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New Orleans Teen Aces Popeyes Job Interview After Foiling Attempted Robbery
Devin Washington, 18, sure knows how to impress potential employers. The high school football player leaped into action after witnessing an attempted robbery while sitting for a job interview at the fast-food chain, Raw Story reports. According to the report, a man reached into the restaurant’s cash register, grabbed some money and attempted to run…
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Chicago Man Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Providing Niece With Gun in Fatal Shooting of Girl, 14
A Chicago man was sentenced to 100 years in prison Monday for providing his 14-year-old niece with the weapon she allegedly used to kill another 14-year-old girl after a Facebook dispute over a boy, the Chicago Tribune reports. Judge Thaddeus Wilson, who handed down the sentence, blasted Donnell Flora, 27, saying, “There is no excuse…
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Malia Obama Is Practicing Her Spanish as She Translates for President During Historic Cuba Trip
The first family’s elder daughter, Malia Obama, seems to be enjoying her time in Cuba, although apparently she’s still studying very hard … with her Spanish, at the very least. It appears as if Malia Obama has picked up the role of her dad’s interpreter for the family’s historic trip to the Spanish-speaking island, if…
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Community Mourns 3 Houston Teens Killed in Car Crash
A Texas community is mourning the loss of three Houston teens who died in a weekend crash that authorities say was caused by distracted driving due to the use of a cellphone, KHOU reports. “I keep waiting for the door to open, for them to come back,” Jade and Brianna Robinson’s mom, Stacey Robinson, told…
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Embattled Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Dead at 46
Rob Ford, the former Toronto mayor who made international news for his scandal-filled term, which included cellphone video showing him smoking crack, is dead at age 46. Ford’s family released a brief statement, viewed by the newspaper, announcing that the “dedicated man of the people” who “spent his life serving the citizens of Toronto” had…
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At Least 31 People Killed in Brussels Terror Attacks; Security Increased in Major US Cities
Updated Tuesday, March 22, 11:45 a.m. EDT: BBC News is reporting that the death toll in the coordinated attacks in Brussels has risen to at least 31, with 11 people killed at Brussels Airport and 20 killed at the Maelbeek metro station. Updated Tuesday, March 22, 11:20 a.m. EDT: In a speech before the Cuban…
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Ga. Mall Kicks Disabled Boy, 5, Out of Play Area
Isaiah Tate, 5, is disabled and nonverbal and uses a wheelchair. His mother, April Tate, told WSB-TV that one of the things her son enjoys most is watching other children jump and run in the play area of the Mall of Georgia. “He laughs and giggles and he’s so animated; you can tell that he…
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SC Boy, 11, Dies Playing Online Pass-Out Game, Mother Says
Davorius Gray, 11, was found dead in his Spartanburg County, S.C., home last week after doing a popular online stunt called the pass-out challenge, and now his mother is warning parents to monitor their children’s online activity. “If I could rewind time, I would go back and heavily monitor his use of social media, YouTube…
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Texas Police Officer Caught on Camera Pepper-Spraying Handcuffed Man Inside Police Van
An Austin, Texas, police officer is being accused of using unnecessary force after activists captured him on camera pepper-spraying a handcuffed man inside a police wagon, Fox 7 reports. The Thursday-night incident was caught on camera by Peaceful Streets Project, a group that monitors police in Austin through video recording. The group is now demanding…
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Ind. Mom of 5 Gunned Down in Front of Her Home
An Indiana mother of five was fatally shot in front of her own home, with her children just inside, Fox 59 reports. Nerva Singleton of Indianapolis had reportedly been returning home when someone shot her on the front porch and drove away around 4 a.m. March 14. “For someone to just […] wait for her…