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US Intelligence Aircraft Flies Over Nigeria in Search of Missing Girls
The search for the missing Chibok schoolgirls continues, with a U.S. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft flying over Nigeria with that government’s go-ahead, the Associated Press reports. The U.S. is also sharing commercial satellite images. According to the news wire, government officials have promised that “all options are open” in the search for and rescue…
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15-Year-Old Chicago Boy Killed on Mother’s Day in Suspected Drive-by
It was a painful Mother’s Day for one Chicago grandmother who lost her grandson the same way she lost her son four years ago, by gunfire, the Chicago Tribune reports. Vaughn Holeman, 15, was standing on West 116th Street in the violence-ridden city when a car drove past him and shooting began. The teenager was…
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Allen West: US Interest in Nigeria and Boko Haram Is ‘Fishy’
Former Florida Rep. Adam West called the focus on the terrorist group Boko Haram and the missing Nigerian girls “fishy” in a Monday column on his blog. In the post, West points out that the girls were kidnapped almost a month ago, rendering the story nonbreaking news. He also notes that Boko Haram is well-known for…
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Donald Trump Criticizes ‘Double Standard’ for Michael Sam and Tim Tebow
Business giant Donald Trump praised Michael Sam for his NFL draft but said that the first openly gay NFL player’s kiss of his reported boyfriend in reaction to the good news was “out there,” and that reaction to same highlighted a double standard in a society where the NFL’s Tim Tebow was mocked for his…
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Boko Haram Releases New Video Allegedly Showing Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls
The Boko Haram terrorist cell released a video on Monday claiming to show the kidnapped schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno state, Nigeria. In the video, some hundred girls were shown wearing full-length hijab and praying. In the video, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said that the girls had been “liberated” and are Muslim now. He…
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A Mother’s Love: Stories of Struggle, Sacrifice, Love and Wisdom
It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and many of us may feel the keen absence of the women who meant the most to us. How many times have you wished you could turn back the hands of time and have one more conversation with one of the most influential women of your life? Maybe have notes of…
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Meet the 19-Year-Old Whose Racism Prank Fooled the Net
When the video broke it shook the Internet. It was an unbelievably horrifying depiction of overt racism with a white man insisting that a black woman move to the back of the bus where she belonged, much to the horror of everyone else on the Brooklyn, N.Y., bus. In cellphone footage posted online, the white…
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Dick Parsons Appointed Interim CEO of Los Angeles Clippers
The new interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers is Dick Parsons. The appointment of the former chair of Citigroup and Time Warner was announced by commissioner Adam Silver on Friday, USA Today reports. Parsons, who is black, was chosen to help with the Clippers after its current owner, Donald Sterling, was stripped of his…
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Maryland Teenager Raped in High School
A 17-year-old high school student was arrested and charged with raping his 15-year-old schoolmate in the hallway of their Salisbury, Md., high school during classes, CBS News reports. According to the news site, Jocori Scarborough was taken into custody on Tuesday but was released later after posting $100,000 bail. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for…
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Arson Suspected at Ex-Tennis Pro James Blake’s Florida Home; 4 Dead
The bodies of a family of four were uncovered Wednesday in a Florida home that was being rented out by former pro tennis player James Blake, CNN reports. The two adults and two teenagers were found in their three respective bedrooms—but identifying the group will take several days. Two of the dead had trauma to…
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