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2 Ky. Jail Staffers Fired in Probe of Death of Gynnya McMillen
A Kentucky juvenile-justice commissioner and an employee who failed to carry out required bed checks at the Lincoln Village Juvenile Detention Center where a teenage girl was found unresponsive on Jan. 11 have been fired, CBS News reports. Bob Hayter, who had been commissioner of the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice since 2014, was fired…
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Ohio BLM Activist MarShawn McCarrel II Commits Suicide Outside Statehouse: Report
Around 3 p.m. Monday, a cryptic message was left on the Facebook page of Ohio Black Lives Matter activist MarShawn M. McCarrel II: “My demons won today. I’m sorry.” Around 6 p.m. that day, McCarrel’s body was found outside the front door of the Ohio Statehouse, the Columbus Dispatch reports. It’s believed that McCarrel died…
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Outrage After Video Showing Pa. Teen With Cerebral Palsy Being Attacked by Student
The mother of Penn Hills, Pa., teen Isaiah Wooding said she cried when she saw video of students at Penn Hills High School bullying and kicking her 16-year-old, who has cerebral palsy. “How can kids be so cruel?” Margaret Wooding told WPXI. “I don’t want this to happen, not just to my child, but to…
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Running Back Marshawn Lynch Hasn’t Spent a Penny of His NFL Money
If this turns out to be the last year that Marshawn Lynch played football, he will have a nice nest egg to retire with. It’s rumored that “Beastmode” hasn’t spent one penny of the reportedly $49.7 million he’s earned while playing in the NFL. “Marshawn Lynch has a lot of money,” Ian Rapoport of the…
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Texas Tabloid Threatens to Publish Cops’ Addresses After Unarmed Black Man Fatally Shot
A San Antonio tabloid is threatening to publish the names and addresses of police officers in the San Antonio Police Department in response to a recent officer-involved shooting that left an unarmed black man dead. According to KENS5, on Thursday, Antronie Scott, 36, was shot by a uniformed officer who said he thought Scott was…
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Super Bowl 50: Broncos Stun Panthers as Defense Turns Super Cam Into Clark Kent
It may not have been the prettiest win, but it was effective, as the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers, 24-10, in Super Bowl 50 in front of 71,088 people at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. It was the second Super Bowl win for Peyton Manning, who, at 39, entered the game as the…
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No Pork on His Fork, and 5 Other Things You Didn’t Know About Cam Newton
Cam Newton lives his life out loud. His dress, dance and exuberance for a game he’s been playing since he was a child are evident every time he steps on the field. He lives for these moments. It’s as if the universe blessed him with pearly whites just so he could smile at his haters.…
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Super Bowl 50: Father of Denver Broncos Lineman Dies After Heart Surgery
Denver Broncos defensive lineman Antonio Smith will play Super Bowl 50 with a heavy heart after learning early Wednesday morning that his 58-year-old father died after complications from heart surgery. “It’s rough. I just found out this morning,” he told the Denver Post. “It was my mom who called and told me.” Smith’s father, Marty…
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5 Adults, 1 Child Found Dead in Chicago Home
Officers performing a well-being check on a Chicago man who hadn’t shown up to work in two days were stunned to find the bodies of five adults and one child. During the check, at a Gage Park house around 1 p.m. Thursday, police told NBC Chicago that they “discovered the bodies of four men, one…
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Report: Johnny Manziel Not Being Charged Despite Ex-Girlfriend’s Claim He Struck Her
Although his ex-girlfriend reported to police that he struck her and appeared to be “on some kind of drugs” during an argument last week, police in Texas say that they will not be charging embattled Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel. According to a police report released Thursday and viewed by the Associated Press, Colleen Crowley…
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