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  Apr 10, 2014

  'This is not 1875': Sheriff in Tennessee Worries After Senate Passes Bill Allowing Open Gun Carry Without Permit

  Some law enforcement officers in Tennessee are now worried about the increase in crime and other unintended consequences that could occur if a bill passed Tuesday by the Tennessee Senate to let gun owners carry their weapons openly without a permit should ever become law.

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  Apr 10, 2014

  Beloved 79-Y-0 Deacon, Grandfather Who Was Looking Forward to 80th Birthday, Gunned Down Inside Car Near Daughter's House

  The family and friends of a beloved 79-year-old deacon and grandfather, who was looking forward to turning 80 in a few weeks, were left in the throes of grief Tuesday after he was shot multiple times inside his car and left to bleed in broad daylight near his daughter's house.

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  Apr 9, 2014

  Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Calls Out 'Unprecedented, Unwarranted, Ugly and Divisive Adversity' Faced by Him and President Obama

  In an apparent reference to a tense, reportedly disrespectful, exchange between himself and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) during a congressional hearing Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called out the "unprecedented, unwarranted" adversity he and President Barack Obama have been facing in their respective offices Wednesday.

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  Apr 9, 2014

  New York City Mayor Remembers Hero Cop Dennis Guerra at Start of Al Sharpton's National Action Network Convention

  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio paused during the opening ceremony of Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention Wednesday to remember an NYPD officer and married father of four who died Wednesday morning from injuries he received trying to save residents from a fire in a public housing complex Sunday.

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  Apr 8, 2014

  Husband of Woman Caught Canoodling With Christian Congressman Vance McAllister Says 'He Has Wrecked My Life;' Will Divorce

  Heath Peacock, 34, the husband of Melissa Hixon Peacock, 33, who was caught on video canoodling with her boss, Vance McAllister, 40, a GOP congressman from Louisiana who touts his Christian faith, says the incident has "wrecked" his life and he and his wife who has since been fired are now heading for divorce.

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  Apr 8, 2014

  Oakland Teen Akintunde Ahmad Surprises Many With 5.0 GPA, 2,100 SAT Score and Offers to Attend Yale, Columbia, Brown

  A 17-year-old student at Oakland Tech in Oakland, Calif., who achieved a 5.0 GPA and 2,100 on the SAT, has received offers from some of America's top colleges like Yale, Columbia and Brown. Akintunde Ahmad says he's gotten used to the surprised reactions when people find out about his stellar academic performance.

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  Apr 8, 2014

  Gay Advocates Hurl Feces-Stained Bible Pages at Christians for Protesting Teaching of Homosexuality in German Schools

  Gay advocates in Germany reportedly attacked Christian parents with "little bags of feces" and feces-stained pages ripped from the Bible for protesting a new government sex education program in schools that seeks to teach students about homosexuality.

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  Apr 8, 2014

  This April Fools Prank Pulled on Aquinas College Professor Stephen Barrows Is so Epic It's Making the Whole World Laugh

  A group of students at Aquinas College, a small Catholic school in Grand Rapids, Mich., pulled off what is perhaps the most epic April Fools prank on their macroeconomics professor and it has left the whole world laughing.

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  Apr 7, 2014

  Married Christian GOP Congressman Vance McAllister Caught on Video in Steamy Kiss With Staffer; Asks God for Forgiveness

  Vance McAllister, 40, a married Christian GOP congressman and father of five representing the 5th district of Louisiana begged God and his wife for forgiveness Monday after a video showing him locked in a steamy kiss and embrace with his district scheduler was made public.

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  Apr 7, 2014

  Body of Missing Dr. Teleka Patrick Who Was 'Obsessed' With Gospel Star Marvin Sapp May Have Been Found Floating in River

  The body of Dr. Teleka Patrick, 30, a Michigan woman who was reportedly "obsessed" with popular Gospel singer Marvin Sapp before she mysteriously went missing last December, might have been found floating in Lake Charles in Porter, Ind., according to local authorities.