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Centenarian Runner Sets New World Record for 100-Meter Dash
A 100-year-old retired schoolteacher shattered the world record for the 100-meter dash less than a week after her birthday, Fox5NY reports. On Tuesday, Ella Mae Colbert sailed down the track at Chesnee Middle School in South Carolina, where she works as a volunteer, according to WYFF, clocking in at 46.79 seconds to beat the current…
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Former US Attorney General Eric Holder Named to NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s Board of Directors
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has been named to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s national board of directors, the organization announced Thursday. Holder, who was the first African-American attorney general of the United States, is currently a partner at Covington and Burling law firm in Washington, D.C. As the press release notes,…
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NYC Woman Receives Death Threats After Wearing ‘America Was Never Great’ Hat: Report
A 22-year-old New York City woman says she received death threats after she wore a hat to work on which appeared the phrase “America was never great,” an obvious counter to Donald Trump’s slogan, which he also wears on a hat, “Make America great again.” “The point of the hat was to say America needs…
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EgyptAir Flight Carrying 66 Vanishes; ‘More Likely’ Terrorism Than Tech Failure: Report
An EgyptAir flight carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo suddenly swerved and plunged off radar while over the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday morning, and Egyptian officials are speculating that the plane’s disappearance is more likely a result of terrorism than technical error, CNN reports. EgyptAir flight MS804 made abrupt turns that generally…
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George Zimmerman Thanks ‘God’ After Gun Used to Kill Trayvon Martin Is Reported Sold for More Than $120,000
The gun George Zimmerman used to fatally shoot unarmed teen Trayvon Martin may have been sold for over $120,000, TMZ reports. The gossip site notes that some seven verified users were engaged in a bidding war for the pistol. A representative for United Gun Group, which hosted the auction, told the Orlando Sentinel that the group…
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Pregnant Mother and Son, 3, Shot in the Face; Boyfriend Arrested
On May 12, a 23-year-old pregnant woman and her 3-year-old son were found, both with gunshot wounds to the face, after a runner saw them in an Asheville, N.C., park. The woman, Candice Pickens, was pronounced dead at the scene, while her son, Zachaeus Waters, was rushed to a local hospital, where he underwent emergency…
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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Former Texas Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed, Naked Teen
A grand jury has declined to bring charges against a former Texas police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old David Joseph, who was unarmed and naked, the New York Daily News reports. Travis County, Texas, jurors came to the decision after meeting for five days and hearing 12 witnesses’ testimony about Austin Police…
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Report: Chicago 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Stabbing Another Teen With Knife Provided by Her Mother
A 13-year-old Chicago girl is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly stabbing another teen to death with a knife reportedly provided by her mother during a fight on the South Side over the weekend, according to the Chicago Tribune. The girl’s mother, 35-year-old Tamika Gayden, has also been charged with first-degree murder in the Saturday-night stabbing…
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KKK Fliers Offer Miss. Neighborhood Protection
Residents in a Jackson, Miss., neighborhood awoke on Monday to discover fliers advertising a Ku Klux Klan neighborhood watch in the area to help provide protection. However, according to WAPT, residents of Belhaven are saying they are not interested. The fliers, which offer a “24/7 hotline,” read, “The law abiding citizens of your community can…
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2nd Officer’s Trial Doesn’t Provide Many Answers to Mysteries Surrounding Freddie Gray’s Arrest, Death
As the defense finishes its arguments in the trial of Officer Edward Nero over the death of Freddie Gray, more questions have been raised than answers. On Wednesday, Officer Garrett Miller, who was one of the arresting officers with Nero, was compelled to testify as a prosecution witness. He was granted immunity, so his testimony…