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Fla. 3-Year-Old Dies After Being Left in Van for More Than 11 Hours; Day Care Worker Faces Charges
How is a child left in a day care van, going unnoticed and not missed for more than 11 hours? Authorities are still demanding answers, but as of now, an Orlando, Fla., day care van driver will face criminal charges after a child was found dead inside the vehicle at the end of an extremely…
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Minn. High School Security Guard Cleared in Altercation Involving Muslim Teen
School authorities have cleared a high school security guard in Minnesota who had been placed on leave after his involvement in an altercation between students in June, and police have also announced that no criminal charges will be pursued in the case. Jason Rieck, the guard in question, had been on leave from Apple Valley…
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Simone Askew Becomes 1st Black Woman to Lead West Point’s Corps of Cadets
Black women making history is one of my favorite things in the world, and last week, Virginia native Simone Askew made history after she was selected as first captain of West Point’s Corps of Cadets for the upcoming academic year. Askew, who is an international history major at West Point, will begin her duties in…
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4-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Being Shot in the Head While in His Mother’s Car
A 4-year-old Cleveland boy was seriously injured after a gunman fired multiple shots into his mother’s car. According to Cleveland 19, Cecilia Hill was in traffic Sunday behind a car containing two men that wasn’t moving and waited several minutes before deciding to go around the vehicle. “She honked her horn and went around the…
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Parents of 8-Year-Old Ohio Boy Who Hanged Himself File Lawsuit Against Cincinnati Public Schools
The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who killed himself in his home back in January have filed a civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit against Cincinnati Public Schools. The lawsuit claims that the boy’s school did not adequately respond to the fact that Gabriel Taye was being bullied; nor did the school tell his…
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Barack Obama Just Got His Very Own Holiday in the State of Ill.
The state of Illinois has decided to recognize the GOAT, former President Barack Obama, with his own state holiday. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed “Barack Obama Day” into law on Friday. The newest state holiday will be celebrated across Illinois on Aug. 4 (Obama’s birthday) every year, starting in 2018, NBC Chicago reports. The holiday…
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NYPD Boycotting Dunkin’ Donuts After Employee Allegedly Refused to Serve 2 Detectives
Looks like the New York City Police Department won’t be popping into Dunkin’ Donuts anytime soon after an apparent falling-out that started Friday when a worker at a Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins in Brooklyn allegedly refused to scoop ice cream for two 73rd Precinct detectives because they were cops. Following the incident, police-union heads called for a…
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Viral Video Shows Calif. Cop Pointing Gun at Passenger for More Than 9 Minutes During Traffic Stop
Once again the behavior of a police officer (this time in California) is drawing national attention and debate after the officer decided to keep his weapon trained on a passenger in a car for more than nine minutes during a traffic stop. According to the Washington Post, the officer pulled over the vehicle along U.S.…
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‘It Was Either Him or Me, and I Wasn’t Going’: Ga. Mom Fatally Shoots Intruder Who Threatened Kids
You don’t mess with Mama Bear. And one Cobb County, Ga., mother definitely took things into her own hands when an intruder broke into her house and threatened her kids. According to WSB-TV, homicide detectives are investigating the deadly home invasion that took place last week. A 911 call came in around 2:30 a.m. Thursday,…
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Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Off-Duty Ill. Cop Seen Threatening Black Teen in Facebook Video
A civil rights lawsuit has been filed against a Lansing, Ill., police officer who was caught on video threatening a young black teen and holding him pinned on the ground back in June, just because the boy was on his property. The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday in federal court in Chicago, alleges that Jordan…
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