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NYPD Officer Fatally Shot in East Harlem
A New York City police officer was fatally shot during a gunfight with a suspect in East Harlem Tuesday night. According to CNN, the officer, Randolph Holder, 33, was pursuing a suspect believed to be involved in a bike theft. Holder and other officers chased the suspect along a pedestrian overpass when the suspect opened…
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UVA’s Martese Johnson Files Federal Lawsuit Against Va. ABC Agents After Bloody, Viral Arrest
University of Virginia senior Martese Johnson has filed a federal lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and three of its officers in relation to his bloody arrest that went viral earlier this year, the Washington Post reports. The lawsuit claims that the ABC violated the 21-year-old’s constitutional rights, accusing agents of unlawfully…
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Md. Teen Stabbed to Death Trying to Protect Mother
A Maryland teenager was stabbed to death while trying to defend his mother from her live-in boyfriend during a domestic dispute, charging documents show, according to WJLA. The documents report that 14-year-old Keyshaun Mason and his 18-year-old brother, Nathaniel Deberry, were trying to “assist their mother at which time Sean Crawford armed himself with a…
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Former Escort Claims She Arranged Stripper Parties, Sex for Money to Woo Louisville Basketball Recruits: Report
The University of Louisville men’s basketball program has been rocked to its core by scathing allegations from a former escort who claims that she and several women, including two of her daughters, were paid to have sex with players and recruits considering attending the storied university. On Tuesday, several former Cardinals players told ESPN’s Outside…
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Calif. Bride’s Family Turns Canceled Wedding Reception Into Feast for the Homeless
Oct. 12 was a heartbreaking day for the Duane family when they realized that their daughter, 27-year-old Quinn, would not be getting married after the groom-to-be got cold feet and called off what was meant to be a Saturday wedding. With deposits already paid and more bills to come, the family turned the disappointment into…
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Fla. Church Musician Killed by Police After Car Breaks Down: Report
The family of a church drummer has been left searching for answers after a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., police officer shot and killed the Florida man early Sunday morning. According to WPTV, Corey Jones, 31, was fatally shot by an on-duty plainclothes officer in an unmarked car around 3:15 a.m. Sunday. A police report viewed…
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Family of Md. Transgender Woman Believes Her Shooting Death Was Hate Crime
Authorities have not ruled the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Maryland transgender woman as a hate crime, but they haven’t ruled out the possibility, either. “We are not ruling out the possibility that this could be hate-based,” Montgomery County (Md.) Police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks told NBC Washington. However, the family of Zella Ziona believes…
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Folks in a Rush to Get Their Money as Russell Simmons’ Prepaid Bank Card Stops Working
Looks like Russell Simmons has some explaining to do after scores of people took to Twitter and Facebook to voice their displeasure over the hip-hop mogul’s prepaid debit card, which they said had many locked out of their accounts and some showing zero balances. According to Time, the controversial prepaid RushCard debit card, which some…
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Kevin Merida to Leave Washington Post for ESPN
Washington Post Managing Editor Kevin Merida will be stepping down at the end of the month after accepting a job at ESPN. According to the Post, Merida will become an ESPN senior vice president, as well as editor-in-chief of The Undefeated, a digital site that delves into the intersection of sports, race and culture. “I…
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Police: Body Found in Freezer Could be Missing Fla. 11-Year-Old
The body of a Florida girl who had been missing may have been uncovered in a freezer by relatives, who made the gruesome discovery after the child’s mother dropped the freezer off at a relative’s home, WTSP reports. According to the report, on Friday, Bradenton, Fla., police were following up on a Child Protective Services…