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Statue of black child hanging at school upsets people in Taneyville
sforhetz@ky3.comTANEYVILLE, Mo. -- The day after the Presidential Inauguration and the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, someone hung a yard ornament of a black child from the outside entryway of the Taneyville School. No evidence was left behind, and the statue is now...Tags: Sculpture, FBI, Hate Crimes, Martin Luther King Jr., Arts
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North Carolina governor signs law aimed at restarting executions
ReutersBy Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 19 (Reuters) - North Carolina's governor, hoping to resume executions in his state, on Wednesday signed the repeal of a law that has allowed death row inmates to seek a reduced sentence if they could prove...Tags: National Government, Executive Branch, American Civil Liberties Union, Africa, Regional Authority
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Report: Paula Deen admits using N-word, telling racist jokes
Looks like Paula Deen has cooked up another mess for herself. In a videotaped deposition, the celebrity chef has reportedly admitted openly making racist jokes and slurs. She even confirmed that she wanted to costume black waitstaff as slaves at a...Tags: Diabetes, Food Network (tv network), Healthy Diet, Charlie Sheen, Community (tv program)
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#PaulasBestDishes goes viral after Paula Deen racism controversy
Following a report that Paula Deen uses the N-word repeatedly, likes to tell racist jokes, and once proposed using black waiters dressed as slaves at a wedding, the hashtag #PaulasBestDishes was trending on Twitter. Inspired by her Food Network...Tags: Diabetes, Social Issues, Food Network (tv network), Slavery, Paula Deen
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U.S. celebrity chef explains use of racial epithet in deposition
ReutersJune 19 (Reuters) - U.S. celebrity chef Paula Deen, known for her high-calorie Southern cooking, admitted in a deposition that surfaced on Wednesday that she has used racial slurs but her attorney says she does not tolerate prejudice. A former employee...Tags: Trials, Cultural Development, Recipes, Food Network (tv network), Litigation
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Judge Gets 30-Day Unpaid Suspension
The Hartford CourantSuperior Court Judge E. Curtissa Cofield accepted a 30-day unpaid suspension from the bench Wednesday for allowing child-protection cases involving 10 foster children to languish in some cases for more than a year. It is the second time that the Judicial...Tags: Trials, Judges, Justice System, Lowell Weicker, Court Preliminary
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Brad Paisley's success is no accident
You probably missed hearing about it because of some basketball game in Miami, but Brad Paisley had his own historymaking evening on Tuesday. The country singer and guitarist scored a cameo with the Rolling Stones during their performance in...
Tags: Music, Brad Paisley, Entertainment
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Zimmerman prosecutors won't use 'profiled' in jury selection
SANFORD — Quietly and with hardly anyone noticing, George Zimmerman's attorneys persuaded prosecutors not to use the word "profiled" during jury selection. That means the theory that is the backbone of the state's case — that 17-year-old...
Tags: Trials, Judges, Trayvon Martin, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tensions have been high between Bucs and Reds
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates and Cincinnati Reds have played each other eight times this season and there have been 16 hit batters in those games. With that in mind, Pirates second baseman Neil...Tags: Brandon Inge, Bronson Arroyo, Mat Latos, Andrew McCutchen, Michael McKenry
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Some states speed up death penalty
Stateline.orgWASHINGTON Supporters and opponents of capital punishment agree: The current death penalty is expensive, inefficient and arbitrary. Some state legislatures have reacted to those faults by abolishing the death penalty, while others are trying to speed it...Tags: Trials, Parties and Movements, Judges, U.S. Supreme Court, Phil Berger
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CTU's Lewis rips Emanuel's 'elite' advisers
Clout StreetIn the wake of recent school closings and teacher layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis took aim Tuesday at the two R’s of her education reform effort — racism and revenue. Lewis, speaking to the City Club of Chicago, did not...Tags: Social Issues, Bruce Rauner, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Taxation
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Racist email petitions hit mark in Isle of Wight, and keep going
ISLE OF WIGHT — Petitioners now have enough signatures to ask a court to remove Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Byron "Buzz" Bailey from office, but the petition likely won't be filed until next week at the earliest. Some...
Tags: NAACP, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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