Leonardo Blair

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  Feb 6, 2014

  Piers Morgan Under Fire for Saying Trans Woman Janet Mock Is 'Formerly a Man;' She Says She was 'Born a Baby' Not a Boy

  CNN host Piers Morgan has come under fire from advocates of the transgender community for referring to trans woman and writer Janet Mock as "formerly a man." Mock says she was simply "born a baby" and discovered her "girlhood" and "womanhood" as she grew.

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  Feb 6, 2014

  You Won't Believe the Reason Cops Arrested a Firefighter Trying to Help Victims of a Freeway Crash (Video)

  A Chula Vista, Calif., firefighter got himself arrested Tuesday night because he refused an order from a California Highway Patrol officer to stop administering aid to a crash victim on a local freeway to move a fire engine strategically parked in the fast lane to protect the scene.

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  Feb 5, 2014

  Judge Sentences 'Affluenza' Afflicted Teen Ethan Couch to Rehab in Undisclosed Facility; Media Banned From Courtroom

  After banning media from courtroom proceedings Wednesday, Texas State District Judge Jean Boyd reportedly sentenced "affluenza" afflicted teen Ethan Couch, 16, to rehab in an undisclosed facility for causing the deaths of four people, including a pastor, in a drunken crash last summer.

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  Feb 5, 2014

  Actor Turned Evangelist Leon Isaac Kennedy Sues Ebony Magazine for $1M Over 'Sensationalized Lie' That He 'Viciously' Leaked Sex Tape of First Wife

  Actor-turned-evangelist Leon Isaac Kennedy of Kennedy Healing Love Ministries is suing Ebony magazine for publishing a "sensationalized lie" that he leaked a sex tape of his first wife, actress and model Jayne Kennedy Overton, during their 1981 divorce.

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  Feb 5, 2014

  'Miracle Month:' Pastor to Bless Random Tither at Church Every Month in Brown Bag Lottery by Paying a Light Bill, Mortgage or Car Note

  Congregants at James Missionary Baptist Church in Baconton, Ga., clapped their hands and praised the Lord on Sunday after their pastor, Lawrence Knighton, announced that tithers will now have the chance to win a mortgage, light bill or car note payment from the church through an initiative called "Miracle Month."

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  Feb 5, 2014

  Mormon Church President Thomas Monson Ordered to Appear in British Court in Fraud Case Challenging Teachings

  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Thomas Monson was ordered to appear in a British court next month to answer to a surprising summons which alleges that his church's teachings about mankind is fraudulent.

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  Feb 4, 2014

  Goodwill Manager Finds Stacks of $100 Bills Totaling $43K in Pockets of Donated Clothing and Returns It

  When Tyler Gedelian, 29, manager of a Goodwill store in Monroe, Mich., stumbled upon stacks of $100 bills totaling more than $43,000 stashed in the pockets of some old suits and robes last Wednesday, he never once thought of keeping the money.

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  Feb 4, 2014

  Father Murders Wife, Son, Daughter Then Suffers Heart Attack: 'What Could Bring Someone to Such a Dark Place?' Asks Horrified Police

  Police in Robbins, Ill., are now searching for answers after a father left them no apparent clue of his motive for murdering his wife, 17-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter, who he chased and shot in the back before dying of a heart attack on Sunday.

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  Feb 3, 2014

  Coca-Cola's 'America the Beautiful' Super Bowl Ad Sparks Outrage

  A one-minute Coca-Cola commercial featuring a multilingual rendition of the patriotic song "America the Beautiful" sparked a firestorm of criticism about whether singing the song in different languages was the right thing to do.

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  Feb 3, 2014

  N.C. Pastor Mark Harris Enters U.S. Senate Race to 'Repeal Obamacare'; Says He Can Unite Conservatives and Republicans

  A North Carolina Pastor who God called to the pulpit more than 26 years ago says he is pushing to represent the state in the U.S. Senate because 'I have to' and believes that he can unite conservatives and Republicans to beat Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan in the midterm election in November.