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Beyoncé and Jay Z to Tour Together
Make way for the dynamic duo. Power couple Beyoncé and Jay Z are preparing to introduce a joint stadium tour for the summer, Page Six reports. The 20-stadium U.S. tour is expected to start at the end of June, with the couple possibly performing in the Empire State on Independence Day. As the news site…
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Black Girl to Star in DreamWorks’ New 3D Animated Feature
Stop the presses. One of the most beloved animation studios, DreamWorks, is working on its next project, Home, but there’s something just a little bit different about this 3D post-apocalyptic film. The main star of this feature will be a little black girl, Tip. According to the Indiewire, the futuristic film is based on the…
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13-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy Struck by Stray Bullet
Gama Droiville was just walking with his aunt on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, enjoying the first day of spring break on Monday when a gunman started shooting on the busy street, a stray bullet hitting Gama in the back of the head, the New York Post reports. The shooter’s target was reportedly a man who…
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Kansas Shooting Suspect Could Face Death Penalty
The white supremacist who killed three people outside Jewish community facilities in Kansas on Sunday has been charged with murder, the New York Times reports. Frazier Glenn Miller, a former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon known for his anti-Semitic and racist views, was charged with one count of capital murder and one count of premeditated…
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Pharrell Cries ‘Happy’ Tears
There are many ways to get “Happy,” and Grammy Award-winning artist Pharrell, during an interview with media mogul Oprah Winfrey, tearfully showed the fans of his hit how much he appreciates their support. While he and Oprah were discussing the hit on Oprah Prime, his host decided to show him a clip of people all…
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Homeless Man Gets 7 Years for Firebombing Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis’ Office
The homeless man who firebombed Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis’ office door two years ago has pleaded guilty to arson and was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday, CBS DFW reports. In March 2012 Cedric Carmond Steele, 42, threw a bag of lit Molotov cocktails at the third-floor door in the state office building…
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NJ Fire Kills Children’s-Book Author and 8-Year-Old Son
A New Jersey mother and her 8-year-old son were killed late Sunday night in a house fire, CBS2 reports. Authorities believe that Tanji Dewberry, 37, was attempting to save her son, Evan Soler, from the fire that was allegedly sparked from an electrical problem in the young boy’s bedroom, where both bodies were discovered. Authorities…
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Ala. Vet Who Tried to Hire KKK to Kill Black Neighbor Gets Lenient Sentence
The Alabama man who pleaded guilty to trying to hire a member of the Ku Klux Klan to kill his black neighbor got a reduced sentence on Monday and will serve six years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, WTVM reports. The lawyer for Allen Wayne Morgan, a veteran who reportedly suffers from…
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San Francisco 49ers Linebacker Arrested for LAX Bomb Threat
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested on Sunday after making a bomb threat during a security screening at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, CBS News reports. According to the report, Smith was randomly selected for a second screening but became argumentative and uncooperative, airport police Sgt. Karla Ortiz said. He told a…
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Derrick Deacon, Falsely Imprisoned for 25 Years, Sues State for $25 Million
A Brooklyn, N.Y., man who was wrongly convicted and spent nearly 25 years in prison is now seeking damages: $1 million for every year he spent behind bars. Derrick Deacon, who was convicted for the 1989 murder of 16-year-old Anthony Wynn, has slammed New York state with a $25 million lawsuit. He hopes it will…
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