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College employee placed on leave after alleged racial profiling of student

College employee placed on leave after alleged racial profiling of student

WCVB-TV(NORTHAMPTON, Mass.) — The Smith College employee who called police on a black student who she believed looked “out of place” has been placed on leave amid an ongoing investigation into the incident, according to a statement from the school. “We are committed to timely and transparent communication throughout this […]

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More rain expected for Northeast US throughout Saturday

More rain expected for Northeast US throughout Saturday

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Strong thunderstorms rolled through the Northeast on Friday, bringing heavy rains, gusty winds and even some hail. Over 2 inches of rain was reported in parts of New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Rain is still moving through the region and is expected to continue through Saturday […]

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Two people injured by flaming drink at Gordon Ramsay’s Las Vegas restaurant

Two people injured by flaming drink at Gordon Ramsay’s Las Vegas restaurant

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Two people were rushed to the hospital after they were injured by a flaming drink at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant in Las Vegas on Thursday. The accident occurred at Hell’s Kitchen, which is Ramsay’s restaurant located in Caesars Palace. The drink which caused the […]

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12-year-old girl believed to have been abducted at Reagan National Airport found safe

(NEW YORK) — Authorities announced that the 12-year-old girl who disappeared from a Washington, D.C. airport with an unknown woman was found unharmed in New York City with her parents on Friday. The girl, JinJing Ma, was listed as in “extreme danger” when police issued an AMBER alert on Thursday, […]

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Texas police officer rescues baby who was choking on a marble

Texas police officer rescues baby who was choking on a marble

WFAA(PLANO, Texas) — A police officer in Texas helped save a 1-year-old girl who was choking on a marble. Last month, officer Coy Clements responded to a 911 call about an emergency at a resident’s home in Plano. Inside, Ariana Yousif, 1, was choking on a marble she had been […]

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School launches investigation, issues apology, after black student says she was racially-profiled

School launches investigation, issues apology, after black student says she was racially-profiled

WCVB(NEW YORK) — A black college student is speaking out after a campus employee called the police on her to report seeing someone who appeared to be “out of place.” Oumou Kanoute, a student at Smith College working as a teaching assistant and residential adviser, was eating lunch in a […]

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2 injured after hot air balloon has ‘hard landing’ in Colorado

2 injured after hot air balloon has ‘hard landing’ in Colorado

iStock/Thinkstock(HARTSEL, Colo.) — Two people were injured in Colorado on Friday after the hot air balloon they were traveling in had a “hard landing,” officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident, which took place in Hartsel. There were two pilots and nine passengers on board […]

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Rescuers use dish soap to free trapped rock climber

Rescuers use dish soap to free trapped rock climber

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(ISANTI, Minn.) — The next time you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place, look to your kitchen sink. It might just hold the key to your freedom. When a 13-year-old rock climber’s knee became wedged in a crack between two rocks in a Minnesota park on […]

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Dozens of goats corralled after busting loose in Boise, Idaho

Dozens of goats corralled after busting loose in Boise, Idaho

iStock/Thinkstock(BOISE, Idaho) — Police in Boise, Idaho were called on Friday to help corral as many as 100 hungry goats on the lamb. At about 7 a.m. Friday morning, Boise police received a call advising them that there were approximately 50 -100 goats loose in the neighborhood feeding on landscaping, […]

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Harvey Weinstein to seek dismissal of sexual assault charges

Harvey Weinstein to seek dismissal of sexual assault charges

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein asked a New York City judge on Friday to throw out the two indictments returned against him in the last few months, arguing the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office failed to meet its technical burden in filing a series of sex crimes charges against […]

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