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Google Releases Amazing New Doodle in Honor of Maya Angelou’s 90th Birthday
Google is back at it again with the stunning doodles, this time releasing an audiovisual masterpiece to celebrate what would have been Maya Angelou’s 90th birthday. At first glance, the beautifully drawn doodle of the poet, civil rights activist and author appears to be a regular illustration, but once you click on it, a reading…
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Missouri Boy Looking for Candy Finds Gun Instead, Accidentally Shoots and Kills 7-Year-Old Brother
The family of a 7-year-old St. Louis boy who was killed over the weekend believes that the boy’s younger brother found the gun and accidentally killed his sibling while looking for candy. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that little Jermon Perry was shot in the head at his home around 2:15 p.m. Saturday. He was…
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‘Get Up! It’s Jesus’ Day!’ Mother Arrested After Allegedly Using Stun Gun to Wake Up Son for Easter Service
One Arizona teen received, quite literally, a shock after his mother allegedly woke him up for Easter church service using a stun gun. ABC News reports that Sharron Dobbins, 40, was arrested after she “contact-tased her teenage son in the leg” in order to wake him up, Phoenix police said. The overzealous mother unabashedly admits…
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South African Government to Hold National Funeral in Honor of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
The South African government has formally announced plans to honor Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, one of the country’s most prominent anti-apartheid icons, with an official state funeral. Madikizela-Mandela will be laid to rest during a national funeral on April 14, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed, with a national memorial service to be held three days prior,…
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Woman Says She Was Attacked in Downtown Washington, DC, Restaurant for Supporting Donald Trump
A woman who decided to insert herself into a conversation at a downtown Washington, D.C., restaurant to voice her support of President Donald Trump was attacked by two women, the woman told police. According to NBC Washington 4, Metropolitan police are looking for the two women as persons of interests in a felony assault after…
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South African Anti-Apartheid Activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Dies at 81
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, one of South Africa’s most prominent anti-apartheid activists and the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela, died Monday at the age of 81. According to eNCA.com, the Mandela family spokesperson, Victor Dlamini, said in a statement that Madikizela-Mandela died peacefully at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg surrounded by her family…
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Authorities Acknowledge That Car Crash That Killed Hart Family May Have Been Intentional
It’s been about a week since an SUV—believed to be carrying all eight members of a Washington state family—plummeted over a cliff in Mendocino County, Calif., and authorities are now apparently close to getting at least some answers about what happened to Devonte Hart and his family. It is now believed that the fatal incident…
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For 1st Time Since Fatal Bombings Rocked Austin, Texas, Police Chief Finally Calls Serial Bomber a ‘Domestic Terrorist’
It has been eight days since the man behind a series of deadly bombings in Austin, Texas, killed himself in an explosion; about 10 days since authorities first referred to the killer as a “serial bomber”; 16 days since authorities confirmed suspicions about the connection between the occurring explosions; and 27 days since the first…
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Sacramento Kings to Partner With the Build. Black. Coalition and Local Black Lives Matter Chapter Amid Protests Surrounding Police Shooting Death of Stephon Clark
The Sacramento Kings are really standing up with and for their community, announcing plans to partner with Build. Black. Coalition and Black Lives Matter Sacramento to “fundamentally transform Black communities through deep investment in Black youth” in the city. Journalist Sean Highkin tweeted out a copy of the press release with the announcement last night.…
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Teen Seen in Viral Photo Hugging Cop in Ferguson, Mo., Protests Reported Missing After Family Members Die in Horrific Car Crash
Search and rescue teams are looking for 15-year-old Devonte Hart as well as his siblings, 16-year-old Hannah and 12-year-old Sierra, after the SUV their family was traveling in went off a cliff in Northern California on Monday. According to ABC News, five people—Devonte’s parents, Sarah and Jennifer Hart, and three other siblings: 19-year-old Markis Hart,…
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