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Nigeria Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed a measure this week that criminalizes female genital mutilationpha in one of his last official acts before yielding the country’s top office to Muhammadu Buhari, the International Business Times reports. This 2013 version of the bill sets out a maximum punishment of four years in prison and a 200,000 naira ($1,000) fine…
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Fliers Urge Black Residents at Calif. Complex to Keep Quiet
Black residents at an Irvine, Calif., rental complex are up in arms over two fliers urging them to keep their noise level down at night, according to CBS Los Angeles. The fliers, which have gone viral on social media, were posted in two elevators at the Toscana Apartment Homes and bore what purported to be…
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Watch: Hoops Star Surprises Girlfriend With Epic Proposal During Pickup Game
A former guard at North Carolina State starred this week in his own version of the classic romantic movie Love & Basketball, according to Fox 8 TV. Alex “Superman” Johnson, a player for the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada, on Thursday was playing one-on-one with his girlfriend, Brey Dorsett, a…
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Watch: Ohio Judge Orders Assault Suspect to Be ‘Pepper-Sprayed’ by Victim
An Ohio judge this week ordered an assault victim to “pepper-spray” his alleged attacker in an open courtroom in his version of “eye for an eye” justice, according to New York’s WABC-TV. But relax; it wasn’t real pepper spray. It was saline solution—you know, like the mixture used for contact lenses. Here is what happened:…
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Colo. Teen Who Grew Up in Foster Care Is Looking to ‘Rent’ Family for Birthday
Natalie Carson doesn’t want to spend another birthday alone. So the Westminster, Colo., 19-year-old posted an ad on Craigslist saying that she was willing to rent a family so that maybe this birthday would be more memorable. “I am not a weirdo or anything I was just inspired by another girl that rented a family…
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FIFA Officials Indicted by US for Receiving $150 Million in Bribes to Influence World Cup Games
An official who sits on the executive committee of FIFA—the body governing the World Cup international soccer competition—was allegedly given $10 million so that he would vote for South Africa to host the 2010 games. That is just one example, American officials say, of how FIFA and marketing executives have been scheming and bribing officials…
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NC Police Allegedly Pull Guns on Former Duke Basketball Star
Former Duke University basketball star Nolan Smith tweeted about a confrontation with Durham, N.C., police in which officers making a traffic stop approached him, allegedly with guns drawn. Smith was in the state this week preparing for the annual K Academy College Basketball Fantasy Camp when the alleged encounter occurred. According to Sporting News, a…
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Austin, Texas, Official Who Organized a Sexist Lecture on Women in Government Resigns
When more women than men were elected to the Austin, Texas, City Council this year, Anthony Snipes, a city official, decided to organize a training session for council members on how to deal with women in local government, the Associated Press reports. Jonathan Allen, the consultant Snipes hired, dished out recommendations on how to handle…
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Mich. Man Brutally Beaten by Cop Settles for $1.4 Million
Floyd Dent, a Michigan resident who was brutally beaten by a police officer in Inkster during a traffic stop in January, settled his lawsuit for almost $1.4 million on Thursday, The Guardian reports, the same day the officer involved appeared in court to learn whether he would be headed to trial. According to the report,…
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DC Reporter Fatally Shot While Waiting for Bus
Charnice Milton, 27, was born in Southeast Washington, D.C., an area plagued by crime and poverty. She would go on to graduate from Ball State University and earn a master’s degree from Syracuse. She wanted to make a difference in her community, so she returned home to take a job with a local newspaper. “She…