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Alabama: Where You Can Be Forced to Give Birth After Being Raped and Maybe Have to Parent the Child With Your Rapist
What is up with these Southern states when it comes to women’s rights? (And as a proud New Yorker with deep roots in the Tar Heel State, aka North Cackalacky, aka North Carolina, where it’s perfectly legal to continue having sex with someone who told them to stop, I think I am well within my…
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Minneapolis Awards $20 Million to Family of Woman Shot by Officer Mohamed Noor
The City of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman who was shot and killed by an officer after she approached his car when he was responding the her 911 call. The victim’s family had filed a lawsuit seeking more than $50 million from Minneapolis, saying that the…
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Family of Boy Tossed Over 3rd-Floor Railing at Mall of America Say Child Now ‘Alert’ and ‘Conscious’
The family of a 5-year-old boy who was grievously injured after being tossed over a third-floor railing at the Mall of America earlier this month was praising God Friday with news that the child was “alert” and “conscious.” “All praise, glory and honor to Jesus! He saved our son’s life and is healing him in…
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Five-Year-Old Boy Pushed from Third Floor of Mall of America 'Showing Real Signs of Recovery'
Last week, Emmanuel Aranda allegedly threw a five-year-old boy from the third floor of the Mall of America in Minnesota, according to authorities. According to CBS, authorities had reason to hope this week. “We have good news to share with you on this Good Friday,” said attorney Stephen Tillitt on the family’s behalf. “Our miracle…
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3 Years After the World Lost Prince, His Heirs Still Have Yet to Receive a Penny: Report
It has now been almost three years since the world lost the musical genius, legend and icon known as Prince, but his estimated $200 million estate remains mired in all kinds of drama, with his heirs yet to see one dime. It’s a sad state of affairs (pun intended) caused in great part, according to financial experts,…
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Trump Calls Rep. Ilhan Omar 'Very Disrespectful' During Visit to Minnesota, Refuses to Apologize for Incendiary Tweet
A week after fanning the flames of Islamophobia and vitriol directed at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with a tweet, Trump used his time with a Minnesota news affiliate to take aim at the freshman representative one more time. Friday, Trump tweeted a video that featured September 11 footage spliced together with footage of Rep. Omar…
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Rejection From Women Led Suspect to Throw 5-Year-Old Over Railing at Mall of America: Report
The 24-year-old man charged with hurling a 5-year-old boy over a railing at the Mall of America was “looking for someone to kill” after being rejected by women at the mall for years, police say in a criminal complaint. Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, of Minneapolis, faces attempted murder charges, and is accused of grabbing the boy…
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Details Emerge on Suspect in Attempted Homicide of 5-Year-Old in Mall of America
Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, is being held at the Hennepin County Jail on an attempted homicide charge. Accused of throwing a five-year-old child from the third floor of Minnesota’s Mall of America, a fall of more than 40 feet. Police do not suspect any prior relationship between Aranda and the boy or their families. The…
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New York Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
According to the Associated press, a man in western New York has been charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from Minnesota. Federal prosecutors announced Patrick Carlineo Jr. was arrested after making a threatening call to Omar’s Washington, D.C. office last month. Omar, among the first of two Muslim women to serve in…
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Remains of 2-Year-Old Noelani Robinson Believed Found in Southern Minnesota, Authorities Say
After the capture of her father Dariaz Higgins, 34, a nationwide search for two-year-old Noelani Robinson was launched by the FBI. Officials say the child was caught between the worlds of street violence and human trafficking, accord to the Journal Sentinel. Friday night, authorities believe Noelani’s remains were found in Southern Minnesota, according to Steele…