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Aaron Hernandez Involved in Alleged Gang-Related Prison Brawl
Aaron Hernandez seems to be adjusting to prison life, allegedly getting involved in an in-prison brawl in an apparent attempt to “show he’s down with the Bloods,” People magazine reports. The former New England Patriot is just about a month into his life sentence for the murder of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, who was a semipro…
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White Supremacist Confronts Speakers During ‘Black Lives Matter’ Press Conference
Video cameras captured a heated exchange at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati between a group of angry whites and black activists at a press conference Wednesday. A group of ministers in Cincinnati organized the event, using the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game in their city to call on MLB to join the fight…
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NY Rep. Blasts Black Conservative Sheriff Who Blames ‘Underclass’ Behavior for Police Violence
During a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) responded sharply to a black conservative sheriff who blamed an African-American “underclass subculture” for police violence. Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who has become a darling of the right, called police bashing “low-hanging fruit,” Raw Story reports. He said it’s easy to exploit…
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26-Year-Old Chicago Woman Nearly Died From Birth Control Complications
Jordan Ward, a 26-year-old Chicago woman who was in the middle of planning her wedding, nearly died in March because the birth control pills she was taking caused a severe blood clot in her brain, KABC TV reports. Ward began experiencing headaches, blurred vision and nausea but brushed it off. It was her fiance who…
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Any Tips for Tracing an Ancestor With a Common Name?
I would like to know if you have any advice on how to trace one’s family with a common surname such as Smith or Jones. Any help is greatly appreciated. —T. Jones It can be challenging to trace a family with a common name. It often requires putting time and effort into researching individuals who…
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6 Baltimore Cops Indicted in Freddie Gray’s Death
A Baltimore grand jury has handed down indictments against the six police officers charged in the April 19 death of Freddie Gray, according to NBC News. Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury after his arrest and transport by the six cops. Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced the indictments, noting that in a few cases,…
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Mom Takes Deceased Son’s Place in Graduation After Deadly Post-Prom Car Crash
Aaron Dunigan died in a post-prom car crash before he got the chance to walk across the stage with his fellow graduates from Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City, Ill., Wednesday. His grieving mother, Katherine Jackson, however, was determined to see her son’s academic accomplishments through, so she donned the late teen’s cap…
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Pregnant Chicago Woman Accuses Angry Cop of Punching Her Belly
A pregnant Chicago woman says that a plainclothes police officer punched her in the belly and then unleashed a racist tirade after she and a few friends laughed at him. Nicola Robinson, who is eight months pregnant, told WFLD-TV that she and others were standing near her apartment building on Friday when they saw police…
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Missing Clark Atlanta University Student Found Safe in Ill.
Updated Thursday, May 21, 4:20 p.m. EDT: Clark Atlanta University student Alexis Jones-Rhodes, who had been missing since Monday, has been found safe in Illinois, WBS-TV reports. Authorities say that there was no foul play involved in her sudden disapperance, which occurred while the 22-year-old was supposed to be on her way to her graduation. …
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Chicago Gunman to 7-Year-Old Before Shooting Him: ‘What You Be About?’
Seven-year-old Elijah Dace was walking home from school Wednesday with his brother and sister in the Morgan Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side when the trio were ambushed by two gunmen who came out of an alley, with one of them yelling, “What you be about?” before opening fire at the children, police say, according…