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  • Calif. Woman Confronts Starbucks Worker Who She Claims Stole Her Credit Card 

    A Victoriaville, Calif., woman posted video of a confrontation she had with a Starbucks employee who she claims stole her credit card information and then spent over $200 at a local grocery store. According to the Daily Mail, Elizabeth Becerra was visiting a Starbucks store on New Year’s Day when, she claims, a worker told…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 4, 2016
  • Armed Ore. Militants Vow to Stay in Wildlife Center ‘for Years’; Sheriff Says They Want to Overthrow Government

    Several armed men who took over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon continued their standoff over the weekend and vowed to remain there for years, the Washington Post reports. According to the newspaper, militants headed by “Ammon Bundy, a Montana rancher whose father Cliven Bundy led an armed standoff with federal agents in Nevada in…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 4, 2016
  • ‘Sausage Scandal of 2014’ May Have Led to Vulgar Messages on Mich. Woman’s Pizza Receipt

    A West Bloomfield, Mich., mother is upset that her daughter ordered a pizza from a local Domino’s Pizza, only to receive the pie along with a receipt with the words “[f—k] this [c—t]” printed on it.   Kenyatta Robinson says she believes that this all stems from an argument she had with the restaurant’s manager, which…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 4, 2016
  • Minn. Man Fired After Racist Message Posted to Black Lives Matter Facebook

    A Minnesota man lost his job after he reportedly sent racist messages to the Minneapolis chapter of Black Lives Matter last week. According to MPR News, Brad Schultz reportedly posted a message to the group’s Facebook page after learning of protests sponsored by the chapter inside the Mall of America. The message contained several expletives…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 31, 2015
  • The ‘Affluenza’ Teen vs. the Value of Black Life

    As the year crawls to a close, it is fitting that Ethan Couch has been captured. Couch, if you don’t remember, was the teen who, in 2013, killed four people in a drunken-driving crash in Texas and paralyzed another person but got off with 10 years’ probation after his attorneys argued that the wealth he…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 31, 2015
  • ‘Affluenza’ Teen Had Party Before He Fled to Mexico; Was Captured After Calling for Pizza Delivery: Report

    A desire for the comforts of home is apparently what led Mexican police to the doorstep of fugitive “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch and his mother: The pair reportedly used a cellphone to order from Domino’s Pizza, according to the New York Daily News. The Texas teen gained national attention after a 2013 fatal drunken-driving crash…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 30, 2015
  • Homeless NYC Family Moved From Shelter After Child Threatened, Called ‘N–ger’

    A New York City family was moved from a shelter in the Elmhurst section of the borough of Queens after their child was reportedly spit on, called a “n—ger” and taunted for living in a homeless facility. According to DNAinfo New York, the child, whose name was withheld by the news site, was inside a…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 30, 2015
  • Antonio LeGrier: My Son ‘Was Still Alive and Moving and No One Assisted Him’

    The father of Quintonio LeGrier, the 19-year-old who was fatally shot alongside his 55-year-old neighbor by Chicago police last week, filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that the officer shot his son without justification. According to CNN, Antonio LeGrier filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on Monday. In addition to claiming that the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 29, 2015
  • Muslim Family Dines at Ga. Restaurant on Christmas Eve and This Happens 

    Eslam Mohamed and his family went to an Olive Garden in Georgia on Christmas Eve, and when he asked for the check for his table of 12, he received a receipt with the message, “Paid. Merry Christmas Beautiful Family” written across it. Turns out that an anonymous customer, who embodied the true spirit of the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 29, 2015
  • ‘Affluenza’ Teen Ethan Couch and Mom Captured in Mexico

    Ethan Couch—who became infamous after a fatal 2013 drunken-driving crash for which his lawyers argued that the Texas teen should be spared jail time because he suffered from “affluenza,” an affliction of wealth with little understanding of consequences—has been captured in Mexico. NBC News reports that Couch, 18, was detained along with his mother in…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 29, 2015
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