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Watch This Ball Boy Make Perfect 1-Handed, OBJ-Style Catch
While Odell Beckham Jr. was having a mediocre Monday night by Odell Beckham Jr. standards, the ball boy for the Minnesota Vikings was busy stealing all the social media views. Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford was scrambling out of the pocket when he attempted to throw the ball out of bounds. He did, and the ball…
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NYC Subway Conductor Talks Down Suicidal Woman on Train Platform
Gabriella Georgescu, 43, was standing close to the busy train platform’s edge in New York City, holding on to her 9-year-old child, when subway conductor Warren Cox came to the rescue, the New York Daily News reports. Georgescu was reportedly talking about killing herself at the 59th Street-Lexington Avenue station in Manhattan when nearby subway…
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21-Year-Old Va. Woman Goes Missing; Family Begs for Leads
Keeshae Jacobs, 21, disappeared a little over a week ago. Her family says that the last time they heard from her was on Sept. 26, when, they say, she went missing after leaving her grandmother’s house in Richmond, Va., CBS News reports. Annie Gail, Jacobs’ grandmother, said that she was at her house looking for…
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76ers Rookie Breaks Foot; Agent Reportedly Doesn't Want Him to Play at All This Season
The Philadelphia 76ers’ top draft pick, Ben Simmons, may not play at all this season. According to rumors circulating around the NBA, Simmons never wanted to play for the 76ers. He reportedly really wanted to take his talents to the now Kobe-less Los Angeles Lakers. But the dreaded lottery balls of fate did not deem…
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Lawyer: Calif. Officers Who Killed Fleeing Black Man Should Face Murder Charges
A lawyer for the family of a black man who was fleeing police called Monday for the two Sacramento, Calif., police officers who killed him to be charged with murder, Reuters reports. John Burris, the lawyer, told Reuters in a phone interview that dashcam video released last week suggests that the officers who shot and…
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Pa. Town Council Approves Motion to Censure Mayor Over Racist Obama Memes
A Pennsylvania town council approved a motion Monday night to censure its mayor over racist Facebook posts, including two showing apes with captions referencing President Barack Obama and his family, CBS News reports. The West York Town Council unanimously approved the motion to censure Mayor Charles Wasko, a Republican. “We will send a message to…
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Hurricane Matthew Threatens Haiti With High Winds, Heavy Rains
Haiti is bracing itself for Hurricane Matthew, which is expected to hit the Caribbean country early Tuesday, bringing deadly winds, rains and storm surge, the Associated Press reports. The Category 4 storm was already dropping heavy rains on parts of Haiti, where, as the newswire notes, many people live in areas prone to flooding. The heavy rain also fell…
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2 Students Reportedly Attacked at University of Southern Miss. for Refusing to Stand for National Anthem
Students at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., gathered for a peaceful campus protest Monday afternoon to show support for two female students who said they were attacked and called racial slurs for refusing to stand for the national anthem, WDAM reports. The two students reported that the incident happened Saturday night at the USM-vs.-Rice University football game.…
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Ala. Mom Says Son Was Brutally Beaten Because of Pro-Police Stance
A Sylacauga, Ala., mom is demanding justice after her 17-year-old son was found brutally beaten following his high school’s Friday night homecoming game, WBRC reports. Brandi Allen says her son Brian Ogle’s skull was broken in three places. “Apparently he was hit with something that is presumed to be the butt of the pistol. He has…