Leonardo Blair

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  May 15, 2014

  Leggy Teen Says Richmond Homeschool Prom Kicked Her Out After Dads Complained Her Dress Could Trigger 'Impure Thoughts'

  A leggy 17-year-old girl from Virginia says she was kicked out of the Richmond Homeschool Prom because several fathers complained that her dress triggered "impure thoughts." Others who attended the event held in a church gym, however, are calling her a liar.

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  May 15, 2014

  New York Times Fires Top Editor Jill Abramson, Replaces Her With Dean Baquet, the First Black American to Lead Paper

  After less than three years as the top editor of The New York Times, the company abruptly announced Wednesday that Jill Abramson had been fired and replaced by managing editor Dean Baquet, the first black editor to lead the paper.

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  May 14, 2014

  Planned Parenthood Counselor Failed to Report Rape Involving Alleged Teen Sex Predator Tyler Kost Because It Was a 'Hassle'

  Abortion advocate Planned Parenthood is under investigation after it was revealed that one of the organization's counselors in Arizona failed to report a rape allegedly carried out by accused 18-year-old serial predator, Tyler Kost, because it was too much of a "hassle."

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  May 14, 2014

  Ex-Pastor Who Killed Himself Ahead of Sex Assault Trial Reportedly Abandoned Flock, Wife for Church Pianist

  Scott B. Sechrist, 61, a former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, who killed himself Monday a week before he was to stand trial for molesting an underage girl more than 20 years ago, reportedly abandoned his old church and wife for a relationship with a member of his congregation.

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  May 14, 2014

  'Dead Giveaway' Cleveland Hero Charles Ramsey Pens Book; Gave Away $2K Worth of Hamburger Gift Cards to Homeless People

  A year after a colorful television interview about his role in the rescue of three women and a young girl shot him to fame last May, Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey has penned a book and it's chock-full of riotous details about the man who became America's unlikely hero.

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  May 13, 2014

  30,000 Soldiers Will Lose Jobs in Next 17 Months With Automatic Budget Cuts; 10K This Year, Another 20K Next Year

  Automatic budget cuts known as "sequestration" are expected to shed some 30,000 soldiers from the active rolls in the next 17 months, with 10,000 of that number going in 2014 and another 20,000 to follow in 2015.

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  May 13, 2014

  Hero Mom Breaks Bone in Back After Jump From 2nd Floor Apt to Save Son From Fire; Fund Seeks to Raise 100K for Medical Bills

  A heroic Massachusetts mother who broke a bone in her back and may never walk again after jumping from her second floor apartment to save the life of her 18-month-old son from a raging fire has sparked a groundswell of public support seeking to help her raise $100,000 to pay her medical bills and get back on her feet.

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  May 13, 2014

  Harvard Cancels Satanic 'Black Mass' Meant to Mock Catholic Church; Devil Worshippers Move Ritual to Bar

  The Harvard Extension School Cultural Studies Club cancelled its sponsorship of a controversial reenactment of a satanic "black mass" by New York's Satanic Temple Monday after strong condemnation from Catholic groups, university officials and students.

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  May 12, 2014

  Africa's Richest Man, Aliko Dangote, to Fight Boko Haram With $2.3B Investment in Northern Nigeria

  Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and the world's 24th richest person, with an estimated net worth of $24.5 billion according to Forbes, plans to fight militant Islamist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria with a $2.3 billion investment in the rice and sugar industries.

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  May 12, 2014

  Derrick Ward Gets Death Threats for Saying Michael Sam Shouldn't Have Kissed Boyfriend on ESPN; Don Jones Fined for 'Horrible' Tweet

  Retired and current NFL players came under fire over the weekend for publicly protesting the kiss openly gay football player Michael Sam planted on his boyfriend on national television Saturday night after learning the St. Louis Rams made him the 249th overall choice in the 2014 NFL draft.