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Watch: Ind. Cops Break Car Window, Use Taser on Man in Front of Children
Hammond, Ind., police have come under fire after one of their officers was caught on video smashing open the passenger window of a vehicle and using a Taser on the man in the passenger seat, all while his family watched, Fox32 reports. According to the report, the incident in late September began as a traffic…
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4-Year-Old Girl Brings Heroin to Day Care; Mom Arrested
On Monday a 4-year-old Delaware girl was reportedly fishing around in her mother’s backpack when she stumbled on what she believed was candy. Police say the little girl took the “candy” to her day care center and began passing it out to other children. Workers at the Hickory Tree Child Care Center noticed some of…
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New Allegations Link Adrian Peterson’s Charity Funds to ‘Orgy’
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, currently facing child-abuse charges and banned from the team, is now the subject of a new set of allegations. According to a Minnesota Star-Tribune report released Monday, in 2011 Peterson reportedly participated in an “orgy” at a hotel, and Peterson’s All Day Foundation charity paid for the hotel room. …
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7 Creative Ways to Find Cash for College
With college tuition skyrocketing, pursuing your educational dreams may seem out of reach. The average student carries nearly $29,000 in student-loan debt. However, you don’t have to be part of this statistic. Each year companies and organizations give away millions of dollars in scholarships to deserving students. In 2004 I earned more than $100,000 in…
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Remembering the Gifts of Geoffrey Holder
With his death at the age of 84, Geoffrey Holder leaves a legacy of creative genius, from the all-black Broadway production of The Wiz, which he costumed and directed, to his unforgettable “uncola man” of 7Up fame. A towering talent at 6 feet 6, he graced the Metropolitan Opera Ballet stage in New York City…
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Texas Ebola Patient Gets Experimental Treatment
Thomas Eric Duncan will begin taking the experimental drug brincidofovir as his condition grows worse in his fight with the deadly Ebola virus, CBS News reports. The man, who became the first person to be diagnosed on U.S. soil with Ebola, had traveled from Liberia to Dallas to visit family when he began exhibiting symptoms.…
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Jacksonville Jaguars Apologize for Mascot’s Ebola ‘Joke’
Note: It might not ever be funny to joke about a lethal virus responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. Florida’s Jacksonville Jaguars are learning this lesson after their mascot, Jaxson de Ville, came under fire for carrying around a Pittsburgh Steelers Terrible Towel along with a sign declaring, “Towels Carry Ebola,” during a Sunday…
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Flash Mob of Michael Brown Protesters Interrupts St. Louis Symphony Concert
The focus of a Saturday-night St. Louis Symphony Orchestra concert took a dramatic shift away from classical music when a group of Michael Brown protesters crashed in the form of a flash mob, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. According to the report, after the intermission the orchestra and chorus were gearing up to perform Johannes…
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Patriots Honor Bengals Player’s Daughter Who Is Battling Cancer
In a heartwarming display of sportsmanship both on and off the field, the New England Patriots came out in full-fledged support of the daughter of Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still, 4-year-old Leah Still, who is battling cancer, the New York Daily News reports. According to the report, during the Sunday-night game between the two teams,…
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Watch: Ohio Police Change Story and Arrest Couple During Traffic Stop
A video has gone viral of a couple being arrested for obstruction during a traffic stop in which an Ohio police officer appears to give a series of conflicting stories as to the reason for the stop. On Wednesday, Kathryn Said, 30, of Taylor, Mich., and Andre Stockett, 34, of Huron, Ohio, were driving with…