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Maine Governor Believes Guys Named ‘D-Money’ and ‘Shifty’ Are Bringing Heroin Into the State and Impregnating ‘Young White Women’
Maine Gov. Paul LePage used what many believe was racially charged language during a town hall meeting Wednesday, when he claimed that people with names like “D-Money,” “Smoothie” and “Shifty” were coming to the state to sell their heroin and impregnate a “young white girl before they leave.” According to CNN, the comments came after…
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Ben Carson Embarrasses Elementary School Student at School Assembly
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is known for saying some peculiar things. On Thursday morning, however, while he was giving a speech at the Isaac Newton Christian School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, it was a question that ended up mortifying at least one student attending the assembly, the Des Moines Register reported. According to Des…
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NYC Dad Arrested, Charged With Murder in Death of Pregnant Daughter Found in Basement
A Bronx, N.Y., father was arrested and charged with bludgeoning his pregnant daughter to death and then trying to hide her body in a grave dug in the basement of their home, police said Wednesday, the New York Post reports. William Caruth faces charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of his 39-year-old daughter,…
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Ga. Prosecutor to Seek Murder Indictment for White Officer Who Killed Anthony Hill
A Georgia prosecutor is pushing for a felony murder indictment against a white police officer who shot and killed a naked, unarmed black man last March, the New York Times reports. According to the report, the office of DeKalb County District Attorney Robert D. James Jr. is asking a grand jury to indict Officer Robert…
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George Zimmerman Bashes Obama for ‘Crocodile Tears’ on Gun Control
George Zimmerman is at it again, and this time he’s accusing President Barack Obama of being disingenuous during his speech Tuesday announcing executive actions to curb gun violence, during which the president teared up while remembering some of gun violence’s youngest victims. “He made an announcement, and all I could think when I saw it…
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Sister of Sandra Bland Calls Indictment of Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia ‘Bittersweet’
It was a “bittersweet” moment for the sister of Sandra Bland when it was announced that the arresting officer, Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, would face charges of perjury in the case that ultimately left Bland dead from a reported suicide, the Associated Press reports. According to Sharon Cooper, the charge is long-overdue, but it’s…
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Homeless Man Took His Last $30 and Bet on Himself
When Joshua Woods’ parents died, he was lost. “I was disappointed. Mostly in myself, but also at life,” Woods told Fox 32. “I felt like I wasn’t dealt a good hand to begin with. I was in foster care. My father passed away when I was 16. I was the only kid on my block…
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Las Vegas Police Mistake Cellphone for Gun, Fatally Shoot Unarmed Man
Las Vegas police have released body-cam footage of the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old unarmed man. According to KSN, Keith Childress Jr. was wanted after failing to appear for sentencing in a 2013 Arizona home invasion during which Childress and other suspects stole computers and electronic equipment at gunpoint. Childress failed to appear at his scheduled…
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Camille Cosby Wins Emergency Motion to Delay Deposition
A Massachusetts judge ruled that Camille Cosby would not be deposed Wednesday in a defamation case brought by seven accusers against her husband, CNN reports. The Cosby matriarch’s deposition had been scheduled for Wednesday, but her legal team filed an emergency motion for a stay just days before she was set to make her statement. U.S.…
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Texas Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland Indicted on Perjury Charges
The Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland has been indicted on perjury charges. According to the Houston Chronicle, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia was indicted by a Waller County grand jury Wednesday. If found guilty of the Class A misdemeanor, Encinia could face a $4,000 fine and up to a year in…