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Female West Point Cadets Who Raised Fists in Photo Won’t Be Punished
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has announced that the female cadets who were photographed with their fists raised will not face any punishment for their actions despite cries from those who believed the move showed solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. “Based upon available evidence, none of the participants, through their actions,…
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Ga. Police Looking for 5 People Who Got Into an All-Out Brawl Inside Restaurant on Mother’s Day
Police are looking for four men and one woman in Atlanta believed to have caused a full-on brawl inside a Japanese restaurant on Mother’s Day. “This is the best Mother’s Day ever. Very entertaining. [We got] good food and good entertainment,” 14-year-old Sailyn Barlow, who was inside the Kiku Japanese restaurant when the brawl took…
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Report: Ray Lewis and Cris Carter Out at ESPN, Network Hires Randy Moss
If the rumors are true, ESPN is getting rid of two Hall of Fame football commentators in Ray Lewis and Cris Carter and adding Carter’s onetime teammate Randy Moss. According to the Big Lead, the network, which is already losing host Skip Bayless to Fox and Monday Night Football announcer Mike Tirico to NBC, is…
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SC Man Who Shot, Burned, Buried Men in Backyard Claims Self-Defense, Is Granted Bail
The attorney for a South Carolina man who shot two men and later burned their bodies says that his client acted in self-defense and then later panicked, the Post and Courier reports. James Edward Loftis faces trial for the killings of taxi driver Guma Oz Dubar, 46, and James Cody Newland, 32. Loftis’ claim of…
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Cellphone Footage Captures Huge Lunchtime Fight at Calif. High School
Security at Sylmar High School in Los Angeles increased Tuesday after a huge fight involving some 40 students took place on school grounds Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Cellphone video shows the chaos that ensued during the 20-minute fight as students ran around trying to hit one another. Twelve officers were required to bring…
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Obama to Make Another Historic Presidential Visit, This Time to Hiroshima
President Barack Obama will be visiting Hiroshima later this month while in Japan for the G-7 summit, the White House confirmed Tuesday. According to the White House, the president will be making the trip with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “to highlight his continued commitment to pursuing the peace and security of a world without…
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Ferguson, Mo.’s New Police Chief Was Ready to Retire; Then Ferguson Exploded and He Knew the City Needed Him
Ferguson, Mo., swore in its first African-American police chief Monday, and although the new chief had been ready for retirement, after seeing the unrest caused in the wake of Michael Brown’s death, he said that he felt a calling to take this job and help restore order. “My plan was to retire in September and…