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Detroit Bankruptcy Plan to Hit City Workers
In an effort to exit the largest municipal bankruptcy in the U.S., Detroit officials on Friday released a financial recovery plan that calls for cutting pensions for non-uniformed retirees by nearly one-third and repaying bondholders just $1 of every $5 owed to them by the city, the Washington Post reports. The proposal, filed in federal…
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Ole Miss Frat Suspended, 3 Students Expelled After Noose Incident
A national organization Friday indefinitely suspended a fraternity chapter at the University of Mississippi and expelled three of its freshman members because of their suspected involvement in hanging a noose on a statue of the first black student to enroll in the then all-white college, the Associated Press reports. Sigma Phi Epsilon said in a…
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Porn Charges Against Ex-Illinois Congressman Dropped in Africa
Zimbabwe officials reportedly plan to release former Illinois Rep. Mel Reynolds from prison, after he was arrested on charges of pornography and an immigration violation. Officials dropped pornography charges Friday, and he pleaded guilty to a visa violation, the Chicago Tribune reports. He could be freed and deported as early as Tuesday. The 62-year-old disgraced…
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12 Years a Slave to Be Part of Public High School Curriculum
Call it another win for 12 Years a Slave. The award-winning film will soon serve as another avenue for public high school students to learn about the harsh lessons of race in America, according to a news release. The National School Boards Association is partnering with New Regency, Penguin Books and the filmmakers to distribute copies of…
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12 Years a Slave Wins Top Honors at BAFTA
Following a night of losses in key categories at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards ceremony Sunday, 12 Years a Slave was named best film of 2013, according to the Wrap. Steve McQueen’s poignant drama garnered the last-minute triumph after Chiwetel Ejiofor won for best actor at the ceremony at London’s Royal…
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Michelle Obama Tops Hillary Clinton in First Lady Poll
It’s no secret that Michelle Obama is an outstanding first lady. Now there are poll numbers to prove it. The Chicago-native is ranked in the top five of first ladies, coming in fifth place, just ahead of Hillary Clinton, who is sixth, according to a survey of historians that was released Saturday, Reuters reports. Eleanor…
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Fla. State Attorney Angela Corey on Dunn Mistrial: ‘We Don’t Back Off’
Michael Dunn was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, but a judge declared a mistrial late Saturday after the jury failed to reach an agreement on the charge. Dunn was found guilty on three counts of attempted murder and one for firing into an occupied vehicle. Florida State Attorney…
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George Zimmerman Is Homeless and Wants a Normal Life
George Zimmerman wants a normal life. He makes the revelation during an interview with the Spanish-language station Univision, the Daily News reports. He says he lives in fear for his life after being acquitted last summer in the death of Trayvon Martin, but believes he did the right thing, according to a preview of an…
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Angelo Henderson: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Dies at 51
In 1999, Angelo B. Henderson became the only African-American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize for the Wall Street Journal. The following year, he was honored by Columbia University as one of the nation’s best reporters on race and ethnicity in America, the Detroit News reports. He was beloved by members of the National Association of…
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Sporting New Suit, Shani Davis Fails to Medal in the 1,500
After a disappointing eighth-place finish Wednesday in the 1,000-meter, U.S. Olympic speed skater Shani Davis tried to bounce back in the 1,500-meter race Saturday in Sochi. But the Chicago-born skater finished 11th, clocking 1:45.98, the Chicago Tribune reports. The 31-year-old did not win a medal in three races. He and other members of the U.S.…
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