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Vote: Who Killed Sam on HTGAWM?
On Thursday night the head-spinning, gut-twisting plot shenanigans of the craziest law firm we’ve ever seen will finally come to a climax. How to Get Away With Murder is capping its winter finale with the revelation of “Who Killed Sam.” He’s Annalise Keating’s can’t-keep-it-in-his-pants, coed-loving and very dead spouse. And with the end of this…
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7-Year-Old Girl Plays Her Violin in Hopes of Bringing Peace to Ferguson
As the nation anticipates a grand jury decision in the case of Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, one 7-year-old violinist wants to play for peace in the tension-laced town, WOFL reports. When young Leah Flynn of Sanford, Fla., saw the outbreak of protest and…
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Woman Who Died in NYC After Returning From West Africa Tests Negative for Ebola
The 40-year-old woman who died suddenly in a New York City hair-braiding salon after having recently returned from West Africa has tested negative for Ebola, authorities announced on Wednesday. “The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the woman, whose identity was not immediately released, returned from West Africa 18 days ago and appeared symptom-free…
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Ferguson: Police Are ‘Preparing for War, and We’re Preparing for Our Safety’
St. Louis: It’s been more than three months since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. For several weeks, a St. Louis County grand jury has deliberated to determine whether Wilson should be held criminally liable for Brown’s death. Many believe that Wilson will not be indicted,…
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Mo. Just Tied Its Own Record for Most Executions in a Year
A Missouri inmate, convicted of murdering a local gas station attendant in front of the employee’s stepdaughter in 1994, has become the ninth prisoner executed in the state this year, the Associated Press reports. Leon Taylor, 56, died at 12:22 a.m. Wednesday at a state prison after being given a lethal injection. According to AP,…
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NBC and Netflix Pull Bill Cosby Projects Amid Rape Allegations
Updated Wed., Nov. 19, 4:15 p.m. EST: Bill Cosby’s downward spiral continues as NBC announces that it has canceled its plans to develop a new comedy starring the famous TV dad, the New York Times reports. According to the report, the television broadcasting company did not say why it suddenly scrapped the anticipated project, but it…
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Watch: The Root Staffers Explain Their Frustrations With the Term ‘Dark-Skinned’
When CNN’s John King used the term “dark-skinned” to describe the individual that he thought was an alleged suspect in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, he was widely criticized for not being descriptive enough and also for using a charged phrase that carries with it racial connotations. “There are some people who will take offense…
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The 5 Best States for Black People
America isn’t an easy country. If you fall down, you’ll mostly get a lot of people trying not to make eye contact with you as you panhandle on the street. The fall can be even harsher if you’re African American—when your time on the street probably came with a stint in prison. But it’s not…
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Homeless ‘Don’t Take S–t From N–gers’ Boston Couple Faces Criminal Charges
A Boston couple are facing criminal charges after they allegedly attacked a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority worker while hurling racial slurs, saying that they didn’t “take s—t from n—gers,” WCVB reports. According to the news station, the 29-year-old victim was trying to escort the intoxicated pair out of a station early Sunday morning at closing…