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Postal Worker Stalked by Estranged Boyfriend Before Being Shot and Killed: Report
A Georgia United States Postal Service employee was stalked by her estranged boyfriend in the days before she was found fatally shot in the head at her job, witnesses tell reporters. Quantez D’Ante Tyre, 22, waited outside Tyrika Terrell’s job before shooting and killing her Monday night, DeKalb County, Ga., police said Wednesday, according to…
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Felony Charges Dropped Against Virginia Mom Who Put Recording Device in Daughter’s Backpack to Catch Bullies
A Virginia mom won’t be facing serious felony charges after all in the case where she put a recording device in her daughter’s backpack in an attempt to determine whether her child was being bullied. According to CNN, local prosecutors announced Wednesday that they had dropped all charges against 47-year-old Sarah Sims of Norfolk, who…
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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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Police in Florida Arrest Suspect in Series of Killings in Tampa’s Seminole Heights
Police in Tampa, Fla., have apprehended a man believed to be connected to four killings that have raised fears of a serial killer in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. According to WTSP-TV, 24-year-old Howell Emanuel Donaldson III is being charged with four counts of first-degree murder. Donaldson was taken into custody Tuesday after officers responded to…
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2 Teens Secure Plea Deal in Facebook Live Gang Rape Case
Two teenagers involved in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed on Facebook Live back in March have agreed to plead guilty as part of a plea deal. According to CBS News, in exchange for a guilty plea to a single count of child pornography, the two 15-year-olds will be sentenced…
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Grad Student Shot and Killed by Boyfriend, Authorities Say
A 29-year-old Texas man has been charged with murder in the death of his boyfriend after turning himself in to the police. According to KPRC Click2Houston, Mario Jerrell Williams is accused of shooting 28-year-old Devon Wade, a promising grad student who wanted to make a difference in his community, at a home in Atascocita, Texas.…
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David Otunga Wins Primary Custody of Son as Jennifer Hudson Voluntarily Drops Order of Protection
David Otunga will be the primary custodial parent of his son, David Jr., after he and his ex, Jennifer Hudson, came to a temporary custody agreement. TMZ reports that Otunga is expected to hold primary custody of David Jr. at least until a formal custody agreement is worked out between the 8-year-old’s parents. The site…
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Asian Woman Says Federal Agents Harassed Her After Mistaking Her for Human Trafficking Victim
An Asian woman is saying she was made to feel more like a criminal after federal agents detained her after allegedly mistaking her for a human trafficking victim. According to WXIA-TV, Stephanie Ung and her friend, both from the metro Atlanta area, were flying back from Cancún, Mexico, trying to make it home in time…
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Grammys Announce 2018 Nominees and Somehow Cardi B Isn’t Included for Best New Artist
How? Just how???!!! It’s that time of year again, and the Grammys have announced their 2018 nominees for their 60th-anniversary show. Dope. Cool. Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar are going to be battling it out for Album of the Year, which was widely expected. But what is probably most surprising is that somehow Belcalis Almanzar, aka…
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‘Happily Gentrifying Since 2014’: Colorado Coffee Shop Puts Up Ridiculous Sign, and I’ll Give You 1 Guess as to What Happened
There are so many, so many cute memes and other coffee-based quips out there in the universe, but out of all of these options, one Denver coffeehouse chain decided that it would be cute to make a funny about gentrification over the Thanksgiving holidays. “Happily Gentrifying the Neighborhood Since 2014,” one side of the sidewalk…
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