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Former Chicago Inmate Sues Northwestern University for $40 Million
Alstory Simon walked out of an Illinois prison as a free man on Oct. 30, 2014, after his murder-and-manslaughter convictions were tossed out. But the former inmate, who was incarcerated for almost 15 years, is suing Northwestern University, a former journalism professor, a private investigator and his own defense attorney for forcing his false confession,…
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Ebola-Vaccine Testing May Face Obstacles Because of a Lack of Patients
As Ebola continues on its deadly path across West Africa, health officials are trying to contain the unpredictable outbreak while also testing treatments and vaccines. However, according to USA Today, researchers are facing another challenge: There may not be enough patients on whom to test the experimental vaccinations. New cases of the deadly virus have shot…
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20 Dead in Haiti Carnival Accident
At least 20 people celebrating Carnival in Haiti were killed on board a crowded float on Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line, the Associated Press reports. Witnesses say that during the festivities in Port-au-Prince, the capital, someone on the float was attempting to use some sort of pole or stick to move…
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Study: Black Women Suffer Hot Flashes From Menopause Longer Than Anyone
Hot flashes, a regular symptom of menopause, while usually lasting only a few years, can continue for up to 14 years and are likely to last longer the earlier they begin, a study published on Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, Internal Medicine has found, according to a report by…
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Radical Brownies Are Yelling ‘Black Lives Matter,’ Not Hawking Girl Scout Cookies
What happens when you mix the legacy of black protest in Oakland, Calif., racial injustice and 8- to 11-year-old girls? You get a revolutionary group called the Radical Brownies, “who don brown berets and participate in Black Lives Matter protests in order to help spread a message of racial justice,” KPIX reports. According to the…
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Man Claims St. Louis Cops Turned Off Dash Cam and Then Beat Him
Cortez Bufford, 18, was on the ground, surrounded by St. Louis cops, after a traffic stop in April 2014 when one of them, Kelli Swinton, reportedly told her fellow officers: “Hold up. Hold up, y’all. Hold up. Hold up, everybody, hold up. We’re red right now, so if you guys are worried about cameras, just wait.”…
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NJ Woman Freezes to Death Just Steps From Her Home
Olivia Benito, 66, stopped at her neighbor’s house for a nightcap Saturday night, and in the morning Benito was found dead, facedown and covered in snow. Police believe she froze to death just steps from her home. According to NJ.com, the Lakewood, N.J., resident had had a few drinks during the day and a few…
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Grandmother Left Granddaughter in Freezing Car While She Gambled: Report
A 56-year-old grandmother was arrested Saturday after she reportedly left her 5-year-old granddaughter in a car in below-freezing temperatures while she gambled at a New York casino. Renee Osby allegedly tried to bring her granddaughter, Jordan, into Resorts World Casino New York City in Queens earlier that day, but was denied when security told her…
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Fox News Affiliate Airs Photo of President Obama as Rape Suspect
A Fox News affiliate reportedly aired a photo of President Barack Obama as a rape suspect during a news segment Friday. According to the Times of San Diego, which initially caught the flub that aired on California news station KSWB around 10 p.m., a photo of President Obama was shown with the words “No Charges”…
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Miss. Judge Who Reportedly Hit Mentally Disabled Man and Yelled ‘Run, N–ger, Run’ Indicted After 9 Months
Nine months ago a now-former Mississippi judge is alleged to have smacked a mentally disabled man before yelling, “Run, n—ger, run.” In response to that incident, a grand jury has “served an indictment for simple assault on a vulnerable adult,” the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. There was no word on why the process to indict former…