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Va. Mom Searches for Answers in Teen Son’s Unexplained Fatal Shooting by Police
William Chapman’s family believes that his case is akin to that of Michael Brown. However, unlike Brown’s death in Ferguson, Mo., in August, Chapman’s April 22 death barely made a wave among activists and the media, The Guardian reports. “I feel alone,” Chapman’s mother, Sallie, told the news site. “Because my son is gone and because…
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Devon Still’s Daughter Experiences Setback in Her Battle Against Cancer
Devon Still is urging all of us to keep his 5-year-old daughter in our thoughts. On Friday he tweeted, “I need some prayers sent up for Leah tonight! We hit a pretty serious complication from the stem cell … ” Just two months after announcing that she’s in remission from cancer, the Cincinnati Bengals defensive…
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Tracy Morgan Speaks for the 1st Time Since His Accident
An emotional Tracy Morgan spoke with Today’s Matt Lauer for the first time since a 2014 accident in which, police say, the driver of a Wal-Mart delivery truck didn’t see slow-moving traffic and crashed into the back of Morgan’s limousine. The accident, which happened on the New Jersey Turnpike as Morgan and friends were returning…
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Racist Dr. Seuss Drawing Fails to Draw Bids at Auction
Before Dr. Seuss became a popular children’s author, he apparently worked as an illustrator of racist cartoons. Now one of the works is up for auction as his legacy take a major blow. In a 1929 illustration for Judge magazine, he depicted black people for sale with a racist sign in the image’s background, according…
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NJ Cops in Fatal Library Shooting Allege Suspect Charged at Them With Knife
Thirty-six-year-old Kevin Allen allegedly brandished a knife and charged at police during an altercation that led to his fatal shooting at a public library that took place in broad daylight in front of students who were there to study, according to The Guardian. Lyndhurst, N.J., Police Chief James O’Connor announced Saturday at a late-night news…
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Beau Biden, Vice President’s Son, Dies of Brain Cancer
Joseph “Beau” Biden III, the son of Vice President Joe Biden, died Saturday after a long battle with brain cancer, according to the Washington Post. Biden, 46, the oldest son of the vice president, had been admitted recently to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., the report says. “The entire Biden family…
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NJ Cops Kill 36-Year-Old Man in Shooting at Public Library
A 36-year-old Lyndhurst, N.J., man was shot and killed Friday by police at the city’s public library during an altercation over unspecified charges, according to a report at NJ.com. Officers shot Kevin Allen on the second floor of the public library at about 1:35 p.m. and transported him to the hospital, where he was pronounced…
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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…