Newsletter
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By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Nearly 50 years after a segregation lawsuit was filed, an Alabama school district has agreed to hire more non-whites. The Fort Payne City school district in Fort Payne, AL, reached a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice requiring it ...
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Marijuana, Not Bath Salts, Possibly to Blame in Miami 'Zombie' Attack
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Hello everyone! Some of you may have already heard the news, but I wanted to follow up to my May 31 post about the Miami homeless man whose face was eaten off in an attack during Memorial Day Weekend. Rudy ...
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Did you know that June is African-American Music Appreciation Month?
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
June is a busy month for commemorations and awareness for various causes. It is National Safety Month, American Rivers Month and even Adopt a Shelter cat month. I'd also like to plug that although it's not the whole month, we ...
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Texas A&M Student Senate denies diversity post to undocumented grad student
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
A Texas A&M student was denied confirmation to the student senate because of his undocumented status. Last Tuesday night, the Student Senate decided not to confirm graduate student Luis Zelaya as Vice President of Diversity, citing his immigration status as ...
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By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
In another installment of unusual zombie-like news, on Tuesday, a New Jersey man stabbed himself and proceeded to throw his intestines at the police. The North New Jersey News is reporting that Wayne Carter, 43, called law enforcement to tell ...
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By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
WARNING GRAPHIC PICTURES INCLUDED For those of you who have been following the story of the man dubbed the “Miami Zombie,” I’ve got some new information to share with you. Ronald Poppo was reportedly conscious during the 18-minute attack that ...
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By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Texas Man Gets Max for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Al Qaeda HOUSTON – Barry Walter Bujol Jr., a 30-year-old Hempstead, Texas, resident and former student at Prairie View A&M University, will now serve 20 years in federal prison, ...
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Christian sues Time Warner for allegedly allowing employees to watch porn on company time
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Time Warner Cable was recently hit with a $2 million lawsuit for allegedly ignoring an employee’s complaints about his colleagues watching porn on company time. The former employee said his colleagues’ actions went against his religious beliefs as a Christian, ...
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Mother stabs fiancé to death after he gives her cheap Mother's Day gift
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Mothers, did you get the gift you wanted for Mother’s Day? One Beaumont mother reacted violently after she received a gift that did not meet her expectations. Beaumont police arrested 20-year-old Paige Parkerson this past Monday on charges of allegedly ...
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Skechers toning shoes deemed ineffective, buyers can get refund
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
Skechers Shape-Ups will NOT turn you into the next Kim Kardashian or Brooke Burke. This revelation comes from the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection. Consumers who purchased Skechers Shape-ups or other toning shoes made by the company will be eligible ...