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Ore. Mom Dies After Jumping to Rescue Son, 3, Who Fell Down Embankment
A Portland, Ore., mother of four died over the weekend after jumping to rescue her 3-year-old son, who had fallen down an embankment at Horsetail Falls Trail in Corbett, Ore., KOIN reports. Stephanie Cohen, 37, was on a Saturday-afternoon hike in the Columbia River Gorge with friends and family when her son fell. She jumped…
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Legally Blind 5th-Grader Sees Mother for 1st Time With Electronic Glasses: ‘She Was Very Pretty’
A Forest, Va., fifth-grader got the chance to see his mother clearly for the first time ever through the use of new electronic glasses, ABC News reports. Thanks to the new wearable technology called eSight, Christopher Ward Jr. was able to “really see for the first time in his 12 years of life,” his mother…
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Smithsonian Museum Looks to Preserve Cleveland Gazebo Where Tamir Rice Was Fatally Shot
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is in talks with Black Lives Matter members and the city of Cleveland to determine how to preserve the gazebo where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by police in 2014. The city of Cleveland has agreed to delay the demolition of the Cudell Recreation…
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Ida Keeling, 100 Years Old, Sets World Record for 100-Meter Dash at Penn Relays
Ida Keeling isn’t slowing down for anyone. The 100-year-old runner stole the crowd with her 1-minute, 17.33-second 100-meter dash Saturday afternoon at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, speeding her way to a world record, NBC Sports reports. Keeling is the official holder of the record for the fastest 100-meter by a woman 100 years or…
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White House Defends Larry Wilmore’s Use of the N-Word While Addressing Obama at Correspondents’ Dinner
The White House is defending late-night comedian Larry Wilmore’s use of the n-word during his routine at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend, saying that President Barack Obama “appreciated the spirit and the sentiments that Mr. Wilmore expressed,” the Washington Post reports. Wilmore caused a buzz over the weekend when he concluded his…
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Pa. Churchgoer Fatally Shot in Fight Over Seat at Sunday Service
A Pennsylvania churchgoer was fatally shot after a fight broke out over a seat for a Sunday service, the New York Daily News reports. According to the report, the argument started when a churchgoer told Robert Braxton III, 27, that he was sitting in seats reserved for two other parishioners during Sunday service April 24…
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Pregnant Md. Woman Stabbed 7 Times, Court Documents Reveal
A Maryland man arrested in the murder of a pregnant school bus driver is accused of stabbing her seven times in the neck, chest and abdomen, according to autopsy results described in a police affidavit, the Washington Post reports. Thierry K. Nkusu is now facing charges of first-degree, premeditated murder in the death of Maria…
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Teacher Sick-Out in Detroit Shuts Down More Than 90 Public Schools
A districtwide sick-out has resulted in 94 Detroit public schools being shut down Monday as teachers protested news that they will not be paid past June 30, the Detroit Free Press reports. On Sunday the Detroit Federation of Teachers called for a mass sick-out of the district’s 2,600 teachers, who serve about 46,000 students in…
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Ariz. Del Taco Manager Fired After Claiming: ‘I Am the Boss. My Dad’s Actually the F–king Owner, so Good Luck With That’
A Phoenix-area Del Taco manager has been fired after a profanity-laced exchange with drive-thru customers went viral, 12 News reports. Video of the exchange between two customers at the Peoria, Ariz., fast-food restaurant was posted to Vimeo on Wednesday and quickly went viral. It’s unclear how the incident started, but once the recording begins, the…