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Body of Roswell Friend Found in Delaware River
Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun is reporting that a Philadelphia police spokeswoman says that a body found in New Jersey is believed to be that of recent Temple University graduate Roswell Friend. A New Jersey State Police spokesman confirmed that police had found an unidentified male body just off the shore of the Delaware…
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Michele Moody-Adams Resigns Before Semester Begins
News One is reporting that Michele Moody-Adams, the first female and the first African-American dean of Columbia University’s undergraduate school Columbia College has resigned, only two weeks before the new semester begins. Moody-Adams’ departure is the second by a prominent African-American administrator at the university this summer. In June, Claude M. Steele, who was the…
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In Hiding, Qaddafi Tells Libyans to Free Tripoli
Ben Hubbard of the Associated Press is reporting that a defiant Muammar Qaddafi vowed Wednesday to fight on “until victory or martyrdom” as rebel fighters tried to end scattered attacks by regime loyalists in the nervous capital. The rebels say they have now taken control of nearly all of Tripoli, but sporadic gunfire could still…
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Mitrice Richardson Death: Settlement Reached?
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the parents of Mitrice Richardson have reached a tentative agreement to settle their lawsuits against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for $900,000, according to sources with knowledge of the settlement. The missing 24-year-old was found dead almost a year after being released from the Los Angeles County…
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Jalen Rose Released From Jail
EURweb is reporting that former basketball star and ESPN commentator Jalen Rose has been released from jail after serving 16 days for a DUI conviction. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department in California tells the Associated Press that Rose was released early Thursday from the jail in Pontiac. He reported to jail Aug. 2 to begin…
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Georgia Cop Shoots, Kills Unarmed Man
News One is reporting that East Dublin, Ga., Police Officer Jason Deal shot and killed unarmed motorist Melvin Williams after a traffic stop. The article states that video from a police cruiser in this rural Georgia town shows just how quickly a traffic stop can turn deadly. In the recording, Deal jumps out of his…
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Should Obama Be Vacationing?
There is controversy brewing over President Obama’s family vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. Some feel that he should not be on vacation at a time when the nation is in such a fragile state. Others think that it’s a slap in the face to the downtrodden and unemployed. Karen Kaplan of the Los Angeles Times is…
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New Immigration Policy to Stop Deportations
The Atlanta Post is reporting the Obama administration announced Thursday that it would suspend deportation proceedings against many undocumented immigrants who pose no threat to national security or public safety. The new policy is expected to help thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the United States as young children, graduated from high school and…
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VIDEO: Georgetown and Chinese Basketball Players Brawl
The Washington Post is reporting that the Georgetown Hoyas got into a bench-clearing brawl with the Bayi Military Rockets during an exhibition game. The turbulent ending to Thursday night’s contest marred what had been billed as the second game of a two-day “China-U.S. Basketball Friendship Match” in Beijing. Georgetown intended the team’s 10-day trip to…
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Nivea Ad Culturally Insensitive?
Clutch has an open thread about a Nivea print ad featuring a black man that some say is culturally insensitive. With the slogan “Look like you give a damn,” the ad shows a well-dressed, clean-shaven black man holding the head of an Afro-wearing, bearded black man with the tagline “Re-civilize yourself.” Folks are up in…
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