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Md. Officer Killed in ‘Unprovoked Attack’; 2 Suspects in Custody
Maryland authorities are calling an ambush on a Prince George’s County police station that left one officer dead an unprovoked attack, WTOP reports. According to the news station, the accused gunman opened fire around 4:30 p.m. Sunday on a police station in Landover, Md. Police Officer 1st Class Jacai Colson, 28, returned fire and was…
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Father of Slain 9-Year-Old Chicago Boy Charged With Shooting 3 People
Chicago police believe that a series of gang-related shootings have led to several injuries as well as the death of one man’s brother and the death of a 9-year-old boy lured from a playground and executed in an alley. Now the father of the slain boy has been arrested after three people were shot in…
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Attack at Ivory Coast Resort Leaves 12 Dead, More Wounded
Gunmen have killed at least 12 people at a beach resort in southern Ivory Coast on Sunday, the BBC reports. The assailants reportedly fired on beachgoers in the town of Grand-Bassam, about 25 miles east of capital city Abidjan. The Daily Mail reports that footage from a hotel balcony showed people running for their lives…
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9-Year-Old NYC Girl Youngest to Ever Publish Chapter Book
Anaya Lee Willabus, a 9-year-old girl from Brooklyn, N.Y., became the youngest person in U.S. history to publish a chapter book. Anaya, who penned The Day Mohan Found His Confidence, described on Amazon.com as realistic fiction, is “about a boy’s struggle to balance life at home and school, and how he realizes he can do anything with…
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Watch: Ben Carson Manhandled at Donald Trump Rally on SNL
Saturday Night Live has been having a field day with the 2016 presidential campaign, and last night’s show was no different, with a hilarious sketch about Ben Carson being roughed up at a Donald Trump rally. A fake CNN broadcast showed the good doctor and Trump at a press conference after Trump’s crowd mistook Carson…
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Muslim-American Olympian Asked to Remove Her Hijab at SXSW
The incredibly popular South by Southwest festival, made even more so by President Barack Obama’s address there this week, made an unfortunate misstep when it asked African-American Muslim and Rio-bound Olympian Ibthihaj Muhammad to remove her head covering for a press photo Saturday. To add insult to injury, when Muhammad—who will be the first U.S.…
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Bowie State to Offer 1st Minor in Hip-Hop Studies
Bowie State University will offer a new academic minor program in hip-hop studies and visual culture in the fall 2016 semester, according to BSYou, a weekly newsletter from the school. The program’s curriculum will draw on the arts, technology, media, history and literature to expand opportunities for critical discussion, collaborative research and creative projects. Students will…
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Los Angeles Celebrates Native Daughter Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler, one of the finest science fiction writers ever, is being celebrated by her hometown with “Radio Imagination,” a yearlong series of cultural events honoring her legacy throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Butler, who authored 12 novels and short stories, including Wild Seed, Clay’s Ark, Parable of the Sower, Lilith’s Brood and Parable of the Talents, is especially…
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Was That Mr. T at Nancy Reagan’s Funeral? Sho Nuff
He certainly made a splash when he appeared on the scene. Clad in a fatigue jacket and American flag draped on his head, he definitely stood out amid the sea of somber faces and mourners dressed in black. But still, actor Mr. T came to pay his respects to former first lady Nancy Reagan at…
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President Obama Down to 3 Finalists for Supreme Court: Report
President Barack Obama is down to three finalists for the open seat on the Supreme Court and is expected to make a decision as soon as next week, according to a report by the Washington Post. The Post says that the three—all male—are Merrick Garland, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…