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  • Move Over, Jeremy Meeks; the Internet Has Found a New #PrisonBae

    Social media is a fickle place. One day you’re the hottest convicted felon in the history of ever; the next, you’re learning that some fresh new photo has eclipsed your reign as #PrisonBae. Sarah Seawright of Arkansas has earned newfound fandom for being social media’s newest mug shot darling. According to CW33, Seawright, who sports…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 27, 2016
  • Tenn. Mom Who Was Set to Testify Against Suspect in Shooting That Left Her Daughter, 2, Paralyzed Is Found Dead

    A Tennessee mother whose baby girl was paralyzed in a gang-related drive-by shooting was fatally shot just months before she was to testify against her daughter’s alleged shooter. Bianca Horton, 26, was found shot dead on a Chattanooga street early Wednesday morning. Police are investigating whether Horton, a mother of four, was the target of…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 27, 2016
  • Watch: Bernie Sanders Enters Rally to DMX’s ‘Where the Hood At?’

    Is Bernie Sanders trying to secure the hood vote? On Thursday the Democratic presidential hopeful entered a California rally to DMX’s “Where the Hood At?” Well, the hood is definitely behind that preposition, and, in any case, the crowd seemed to eat it up. Watch below:

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 27, 2016
  • Donald Trump Clinches GOP Nomination

    Well, what we’ve all known  finally became official when Donald Trump received enough delegates to clinch the GOP presidential nomination Thursday. Although California and New Jersey will hold their primaries June 7, according to CNN, Trump has reached the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the Republican spot. The news station notes that Trump won’t formally…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 26, 2016
  • Mich. Man Survives Gunshot to Start Residency at Same Hospital Where Doctors Saved His Life

    This story could’ve ended tragically years ago. In 2007, then-22-year-old Kevin Morton Jr. had just finished working the night shift at a Detroit Arby’s. The Oakland University student was heading to his car when a man emerged out of the shadows and attempted to rob Morton. The robber fired a shot that hit Morton in…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 26, 2016
  • 1st Look at the Obamas’ New DC Home

    After recent news that the Obamas would stay in Washington, D.C., once the president finished his term in office, Politico reports that the first family has found its new digs. According to the report, the president’s family has leased an 8,200-square-foot mansion in the District’s posh Kalorama neighborhood. The $6.4 million, nine-bedroom, eight-and-a-half-bathroom home is…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 25, 2016
  • Protest Outside Donald Trump Rally in NM Turns Violent

    A protest outside a Donald Trump rally in New Mexico on Tuesday turned violent after several protesters began throwing burning T-shirts, plastic bottles and other items at police, authorities say. The scene outside the Albuquerque (N.M.) Convention Center turned chaotic as officers responded to the protesters’ taunts by firing pepper spray and smoke grenades into…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 25, 2016
  • Justice Department to Seek Death Penalty Against Alleged Charleston, SC, Church Shooter

    The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against Dylann Roof, ABC News reports. Roof, 22, faces 33 counts of federal hate crime and firearm charges in the 2015 massacre of nine black worshippers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. “Following the department’s rigorous review process to thoroughly consider all relevant factual…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 25, 2016
  • Gun Used to Kill Trayvon Martin Sells for $250,000

    The gun used to kill Trayvon Martin has been sold for $250,000, according to the shooter, George Zimmerman, who notes that he reneged on an initial deal when a higher offer was received. Speaking for the first time since listing the weapon for sale, Zimmerman continued his attack against the Black Lives Matter movement, presidential…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 24, 2016
  • Va. Student Handcuffed, Charged With Larceny for ‘Stealing’ Carton of Milk That Came Free With Lunch: Report

    A Virginia middle school student has been suspended from school, charged with larceny and ordered to appear in juvenile court for “stealing” a 65-cent carton of milk that his mother says was free. Shamise Turk told WTVR that she is angry, frustrated and mad that her son Ryan was handcuffed and charged with stealing a milk carton…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 24, 2016
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