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Fla. Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Musician Waiting by Stranded Car Is Fired
Corey Jones, 31, was waiting alongside a Florida highway next to his broken-down car last month when a Florida police officer shot and killed him. Now that officer has been fired, CNN reports. Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Nouman Raja had been on paid administrative leave since fatally shooting Jones Oct. 18. Raja, wearing plain…
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Prison Bike Program Trains Inmates to Restore Unwanted Bikes, Donates to Kids in Need
One South Dakota prison is helping to improve the lives of inmates and underprivileged kids in one fell swoop with a bike program that ensures that inmates learn a valuable skill while giving kids a sweet “new” ride, the Mitchell Republic reports. As part of the Pedal Power From the Pen program at the Mike…
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University of Mo.’s Black Culture Center Sign Is Vandalized
A sign for the University of Missouri’s Gaines-Oldham Black Culture Center was vandalized early Thursday morning, apparently the latest tinder cast to the flames as the school continues to grapple with racial threats since the ousting of President Tim Wolfe, the Los Angeles Times reports. The sign in front of the center was reportedly spray-painted…
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Howard University Increases Security After Online Death Threats
Security was increased on Howard University’s campus after an anonymous post threatening to kill students was posted online. According to NBC 4 Washington, the racist rant was posted on the website 4Chan Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. and claimed, after protests and the resignation of University of Missouri President Tom Wolfe, who had failed to address…
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Watch: McDonald’s Worker Who Tricked Homeless Man With Food and Then Threw Water on Him Is Fired
A Detroit McDonald’s employee who lured an elderly homeless to the drive-up window with the promise of a sandwich, only to throw water on him, has been fired after video of the incident went viral, upsetting many who watched it. “I am very disturbed by the inappropriate behavior of this employee,” McDonald’s franchisee Wise Finley…
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67-Year-Old Tenn. Woman Arrested After Pulling Gun on Man Asking for Lighter
A 67-year-old Tennessee woman was arrested and is now facing serious charges after pulling a gun in a Wal-Mart parking lot on a man who was asking for a lighter, News Channel 5 reports. Sherry McLain insisted that she feared for her life and was acting in self-defense Saturday afternoon when she brandished her weapon…
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Watch: Apple Employee Tells Black Teens to Leave: ‘Worried About Your Presence in Our Store’
A video uploaded to Facebook shows the moment when six Australian teens were denied entry to an Apple store and told to leave because staff and security were worried they “might steal something.” According to The Guardian, all six teens were met by an Apple staff member and two security guards Tuesday as they tried…
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Police: SC Boy, 13, Fatally Shoots Burglar With Mom’s Gun
Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, a 13-year-old South Carolina boy was home alone when a car pulled up behind his house. The driver stayed in the car while an armed man exited the vehicle and began walking toward the home. The teen did not know the men but knew where his mother kept her gun, so…
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Bond Denied for Ga. Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Woman
A Georgia man whom police say shot and killed a pregnant woman appeared before a judge, who denied him bond on Monday, News4Jax reports. Clinton Davis Jr., 30, is facing charges including murder and aggravated assault for the shooting death of Shanique Bellamy, 24, and her two children, ages 1 and 3, while they slept…
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2 ‘White Supremacists’ Charged in Alleged Plan to Attack Synagogues and Black Churches
Two men described as white supremacists have been charged in Virginia with attempting to illegally buy weapons and explosives in a plot to attack synagogues and black churches, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Robert C. Doyle and Ronald Beasley Chaney III tried to buy an automatic weapon, explosives and a pistol with…