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Obama: LeBron Did the Right Thing Wearing ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirt
President Barack Obama gave the nod to the “I Can’t Breathe” protest shirt that basketball player LeBron James wore during a pregame warm-up last week, saying that he wanted to see more athletes stand up and speak out, CNN reports. “You know, I think LeBron did the right thing,” Obama told People magazine in a…
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DOJ to Sue NYC Over Alleged Civil Rights Violations on Rikers Island
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced its intentions to sue New York City for alleged civil rights violations of teenage inmates in Rikers Island jail, the New York Post reports. According to the news site, the DOJ has expressed dissatisfaction with attempts by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to speed up…
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Police: Fla. Man Faked Heart Attack While Friend Stole Toys
While 27-year-old Genard Dupree collapsed to the floor near the Central Florida Wal-Mart store entrance, clutching his chest, his friend, 30-year-old Tarus Scott, allegedly strolled out with a shopping cart stuffed with a motorized Power Wheels Barbie car, a LeapFrog tablet and a Barbie Glam Vacation House, authorities say, the New York Post reports. Dupree…
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George Zimmerman Regrets Not Getting Self-Defense Insurance
Woe is George Zimmerman. According to Raw Story, the former neighborhood watchman responsible for the death of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin in 2012 called the Armed American Radio show on Sunday to give fellow gun carriers advice about what to do if they ever happen to shoot someone. It seems that one of Zimmerman’s…
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Ala. Man Arrested After Allegedly Putting Heroin in Toddler’s Diaper
An Alabama man was arrested after narcotics detectives say they found 14 grams of heroin (about $2,500 worth) stashed in his 2-year-old daughter’s diaper, the New York Post reports. Detectives were assisted by 23-year-old Kenneth Bell’s 5-year-old daughter, who told authorities that “Daddy put something in Sister’s diaper,” Irondale, Ala., police spokesman Detective Michael Mangina…
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SC Teen George Stinney Jr. Exonerated 70 Years After Execution
It’s been 70 years since George Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old South Carolina boy, faced the electric chair for the 1944 murders of two young white girls in Alcolu, but his name has finally been cleared after a circuit court judge tossed his murder conviction, NBC News reports. George was so small, weighing just 95 pounds…
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The Obamas Reveal Their Struggles With America’s Racial Prejudices
In case you thought otherwise, the Obamas aren’t immune to the ugliness of American racial prejudices and biases, the first couple confirmed in a sit-down interview with People magazine on Dec. 10. “I think people forget that we’ve lived in the White House for six years,” first lady Michelle Obama explained to the magazine. “Before that,…
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4-Year-Old Va. Boy Calls 911, Unlocks Door for Paramedics to Help Grandmother
Little Ra Sheed Jackson was home with his grandmother Nov. 29 in Richmond, Va., when the older woman suddenly collapsed. However, the smart 4-year-old jumped into action, knowing exactly what to do, WRIC reports. “Nana was on the floor,” Ra Sheed told the news station. “She was bleeding.” Ra Sheed’s mother was at work, but…
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Indiana Cop Designs ‘Breathe Easy, Don’t Break the Law’ Shirts
“I Can’t Breathe” has become a popular rallying cry for activists around the country protesting the choke hold death of Staten Island, N.Y., father of six Eric Garner and police brutality in general. However, one Indiana cop is taking the phrase and transforming it to represent what he considers to be the other side of…
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Report: Key Witness in Darren Wilson Case Caught in Web of Lies
One of the key witnesses in Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson’s grand jury case has a history of making racist statements, as well as a history of mental illness, the Smoking Gun has revealed. “Witness 40,” who has been identified as Sandra McElroy, 45, also got herself involved in another prominent criminal case in…
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