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Texas Man Arrested After Police Find 5 Malnourished Children Living in Squalid Home Among Rotten Food, Bugs, Feces
Police arrested a 33-year-old Dallas man after authorities say they found five malnourished children living in filthy and neglected conditions in an apartment in the northeast section of the city. According to the Dallas Morning News, officers were called to the apartment last week after someone reported hearing a baby crying for a long time.…
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Texas Teen Shot and Killed in Drive-By Only Hours After Graduating From High School
A Texas teen celebrating his high school graduation was shot and killed early Sunday morning just hours after walking across the stage. According to Fox 4 News, friends and family are still grappling with the sudden loss of LeDajrick Cox, who had been named prom king at Dallas’ Carter High School, as well as homecoming…
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Editorial Boards Welcome ‘a Conversation About Our Nonwhite History’
“For too long, the history of Dallas’ white majority has overpowered the stories of others who helped build the city’s culture,” the Dallas Morning News editorial board declared last week, launching a project inviting readers “to help tell the story of communities often overlooked here.” “We’ve had more than a dozen thoughtful submissions in the…
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How Ezekiel Elliott's TD Celebration Led to Increase in Salvation Army Donations
The NFL may not have approved of Ezekiel Elliott’s touchdown celebration that included his jumping into a huge, red Salvation Army kettle, but the charity sure is happy. The Salvation Army believes that Elliott’s stunt has resulted in a 61 percent increase in donations. The charitable organization told TMZ Sports that since Zeke’s TD celebration,…
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Dallas Police Believe Broncos Player Shot Himself in the Leg During Shootout
Dallas Police believe that Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib may have Plaxico Burress-ed himself. On June 5, Talib was shot in the leg and reportedly told police that he was standing in a park when he was hit. According to TMZ Sports, Talib wasn’t standing in a park but was actually at V Live strip…
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Man Gets 9 Years for Assaulting Gay Couple at NYC Restaurant
Bayna Lekheim El-Amin, 42, received nine years in prison for assaulting Jonathan Snipes and boyfriend Ethan York Adams at a Dallas BBQ restaurant in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, the New York Daily News reports. Apparently Snipes thought he heard El-Amin call the gay couple “f—gots,” and so he hit him with his canvas bag…
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Dallas Police Chief Who Led Force Through Sniper Ambush Announces Retirement
Dallas Police Chief David Brown, who was thrust into the national spotlight during the July sniper attack that left five officers dead, has announced his retirement, the Associated Press reports. According to AP, Brown issued a statement Thursday announcing that he will retire Oct. 22 after serving the Dallas force for 33 years, six of…
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Army Reservist Who Killed 5 Dallas Officers Showed PTSD Symptoms: Documents
Micah Johnson, the Army reservist who shot and killed five Dallas police officers in an ambush last month, showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after returning to the U.S. from Afghanistan in 2014, the Associated Press reports. According to the newly released documents from the Veterans Health Administration, Johnson sought treatment for anxiety, depression and…