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NYC Cops Search for Man Seen With Woman Hours Before She Was Killed
Jennifer Cohen, 35, was found beaten to death in a Brooklyn, N.Y., skate park around 9:10 a.m. Thursday, the New York Daily News reports. Cohen had multiple lacerations to her head. A man was seen on video walking with her a couple of hours before she was killed, authorities said. The two were seen walking…
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Update on Opal Lee's Journey to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday
The petition on Opal Lee’s hope to make Juneteenth a national holiday ran out of time Tuesday when it didn’t reach the goal of 100,000 signatures, the Star-Telegram reports. However, that hasn’t stopped Lee, 89, from continuing on. “Whether we have 100,000 signatures or not, she is still walking. Her goal is to get an audience with…
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NJ Train Crash Leaves 3 Dead and More Than 100 Injured
During Thursday morning’s rush hour, a NJ Transit train crashed into the Hoboken, N.J., train station, the last stop on the Pascack Valley Line, which starts in Spring Valley, N.Y., CNBC reports. According to a medical examiner, three deaths have been reported and up to 100 people are injured. Officials say that there are no…
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Ohio Rapper Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Child Porn
Eric Chavis of Columbus, Ohio, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after making sexually explicit music videos featuring underage teenage girls, leading one of his victims to attempt suicide, according to the New York Daily News. He pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to produce child pornography. After his release, Chavis will have to…
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NYC 6-Year-Old Dies After Being Rushed to Hospital Covered in Bruises
Zymere Perkins, 6, was rushed to the hospital by his mother Monday afternoon and died a short time later. He was unconscious and covered in bruises, the New York Daily News reports. Geraldine Perkins, Zymere’s mother, took Zymere to Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital in a taxicab after emerging from the apartment building holding his limp body,…
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Man Jumped With Brass Knuckles at NYC Subway Stop
At about 5 a.m. Sunday, a New York City subway rider was jumped by two individuals, one of whom was wearing brass knuckles, according to the New York Daily News. The incident, which took place at the Columbus Circle subway station in Manhattan, was caught on video, in which one can see the 25-year-old victim on…
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Tenn. Man Wrongly Imprisoned Says Money Awarded to Him Isn’t Enough
Clark McMillan, 59, of Memphis, Tenn., was wrongly convicted for the robbery and rape of a 16-year-old girl back in 1980. In 2002, DNA evidence cleared him and he was released from prison. And while he was awarded over $800,000, he says that it hasn’t been enough, USA Today reports. Because of his imprisonment, McMillan has…
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A Historic Museum Featuring #APeoplesJourney Opens on the National Mall
Saturday morning marked a monumental day for America, a day that many believed would never come: the opening day of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institution. NMAAHC was established by an act of Congress in 2003 under the authorization of President George W. Bush. But that, of course, was not…
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Witness Who Was Set to Testify Against NYPD Cop Is Brutally Killed
Robert Bishun, 36, was found strangled in the back of his BMW in the Fieldston section of the Bronx, N.Y., Tuesday after being abducted from his auto body shop, the New York Daily News reports. Bishun was a cooperating witness who was set to testify against Police Officer Merlin Alston, who was charged with narcotic conspiracy and…
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Diddy Gives $1,000,000 to Howard University
Sean “Diddy” Combs gave a $1 million check to Howard University’s president, Wayne A.I. Frederick, during his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, according to the Washington Post. The concert was held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., on Thursday night. Combs, who attended Howard and received an honorary doctorate from the university, expressed his gratitude to…
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