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LAPD Officer Accused in Brutal Attack on Restrained Man
A Los Angeles police officer is under fire amid allegations that he kicked and beat a man who was being held down by other officers, sources close to the investigation told the Los Angeles Times. Four officers involved in the arrest and a sergeant who arrived on the scene have been relieved of duty with…
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Mass. Man Beats Staggering Odds, Winning Twice in 1 Lottery Drawing
Some may call it an accident, but by most accounts, Kenneth J. Stokes of Norwood, Mass., is a lucky man. He won $546,000 in the Massachusetts State Lottery this week after his number came up twice, according to ABC’s Good Morning America. This is what happened: He is a lottery season ticket holder in the…
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NY and NJ Impose Ebola Quarantines
After the first case of Ebola was diagnosed in New York City, state officials in New York and New Jersey announced a screening system on Friday that is stricter than federal guidelines for those entering the United States from some West African nations. Medical personnel and others coming from Guinea, Sierra Leone or Liberia after…
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NYPD Cop, Attacked by Man With Hatchet, in Critical Condition
One New York police officer is in critical condition after being attacked by a hatchet-bearing man in Queens on Thursday, New York City Police Department officials confirmed, according to NY1. Four rookie officers were posing for photos in the middle of the afternoon near Jamaica Avenue, according to the report, when the man, identified as…
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Here Are 5 Funny Promos for Dear White People, Which Opens in Theaters Nationwide Today
First Justin Simien’s new film, Dear White People, made the film festival rounds. Then it won big at Sundance. And if you happen to live in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. or Atlanta, you got a chance to see the film last week in theaters. Now, finally, the film is screening nationwide—it opens around…
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Houston Man Charged With Raping Teen and Toddler, Both of Whom Now Have HIV
A Houston sex offender is now facing serious charges of sexual assault after he allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl and a 23-month-old toddler, both of whom now have HIV, among other sexually transmitted diseases, Click2Houston reports. David Richard Wilson, 33, was convicted in a 2005 sexual assault of another teenage girl and was sentenced to…
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Watch: NYPD Officer, Thinking Fellow Cop Is a Suspect, Kicks Him in the Head
A plainclothes New York City police officer kicked his undercover colleague in the head with a force that reverberated through a video taken by a professional photographer who shot the footage after he happened upon the scene after stepping off a train, DNAinfo New York reports. The plainclothes officer apparently mistook his colleague for a…
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If He Wants to Put a Ring on It, Don’t Get Hung Up on What He Bought
My fiance told me to pick out an engagement ring. We found one that we both liked and was within the budget. He asked for specifications and pictures. I sent them to him. I asked if he was going to get it and he said I would get what I wanted. Now I think he…
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How to Get Away With Murder Recap: More Wigless Nights
With How to Get Away With Murder audiences still collecting themselves from last week’s wig-snatching episode, this week’s was relatively tame by comparison. There was no sex aplenty, for perhaps the first time since the show debuted, and no new dead bodies turned up. All in all, we got a breather from a show that has…
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NC Man Shoots Home Invaders Who Were Trying to Rape His Teen Granddaughter
A North Carolina grandfather suffered gunshot wounds after firing back at three home invaders—and possibly killing one of them, News 2 reports. The suspects also reportedly tried to rape his teenage granddaughter. According to reports by the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began on Monday around 10 p.m. when someone knocked on the door of…