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Chicago Woman’s Video of Man Shouting Slurs, Insults Goes Viral
A Chicago woman’s video of a hateful Monday-night encounter has gone viral after she posted the slur-filled video to her Facebook, DNAinfo Chicago reports. “Yes, we have made some progress, but I got this video against this guy, and [Donald] Trump is talking about building a wall. Let’s not rest on past laurels about progress…
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Interfaith Funeral Service for Muhammad Ali Will Be Held Friday
The final funeral service for “the Greatest,” Muhammad Ali, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. EDT, and former President Bill Clinton, comedian Billy Crystal and journalist Bryant Gumbel will present eulogies, PBS Newshour reports. Pallbearers for the service will include former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and actor Will Smith, who played Ali in the 2001…
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Va. Woman Dies After Being Stabbed by a Wind-Blown Beach Umbrella
A Chester, Va., woman has died of injuries she suffered after being stabbed in the chest by a beach umbrella that was caught up in the wind, WTKR reports. Virginia Beach police responded to emergency calls just after 5 p.m. Wednesday after being notified about a woman in cardiac arrest. The woman, identified as 55-year-old…
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Fla. Teen, 9-Year-Old Save Unsupervised 3-Year-Old From Drowning in Pool
Two young people in Florida are being hailed as heroes after preventing what could have been a tragic summer accident. Surveillance footage captured the frightening moment when an unsupervised 3-year-old girl almost drowned at a community pool, WKMG reports. The girl is seen going into the pool at Timber Trace Apartments in Titusville last Friday…
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Chicago Man Who Filed Lawsuit Against Cops for $15,000,000 Arrested on Murder Warrant
Dominiq Greer of the Englewood section of Chicago had just wrapped up a Wednesday news conference where he announced a $15 million federal lawsuit after being shot seven times by Chicago police two years ago. As Greer sat waiting for a ride from the news conference, he was instead picked up by police and arrested…
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Report: Ga. Man Arrested for Yelling 'N–ger Bitch' at 82-Year-Old Woman, Ramming Car
A Savannah, Ga., man is facing multiple charges after allegedly shouting racial slurs at an elderly woman and ramming the vehicle she was riding in, the Savannah Morning News reports. Sherman Crow, 65, was charged with reckless driving, reckless conduct, disorderly conduct, making terroristic threats, aggravated assault and driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level in the incident…
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Fla. Mom, Off-Duty Deputy Stop Man Who Tried to Drag 13-Year-Old Girl Away at Dollar General
A Florida mother was seen on video trying to wrestle her daughter from the arms of an abductor while the pair shopped inside a Citrus County Dollar General store Tuesday morning moments before the fleeing suspect was arrested by an off-duty deputy, Fox 13 reports. The suspect, identified by authorities as Craig Bonello, snatched the…
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Chicago Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against Police for Shooting
A Chicago man who was shot seven times while fleeing police two years ago has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $15 million in damages, his attorneys confirm, the Chicago Tribune reports. Dominiq Greer, 25, of the Englewood section of Chicago, claims that he was shot by an officer during a July 4, 2014, chase, even though he…