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Darren Seals: Ferguson, Mo., Protester Found Shot to Death Inside Burning Car
Darren Seals, 29, a Ferguson, Mo., protester and activist who rose to prominence in the wake of the 2014 extrajudicial killing of Michael Brown Jr. by Police Officer Darren Wilson, was found dead early Tuesday morning in North St. Louis County, the St. Louis American reports. According to police investigators, Seals was shot before he was placed in…
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Football Player Travis Rudolph Has Another Surprise for His New Little Friend
Travis Rudolph, the Florida State University football player who befriended Bo Paske, an 11-year-old boy with autism, gifted the young man with an honorary jersey and free game tickets, according to a report by Time magazine. Last week their friendship went viral when Rudolph joined Bo for lunch at his middle school after Rudolph saw that…
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2 Young People Shot Dead at J’Ouvert Parade in NYC
Tyreke Borel, 17, and Tiarah Poyau, 22, were shot and killed in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Monday at the J’Ouvert parade, according to the New York Daily News. Tyreke, who was studying to be a car mechanic, was shot in the chest at 3:45 a.m. and was said by police to…
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After Labor Day Weekend, Chicago Homicides Exceed 500 for 2016
Over the Labor Day weekend, 65 people were shot in Chicago and 13 were killed, bringing the city’s homicide total this year so far to more than 500, according to the Chicago Tribune. Out of the three holiday weekends this summer, Labor Day weekend was the city’s deadliest. During Memorial Day weekend, 6 out of 69…
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Fla. Teen Targeting Ex-Boyfriend’s Car Sets Wrong Vehicle on Fire: Report
A 19-year-old Florida woman was arrested after she allegedly set fire to a car that she believed belonged to her ex, WTSP reports. According to the report, Clearwater police took Carmen Chamblee into custody after she started the fire. Chamblee reportedly told detectives that she thought the vehicle belonged to her ex-boyfriend. She is facing charges of…
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Serena Williams Wins 308th Career Match, Makes History
Serena Williams made history Monday afternoon at the U.S. Open after snatching her 308th career match win to become the winningest player in grand-slam history, USA Today reports. As the report notes, Williams first matched the records of Martina Navratilova, who has 306 career match wins, and of Roger Federer, who has 307, before making her…
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Poll: Support for Black Lives Matter Growing Among Young White Adults
An increasing number of white youths are expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a recent poll, the Associated Press reports. Approximately 51 percent of young white adults between the ages of 18 and 30 say they strongly or somewhat support the movement, a 10-point increase since June, according to a GenForward poll.…