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Chloë Grace Moretz and Jamie Blackley star in the new film If I Stay, out in theaters nationwide Friday, August 22nd. In the film, Chloë plays a talented cellist who is forced to choose between pursuing her musical dreams at Juilliard in New York City, or being with the love her life, Jamie, back home. But all that comes to a […]

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Tiffany Mitchell, a woman who told detectives that she witnessed the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, shared her story on CNN Wednesday night. Accompanied by her attorney, Mitchell explained how as she was driving by the scene when she noticed Brown trying to pull away from an officer as the two were “tussling through […]

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A vigilante group in Nigeria told reporters Thursday that Boko Haram kidnapped around 100 boys and men from a remote town in northeastern Nigeria on August 10th. Boko Haram attacked the town of Doron Baga in Nigeria’s Borno state on Sunday, killing 10 people and kidnapping dozens more. Hassan Ibrahim, a member of the local Nigerian vigilante […]

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The family of Ezell Ford, an unarmed black man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles police earlier this week, announced Thursday that they will be filing a wrongful-death lawsuit against the police department. The family’s lawyer, Steven A. Lerman, who also represented Rodney G. King in 1991 after he was brutally beaten by Los […]

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If the idea alone of processed chicken nuggets isn’t enough to make your stomach turn, we’re sure this might do just the trick. A Georgia firm is recalling more than 15,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets after getting several complaints that the nuggets contained pieces of plastic – a secret ingredient no one wants to find in […]

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will allow women a wider range of hairstyles to choose from, after coming under fire back in March for its “racially biased” guidelines.  The original hair guidelines quickly became unpopular amongst African-American women in the service, with its derogatory language and restriction to hairstyles that […]

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“To anyone out there, especially young people feeling like you don’t fit in, or are not accepted, great things can happen when you have the courage to be yourself.” Those encouraging words uttered by Michael Sam in an emotional speech back in July at the ESPY Awards haven’t fallen on deaf ears – and this […]

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An eyewitness to the killing of unarmed Ezell Ford by Los Angeles police revealed to the Huffington Post Wednesday that he heard an officer shout “shoot him” before three bullets were fired at the victim. In a statement issued by the LAPD, they said it was unknown if the suspect had any gang affiliations, but according […]

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A new five-day truce between Israel and Hamas has been renewed after getting off to a rough start. Israeli military said Gaza militants breached the original cease-fire by firing eight rockets at Israel, and in response, Israeli fighter planes targeted “rocket launchers and terror sites” across the enclave. No casualties were reported, and hostilities died down […]

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As tensions continue to rise in Ferguson following the death of Michael Brown, local police have made several civilian arrests overnight for protesting in the streets. Meanwhile, St. Louis elected official Antonio French was released from jail Thursday morning after spending a night in the can for peacefully protesting on the streets of Ferguson. French was released around […]

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As the Ebola death toll continues to rise, the World Health Organization met this week to determine whether it is ethical to administer experimental medications and vaccines. The WHO concluded unanimously that the use of the new serum is ethical, even if the effectiveness or adverse effects are unknown. The first two doses of the vaccine were given […]

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The Facebook fire challenge that is unusually popular with young teens has made headlines all month, but never before have we seen a mother facilitating the act. Janie Lachelle Talley, 41, knowingly allowed her 16-year-old son to douse himself in nail polish remover, and then set himself ablaze. The act is part of a Facebook challenge […]