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Thousands of Calif. Soldiers Forced to Repay Enlistment Bonuses
Ten years ago, the California National Guard enticed thousands of soldiers with bonuses of $15,000 or more if they re-enlisted or went to war in Iraq or Afghanistan, and now the Pentagon is demanding that the soldiers pay the money back. The Los Angeles Times reports that nearly 10,000 soldiers have been ordered to repay…
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'Armed and Dangerous' Man Subject of Statewide Manhunt in Okla.
Police in Oklahoma are looking for a man who allegedly wounded several people, including two police officers, and killed two of his relatives during a Sunday-night shooting rampage. The Washington Post reports that Michael Dale Vance, 38, is wanted on two counts of first-degree murder, one count of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and…
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NYC Man Charged in Kidnap, Extortion and Killing of Landlord
Erskin Felix, 38, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was the mastermind of a plan that resulted in charges of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree murder in the abduction and death of a wealthy landlord, officials say. His brother, Kendall Felix, 28, was also arrested in the case on charges of hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence, CBS News reports.…
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Miss. NAACP: White Students Put Noose Around Black Student's Neck, 'Yanked Backward'
White students at a Mississippi high school put a noose around a black schoolmate’s neck and “yanked backward,” the state NAACP revealed Monday, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Mississippi NAACP spokesperson Ayana Kinnel said the incident took place Oct. 13 at a field house at the Stone County High School in Wiggins,…
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NFL Coach Caught Urinating on Sideline During Game
Is coaches peeing on the NFL sideline a thing? On Sunday, Ben Kotwica, special-teams coordinator for Washington, D.C.’s pro football team, was caught relieving himself on the sideline during the game versus the Detroit Lions. According to TMZ Sports, Kotwica tried to sneak over to near a trash can to urinate inside a Gatorade cup…
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Fundraiser to Replace Bullet-Riddled Emmett Till Memorial Sign Exceeds $15,000 Goal
A fundraiser started to replace a memorial sign marking the place where Emmett Till’s brutalized body was discovered in Mississippi’s Tallahatchie River in 1955 has exceeded its $15,000 goal, the New York Daily News reports. The memorial sign captured nationwide attention last week after filmmaker Kevin Wilson Jr. posted a photo showing the sign riddled with…
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Fla. Man Convicted in Racially Motivated Murder Gets a New Trial
Jacob Dougan was convicted for the 1974 racially motivated murder of Stephen Orlando, 18, in Jacksonville, Fla., over four decades ago and is now going to receive a new trial, CBS News reports. Police said that Dougan was one of many who were part of a group called the Black Liberation Army. Apparently, group members…
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NYC Woman Whose Child Died in Fire While Left Home Alone Will Not Face Jail Time
Leila Aquino, 21, faces three years’ probation after pleading guilty Friday to criminally negligent homicide in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Kalenah Muldrow, in February, CBS News reports. Aquino was out working as a stripper when her apartment in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., caught fire. When she returned home, firefighters had already…
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Colin Kaepernick Proves He's the Blackest Athlete in Professional Sports
Colin Kaepernick is continuing his protest despite having earned the starting position with the San Francisco 49ers. Despite two losing efforts, the quarterback is also continuing to earn his place in the Afro Hall of Fame for having a perfectly coiffed mane. During his postgame press conference Sunday, Kaepernick sported not only a superb Afro…
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3 Mo. College Basketball Players Charged in Rape of Female Student
Three Missouri college basketball players have been arrested in the rape of a female student. According to Fox 2 Now, three Lindenwood University students—Tylan Birts, Ermias Nega and Bradley Newman—were arrested Thursday. Birts and Nega were charged with second-degree rape, while Newman was charged with second-degree invasion of privacy. According to a statement provided by…