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  • Brother of Joshua Beal, Man Fatally Shot by Chicago Cop, Faces Charges

    Michael Beal, 28, was held on charges of felony aggravated battery to a police officer and attempting to disarm a police officer on Tuesday following the shooting of his brother, Joshua Beal, 25, on Saturday, CBS News reports. The dispute that resulted in Joshua Beal’s death started over whether a funeral caravan was blocking a…

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  • Assemblywoman Charged With Beating 12-Year-Old Son With Broomstick

    A New York state assemblywoman, Diana Richardson, is facing charges for allegedly beating her 12-year-old son with a broomstick, CBS News reports. Richardson, who represents Brooklyn, N.Y.’s 43rd Assembly District, was arrested Saturday after her son told police that she caused an abrasion on his arm during an argument they were having at home. According…

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  • Homicides Up 55 Percent in Chicago This Year

    Over the weekend, nine people were killed and 42 others were wounded in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. This is the second weekend in a row in Chicago during which more than 50 people were shot. The number of homicides so far this year is now 55 percent above the number at the same point last year.…

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  • Dave Chappelle Set to Host Saturday Night Live With Musical Guests A Tribe Called Quest

    Comedic legend Dave Chappelle will host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 12, Variety reports. Chappelle is best-known as a stand-up comedian and for TV’s iconic The Chappelle Show. The episode that Chappelle will be hosting will be a good one—it will be the first episode of SNL to follow Election Day. To make it even…

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  • Calif. Businessman E.J. Jackson, Known for Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaways, Dies

    The founder and president of Jackson Limousine Service, E.J. Jackson, died of a heart attack Tuesday at the age of 66, the Los Angeles Times reports. For over 30 years, the South Los Angeles businessman provided Thanksgiving dinners to thousands of families and individuals and was known for his annual turkey grocery giveaway. “Some people…

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  • Pa. Man Charged After Partner Allegedly Kills Their Young Son and Texts Video of His Body

    Andre Price Jr., 23, of McKeesport, Pa., was charged Thursday with two felony counts for failing to alert authorities after his partner, Christian Clark, 21, threatened to kill their toddler son before allegedly carrying out the act, the New York Daily News reports. Clark has reportedly admitted to smothering their 17-month-old son on Tuesday after…

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  • Ga. Governor Rants About ‘Colored People’ in Speech

    On Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal gave a racist speech to educators in the state, Raw Story reports. The governor apparently was frustrated with groups who opposed his Opportunity School District amendment, which is intended to turn “struggling schools around.” Fox 5 reports that Deal believes if the amendment passes, the state can help poor minority children…

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  • Man Arrested in Kidnapping of His Own Kids Says It's a 'Misunderstanding' 

    Aaron Young, 24, was arrested Tuesday night after being accused of kidnapping his own children, Fox 40 reports. Young, who appeared to be very upset about the arrest, said it was all a misunderstanding. “How could you say I kidnapped my kids when my name is on the birth certificate and everything?” he said. According to Fox…

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  • NYC Woman Finds N-Word Written on Her Door With Tomato Sauce Thrown on It

    Dolly Ragoo discovered Monday that the door to her home had been splashed with tomato sauce and had the n-word scrawled on it, the New York Daily News reports. Ragoo, who lives in Queens, N.Y., is of Indian descent, and after finding the vandalism on her door, she was terrified. “This called me [n—ger] because I’m…

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  • Mom Sends Daughter to School With Note Pleading for Help

    An 11-year-old showed a handwritten message to an adult at East Feliciana Middle School in Clinton, La., on Tuesday. In it, her mother said that she was being held against her will and needed help, CBS News reports. School officials proceeded to contact the authorities. According to CBS News, authorities found the woman in a…

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