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Report Contradicts Claim That Cop Ruptured Teen’s Testicle
A medical report disputes the claim of a Philadelphia student’s mother that one of the teen’s testicles was ruptured last month during an extreme pat down by a police officer, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said that the report does not support a claim that Darrin Manning, 16, was roughed…
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Jamaican Dancehall Deejay Arrested in Multimillion-Dollar Lottery Scam
Tommy Lee Sparta reportedly was serving up more than crazy dancehall beats and rude riddims. The popular Jamaican dancehall deejay was arrested Friday for his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar lottery scheme that targeted mostly elderly Americans, the Associated Press reports. Details are still emerging about the crime and the extent of it. And a…
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White California Gun Owner Lied About Being Shot by a Black Man
When Brent Thomas Posada ended up with a gunshot wound to his abdomen earlier this month, he thought it would be easy, well, to blame a black man, the Daily News reports. After police found the 34-year-old man at his Redding, Calif., home at 8:18 p.m. on Feb. 1, he told officers that he was…
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White California Gun Owner Lied About Being Shot by a Black Man
When Brent Thomas Posada ended up with a gunshot wound to his abdomen earlier this month, he thought it would be easy, well, to blame a black man, the Daily News reports. After police found the 34-year-old wounded man at his Redding, Calif., home at 8:18 p.m. on Feb. 1, he told officers that he…
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Teleka Patrick Still Missing, Not Spotted at Wal-Mart
Investigators in Michigan thought they had a good lead when they received a tip that a woman resembling Teleka Patrick had been spotted at a Wal-Mart in Battle Creek, Mich., WZZM 13 reports. An employee reported seeing a woman who resembled Patrick near the store’s jewelry counter about 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, Kalamazoo County…
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Trayvon Martin Remembered 2 Years After His Death
Two years after Trayvon Martin’s killing ignited a passionate debate about race, the slain teen’s parents are hosting a memorial gathering today in Davie, Fla., bringing together community leaders, celebrities and other supporters, the Daily News reports. The gathering, described as a gala event and sponsored by the Trayvon Martin Foundation, is the culmination of…
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Oklahoma State Star Shoves Fan in Loss
As the Oklahoma State game against Texas Tech wound down to its final seconds Saturday night in Lubbock, Texas, Marcus Smart reportedly tussled with a Texas fan, ESPN reports about the incident that is under review. It was not clear what prompted the incident before hundreds of stunned spectators and it’s still being determined whether…
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Why Some HIV/AIDS Patients Are in Limbo Under Obamacare
Some health care advocates are crying foul after a dispute over federal subsidies, and the interpretation of guidelines that prevent fraud has resulted in scores of patients in Louisiana being booted from their Obamacare plans, Reuters reports. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana argues that it is not trying to keep people with HIV/AIDS…
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Same-Sex Married Couples to Receive Equal Protection
In a major policy shift for the federal government, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Saturday that same-sex spouses would receive equal protection under the law. They cannot be compelled to testify against each other, they should be eligible to file for bankruptcy jointly and federal prison inmates in same-sex marriages are entitled to the same…
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Michelle Obama Tells Justin Bieber’s Mom to ‘Hold Him Close’
If Justin Bieber were Michelle Obama’s son, she “would pull him close,” she said in an interview with Univision, when asked how she would aid the embattled teen pop star if she were his mom, according to Politico. Bieber has grabbed national attention recently, but not for his art. The teen was reportedly arrested in…
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