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  • Watch: Man Says Cellphone Blocked Shrapnel, Saved His Life During Paris Terror Attacks

    Amid innumerable tales of horror in the aftermath of coordinated terror attacks in Paris on Friday night emerges an unbelievable story of survival that was propelled only by fate. A man identified as Sylvestre told On Demand News that he was standing outside the Stade de France stadium after ending a call on his Samsung…

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  • NAACP Opens Discrimination Hotline After Racist Threats at Mizzou

    After threats of violence surfaced online this week against black students at the University of Missouri, a local NAACP chapter has opened a confidential telephone hotline that will allow students to report threats immediately, according to the Huffington Post. The NAACP’s Jefferson City branch said Friday that students can call 844-NAACP-HELP if they need assistance.…

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  • ISIS Claims Responsibility for Paris Terror Attacks

    Vowing to “bring these terrorists to justice,” President Barack Obama condemned the terror attacks that occurred late Friday in Paris, killing 128 people, according to CNN. Early Saturday, ISIS claimed responsibility for what is being called the worst violence witnessed in the country since World War II, involving coordinated attacks of gunfire and explosions, the…

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  • Chicago Woman Arrested After Dispute With Server Over Denny’s $4 Pancake Deal

    A 27-year-old Chicago woman was arrested Friday at a Denny’s restaurant after learning that she was not allowed to share a $4 all-you-can-eat pancake special with her friends, according to the Smoking Gun. Natasha West was charged with assault and damage to property, the report says. The incident occurred at a Denny’s in Oak Lawn,…

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  • DOJ and Ala. Reach Settlement on Voter-Registration Violations

    The U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Alabama have settled a claim that state officials failed to provide voter-registration opportunities for people signing up for new or renewed driver’s licenses, a violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, according to Alabama Media Group. The 15-page agreement outlines a series of steps…

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  • Were My Black Ancestors Deployed With the French in WWI?

    I’m trying to find out if my grandfather and great-uncles fought in World War I and if they were assigned to the French army. My grandfather was Webb A. Owens, born in 1899 in McComb, Miss.; his brother Wallace Owens was born in 1896 in McComb, Miss.; his brother Philip Demoulin was born in New…

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  • Student’s Amazingly Slick but Clever Answer on a Math Test Has Gone Viral

    You know that child who always has something to say, is always in grown folks’ business and always has a legitimate retort whenever he or she is told to do something by an adult? I’m talkin’ the kind of kid you tell to “be quiet and go somewhere” because you’ve realized that the child has…

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  • Rihanna’s New Agency Will Rep the Best Makeup Artists, Hairstylists and Fashion Stylists in the Business

    There’s probably no one who has a better eye for makeup, hair and fashion talent than fashion icon Rihanna.  That’s why it makes sense that she opened up a talent agency called Fr8me to represent the best makeup artists, fashion stylists and hairstylists in the entertainment industry, according to the Hollywood Reporter. She’ll spearhead the…

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  • Here’s How Prince Plans to Challenge Himself for an Upcoming Tour

    You would think that Prince has done it all in an illustrious career that has spanned decades. But he’s still wading in uncharted territory: He’ll be performing shows in Europe, except that he’ll be playing at the piano the entire time. BBC reports that Prince’s new European tour, which kicks off later this month, will…

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  • Ben Carson Is Getting a Surprise Boost From African-American Voters

    Ben Carson has had a rough couple of weeks. The intense media scrutiny of his biographical claims—from attempting to stab a relative to receiving a scholarship to West Point—have called into question his personal story of redemption. His assertions that the Egyptian pyramids held grain, that Islam is incompatible with the Constitution and that prison…

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