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Minn. Cop Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Philando Castile
St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile on Monday, signaling that the case will head to trial. According to the Associated Press, Ramsey County District Judge William Leary III has set a trial date for May 30. Yanez shot Castile,…
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Va. Man Facing Hate Crime Charges in Use of Anti-Muslim Slurs, Biting of Man’s Face
Honestly, is it really that hard to just see people and leave them alone? The answer is apparently a “yes” for 35-year-old Robin McGreer of McLean, Va., who, according to authorities, is facing hate crime charges after allegedly biting another man’s face during a November confrontation in which he allegedly used anti-Muslim slurs. According to…
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Shaquille O’Neal’s Mom Has Called for Her Son to Stop Cyberbullying JaVale McGee
Thank God for mamas. It all started as a joke, but Golden State Warriors reserve center JaVale McGee’s mom thinks Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal crossed the line into cyberbullying. “He cyberbullied my son,” Pamela McGee told The Undefeated. “Totally inappropriate. Shaquille needs to lose his job or be suspended. The NBA needs…
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Sean ‘Spicy Facts’ Spicer Checks Staff Cellphones Trying to Find Leak; That News Is Then Promptly Leaked
Since the FBI won’t do the White House’s dirty work, it looks like White House press secretary Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer is going full Encyclopedia Brown all on his own. Spicy Facts has reportedly sought random phone checks of White House staff to see if they can snuff out who’s been leaking information to the…
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More Than 100 Headstones Vandalized at Philadelphia Jewish Cemetery
As the wave of hatred continues to pass over the country, targeting minorities of every race, gender, sexuality and creed, another Jewish cemetery, this time in Philadelphia, has been vandalized, with more than 100 headstones being damaged. According to the Associated Press, a man visiting the Mount Carmel cemetery called police at 9:40 a.m. Sunday…
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Alonzo Cox, 16, Viciously Assaulted by Baltimore County PD, Lives to Tell the Tale
The actions of two Baltimore County police officers are now under review after they were captured on video last week violently detaining a 16-year-old child who was in need of help and clearly in distress. Fox Baltimore reports that on Feb. 22, police were called to respond to reports that a 14-year-old girl (who has not…
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17-Year-Old My-King Johnson Becomes 1st Openly Gay Division I Football Recruit
My-King Johnson is the latest millennial to eschew the closet, becoming the first active openly gay scholarship player in Division I football history. “I’m just here to play football,” the 17-year-old tweeted this weekend. Known to his friends and family as “King,” the 6-foot-4, 225-pound defensive end starred at Tempe High School. The Arizona Republic…
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Judge in Idaho High School Football Hanger Case Lashes Out, Says It Was Not ‘Rape’ or ‘Racial’
The Idaho judge who sentenced a former high school football player to just 300 hours of community service after he “more than likely” raped a developmentally disabled African-American teammate has accused the press (and public) of misrepresenting what happened. The judge says the case is not about “rape” or “sex” and that “people from the…
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Suspected Drunk Driver Plows Truck Into Mardi Gras Crowd Injuring 28
In a scene reminiscent of a French terror attack in Nice where a man killed 86 people by plowing his truck into a celebrating crowd, a man in New Orleans is in custody for allegedly driving his vehicle into revelers and injuring dozens on Saturday—five seriously. Yet in this case, police are leaning toward DUI,…