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Prosecutors Drop Case Against Deaf Man Beaten by Okla. Troopers for Resisting Arrest
A deaf man who suffered injuries after an encounter with Oklahoma state troopers during a traffic stop will no longer be going to trial; prosecutors have dropped the charges just weeks before he was set to appear in court, KOKH reports. Pearl Pearson Jr. said that officers beat him up during an encounter following a…
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17-Year-Old Mich. Girl Charged in Knifepoint Rape of 19-Year-Old
A 17-year-old Michigan girl from Saginaw is facing life in prison after being charged with raping a 19-year-old man at knifepoint, MLive reports. The girl was arraigned Tuesday on two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. If she’s convicted, each count carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, the site notes. According to…
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Russia Made a Trump Coin Because They Love Him
This Russia-Donald Trump thing just keeps getting weirder. According to the Huffington Post, a Russian company has made a commemorative coin for the president-elect’s inauguration featuring his face and the words “In Trump We Trust.” “There are more hopes associated with Trump with regards to the lifting of sanctions; maybe the environment [between the U.S.…
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Niece Alveda King Confirms She Voted for Trump
Alveda King, an outspoken pro-life advocate and the niece of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., confirmed that she voted for Donald Trump for president on Monday, when the whole nation was celebrating her uncle and his works, the Washington Examiner reports. According to the report, King confirmed her vote in a statement to…
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Restaurateur Learns What Happens When You Advertise Chicken and Waffles With Watermelon for MLK Day
One Texas restaurant owner may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, and has now become the target of harsh backlash after posting a “special” for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday that reeked of just a teensy bit of racism and ignorance. According to WFAA, Sabrina Pyle, the owner of Azle Café in…
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Watch: Chargers New Coach Flubs Team Name and Cusses During 1st Press Conference
Anthony Lynn is new to all of this. He isn’t used to being in the spotlight or being the voice of a team, but he’s signed up for the job, and let’s hope his first day out of the gate isn’t a symbol of what is to come. Lynn, a former offensive coordinator and interim…
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3 Years’ Probation for NY Man Who Pushed Autistic Teen Who Got Lost During 5K
A New York man convicted of harassing an autistic teen cross-country runner in October has been sentenced to three years’ probation and 80 hours of community service, the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle reports. According to the report, Martin MacDonald, who shoved 15-year-old Chase Coleman because he apparently thought the teen, who is black, was…
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Protester Tries to Set Himself on Fire Outside Trump Hotel in DC: Report
A man was injured Tuesday night outside the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., after he attempted to set himself on fire, NBC Washington reports. According to the report, the man said the act was one of protest over the tweeter in chief, President-elect Donald Trump. Police responded to a call about…
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Suspected Orlando, Fla., Cop Killer Markeith Loyd Captured and in Custody
The man accused of shooting and killing Orlando, Fla., Police Lt. Debra Clayton was captured and taken into custody Tuesday after a nine-day manhunt. Markeith Loyd, 41, was found and captured in an abandoned home in West Orlando at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and the Orlando Sentinel reports that Clayton’s handcuffs were used to take him…