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Charlotte Mayor Resigns After Corruption Arrest
Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested Wednesday on bribery and corruption charges in an FBI sting operation and resigned hours later from the post he had held for less than six months, the Associated Press reports. The 47-year-old Democratic politician is accused of taking more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as…
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Scandal Actor Columbus Short Arrested
Looks like Columbus Short may have taken the whole “gladiator” thing a little too far. The Scandal actor was arrested Wednesday on a felony battery charge. According to CNN, Short, 31, who plays Harrison Wright on the hit ABC series, allegedly gave a man a knockout punch at a West Los Angeles restaurant on March…
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Redskins Owner Daniel Snyder Creates Charity but Misses the Mark
While the NFL set rules to issue fines over the use of the N-word, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder still has no plans to lose the team name that many Native Americans have argued is a slur. Instead, Snyder is out to prove that the team moniker isn’t offensive by creating a charitable organization called…
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Ex-NFL Safety Darren Sharper to Remain in Jail
A Los Angeles judge has refused to release former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper from jail. Sharper, who has pleaded not guilty to charges that he raped and drugged two women last year, is awaiting trial in Los Angeles, the Associated Press reports. He was released earlier on $1 million bail before being charged with…
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Which State Has the Most Segregated Public Schools? (Hint: It’s Not in the South)
New York state’s public school system is the most segregated in the country because most of the state’s schools have virtually no white students. The majority of the state’s school population is African American and Latino, adding to the growing concern that connects educational problems with lack of diversity. The schools are often poverty-concentrated and…
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Man Rescues Baby Left in Stroller
Michael Allen looked out of his Harlem apartment window Sunday night and saw a stroller outside in the 30-degree weather. He put on his coat and went down to investigate. When Allen looked inside the stroller, he was shocked to find a baby boy with “eyes like a doe” staring back at him. The baby…
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Extra Time for Some to Finish Health Care Enrollment
The Obama administration announced Tuesday that extra time will be granted after the March 31 deadline for consumers to complete enrollment in an insurance plan under the health care law, the Associated Press reports. “We are experiencing a surge in demand and are making sure that we will be ready to help consumers who may…
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Shaqtin’ a Fool: Ex-NBA Center Under Investigation for ‘Horseplay’
Former NBA Center Shaquille O’Neal is the subject of an assault investigation by Atlanta police after alleged “horseplay” incident in which a co-worker was injured last year, ESPN reports. According to a police report, the incident is alleged to have occurred May 9 and was first reported to police July 2. Local authorities have not…
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74-Year-Old Woman Freed After Serving 32 Years for Murder
When Mary Virginia Jones was sentenced for murder Ronald Reagan was president and gas cost $1.25 a gallon. Today, some 32 years of her life left inside the cold concrete cell, “Mother Mary” as friends know her, is a free woman after students from USC’s law school convinced the district attorney to reopen her case.…
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Arrest Warrant for Anita Baker Lifted
The arrest warrant issued for singer Anita Baker was lifted by a judge during an emergency hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court on Monday, the Detroit Free Press reports. “We asked for the emergency hearing because the court had issued a bench warrant for Ms. Baker’s arrest,” said Jamal Hamood, a lawyer representing Baker…
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