Breaking Down What Jay-Z Really Meant In His Response to Rape Allegations, Texas Family Wants Answers After Innocent College Student Held At Gunpoint By Cops, Why the Anti-DEI UnitedHealthcare Alleged Shooter Isn’t the ‘Woke’ Icon You Thought He Was

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Texas Family Wants Answers After Innocent College Student Held At Gunpoint By Cops

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Nineteen-year-old Braylen Kizzee is a college freshman who plays football at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Texas. The college student also dreams to follow in his father’s footsteps in law enforcement, but a Dec. 3 incident with police has left a sour taste in his mouth. – Phenix S Halley Read More

Breaking Down What Jay-Z Is Really Saying In His Response to Rape Allegations

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Up until now, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has managed to keep his nose clean of any Diddy drama. But now, he’s been named in the most recent civil lawsuit against his long-time friend, Sean “Diddy” Combs. The Root previously reported that the founder of Roc Nation responded to allegations claiming he participated in the rape of a 13-year-girl in 2000 alongside Diddy. – Phenix S Halley Read More

Did Jay-Z Sue Tony Buzbee To Try to Keep His Name Out of the Sexual Assault Case? We Have the Receipts

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When Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter was first accused of raping a 13-year-old girl alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs, the Roc Nation founder made it clear he plans to fight these horrific allegations and the lawyer in charge of it all, Tony Buzbee. – Phenix S Halley Read More

Why the Anti-DEI UnitedHealthcare Alleged Shooter Isn’t the ‘Woke’ Icon You Thought He Was

Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led from the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition hearing December 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Mangione has been arraigned on weapons and false identification charges related to the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Mangione is incarcerated in the State Correctional Institution in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania awaiting extradition to New York Photo: Getty Images Jeff Swensen

With Luigi Mangione officially in custody, everyone is trying to figure out exactly who the 26-year-old alleged shooter is and what led him to murder the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in broad daylight. – Phenix S Halley Read More

After 40 Years and a Wrongful Conviction, Slain Married Couple Set to Finally Get Justice For Their 1985 Murder

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Harold and Thelma Swain were shot and killed at their Georgia church in 1985, but although DNA evidence and witnesses put their killer at the scene of the crime, the double murders went unsolved for almost 40 years. – Phenix S Halley Read More

Man Allegedly Killed a Son and Left His Mother in Critical Condition During Home Invasion

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A warrant for the arrest of a 42-year-old Pennsylvania man has been announced after police say they believe he is responsible for the shooting death of a 25-year-old and critically injuring his 61-year-old mother. – Phenix S Halley Read More

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