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Free Man Sent Back to Prison for 98 Years After Judge Finds Clerical Error
Rene Lima-Marin robbed two video stores 15 years ago, when he was just 19. He walked into the stores with an unloaded rifle and demanded money. He admitted to the crime and was sentenced to what he and his lawyer believed was a 16-year-sentence. After 10 years of serving time, Lima-Marin was set free. He…
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Donald Sterling Ends Fight With the NBA, Agrees to Sell Team
The tug-of-war between Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and the NBA may finally be over, with the Associated Press reporting late Wednesday that Sterling would sign off on selling the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for a reported $2 billion. The agreement has not become official as Sterling has yet to actually…
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Police Arrest Freed Felon in Elevator Stabbing of Children in Brooklyn, NY
New York City police have arrested the man they believe stabbed a 6-year-old boy to death and severely wounded a 7-year-old-girl in a public housing elevator, the Associated Press reports. Daniel St. Hubert, 27, was arrested after 8 p.m. Wednesday in a Queens neighborhood just minutes after Mayor Bill de Blasio and the police…
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Well, This Is Awkward: Watch Leaked Obama Workout Video
Video and photos of President Barack Obama getting in a workout at a Polish hotel gym have made the rounds on the Internet, but to make one thing absolutely clear, the Secret Service says the president was never in any danger, Fox News reports. According to the news site, a Secret Service spokesman said no…
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OITNB: Today’s Best Black Show Has a White Star
Orange Is the New Black premieres all episodes of its second season on Friday, June 6. Plot specifics aside, if the message of the next iteration of the critically acclaimed Netflix drama is anything like the first, there’s one takeaway we can look forward to, and it’s this: Criminals are people, too. Sometimes they’re white…
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3 Things People Didn’t Understand About #YesAllWomen
With more than a million tweets since it was created by Twitter user Kaye on May 24, the #YesAllWomen hashtag dominated Twitter last week. The awareness campaign—launched in response to Elliot Rodger’s murderous rampage in Isla Vista, Calif.—inspired what, to many, was a long-needed conversation about violence, sexism and misogyny. Here’s what everyone understood: Rodger was accused of…
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The Baby as Accessory: This Ridiculed Mom Didn’t Start It
On one level, I can see how Shona Carter-Brooks got it twisted. Carter-Brooks is the Tennessee bride who decided that the “something new” to include in her wedding-day wardrobe would be her 1-month-old daughter. So she fastened the infant in the folds of her bridal gown as if she was adding a tulle bow or…
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NYC Cops Raid Harlem Housing Projects, Make Some 100 Arrests
Dozens of police from across New York City stormed two Harlem housing projects, arresting some 100 people they believe have been at the center of a deadly gang feud that included the 2011 killing of an 18-year-old woman destined for basketball greatness. According to the New York Daily News, police dressed in full combat gear…
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Fort Hood Sex-Assault Prevention Officer Was Behind Base’s Prostitution Ring, Witness Claims
Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen picked his targets based on his knowledge of their tight financial situation is what one female soldier claimed. McQueen, who ironically was a sexual assault prevention officer at Fort Hood, Texas, is facing charges including pandering, conspiracy, adultery and sexual assault for his alleged part in running a prostitution…
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Watch: NY Man Records Racial Confrontation in Parking Lot
Editor’s note: Tweets that were previously attributed to the woman in this video were not genuine. “You’re a n—ger!” This is allegedly what the woman said, pointedly and vehemently, to the man recording her from his car window as she called her husband to tell him to come and deal with him. Apparently the confrontation…