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Memphis pastor shot and killed and wife injured by woman who screamed: You broke my heart.”

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ABC mourns sudden death of a beloved producer, “We miss our friend and colleague Alexa.”

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NCAA Championship helps Charlottesville, U. Va., to turn the corner from 2017 racial violence

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Lil Boosie arrested on alleged drug and gun charges in Georgia

Rapper Boosie Badazz was arrested in Georgia along with Antonio Allen for alleged felony drug and firearm possession charges.
/ April 9, 2019
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Rep. Bobby Rush says Chicago’s police union is ‘the sworn enemy of black people,’ in defense of prosecutor Kim Foxx

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, and activist Ja’Mal Green, and other supporters defended Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx against the city’s Fraternal Order of Police.
/ April 9, 2019
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Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx questions if race is a factor in public bashing over the Jussie Smollett case

Kim Foxx who has been under intense fire since her office dropped criminal charges against Jussie Smollett wonders if race is factor in her backlash.
/ April 9, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Whoopi Goldberg reveals she was hospitalized second time after battle with pneumonia

Whoopi Goldberg revealed that she is better after suffering a 24-hour bug that sent her to the hospital just weeks after her bout with pneumonia and sepsis.
/ April 9, 2019
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Former NBA star Kwame Brown accuses ex of using child support for ‘personal use’

Jocelyn Vaughn sued him in September to establish paternity and child support for their daughters.
/ April 8, 2019
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Nurses post bond for Illinois Dad arrested for rushing choking daughter to emergency room

Darius Hinkle said when he realized his 1-year-old daughter Damani was choking on a penny, “The first thing on my mind was to get her to the hospital.”
/ April 8, 2019
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Oprah Winfrey donates $2 Million to arts programs and disaster relief in Puerto Rico

 “The needs of Puerto Rico and our fellow American citizens following the tragic hurricanes are still very real,” Oprah Winfrey said in a statement.
/ April 8, 2019