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Orlando, Fla., Shooter Texted Wife During Rampage: Report
As he killed dozens of innocent victims, Orlando, Fla., nightclub shooter Omar Mateen began texting his wife, asking if she had seen the news, CNN reports. According to the report, at around 4 a.m. Sunday, two hours into his rampage, Mateen started messaging his wife. At one point, Salman responded, saying that she loved him,…
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Man Who Threatened Black Mizzou Students Sentenced to Probation
A white Missouri man who threatened black Mizzou students on social media after the University of Missouri’s president, Tim Wolfe, resigned amid protests over his mishandling of racial abuse has been sentenced to probation, Reuters reports. Boone County Circuit Judge Kevin Crane sentenced 20-year-old Hunter Park to five years’ probation for the threats he made in…
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Final Okla. Teen Sentenced in Murder of Australian Student
The final Oklahoma teenager involved in the 2013 shooting death of an Australian student has been sentenced, CBS News reports. James Edwards Jr., now 18, was the last of four teens to be sentenced in the murder of 22-year-old Christopher Lane, who was shot to death while jogging in Duncan, Okla. Lane was in the…
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Kenyan Court Rules That Anal Exams Used to Test Sexual Orientation Are Legal
A Kenyan court ruled Thursday that using anal examinations to determine someone’s sexual orientation is legal, despite protests against the “degrading treatment,” USA Today reports. “I find no violation of human dignity, right to privacy and right to freedom of the petitioners,” Mombasa High Court Judge Matthew Emukule ruled, according to the site. The decision comes…
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Body of 2-Year-Old Boy Dragged Away by Alligator at Disney World Resort Is Recovered
On Wednesday afternoon, authorities recovered what they believe is the body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was dragged away by an alligator the night before, ABC 7 reports. The body was recovered, completely intact, by a dive team around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, a little less than two hours after it was first located. The…
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Man Charged With Murder in 2006 Killing of NYC High School Student
The family of a Brooklyn, N.Y., high school student who went missing on Father’s Day in 2006 before her body tragically turned up days later may be one step closer to closure after authorities revealed that, a decade later, a man has been indicted in the case, the New York Times reports. Chanel Petro-Nixon, then…
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Oakland, Calif., Mother Devastated After 16-Year-Old Daughter Shot, Killed at Vigil
An Oakland, Calif., mother is demanding justice after her 16-year-old daughter was shot and killed in a Tuesday-evening shooting in the city’s downtown, KTVU reports. “If anybody out there knows anything out there, please, please, let me know anything. I need justice,” the teen’s mother, Onika Wilson, said. Reggina Jefferies had performed a praise-and-worship dance at…
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US Senate Approves Bill That Would Require Women to Register for Draft
Women may have to register for the draft as soon as 2018, based on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday in the Senate. The bill included the amendment that would require women who turn 18 on or after Jan. 1, 2018, to register for the selective service, the New York Times notes.…
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Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Buys TheGrio
Big changes are coming to the African-American news-media space: On Tuesday, Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios announced its acquisition of TheGrio, an online news website that focus primarily on black readers, The Wrap reports. “David Wilson and his founding partner Dan Woolsey have done an incredible job these past seven years building TheGrio, and we are one…