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Calif. Businessman E.J. Jackson, Known for Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaways, Dies
The founder and president of Jackson Limousine Service, E.J. Jackson, died of a heart attack Tuesday at the age of 66, the Los Angeles Times reports. For over 30 years, the South Los Angeles businessman provided Thanksgiving dinners to thousands of families and individuals and was known for his annual turkey grocery giveaway. “Some people…
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Pa. Man Charged After Partner Allegedly Kills Their Young Son and Texts Video of His Body
Andre Price Jr., 23, of McKeesport, Pa., was charged Thursday with two felony counts for failing to alert authorities after his partner, Christian Clark, 21, threatened to kill their toddler son before allegedly carrying out the act, the New York Daily News reports. Clark has reportedly admitted to smothering their 17-month-old son on Tuesday after…
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Did Russell Westbrook Troll Kevin Durant With His Pregame Outfit?
Turns out that one of Kevin Durant’s hobbies is photography. Who knew? Maybe ex-teammate Russell Westbrook did. On Thursday, Durant’s Golden State Warriors and Westbrook’s Oklahoma City Thunder faced off, and before the game, Westbrook walked in wearing an “official photographer” bib. Here’s video of Durant talking about his experience working as a photographer for…
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Well, This Is Awkward: NFL Rookie's Mom Won't Stop Bashing His Team
It’s hard enough for a first-round NFL draft pick to get acclimated to the league. But it has to be super hard when your mom keeps bashing the team you play for. Such is life for New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple. Apple’s mother, Annie Apple, is an outspoken survivor of domestic violence, so, rightfully,…
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Suspect in Killings of Iowa Cops Charged With Murder
An Iowa man who was known to police because of his several run-ins with officers and who had been banned from his daughter’s high school after waving a Confederate flag has been charged with murder in the ambush-style killings of two police officers, Reuters reports. Scott Michael Greene, 46, was arrested after turning himself in…
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Chicago Father Beat, Stomped 3-Year-Old Son to Death, Prosecutors Say
A Chicago man is accused of beating and stomping his 3-year-old son to death, as well as knocking his pregnant fiancee—who is the boy’s mother—into a wall so hard that she delivered the baby early, prosecutors said Thursday, the Chicago Tribune reports. Devon Thomas, 22, is facing charges of murder in the death of Tayveon…
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Over $200,000 Raised to Repair Black Miss. Church Burned, Vandalized With 'Vote Trump'
A GoFundMe campaign set up to help repair the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss., which was set on fire earlier this week and marked with “Vote Trump” written in graffiti, has raised $201,823 as of Friday morning, exceeding its original $10,000 goal. Some 5,755 people contributed money toward the cause. About 80 percent…
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University of Oregon Law Professor Wears Blackface Costume to Halloween Party
Updated Thursday, Nov. 4, 12:14 a.m. EDT: The professor in question has been identified by The Register-Guard as Nancy Shurtz. Earlier: An unnamed professor at the University of Oregon School of Law has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation after it was reported that the faculty member went to an off-campus Halloween party…
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#WalterScott: Michael Slager's Trial for Scott’s Murder Begins in Charleston, SC
The trial for a white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed black motorist began in a Charleston courtroom Thursday. Michael Slager, 34, is charged with the April 2015 murder of Walter Scott, 50. Slager shot Scott in the back five times as Scott ran from a traffic stop…