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Woman’s Body Found Tied to Cinder Block in Popular Pa. Swimming and Fishing Pond
Authorities are trying to identify the body that was found tied to a cinder block in a popular swimming and fishing hole near Philadelphia, WTXF reports. They have released photos of the woman’s clothes, jewelry and an image of a tattoo in hopes that someone will be able to help with the identification. Jason Rutter,…
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69 Shot in Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend
The long Memorial Day weekend in Chicago was a bloody one, with a total of 69 people shot between Friday afternoon and early Tuesday morning, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, of the 69 people, 27 were shot in or near the Harrison District, one of the city’s most violent and heavily patrolled…
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Ala. Teacher Gives Test to 8th-Graders Asking How Many Tricks Would a ‘Ho’ Have to Turn to Support Pimp’s Crack Habit
An Alabama middle school teacher has been placed on administrative leave for the remainder of the school year after reportedly passing out a test that included such questions as how many tricks would a prostitute have to “turn” to support her pimp’s crack addiction. According to Fox 10, the racist test, various versions of which…
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Okla. ‘Play’ Cop Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man
Tulsa County, Okla., Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Bates, who fatally shot an unarmed black suspect, was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday. The 73-year-old volunteer sheriff’s deputy maintained that he had been reaching for his Taser during an April 2015 undercover sting operation when he accidentally grabbed his gun and shot Eric Harris as…
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5 Texas Teens Face Charges After Reportedly Confessing to Spray-Painting ‘Whites Only’ Over School Drinking Fountain
A group of Arlington, Texas, teens are facing a felony offense after allegedly tagging racist graffiti on the exterior of a rival school, CBS DFW reports. The graffiti has been classified by some as school-rival retribution, but some are classifying it as an act of hate. All five teens face a year in jail if…
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Parents of 4-Year-Old Boy Who Fell Into Gorilla Habitat Are Under Media Scrutiny
The parents of the 4-year-old boy who fell 15 feet into a gorilla-exhibit moat at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday, resulting in the death of the 17-year-old silverback gorilla Harambe, are now the subject of intense scrutiny on social and online media. Photos of the couple have been circulating online, and online publication the Daily…
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Bronx, NY, Man Charged With Fatally Beating Man Who Allegedly Tried to Rape His Wife
A New York City man has been arrested and charged after, police say, he fatally beat the man who allegedly tried to rape his wife inside their Bronx apartment, CBS New York reports. Mamadou Diallo, 61, is now facing charges of manslaughter. According to the report, police responded to emergency calls at the apartment building just…
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Ill. Woman Charged for Firing Warning Shots After Gunman Fatally Shot Fiance
Ashley Harrison, 26, and her fiance and father of her two children, Garvin Whitmore, 27, were stopped at a light on an Aurora, Ill., street when a gunman walked up to the car and shot Whitmore in the head. Frantic, Harrison grabbed a .357 Magnum inside the car and fired several times in the air,…
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Body of Ariz. Woman Who Went Missing After Date Found; Suspect in Custody
The body of a missing Arizona woman who was last seen April 19 while on a date with a man has been found in a shallow grave. According to CBS 5, 25-year-old Angela Russo’s body was found in a desert area in Maricopa County last week. Police announced that Lashawn Johnson, who was already in…