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Ali’s Daughter: My Father’s Heart Didn’t Stop Beating for 30 Minutes
Hana Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali, the beloved boxing icon who died Friday, said in a social media post that after all of her father’s vital organs shut down, his heart continued to beat for about half an hour—“a true testament to the strength of his Spirit and Will!” According to a family spokesperson, Muhammad…
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Muhammad Ali’s Funeral to Be Held in Louisville, Ky., and Is Open to the Public
The family of boxer and humanitarian Muhammad Ali will celebrate the beloved icon Thursday with a private ceremony in Louisville, Ky. There will also be a service on Friday in Ali’s hometown, one that will be open to all, according to a family spokesman. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer tweeted information about the public event Saturday,…
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Fla. Inmate Accused of ‘Faking It’ Before Dying From Police-Dog Bite
In a case shamefully similar to that of Gynnya McMillan, who died at a Kentucky juvenile detention center, and Jason Echeverrias, who perished at Rikers Island jail in New York City, yet another young person is dead because of gross correctional indifference. This time a young man in a Florida jail died of an infection from a…
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President Obama Commutes Sentences of 42 More Inmates
The White House announced Friday that President Barack Obama has granted clemency to 42 individuals. About half of the individuals whose sentences were commuted were serving life sentences, most for drug charges. The president has long been critical of overly harsh penalties for nonviolent drug offenses and an advocate for criminal-justice reform Obama has now commuted…
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A Black Woman, Pearlena Igbokwe, Named Head of Universal Television
Pearlena Igbokwe is now the president of Universal Television, the production arm of the NBC television network, Shadow and Act reports. On Friday the president of NBC Entertainment, Jennifer Salke, made the announcement. “Pearlena’s remarkable track record in drama programming at NBC over the last few years made it clear that she was the ideal…
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Memphis Teen Sold Newspapers for 5 Years so His Single Mom Wouldn’t Have to Pay His College Tuition
When 17-year-old Kevuntez King was just a preteen, he decided that not only was he going to college, but his mother, a single parent, wasn’t going to pay for it. “She just taught me how to be independent like she had it, [and] she just wanted me to go get it myself,” Kevuntez told Fox…
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Phoenix Mom Allegedly Fatally Stabs 3 Children Before Trying to Take Her Own Life
A Phoenix community is left stunned after a local mother allegedly stabbed her three children to death in a family home early Thursday, KPHO reports. According to the report, the children, identified as 8-year-old Jaikare Rahaman, 5-year-old Jeremiah Adams and 2-month-old Avery Robinson, all died in the attack. The mother, 29-year-old Octavia Rogers, reportedly stabbed…
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Report: 2 NYC Teen Girls Detained After Allegedly Beating Woman, 78
Two New York City teenage girls were detained Friday, a day after, police say, they attacked a 78-year-old woman on a Brooklyn subway platform after the woman asked one of the teens to move her feet so that she could sit down. Police released screenshots of both teens to the media after the attack. The…
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Man Suspected in NYC Shooting of 16-Year-Old Baby Sitter Surrenders to Police
The man suspected in the shooting death of a teen baby sitter surrendered to cops at a police station in New York City’s Brooklyn borough Thursday with the help of his lawyer, the New York Daily News reports. Taariq Stephens, 24, is accused of using a .40-caliber submachine gun to shoot 16-year-old Shemel Mercurius while…