Leonardo Blair

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  Jan 5, 2015

  Rev. Michael C. Murphy, Pastor of Prominent DC Church Dies Moments Before Sunday Morning Sermon

  On the final Sunday of 2014, congregants of the historic Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington D.C. waited patiently for their senior pastor, Reverend Dr. Michael C. Murphy to show up for the 8:30 a.m. service. He never did and minutes later, they found him dead in his office. He was 62.

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  Jan 5, 2015

  Police Building Criminal Case Against Bishop Heather Cook for Fatal Hit-And-Run; Church Says Her Fate Is Out of Their Hands

  The Baltimore Police Department confirmed Monday that it's building a criminal case against Bishop Heather Cook, 58, the second-highest ranking official of the Episcopal Church of Maryland, after she crashed into a married father of two as he cycled along a local roadway then fled the scene as he lay dying two Saturdays ago.

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  Jan 4, 2015

  'I Will Miss Stuart Scott' Says President Barack Obama; Rich Eisen, Hannah Storm, Star Athletes Deliver Moving Tributes

  It was an emotional morning for the sporting world Sunday as news spread quickly of the death of beloved and iconic ESPN anchor Stuart Scott. "God gained one hell of a talent in Stuart Scott…" said former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson in a tweet that quickly went viral.

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  Jan 4, 2015

  ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott Dies After Long Battle With Cancer

  Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott died Sunday morning after a years-long battle with cancer. He was 49.

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  Jan 2, 2015

  Chick-fil-A Warns Customers That Their Payment Data May Have Been Breached

  Chick-fil-A, America's leading fast-food chicken restaurant, warned this week that the payment information for customers at some of its restaurants might've been breached.

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  Jan 2, 2015

  Episcopalians Outraged Heather Cook Was Promoted to Bishop After 2010 DUI; Some Didn't Know About Alcoholism Until Hit-And-Run

  As the Episcopal Church of Maryland reels over last Saturday's fatal hit-and-run accident involving their second-highest ranking official, Heather Cook, 58, some Episcopalians say she should've never been promoted so soon after her 2010 DUI, while others say they weren't informed about her scandalous brush with the law before her election last spring.

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  Dec 30, 2014

  Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Says They Knew About Heather Cook's DUI Before Electing Her as Bishop

  As outrage and criticism continue to mount over the hit-and-run death of a cyclist by Heather Cook, 58, the first female bishop of the Episcopal Church of Maryland on Saturday, the Diocese has revealed that they knew about her 2010 DUI before she was elected as bishop earlier this year.

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  Dec 30, 2014

  Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson's Classy Response to a Citizen's Complaint About Protesters Goes Viral

  In a departure from the tense relationship across the country between law enforcement and protesters following the deaths of black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City in recent weeks, Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson is being praised for striking a more peaceful tone.

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  Dec 30, 2014

  'God Forbid a Human Should Step Out in Front of Us;' Hit-And-Run Bishop Heather Cook Warned Congregants About Speeding Last Month

  Citing words from a sermon she delivered just last month on accountability, cyclists in Baltimore cried louder for Heather Cook, the first female bishop of The Episcopal Church of Maryland, to be charged with murder after she allegedly killed one of their own, a married father of two, in a hit-and-run accident Saturday.

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  Dec 30, 2014

  Skipplagged Owner Aktarer Zaman, 22, Seeks Help After United Airlines, Orbitz Sue Him for Helping Travelers Find Cheaper Flights

  Aktarer Zaman, a 22-year-old New Yorker who founded a website called skipplagged.com that helps consumers purchase cheap "hidden city" airline tickets, is now seeking help from the public in fighting a civil lawsuit from United Airlines and Orbitz which have charge that his website is undercutting their sales.