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Sep 05 2024
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I'm serving two life sentences. So I gave myself a purpose in prison
I'm trying to keep up with Kim Kardashian. She's been raising the issue of pardons for those of us who have "taken accountability for their crimes, worked hard to turn their lives around, and are ready to come home from our prisons and be with their families," as she wrote on Instagram. That's a mission I can get behind. But there are other things our lawmakers can do, in the meantime, to
NewsweekSep 05 2024
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Rapper Rich Homie Quan dead at 34: Tributes pour in to musician
Rapper Rich Homie Quan has been found dead at age 34 of a rumored drugs overdose. The star, real name Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died Thursday at his home in Atlanta. He was due to perform in his hometown in a few weeks at Nick Cannon's Wild N Out alongside the likes of Wacka Flocka and Nardo Wick. His family told TMZ they are 'shattered and heartbroken' by the sudden loss. Fellow rapper
Daily MailJul 03 2024
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Nationally known civil rights attorney hired by family of man who died outside Hyatt Regency Hotel
Nationally known civil rights attorney hired by family of man who died outside Hyatt Regency Hotel MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Nationally known civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been hired by the family of Dvontaye Mitchell. Mitchell died after a struggle with security guards in front of the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Milwaukee on Sunday, June 30. Police say Mitchell was detained after
CBS 58Jun 12 2024
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Mass. state shelter system to begin process to evict migrants and other families
The state’s overwhelmed shelter system will begin issuing notices next month for migrant and homeless families to leave the shelters, Governor Maura Healey’s office announced Wednesday. About 150 families will get a 90-day notice to leave the state’s Emergency Assistance Family Shelter System starting in early July, meaning the system will see the first state-mandated departures by Sept. 29.
Boston.comJun 05 2024
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Initiative aims to help DC-area families in need of baby supplies
On Wednesday, the Greater D.C. Diaper Bank announced it plans to accept more than 300,000 Huggies diapers in the largest single diaper donation the bank has ever received, according to a news release. The Diaper Dudes initiative, in partnership with Monumental Sports & Entertainment, has Washington Wizards players and staff volunteering at the diaper drive. They were present to help
WTOPSep 05 2024
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Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison will control Paramount after Skydance deal: filing
Tech billionaire Larry Ellison will control CBS parent Paramount Global after Skydance Media completes its purchase of the Redstone family’s interest in the film and TV company, according to a report. The Oracle co-founder will own 77.5% of National Amusements, Paramount’s controlling shareholder, through a trust and series of corporations, according to a filing with the US Federal
New York Post (News)Jun 24 2024
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Number of children missing, separated from families in Gaza may be as high as 21,000: report
Nearly 15,000 children have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, the UN says. Number of children missing, separated from families in Gaza may be as high as 21,000: report The number of children who are missing or separated from their families in Gaza due to the the Israel-Hamas war may be as many as 21,000, according to humanitarian aid group Save the Children. This organization -- which has
ABC News (Online)Jul 03 2024
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Tempe family without AC for nearly one month; city gives apartment complex until Friday to fix it
TEMPE (AZFamily) — Three siblings in Tempe say their apartment has been without air conditioning for almost one month. With temperatures so high in the Valley, AC is a necessity. Living without it has made them feel unsafe and worried about their health. The Joneses say they didn’t make any progress toward a solution until they called Arizona’s Family and the city of Tempe. Angel and her
Arizona's FamilySep 05 2024
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Bronx teacher grazed by bullet in classroom didn’t realize he was hit
A Bronx middle school teacher hit by a bullet as he prepared his classroom for the first day of school didn’t immediately realize he had been struck, shaken family members said Thursday. Jhairo Colon, 33, was in a sixth-floor classroom at the Angelo Patri School, on the corner of Webster Ave. and Folin St. in the Fordham section of the Bronx, just before noon Wednesday when someone fired off
New York Daily NewsSep 05 2024
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Georgia school shooting victims: Two 'sweet' boys and two math teachers
Sept 5 (Reuters) - The four people killed in the Georgia school mass shooting on Wednesday included two boys aged 14, remembered as funny, kind and positive, along with two teachers, both of whom taught mathematics and one who was also a football coach. Mason Schermerhorn, 14, had started high school last month. He loved playing video games and was "someone who was always positive and always
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