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Jennifer Hart Was Drunk When She Drove Family, Including Adopted Children, Off a California Cliff: Report
California Patrol Capt. Bruce Carpenter confirmed Friday that the woman who drove her family off a cliff in California last month was drunk. Toxicology tests revealed that Jennifer Hart, who was driving the family SUV when it careered off a cliff in Northern California, had a blood alcohol level of .102, the Associated Press reports.…
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Shaquille O’Neal Once Had His Credit Card Declined While Trying to Spend $70,000 at Walmart
I know, I know; what on earth could Shaquille O’Neal have possibly been buying to tally up a $70,000 bill at Walmart, of all places? But it turns out that while attempting to make his outrageous purchase, the basketball legend experienced what it was like to have your credit card declined … like us regular…
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Black Teen Who Missed Bus to School Gets Shot at While Trying to Ask for Directions
A 14-year-old boy nearly lost his life after being shot at while trying to stop at a home in Rochester Hills, Mich., to ask for directions to school. According to Brennan Walker, for some reason, the homeowner seemed to think that when he knocked on her door, he wanted to rob her, Fox 2 Detroit…
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Arizona 17-Year-Old Saves Little Sisters From Burning Home
Big brothers can be pretty amazing (that is, when they’re not annoying you into oblivion), but one Arizona big brother is literally a hero after he went into his burning home to get his two baby sisters out. “I just wanted to get everybody out because I wanted us to still be a family and…
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Lorna M. Mahlock Could Be the 1st Black Woman to Serve as Brigadier General in the Marine Corps
Earlier this week, Defense Secretary James Mattis announced a very important and historic nomination, that of Marine Corps Col. Lorna M. Mahlock, who was selected to serve as brigadier general. If confirmed, Mahlock will be the first black woman to ever hold that position. As ABC notes, women make up a mere 8 percent of…
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Parkland, Fla., Teacher Who Said He’d Carry Weapon on Campus if Allowed Left His Loaded Gun in Public Bathroom
Man, you really can’t make this stuff up, and if the stakes weren’t so high and the repercussions so tragic, it would be hilarious. But alas, here we are. According to the Miami Herald, the ridiculous scenario began Sunday in a men’s room at Broward County, Fla’s Deerfield Beach Pier, where a gun—a Glock 9…
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Police Officer Who Shot and Killed Washington, DC, Motorcyclist Terrence Sterling Is Fighting to Keep His Job
It takes a certain type of gall to kill an unarmed man in a shooting that a police department internal review has already determined to be unjustified and still be determined to fight for your job. But I suppose anything is possible when you’re a white police officer, and so that is exactly what Washington,…
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Accused Parkland, Fla., School Shooter Wants to Donate Inheritance to Victims, Lawyers Say
After the shooting and killing of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the accused gunman now wants to donate his six-figure inheritance to the victims to help “heal the community.” A lawyer for accused Parkland, Fla., gunman Nikolas Cruz said that any of the money that his client receives would go to the…
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Target Agrees to $3.74 Million Settlement After Being Accused of Using Criminal-Background Checks to Keep Blacks, Hispanics Out of Jobs
Target Corp. is dishing out a hefty $3.74 million to settle a lawsuit in which it is accused of using criminal-background checks to keep thousands of black and/or Hispanic people from getting jobs. As part of the agreement, the retail giant has also agreed to review its policies for screening applicants, Reuters reports. The preliminary…
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Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Says 1,300 People Have Been Held in Jail for 4 Years Without Trial
So much for the Sixth Amendment, which should guarantee a suspect the right to a speedy trial. According to the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association, that is just not the case locally, with some 1,300 people being locked up in local jails for four years while awaiting their trials. About 70 people have been waiting for five…
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