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13-Year-Old California Girl, Victim of Bullying, Takes Her Own Life
A California family had to say goodbye to their 13-year-old daughter over the weekend when the teenager was taken off life support Friday after attempting to take her own life. Rosalie Avila, an eighth-grader at Mesa View Middle School, reportedly took her own life after years of bullying at the hands of her peers. The…
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Judge Refuses Meek Mill’s Request for Bail, Calls Him ‘a Danger to the Community’
Meek Mill has hit a hiccup in his latest attempt to walk free after a judge denied his request for bail. TMZ reports that Judge Genece Brinkley classified the rapper as a “flight risk” and “a danger to the community.” Brinkley also questioned the validity of his clean drug tests, apparently suggesting that he could…
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Sentencing Begins in Trial of Former South Carolina Cop Who Killed Walter Scott
The sentencing hearing for former South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager, who was caught on videotape shooting and killing a fleeing, unarmed Walter Scott during a 2015 traffic stop, begins Monday. As USA Today notes, Slager, 36, could face life in prison in addition to a $250,000 fine for using excessive force in the incident.…
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Indiana High School Employee Is Being Fired After Participating in Game of Hangman That Used Racial Slur: Report
A Kokomo (Ind.) High School employee is facing the music after he was recorded on cellphone video playing a game of hangman that used the n-word. As the Kokomo Tribune reports, the eight-second video shows a student and Greg Ostapa, a paraprofessional at the high school, playing the easily recognized game on a tablet. The…
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15-Year-Old Girl Stabbed 80 Times, Set on Fire by Man She Met on Facebook, Police Say
The brutalized body of a 15-year-old girl was discovered late Tuesday morning in Philadelphia. Police say the girl, identified as Sabriya McLean of New Castle, Del., was stabbed approximately 80 times before being set on fire by a man she met on Facebook. According to WPVI-TV, Sabriya met with the suspect, 23-year-old Cole Swaringer-Herring, Monday…
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Texas 16-Year-Old Finds ‘Forever Home’ After Asking Teacher to Adopt Him
Let’s start this Friday off right with some onion-chopping ninjas, shall we? We could all use a little bit of good news, and the story of a Texas student who was adopted by his high school teacher is definitely good, as well as heartwarming. According to KTRK-TV, Anthony Berry, 16, was the one who asked…
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10-Year-Old Girl Killed Herself After Video of Fight With Alleged Bully Was Posted Online, Family Says
The parents of a 10-year-old Colorado girl believe that their daughter was a victim of “bullycide,” a term used to describe situations where a suicide is caused by bullying, after the little girl took her own life after video of herself fighting with her alleged bully was posted online and subjected her to more harassment.…
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Lena Horne’s Granddaughter, Filmmaker Jenny Lumet, Accuses Russell Simmons of Sexual Violation
Jenny Lumet, the award-winning screenwriter behind Rachel Getting Married and The Mummy, is the latest woman to come forward with the resounding call of #MeToo, sharing what she says was her horrific encounter with music mogul Russell Simmons, who she says sexually assaulted her when she was in her early 20s. Lumet, the daughter of filmmaker…
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Family Still Searching for Answers 1 Year After Young Father Suffers Severe Brain Injuries in Chicago Jail
The family of 23-year-old Tyler Lumar is still searching for some sort of closure, one year after the young father suffered severe brain damage after he was found hanging from his own shirt inside a Chicago jail. As the Chicago Tribune reports, Lumar is currently in need of constant medical care and can no longer…
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Diamond Reynolds, Girlfriend of Philando Castile, Reaches Settlement With City of St. Anthony, Minn.
It’s been more than a year since Philando Castile was shot and killed in St. Anthony, Minn., mere seconds after being pulled over by then-Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez. Now Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, is finally reaching some sense of closure after reaching a settlement with the city of St. Anthony. According to WCCO-TV, the four-member…
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