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Gambian High School Robotics Team Denied US Visa for Global Contest
I guess the global robotics contest isn’t so “global” after all. The United States has reportedly denied five Gambian high school students visas, consequently prohibiting them from accompanying their invention to a prestigious international competition taking place in the U.S. According to Al-Jazeera, the Gambian students are the second team that was refused entry into…
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Va. Student Becomes 1st African-American Boy to Earn Valedictorian in School’s History
Jahlil Nickens, 18, who earned the honor of becoming his class valedictorian this spring, also made history as the first African-American boy to earn that honor in Lancaster High School’s history “From the time that Jahlil was little, we could tell that he was special. He has always excelled in his studies,” his mother, Tekecia…
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HIV-Positive Md. High School Track Coach Accused of Sexually Assaulting at Least 7 Male Students
A Charles County, Md., former school aide and track coach is facing multiple charges after being accused of molesting at least seven male students, the sheriff’s office confirmed. According to WUSA 9, Carlos Bell told investigators that he was HIV-positive, and evidence was recovered to confirm his status. The 30-year-old was arrested Friday on two…
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NYPD Officer Fatally Shot in ‘Unprovoked Direct Attack’ While Sitting in Patrol Car
A New York City police officer was shot and killed early Wednesday morning while sitting in a marked patrol car by a man who was later killed by responding officers. According to the Associated Press, Officer Miosotis Familia—a 12-year veteran with the 46th Precinct’s anti-crime unit in the Bronx—was with a partner at a mobile…
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Detroit Father Cleared After Being Arrested in Murder, Rape of Infant Daughter; Prosecutors Admit All Charges Were ‘Erroneous’
James Lee Saltmarshall, 22, the Detroit father accused in April of murdering and raping his 8-month-old daughter, Janiyah Saltmarshall, and held on $2 million bond, has been cleared on all charges after the Wayne County, Mich., Prosecutor’s Office determined that the charges were “erroneous,” MLive.com reports. On April 20, 2017, Saltmarshall called 911 from the…
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Ala. Seniors Prove It’s Never Too Late for Real Love
One Alabama couple is showing us that real love has no limit—especially no age limit. Murphy Wilson, 70, and Lucinda Myers, 67, plan to wed on July 29 in Huntsville, Ala. Like the young whippersnappers these days, they took a series of engagement photos to celebrate their upcoming nuptials, and social media swooned. Comedian Niecy…
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Venus and Serena 2.0? Compton, Calif., Sisters Set to Take Over Golf
Not only has Compton, Calif., produced Dre, Kendrick, Issa, Venus and Serena, but soon there may be two more luminaries to hail from its notorious, talent-producing streets. The Phillips sisters from Compton are already being compared to the Williams sisters in that they are prodigies in a white-dominated sport. ABC 7 reports that last week,…
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Oh, the Shade! Obama Says US Experiencing ‘Temporary Absence of Leadership’
He might not always be there when we call, but Barack Obama is always on time. Though many have looked to Obama to comment on this debacle of a Trump presidency, the former president has in general refrained from commenting on his successor … except on Monday, when he spoke in Seoul, South Korea. Obama,…
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Miami Judge Rules New ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Unconstitutional
An update to Florida’s controversial, seemingly for-whites-only “Stand your ground” law was deemed unconstitutional by a Miami judge on Monday. According to the Miami Herald, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that the lawmakers who modified the law this year to force prosecutors to disprove a defendant’s self-defense claim at a pretrial hearing was illegitimate. He…
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Venus Williams Cries Over Motorist’s Death
Venus Williams, clearly emotional about a car crash she was involved in that left a 78-year-old dead, wiped away tears during a Wimbledon press conference in England on Monday. She was recently found to be negligent in the death of Jerome Barson in Florida and is reportedly being sued for wrongful death by his family.…