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  • Joy Villa, Singer Who Wore ‘MAGA’ Dress at 2017 Grammys, Files Sexual Assault Complaint Against Former Trump Campaign Manager

    Joy Villa, a singer and potential congressional candidate, is accusing President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager of sexual assault after she says that he hit her twice on the buttocks during a November gathering in Washington, D.C. Villa, a Trump supporter, drew copious amounts of attention at the Grammys this year after she wore a…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 27, 2017
  • Arizona Man Posted Video Singing Carols With His Son, Hours Before Killing His Family: Report

    A Phoenix man who is facing charges of killing his estranged wife and two children on Monday shared a Facebook video of himself singing Christmas songs with his son just hours before the horrific slayings. According to the New York Daily News, Anthony Milan Ross, a 45-year-old chef, author and motivational speaker, was charged with…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 27, 2017
  • Oklahoma Community Surprises Beloved Walmart Greeter With a Car

    Yolanda Crawford is a fixture at her local Muskogee, Okla., Walmart, and when she is there, it is hard to miss her or her greetings as she carries out her job, welcoming everyone as family. So when customers found out that Crawford had been trekking to work on foot every day (regardless of weather conditions),…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 26, 2017
  • This 12-Year-Old Colorado Girl, Concerned About the Water Crisis in Flint, Mich., Invented a Lead Detector

    What have you done with your life lately? How have you shown up and shown out for your fellow man? Because there’s a 12-year-old girl all the way in Colorado who saw what was going on in Flint, Mich., with the water crisis due to lead poisoning and decided to invent a lead detector. According…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 26, 2017
  • High School Basketball Player’s Epic Christmas Gift to Special Needs Classmate Goes Viral

    A high school basketball player showed up and showed out for the season of giving, proving that it doesn’t take a lot to show love and appreciation to those around you. Charles Thompson Jr.’s epic Christmas gift to his friend Shanquis, a special needs student at Long Reach High School in Columbia, Md., went viral…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 26, 2017
  • Thanks to Fundraiser, Infant Mauled by Raccoon Will Be Able to Live in Safer Housing 

    The family of a 4-month-old Philadelphia infant will be able to search for a safer place to live after a GoFundMe set up to help her family find a home to rent exceeded its fundraising goal. The campaign smashed its $2,000 goal, with 701 people contributing a whopping $23,215 as of Tuesday morning over a…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 26, 2017
  • Washington, DC, Teen Killed Over $200 Pair of Jordans, Mom Says 

    A Washington, D.C., teen was killed this week all because of his brand-new, bright-red Nike Air Jordans, his mom believes. According to the Washington Post, James Anthony Smith had desperately wanted the shoes for Christmas, and so his mother paid $220 for the coveted shoes and gave the 17-year-old his Christmas gift early. James, a…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 22, 2017
  • Philadelphia 4-Month-Old Dragged out of Bed, Seriously Injured by Raccoon

    A 4-month-old in Philadelphia had to go through surgery this week after she was viciously attacked by a raccoon inside her home. According to CBS Philadelphia, Journi Black has a long road to recovery ahead of her after she was dragged from her bed by the animal. “It’s just ridiculous,” Samuel Black, Journi’s father, told…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 22, 2017
  • Man Who ‘Didn’t Want a Child’ Killed Pregnant Girlfriend During Fight, Police Say 

      A New York City man is facing charges after killing his pregnant girlfriend during a fight in their Staten Island apartment on Thursday, authorities say. According to police, Keith Jackson and Bridget Shenk were having a heated argument when Jackson shot Shenk in the chest. Shenk, who was three months pregnant, died at the…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 22, 2017
  • Dreaming of a High Christmas: Couple in Their 80s Busted With 60 Pounds of Marijuana Claim It Was for ‘Christmas Presents,’ Cops Say

    I want to know whose grandparents are these. Mostly so that they can be my grandparents, too, since they seem to be in the giving mood after police say they were busted with 60 pounds of marijuana they insisted was for “Christmas presents.” Police arrested the couple, who are in their 80s, after saying they…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    December 22, 2017
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