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CLEVELAND (AP) — With several swipes from the arm of an excavator and a smattering of applause from spectators, demolition began Wednesday morning on the Cleveland house where three women were held captive and raped over a decade. The house is being torn down as part of a deal that spared Ariel Castro a possible […]

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On Saturday, August 24, 2013 we will gather at 8AM at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to stand together against the recent attack on voter rights, against Stand Your Ground and racial profiling, and to continue to raise awareness on unemployment, poverty, gun violence, immigration, gay rights and other critical issues affecting our nation. […]

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The Michigan Tenure Commission is set to decide on the fate of Judge Wade McCree according to the Detroit Free Press. Paul Fischer, an examiner in McCree’s judicial misconduct case, believes McCree is unfit to keep his job as a judge. He made the remarks during the judicial misconduct hearing on Monday, August 5, he said, […]

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LOWELL, Mass. (AP)- A high-ranking priest with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is facing a prostitution charge. Authorities say the Rev. Arthur Coyle was granted $500 bail after pleading not guilty Monday in Lowell to a count of sexual conduct for a fee. Coyle is the Episcopal Vicar for the Merrimack Region, meaning he […]

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LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — The children treated him like an uncle. He was close friends with their parents. James Lee DiMaggio is now a suspect in the death of Christina Anderson, the abduction of her 16-year-old daughter and the possible death or abduction of her 8-year old son. Anderson’s body was found in DiMaggio’s burning […]

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The “Prancing Elite” are an all-male dancing squad out of Mobile, Alabama. Many people have come out against the group but the dance group plans to continue despite the backlash. The “Prancing Elite” thanked people for their support on their Facebook: “Thanks for the support..we work very hard to get to where we are..sometimes day […]

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Two former black employees from a local Dallas law firm 1800-CAR-WRECK are suing their former employee for racial discrimination, according to my MyFoxDFW.com. The two employees, Julius Jackson and Erica Cornelius, allege that the firm threw them a Juneteenth celebration party where they were served fried chicken and Big Red soda. According to the news site, […]

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SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A disabled junk dealer feuding with local officials over his debris-strewn property packed a rental car with guns and ammunition before opening fire at a town meeting and killing three men, authorities said Tuesday. Rockne Newell, 59, had lost his property this year in a court fight over complaints that he […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday honored former baseball players in the Negro League, a haven for African-American players who for decades were prevented from competing with white players in professional baseball. The White House said Obama invited about a dozen players to the White House to mark their contributions to American history, […]

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Former President George W. Bush successfully underwent a heart procedure in Dallas on Tuesday after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery during his annual physical, Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said. “At the recommendation of his doctors, President Bush agreed to have a stent placed to open the blockage,” Ford said. “The procedure was performed […]

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Terrance Wise has two jobs in Kansas City — one at a burger joint, a second at a pizza restaurant – but he says his…

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of…