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Urban Bush Babes’ Cipriana Quann Accuses NYPD of False Arrest
Model and Editor-in-Chief of Urban Bush Babes Cipriana Quann is suing the New York City Police Department for an alleged false arrest, the New York Daily News reports. According to the report, Quann, 37, was going into dance club Verboten in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on May 2 with friends. She reportedly…
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FBI Offering $5,000 Reward for Information Leading to Man Who Left Raw Bacon at Nevada Mosque
Authorities are continuing to pursue a case in which an individual put raw bacon on the door of a Nevada mosque, with the FBI offering a $5,000 reward for information that helps officials locate the suspect, the Associated Press reports. The FBI confirmed that agents are trying to find the man captured on surveillance video…
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Minn. Man Fired After Racist Message Posted to Black Lives Matter Facebook
A Minnesota man lost his job after he reportedly sent racist messages to the Minneapolis chapter of Black Lives Matter last week. According to MPR News, Brad Schultz reportedly posted a message to the group’s Facebook page after learning of protests sponsored by the chapter inside the Mall of America. The message contained several expletives…
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Federal Lawsuit Accuses Mich. Police of Badly Beating, Wrongfully Arresting Unarmed Black Teen
A federal lawsuit filed last week accuses a Grand Rapids, Mich., police officer of using “unreasonable and excessive force” while having “no lawful authority” to arrest a black teen in June 2014 during an incident that left the young man severely injured, the New York Daily News reports. The officer, identified as Sean McCamman, punched…
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Officers Involved in Tamir Rice Shooting Death to Face New Administrative Review
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has stated that the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice will face a new administrative review, following a grand jury decision to decline to press charges against the officers, NBC News reports. During a press conference Tuesday, Jackson insisted that regardless of what the grand jury…
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NY Knicks Forward Cleanthony Early Is Robbed and Shot in the Knee
New York Knicks forward Cleanthony Early was robbed and shot early Wednesday morning after leaving a strip club in the Queens borough of New York City. Around 4 a.m., the 24-year-old left the CityScapes Gentlemen’s Club in the Maspeth neighborhood in an Uber car. The car was followed and eventually surrounded by several vehicles, out…
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Family of Jahi McMath, Teen Declared Brain-Dead 2 Years Ago, Fights to Void Death Certificate
Two years after an Oakland, Calif., teen was declared brain-dead following tonsil-surgery complications, the family is still fighting to void the death certificate that was issued, the New York Daily News reports. Jahi McMath was declared brain-dead in December 2013 after surgery to cure her sleep apnea. Hospital officials wanted to remove her from life…
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‘Affluenza’ Teen Had Party Before He Fled to Mexico; Was Captured After Calling for Pizza Delivery: Report
A desire for the comforts of home is apparently what led Mexican police to the doorstep of fugitive “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch and his mother: The pair reportedly used a cellphone to order from Domino’s Pizza, according to the New York Daily News. The Texas teen gained national attention after a 2013 fatal drunken-driving crash…
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Bill Cosby Arraigned in 2004 Sexual Assault Case
Updated Wednesday, Dec. 30, 3 p.m. EST: Bill Cosby was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in an Elkins Park, Pa., courtroom, ABC News reports, to answer to charges of alleged aggravated indecent assault. According to the report, the bail for the fallen comedian was set at $1 million, and he also turned over his passport to the…
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Homeless NYC Family Moved From Shelter After Child Threatened, Called ‘N–ger’
A New York City family was moved from a shelter in the Elmhurst section of the borough of Queens after their child was reportedly spit on, called a “n—ger” and taunted for living in a homeless facility. According to DNAinfo New York, the child, whose name was withheld by the news site, was inside a…