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City of Flint Joins State of Mich. in Fight Against Mandatory Water Delivery
The city of Flint has joined the state of Michigan in the fight against a federal court order requiring door-to-door delivery of bottled water to residents. Lawyers for the city filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday saying the preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson is “overbroad,”…
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Duke Fan Holds Sign Mocking Flint, Mich., Water Crisis at Basketball Game Against MSU
Sports fans are notorious for making signs to mock their opponents during games, but a Duke fan took the tradition too far Tuesday night. The Blue Devils hosted the Michigan State Spartans in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., and a student sitting in the Cameron Crazies student section…
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Doctor Who Made Racist Comments About Michelle Obama to Lose Nonpaid Faculty Appointment
The University of Colorado’s School of Medicine is cutting ties with a faculty member who made a racist remark about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. Dr. Michelle Herren, who works at Denver Health Medical Center, holds a nonpaid faculty appointment at the CU School of Medicine and a medical-staff appointment at Children’s Hospital, where…
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Former NFL Running Back Joe McKnight Killed in Road Rage Incident Near New Orleans
A shooting after an argument at an intersection in a New Orleans suburb Thursday has left a former NFL running back dead, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, NOLA.com reports. Joe McKnight, 28, who played for both the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs, was identified by family members at the scene.…
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For 1st Time Ever, a Black Santa Comes to Mall of America in Minn.
For the first time in its 24-year history, Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., had a black Santa on hand to help spread holiday cheer Thursday. “This is a long time coming,” Landon Luther, co-owner of the Santa Experience, which has run an intimate photo studio at the mall for years, told the Star Tribune.…
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Cleveland Woman Jailed for Days Before Judge Accepted No Contest Plea
Datara Davis waited three days in jail before a suburban judge accepted her no contest plea to red-light and seatbelt violations and a contempt charge for missing court hearings, Cleveland.com reports. Shaker Heights, Ohio, Municipal Judge K.J. Montgomery said a busy court calendar prevented the case from being disposed of sooner after reviewing the court record.…
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NYC Subway Riders Get Attacked and Robbed on Train
Three attackers brutally beat and robbed two subway riders on the E train in New York City’s Queens borough, the New York Daily News reports. The victims, both men in their 20s, were attacked on the train around 3 a.m. Friday as the train pulled into the Jamaica Center station. According to the Daily News,…
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Federal Government Bans Smoking in Public Housing Nationwide
A new federal rule announced Wednesday will ban smoking in all public housing residences nationwide. The new rule will take effect early next year, but public housing agencies could take up to a year and a half to fully implement the smoke-free policies. The rule would ban “cigarettes, cigars, pipes and hookahs (or water pipes)—but…
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Woman Who Had Racist Meltdown in Michaels Also Had Epic Meltdown in Coffee Shop
The woman who caused a commotion in a Chicago–area arts and crafts store apparently has a history of causing disturbances inside stores when she doesn’t get her way. According to the Daily Mail, a new video has been released that shows Jennifer Boyle gyrating and directing a tirade at two employees at a Chicago-area Peet’s…