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15-Year-Old Memphis, Tenn., Student Gets Perfect ACT Score
A 15-year-old high school sophomore got a perfect score on the ACT exam, reports Blavity.com. Dwight Moore, a student at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn., scored a 36 out of 36 on the college-entrance exam, putting him in rare company: Less than 1 percent of the 1.9 million test takers received a perfect score…
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Lauryn Hill Shows Up Late for Concert Again, Is Dragged (and Defended) on Twitter
The good news is, the fact that “Lauryn Hill” was trending on Twitter Saturday morning did not mean that she has left this earthly plane. The bad news is that she showed up hours late for a concert … again, and was subsequently dissed, dismissed and defended on the social media platform. Many took to…
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Despite Racist Smears, London Gets 1st Muslim Mayor
London elected its first Muslim mayor on Friday. He is a 45-year-old first-generation Englishman and former human rights lawyer. Sadiq Khan, 45, of the Labour Party, won with over 57 percent of the total vote, according to The Independent. Khan ran on a platform of building more affordable housing (he grew up in “subsidized housing”…
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NC High Schooler Who Passed Drug Test Suspended for Smelling Like Weed
A North Carolina mother is furious after her 15-year-old was suspended from school for possession of drugs, even though the student was only accused of smelling like marijuana and later passed a drug test, WNCN reports. Jakayla Johnson was in Chinese classes at Garner Magnet High School with about 30 other students when a school…
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Shooting Suspect in Custody After Attacks at 2 Md. Malls
Authorities have a suspect in custody after shootings at two different Maryland malls Friday, NBC News reports. According to the report, two people were killed in the attacks, while two others were injured. The suspect, 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil, who is a federal law-enforcement officer, is also accused of killing his estranged wife in a school…
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Pittsburgh Kindergarten Teacher Arrested After Allegedly Pinning Student to Floor With Chair
A Pittsburgh kindergarten teacher is facing charges after allegedly pushing a student and then pulling a chair out from under the child and putting the chair on top of the student to keep her on the ground. The girl’s offense: reportedly throwing a piece of paper to the floor after arguing with another student about…
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Ind. Man Posed as Millionaire and Gave Girlfriend Stolen SUV and Home: Report
Gregory D. Harris of Indiana got his girlfriend a BMW SUV and the house of her dreams. Only problem, police say, is that the SUV was stolen and the house wasn’t his—it was a home listed for sale—but Harris and his unknowing girlfriend moved in anyway. According to court documents viewed by IndyStar, in mid-April,…
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Report: NYPD Chief Accused of Chasing and Sleeping With ‘Pregnant, Married’ Women
A recently retired New York City Police Department officer is accusing a police chief of “sleeping with married girls” and other subordinates, claims that a source close to the chief strongly denies, the New York Daily News reports. According to the Daily News, a bitter case of she said, he said broke out after former cop…