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Dallas Iraq War Vet Reportedly Called Racial Slur After Complaining About Apartment Condition
When Thurmeka Muller moved into her new home at Timberlodge Apartments in Dallas in August, she immediately noticed that the condition of the bathtub was not up to the standard she expected, so she mentioned it and was promised that it would be fixed. The tub was never fixed, however, so an upset Muller took…
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2 Ala. College Students Arrested for an Alleged Gang Rape During Spring Break
Police officials in Troy, Ala., were investigating an unrelated shooting when they stumbled across a video that appeared to show an alleged gang rape that took place in Panama City, Fla. Alabama officials turned the tape over to Florida law enforcement, and two college students from Alabama’s Troy University, Ryan Calhoun and Delonte Martistee, have…
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Report: Cop Who Killed Walter Scott Laughs at Adrenaline ‘Pumping’
The police officer who shot and killed North Charleston, S.C., resident Walter Scott laughed about the adrenaline rush he experienced immediately after the shooting while talking to a senior officer, The Guardian reports. The news site obtained the recording of the discussion, in which the senior officer can be heard telling Michael Slager to jot…
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Obama Says Clinton Would Be an Excellent President; Says He Can’t Predict Joe Biden’s Next Move
President Barack Obama wasted no time showing his support for Hillary Clinton, who announced Sunday that she would be running for president in the 2016 election. “She was a formidable candidate in 2008, she was a great supporter of mine in the general election, she was an outstanding secretary of state, she is my friend,” Obama…
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Mich. Middle School Student Bullied by Classmates, Reportedly Called ‘N–ger’
A Michigan middle school student won’t be returning to school Monday because he was the target of repeated bullying and racial harassment at his suburban school, WDIV reports. Phoenix Williams, a 13-year-old at Bloomfield Hills Middle School, has come forward with his story after capturing students’ racist taunts on his cellphone. The video shows his…
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Milkshake Brings Out Aggression in 1 Burger King Employee
With cellphone video camera running, a customer got the wrath of a Burger King employee in Louisiana after asking about four times whether she could speak with a manager, Live Leak reported. Finally the customer asked for a refund, to which the employee responded, “Baby, you’re about to get it. Just wait. You’re gonna get…
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Watch: Officer Tells Unarmed Man Accidentally Shot by Cop, ‘F–k Your Breath’
Oklahoma authorities say that the sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an unarmed man trying to evade arrest was reaching for his Taser but accidentally pulled his firearm, NBC News reports. Body-camera video from the April 2 encounter shows Eric Harris, 44, of Tulsa running as Reserve Deputy Robert Bates, 73, can be heard yelling “Taser!…
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Watch: Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid
Ending months of speculation, former Secretrary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday officially launched her campaign to seek the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. She broke the news via Twitter and a video announcement. I'm running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion. –H https://t.co/w8Hoe1pbtC — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton)…
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Philly Mom Accused of Ditching Disabled Son in Woods to Visit Boyfriend
A 41-year-old Philadelphia woman is accused of abandoning her disabled son for five days in a park with only a blanket and a Bible, according to the New York Daily News. Police on Saturday said that they’ve issued a warrant for the arrest of the victim’s mother, Nyia Parler, 41, according to the News. She…
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Rapper Nelly Busted After Cops Allegedly Find Drugs on His Tour Bus
Nelly, the rapper and reality-TV star, was arrested Saturday on felony drug charges after Tennessee Highway Patrol officers allegedly recovered drugs from his tour bus in Nashville, according to USA Today. Nelly, 40, was released from Putnam County Jail on a $10,000 bond, writes the news outlet. The rapper, whose real name is Cornell Haynes,…