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Bill Cosby Jury Enters 5th Day of Deliberations; Jurors Ask for Definition of ‘Reasonable Doubt’
As the jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial enters its fifth day of deliberations, the jurors—who before signaled that they were deadlocked and could not come to agreement on any of the counts—have asked the judge for the definition of reasonable doubt. According to the Associated Press, the jurors made the request a few…
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Detroit Man, Convicted Based on a Single Hair, Released After 41 Years in Prison
Ledura Watkins has spent his entire adult life in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. On Thursday, after some 41 years behind bars, Watkins, now 61, walked out of Michigan’s Wayne County Jail after his conviction was overturned. According to the Washington Post, Watkins was freed after prosecutors agreed that his murder conviction in…
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Noose Found Hanging From Tree in Montgomery County, Md.
Yet another noose has been found in the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area, with police responding to reports of a noose seen hanging from a tree in a Montgomery County, Md., condominium community Thursday. Authorities say that they responded to a call in the Heron’s Cove Condominium neighborhood at 9:09 a.m. The synthetic rope noose found in…
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Dr. Dre Donates $10,000,000 to Build Performing Arts Center for Compton, Calif., High School
Hip-hop icon Dr. Dre has shelled out a cool $10 million to help develop a performing arts center for one of the high schools in his native Compton, Calif., the Compton Unified School District announced Thursday. The center—which will be part of the new Compton High School—will include several creative resources, as well as a…
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Actress Elizabeth Banks Calls Out Steven Spielberg for Never Making a Movie With a Female Lead, Because I Guess The Color Purple Doesn’t Exist
While accepting an award from the nonprofit group Women in Film, actress Elizabeth Banks took some time out to talk about the issues that women face in Hollywood. Her message, however, was overridden with peak white-womanness when she took a shot at director and producer Steven Spielberg, who she claimed had never made a movie…
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Jury in Bill Cosby Trial Says It’s Deadlocked; Judge Denies Motion for Mistrial, Tells It to Keep Trying
The jury seated for Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial apparently cannot reach a unanimous decision on any of the counts that the famed comedian is accused of, and has announced that it is deadlocked. Nonetheless, Judge Steven O’Neill, who is presiding over the case, is insisting that the jurors keep trying and has denied a…
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Defense Calls for but Doesn’t Get Mistrial After Bodycam Footage of Sylville Smith’s Fatal Shooting Is Shown in Court
During the Wednesday-afternoon session of former Milwaukee Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown’s reckless homicide trial in the death of Sylville Smith, the public was able to see for the first time the shooting that sparked two nights of unrest in the city in August 2016. The video clip is short and shows then-Milwaukee Police Officer Ndvia…
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10-Year-Old Bishop Curry Raises More Than $20,000 to Help Develop His Device to Stop Hot-Car Deaths
One 10-year-old boy’s dream of saving the lives of children who may be left in hot cars has now become a reality since a GoFundMe targeted at helping him raise funds to patent and develop his invention has surpassed its goal. Summer is upon us, and while most kids will be out enjoying the sunlight,…
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed in Case of Ga. Teen Found Dead in Rolled-Up Gym Mat
The wrongful death lawsuit that was filed by the parents of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia high school athlete who was found dead in a rolled up gym mat, has been dismissed. CNN reports that U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands threw out the case because Kendrick’s parents, Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson, failed to serve…
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Racist ‘Kill List’ at Calif. High School Sparks Outrage From Black Community Leaders
African-American leaders in the South Bay area of California are accusing administrators at Monta Vista High School and the local sheriff’s office of failing to take action following the discovery of a “kill list” last fall that specifically targeted black students. “You’re talking about killing people in school. Killing people—you understand,” Walter Wilson, from the…
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