hines is taking his racial-discrimination allegations to court after not receiving any apology from the Mount Clemens, Mich., bar where a bartender-manager reportedly called him the n-word, WXYZ reports. Hines, who is currently the football coach at Mount Clemens High School, said that he was called the n-word by the bartender-manager…
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Documents Show Racist and Slur-Filled Texts Reportedly Sent by Former San Francisco Police Officer
Racist texts allegedly sent to and from a now-former San Francisco police officer are coming to light and have been released by CNN. “I hate that beaner,” one text proclaims, “but I think the nig is worse.” “Indian ppl are disgusting,” another reads. The dozens of messages obtained by CNN are not the complete list…
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