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A man allegedly robbed a bank for $1 and then waited there for  police to arrest him. Deputies said he did so as a way to go back to jail to receive free medical care. “This is a holdup. Give me a dollar,” the man wrote on a note that he handed to a teller […]

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The ACLU is committed to challenging the “school to prison pipeline,” a disturbing national trend wherein children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Many of these children have learning disabilities or histories of poverty, abuse or neglect, and would benefit from additional educational and counseling services. Instead, […]

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President Obama unveiled his “My Brother’s Keeper Initiative” which seeks to help young men and boys of color succeed.  As reported in CNN.com, the President called on every one to join in this critical mission stating: “No excuses. Government, and private sector, and philanthropy, and all the faith communities, we all have a responsibility to help […]

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Parking tickets are infuriating, especially when they seem undeserved. If you familiar with parking in NYC you know the signs are impossibly difficult to understand (purposely or nah?). But most people don’t want to invest the time and energy to would take to dispute them. Now there’s a new iPhone app, Fixed, that will fight parking […]

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Just in case you were wondering why states are making weed legal … hundreds of millions dollars.  Colorado expects to take in about $184 million in tax revenue from marijuana in the first 18 months after legislation — and much of that money will be funneled into teaching kids to stay away from pot.

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Atlanta (CNN) – A pharmacy tech who makes $12 an hour but drives a Mercedes. A rumor that a pharmacist may be trading sex for drugs. A prescription note with handwriting that’s a little too easy to read. The Drug Enforcement Administration in Atlanta says all of these scenarios should leave pharmacy workers suspicious of illegal […]

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A man whose murder conviction was overturned after he served 22 years in prison will receive a $6.4 million settlement from New York City, according to attorneys on the case. David Ranta, 60, who was imprisoned for the killing of a Brooklyn rabbi in 1990, was granted the settlement this week before his claim against […]

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Mexico’s most wanted drug lord, Joaquin Guzman, known as “El Chapo,” was captured Saturday in a joint operation by Mexican and U.S. federal agents, a senior U.S. official said. Guzman, long considered the top prize and most elusive figure in the ongoing drug war that has left tens of thousands of Mexicans dead, was taken […]

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If you want to shine in a competitive workforce, take to Twitter. Nearly 95% of recruiters surveyed by software firm Jobvite used or planned to use social media to find and vet candidates last year. You can use Twitter to improve your visibility inside and outside your company, and connect yourself with influencers and hiring […]

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Gold has lost its luster — at least as an investment. Since hitting $1,900 an ounce in the summer of 2011, the price of the shiny metal has plunged some 30%.  

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YouTube is fed up with users attempting to manipulate the view counts on videos posted to their site In an effort to combat the manipulation of the site’s stats, YouTube’s engineers will increase scans for spam on a video’s view count and remove fraudulent hits when evidence surfaces. However, Pfeiffenberger conceded that this method won’t […]

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Two men behind bars for more than half their lives over a triple murder walked free this week after DNA evidence tore holes in their convictions. Antonio Yarbough and Sharrif Wilson were teenagers when prison doors clanked shut behind them. Now, in their late 30s, they can hardly believe they’re out. What does freedom feel like? “I’m […]

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Colorado lawmakers are concerned that stoners may be using food stamps and other government benefits to buy marijuana. Republican Party members recently introduced a bill – Senate Bill 37 — to the Colorado General Assembly aimed at keeping the Centennial State’s high society from making legal weed purchases with the use of electronic benefit transfer accounts. Colorado state […]

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Didn’t Apple just come out with the iPhone 5S. If you are trying to keep up and you absolutely need to have the very latest in technology then you will be happy to know Apple has finalized the iPhone 6. There has been plenty of back and forth regarding display size and other design elements […]

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For a 23-year-old black man in the US, the odds that he has been arrested at least once in his life for a non-traffic-related crime are almost 50-50. If that young man is white, the chances drop to about 38 percent. The long-term consequences of youthful arrests include: “additional arrests, job instability, lower wages, longer bouts […]

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You can walk into a store in Colorado and legally buy marijuana, but you might get fired if you smoke it. A new Colorado state law went into effect January 1, permitting anyone 21 years of age or older to buy and consume limited amounts of marijuana in the state, despite the fact that marijuana […]

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(CNN) – A federal judge ruled Monday that Chicago’s ban on virtually all sales and transfers of firearms is unconstitutional. The Judge ruled that Chicago’s ordinance goes too far in outright banning legal buyers and legal dealers from engaging in lawful acquisitions and lawful sales of firearms. The FBI’s latest annual crime report showed Chicago had 500 […]

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CNN) – A 35-year-old New York man was charged with felony and misdemeanor assault in what police said were six “knockout” attacks, including assaults on three elderly women and a woman walking with her daughter, the Brooklyn district attorney’s office said Monday. Barry Baldwin, a Brooklyn resident, was charged with three felony counts of assault, three […]

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Twitter is working on a new feature that would allow users to edit tweets once they are published, three sources close to the project have confirmed to The Desk. Those sources, who asked to be identified only as Twitter employees, say the feature has been a top priority at the company for months as Twitter […]

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1. Detroit Population: 713,239 Violent crime rate: 2,137 per 100,000 residents The Motor City tops the list of America’s Most Dangerous Cities for the fourth straight year thanks to a stubborn problem mostly with gang-related violence. Violent crimes — murder, rape, robbery and assault — fell 10% last year but are still running five times the national […]

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1. Detroit Population: 713,239 Violent crime rate: 2,137 per 100,000 residents The Motor City tops the list of America’s Most Dangerous Cities for the fourth straight year thanks to a stubborn problem mostly with gang-related violence. Violent crimes — murder, rape, robbery and assault — fell 10% last year but are still running five times the national […]

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Apparently NY thinks that you absolutely must text … so they are creating Text Stops like Rest Stops along highways. They will be safe places you can pull over to send Text messages. Granted distracted driving is extremely dangerous. One out of 5 accidents today is attributable to distracted driving. There are five times more fatalities […]

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Last week, the FBI busted the Silk Road website, a massive black market that specialized in the anonymous sale of drugs. But a month before the feds shut down the highly secretive network, a computer savvy Australian startup called The Price Geek harvested data on the two most popular items for sale on Silk Road: cocaine and marijuana. The […]

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The new $100 bill, with an array of high-tech features designed to thwart counterfeiters, will get its coming out party today after being plagued by printing problems. Benjamin Franklin remains as the face of the bill, but he is joined by a new changing colour ink well and bell and a 3D security ribbon. The […]

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What is “Drug Minus Two”? In short, it is a plan to reduce the United States Sentencing Guidelines by two levels for ALL substances, across the board. All of this officially began in 2011, when the U.S. Sentencing Commission announced that they would like public comment on whether such a reduction should be considered. Public […]

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After months of uproar following revelations that US intelligence agencies are compiling massive amounts of citizens’ telephone data, the New York Times reports that the DEA has had similar access to Americans’ phone call data since 2007. Only instead of targeting terrorists, the DEA is pursuing domestic drug investigations. And instead of the NSA’s five-year ceiling on data retention, the […]

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You might not know it, but your credit card company is tracking your every move. Advances in how card providers and networks process massive amounts of data from card usage means they often alert consumers to potential fraud before consumers notice anything amiss. While card providers and networks have long analyzed shoppers’ spending data to […]

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Whether you have to relocate for a job, your roommate or significant other flakes out on you or you just can’t afford to stay, knowing how to break an apartment lease without digging yourself into a deep hole can prove invaluable. Landlords have renters sign leases for a simple reason: security. It costs property managers money to […]

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Facebook is launching an experimental program that allows users to store their credit card information on the site. The social network will then automatically fill in relevant billing information when users buy products on partners’ mobile apps. Great for the microwave generation who doesn’t want to wait for anything. Even paying at the checkout counter.

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Anala Beevers is 4 and smarter than you. Anala — who learned the alphabet when she was only 4 months old, her parents say — has an IQ over 145. The New Orleans toddler recently was invited to join Mensa, the high-IQ society for people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on the standardized intelligence test. Anala is […]

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A nationwide effort over the weekend, led by the FBI, has rescued more than 100 children–some as young as 13–from forced prostitution, according to the FBI. “It would be easy enough to look through the eyes of the children, who are saying, ‘Who cares about me?’” said Ron Hosko, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal […]

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A needle, an IV drip and a massage chair. These are just a few of the components that can be found at Hydration Med-Spas, the latest relaxation craze that promise intravenous cocktails of vitamins and electrolytes for a quick fix of energy. Just as Botox is now commonplace, in a few years time, you will […]

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Last week, New Hampshire became the 19th state to legalize medical marijuana—meaning that doctors will in effect be able to prescribe pot for their patients. But people waiting for a prescription shouldn’t hold their breath: Even after medical marijuana comes to a state, it can take months to find a doctor willing to recommend the treatment. […]

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(CNN) – Internet shoppers could be one step closer to having to pay sales taxes on online purchases. In a vote on Monday, the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which will require all online retailers to collect sales taxes for the states where they ship goods. The legislation still needs to pass the Republican-controlled House […]

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Federal prosecutors unsealed charges Thursday against an alleged cybertheft ring accused of stealing $45 million from banks around the globe and using the loot for Rolex watches, luxury cars and other booty. The eight defendants charged Thursday withdrew $2.8 million from New York banks in two separate attacks this past December and February, Lynch said. […]

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(CNN) – The U.S. State Department said Thursday it had heard enough from Defense Distributed, the non-profit group at the center of a 3-D gun printing controversy. The department sent a three-page cease and desist letter dated Wednesday to Cody Wilson, the organization’s 25-year-old founder and self-described anarchist, demanding that the group remove instructions for printing […]

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Washington (CNN) – A Salvadoran national recently added to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list for allegedly committing a 2011 murder in Colorado is under arrest, the FBI announced Wednesday. Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias was in El Salvador and after voluntarily agreeing to return to the United States to face charges he was flown to Denver on […]

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This is exactly why these are not pets!!!!!!!   Bryan County police are investigating Wednesday night after a toddler was killed in a dog attack. About 6:30 p.m., Bryan County dispatchers received a call that an 21-month-old girl had been attacked and killed by seven dogs, Sheriff Clyde R. Smith said. Police say the girl’s […]

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The New Jersey man who won the $338 million Powerball jackpot owes approximately $29,000 in child support. Authorities stopped by Pedro Quezada’s Passaic apartment on Wednesday, one day after the 44-year-old claimed a lump-sum payment worth $221 million, or about $152 million after taxes. No one answered the door. In an email, Passaic County Sheriff […]

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