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Joaquin Rivera, School Counselor, Robbed by Three Homeless Drug Addicts While Dying In Emergency Room
Joaquin Rivera, 63, a school counselor suffering an apparent heart attack died at Philadelphia's Atria Health's Frankford Campus after waiting nearly 80 minutes for help and he was robbed by Richard Alten and two other homeless drug addicts who stole his watch. Rivera died before seeing a ...
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Sandra Ramirez & Jesus Valenti, Arrested After Newborn Baby Found Dead in Dumpster
Jesus Valenti, 26, and Sandra Ramirez, 29, have done the unthinkable -- abandonment of the body of their dead baby. They were arrested after the newborn was found under a pile of trash in a dumpster in northeast Atlanta early Monday morning. Sandra Ramirez went to South Fulton Medical Center ...
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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Convicted of Embezzling Gift Cards Intended for the City's Poor
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Convicted of Embezzling Gift Cards Intended for the City's Poor
blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com — Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has been found guilty on a single charge of taking gift cards intended... for the city's poor. She was acquitted of a felony theft charge. She should be kicked out of office for her conviction. Jurors deliberated more than six days after hearing that Dixon was ... (more) Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Convicted of Embezzling ...
Jaimee Grubbs Enters the Tiger Woods Scandal, Tells Us Weekly She Had 31-Month Affair with Woods
Well, the skankfest continues. Another woman has come out of the woodwork claiming she has had a 31-month affair golfer extraordinaire Tiger Woods. This is fast becoming a public relations nightmare. First, what is wrong with these women who just can't say no to engaging in adulterous ...
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Disbarred Attorney Scott Rothstein, 47, Arrested by FBI on Racketeering Charges, Accused in a $1 Billion Investment Scam
Another one bites the dust. Scott Rothstein, a flashy Fort Lauderdale attorney, has surrendered to FBI agents this morning, on a federal racketeering charge. Authorities have said he ran a $1 billion investment scam while acting like a philanthropic tycoon. Rothstein, 47, had fled to Morocco ...
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BREAKING -- Maurice Clemmons Fatally Shot by Police
URGENT: Sheriff's spokesman says Seattle police have fatally shot suspect in officer shooting. Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says Maurice Clemmons was shot early Tuesday in a Seattle neighborhood. Authorities suspected Clemmons of gunning down four police officers at a coffee ...
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Solange Magnano, a Former Miss Argentina, Dies From Complications After Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery on Her Buttocks
Solange Magnano, a former Miss Argentina, has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks. Dang. She died of a pulmonary embolism Sunday, after three days in critical conditions following a gluteoplasty in Buenos Aires. Magnano, a 38-year old mother of twins, ...
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Chelsea Clinton, 29, Engaged to Longtime Boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky
Not that this comes as a shock, but ABC News is reporting that Chelsea Clinton is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky. Clinton, 29, and Mezvinsky, the son of former Rep. Ed Mezvinsky (D-IA) and former Rep. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D-PA), became friends in Washington DC and ...
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Politico: Seven Stories President Barack Obama Doesn't Want Told
Nearly a year into his presidency, it seems that President Obama's gift for controlling his image shows signs of strain. There are several anti-Obama storylines gaining traction and that's clearly not the message the White House wants to get out. According to Politico, the Obama White House ...
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Serena Williams Gets Two Year Probation for Profanity Laced Tirade During US Open
Remember that profanity-laced tirade tennis pro Serena Williams went on earlier this year? Well, she has just received the stiffest fine in the history of profession tennis -- a two year probation. More to follow. Still developing.
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Ex-Con Maurice Clemmons Sought for Questioning in the Execution-Style Murder of Four Police Officers at Forza Coffee Shop Near Parkland, Wa.
Have you seen Maurice Clemmons? The 73-year old Tacoma man is being sought by law enforcement in the execution-style shooting of Mark Renninger and three other police officers at the Forza Coffee shop near Parkland, Wa., Sunday morning. Court records show that Clemmons, who was recently ...
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Police Officer Mark Renninger, One of Four Killed by Gunman in Ambush at Lakewood, Wa., Coffee Shop
blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com — One of the Lakewood police officers killed today has been identified on Facebook and WFMZ's web site... as Mark Renninger. He grew up in Lehigh Valley, Pa., and was born in Bethlehem. He served in the military. According to WFMZ, he is one of six siblings. He was a member of the Lakewood SWAT ... (more) Police Officer Mark Renninger, One of Four Killed by ...
Five People, Including Four Children Ages Two to 14, Killed, Seven in Critical Condition, in Louisiana Interstate Accident
This has been a weekend marred with so much tragedy. State police said four children ages two to 14 were among five people killed when a minivan packed with children rolled on a Louisiana interstate, and seven others remained in critical condition. Police identified the dead as the driver,Mona ...
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Tiger Woods Cancels Third Meeting with Florida Highway Patrol, Releases Statement Accepting Responsibility for Early Morning Accident
For the third day in row, professional golfer Tiger Woods has canceled an interview with the Florida Highway Patrol about the early-morning crash that sent him to the hospital. A spokeswoman for Florida Highway Patrol said the agency was contacted at about 1 p.m. from prominent local attorney ...
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Four Police Officers Shot Dead at Forza Coffee Shop Near Parkland, Wa., Manhunt Underway to Find ...
blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com — Four police officers with Pierce County, Washington, have been shot to death in an ambush at the... Forza Coffee shop near Parkland Sunday morning. Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer told The News Tribune in Tacoma one or two gunmen burst into the coffee shop and shot the four uniformed ... (more) Four Police Officers Shot Dead at Forza Coffee Shop Near ...
News Round-Up: Professor Advises Underwater Homeowners to Walk Away from Mortgages; Two Senators Urge Action Against White House Crashers
News Round-Up from Around the U.S. and the World Professor advises underwater homeowners to walk away from mortgages Brent T. White, a University of Arizona law school professor, says that it's in the homeowners' best financial interest to stiff their lenders and that it's not immoral to ...
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NY Times: Food Stamp Use at Record Highs and Climbing Every Month, Stigma Fades
MARTINSVILLE, Ohio — With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children. It has grown so rapidly in places so diverse that it is becoming nearly as ordinary as the ...
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Sonya Gayle Powell, 42, Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident by Ex-Con Sheldon Reid, With Four License Suspensions
Black Friday wasn't totally incident-free. In fact, Sonya Gayle Powell, 42, was killed in a hit-and-run accident while crossing Baychester Avenue in the Bronx, as she returned from Christmas shopping. She was mowed down by an ex-con, Sheldon Reid, who has four license suspensions. Reid pleaded ...
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LA Times Sportswriter Mike Penner, AKA Christine Daniels, Commits Suicide Friends Say
Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who announced two years ago that he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died and it is suspected that he committed suicide. He was 52 years old. In his 25-year tenure with the Los Angeles Times, he covered Major ...
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Ayalis Clay Oliver, 76, Accused of Shooting Son, Keith Oliver, to Death During Thanksgiving Gathering Over Chores
Ayalis Clay Oliver, 76, has been arrested and charged with shooting his 49 year old son, Keith Oliver, to death in an argument over chores during a Thanksgiving Day gathering at his home in Security, Co. Oliver is being held without bond in the El Paso County jail. Deputies arrested him on ...
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