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Al-Shabab Threatens Attacks on Malls in US, UK, Canada
U.S. officials are urging vigilance after terror group al-Shabab released a propaganda video Saturday that threatens attacks on shopping malls in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, CNN reports. In the video, the al-Qaida-linked terror group brags about its deadly September 2013 attack on a mall in Kenya, the report says. The assault,…
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John Legend and Common Win Oscar; Civil Rights Groups Drop Oscar Protest
Updated Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, 11:30 p.m.: The Academy Award for best song was awarded to “Glory” from the motion picture Selma. The song was co-written by John Legend and Common, who performed a stirring rendition of the anthem at the Oscars Sunday night, bringing a standing ovation and leaving some in the crowd in tears. It…
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Canadian Boy Freezes to Death in T-Shirt and Diaper After Wandering Outside
A 3-year-old Canadian boy died Thursday after straying out into the cold from his family’s apartment in the wee hours of the morning wearing nothing but a T-shirt, boots and a diaper, according to the Huffington Post. Elijah Marsh was pronounced dead at the city’s North York General Hospital soon after he was found during a…
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Report: Bobbi Kristina Brown Allegedly Used Heroin, Other Drugs Before She Was Found in Bathtub
Twenty-one-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown was allegedly under the influence of drugs the morning she was discovered unresponsive in a bathtub at her home, a source familiar with details of the incident told People magazine. The daughter of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown has been listed in critical condition since she was rushed to…
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s Daughter Facing Theft Allegation
The daughter of President Barack Obama’s former pastor Jeremiah Wright is allegedly in more trouble with the law in the aftermath of her conviction last year on charges of money laundering, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Jeri L. Wright, 49, of Hazel Crest, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, has been accused of drawing 13 payments totaling…
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Ex-NYPD Officer Blames Recent Firing on His Role in Louima Abuse Case
A former officer with the New York City Police Department, who was charged with violating the civil rights of Abner Louima in a brutal police station attack in 1997, has filed a lawsuit against a utility company, charging that he was fired because of his role in the assault, the New York Daily News reports.…
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Man Arrested in Bombing Near Colo. NAACP Office
A Colorado man was arrested late Thursday on arson charges and for being a felon in possession of firearms in connection with the January pipe-bomb explosion outside a building that houses the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP, the Washington Post reports. The man, Thaddeus Murphy, 44, reportedly admitted to placing the homemade explosive device…
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Mayweather Set to Fight Pacquiao in Richest-Ever Boxing Encounter
In a fight that promises to “make both boxers richer than ever,” Floyd Mayweather Jr. is slated to meet Manny Pacquiao in the ring on May 2 in a long-anticipated welterweight fight, according to the Associated Press. None other than Mayweather himself announced the event on Friday by posting an image of the signed contract…
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Parents of Abused Detroit Boy Found in Basement Are Charged With Torture
The parents of Charlie Bothuell V, the 12-year-old Detroit boy who was reported missing and was found in his basement last year, are facing charges of torture as well as second-degree child abuse for alleged abuse of Charlie, NBC News reports. Charles Bothuell IV, his father, and Monique Dillard-Bothuell, his stepmother, could face up to…
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Bobbi Kristina’s Breathing Tube Removed, but Condition Remains the Same
There has been no official word on Bobbi Kristina Brown’s condition, but sources have told USA Today that the daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston has had her breathing tube removed in an attempt to prevent infection. According to the news site, Brown, 21, has been in a medically induced coma since she…