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Protests follow decision not to file charges in Minneapolis police shooting

MINNEAPOLIS --Protesters gathered Wednesday night in north Minneapolis near the spot where a black man was shot in a confrontation with police last November.The gathering came hours after a prosecutor declined to charge two police officers in the death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark. The prosecutor said the officers were justifiably in fear for their lives as Clark tried to get hold of an officer's gun.The demonstrators marched down a major street to downtown, chanting things like, "Hands up! Don't shoot!" and, "No justice, no peace. Prosecute the police." Source: Protests follow decision not to file charges in Minneapolis police shooting - CBS News
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HOT TWEETS: Fighters React to Jon Jones Probation-Violation Arrest Via Twitter

Following former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones turned himself into authorities on Monday after a warrant was issued for his arrest for probation violation stemming from a recent traffic stop for alleged drag racing. After hearing the news of Jones’ arrest, fighters reacted to the development via Twitter. Source: HOT TWEETS: Fighters React to Jon Jones Probation-Violation Arrest Via Twitter | MMAWeekly.com
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Decision on Charges in Minneapolis Police Shooting Wednesday

  A Minneapolis prosecutor will announce on Wednesday whether two officers will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black man in November that prompted protests and an 18-day encampment outside a city police precinct. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman will announce his decision in the death of Jamar Clark, 24, at 10:30 a.m. Clark was shot during what authorities called a struggle with Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze. But some people who say they saw the shooting have said Clark wasn't struggling and was handcuffed. Source: Decision on Charges in Minneapolis Police Shooting Wednesday
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Oak Park man gets 30-45 years in Backpage murder

An Oak Park man will serve at least 30 years in prison in connection with the slaying of a Detroit woman who went missing last August after she met him on a social media escort website. Jerome Moore, 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on March 9 and was sentenced Wednesday by Judge Mark Slavens to 30-45 years in prison, according to Maria Miller, spokeswoman of the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. Cynthia Worthy, 23, was found stabbed to death last August on the city's west side in an alley in the 4000 block of Davison. She was last seen at her residence in the 3200 block of Cortland prior to her death, according to Detroit Police, who said Worthy's sister told investigators she was supposed to meet up with an unknown man later that day. Source: Oak Park man gets 30-45 years in...
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Zoe Kravitz: Mom Lisa Bonet is ‘disgusted’ by Bill Cosby scandal
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Zoe Kravitz: Mom Lisa Bonet is ‘disgusted’ by Bill Cosby scandal

Lisa Bonet prefers to plead the fifth when it comes to talking about the sexual assault allegations involving her former on-screen father, Bill Cosby.According to her daughter Zoe Kravitz, the 47-year-old former Cosby Show star doesn't even speak about the scandal with her own family."She's just as disgusted and concerned as everyone else is," Kravitz, 26, told The Guardian while promoting her new film, "Dope." "But I don't think she has any insight. It's news to her as well." While her mother remains tight-lipped about the allegations against Cosby, Kravitz insists that if Bonet knew something, she would say something. "She's a very straightforward person," Kravitz said. "If there was something she felt the world needed to know that would help this case or help any women who had been ab...
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Twista — Arrested for Weed …That’s Still a Crime? (MUG SHOT + VIDEO)
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Twista — Arrested for Weed …That’s Still a Crime? (MUG SHOT + VIDEO)

Rapper Twista was busted for possession of pot Thursday night ... which torpedoed his Indiana concert. Twista was scheduled to perform at Big Shots in Valparaiso. We're told the Rolls Royce Phantom in which he was riding was pulled over at 10:15 PM, before the concert. Twista, 2 other passengers and the driver waited outside the car as police searched the vehicle and found the weed. Cops say they stopped the Rolls because it was following too close to a truck. Police approached the vehicle and smelled weed. All 4 men were arrested. Twista was on his way to the concert when he was busted. The show, obviously, did not go on. The rapper was held until 4 AM Friday morning and released after he posted $500 bail. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/25/twista-arrested-weed-marijuana/#ixzz4...
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‘Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s’ Star: Grandson Killed in Shooting
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‘Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s’ Star: Grandson Killed in Shooting

  Miss Robbie, the star of "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" on OWN, is mourning the loss of her grandson ... who was shot and killed in St. Louis, and she believes he was set up.21-year-old Andre Montgomery was found in a house, unconscious with a gunshot wound Monday night. Police say he was pronounced dead on the scene ... and at this point there's no suspect. Miss Robbie tells TMZ ... the house where Andre was shot had a recording studio, and he was laying down a rap. She's been told that during the recording session, Andre got a phone call to meet someone outside, and when he went out ... that's when he got shot. Miss Robbie says there is one strong lead in the case -- Andre was staying in a hotel, and on Tuesday morning someone used a key to enter the room. She says Andre's belongin...
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No Sentence Long Enough for Pedophile Who Gave HIV to Two Kids
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No Sentence Long Enough for Pedophile Who Gave HIV to Two Kids

  A convicted child molester from Houston has been handed a life prison sentence, after a string of sickening child sex attacks that left one minor and one toddler with HIV. The court was told how 33-year-old David Wilson had spent more than two years rapinga 14-year-old girl, along with his own 23-month-old niece – all the time knowing he was HIV-positive.The predatory pedophile had already been sentenced to four years in prison back in 2005, when he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a child. Despite being fully aware of his HIV-positive status, he would go on to carry out more sickening attacks on two more children – one of which being one of his own family members.Wilson was brought in on charges of super aggravated assault of his own niece – the toddler having been sent to ...
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