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Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of civil rights icon Malcolm X, has been killed in Mexico according to The Amsterdam News. He was 28. Shabazz's death was also confirmed on Twitter and Facebook by Terrie Williams, a friend of the Shabazz family. T  «Full Post»

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Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control  «Full Post»

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A house linked to the shooting of a 15-year-old girl in Pine Hills last year has ties to current and recent National Football League athletes, newly available records in the case obtained by the Orlando Sentinel show. One of the players, former Un  «Full Post»

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The Rochester City School District's 2013-14 budget was passed unanimously by the Board of Education Thursday night. The 734 million dollar package will extend the school day for up to 10 schools next year. Board members said the district close  «Full Post»

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Randy Jackson, the musician and producer who has been a judge on American Idol since Season 1, says he will not be coming back to the panel for Season 13 next year. "Yo! Yo! Yo!" he said in a statement released by his publicist. "To put all of the  «Full Post»

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A Rochester woman is dead after being struck by car on West Main Street in Rochester just after 10 p.m. Thursday. Police tell us a 24-year old female entered the roadway and was struck by an oncoming car, then pushed into the opposite lane where s  «Full Post»

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Howard University is already dealing with a budget crunch and rowdy sorority girls. But now, according to a discrimination lawsuit, it could have a new problem: an unusual way of measuring employees' performance. Howard's former top human resources o  «Full Post»

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Shenise Johnson, a Rush Henrietta high school and University of Miami Hurricanes graduate, is coming back home to Baden Street Saturday. 2012 WNBA 1st Round Draft Pick - Shenise (Moe Moe) Johnson will be hosting: Meet & Greet / Autograph Signin  «Full Post»

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Phaedra Parks is outnumbered three to one! The Real Housewives of Atlanta star gave birth to her second son in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 8th. Mom and baby are happy and healthy, her rep tells Us, adding that the tot weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounc  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y. - The Rochester Police Department awarded its officer of the year Wednesday night. Officer Tim Gourlay, a 12-year veteran of the Rochester Police Department, won the honor. Officer Gourlay mentors younger police officers. He is  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y.--On Wednesday night, members of North East Main Neighbors United (NEMNU) met with Rochester School Board President Malik Evans to discuss the recent rash of fights around the area of East High School. "I've seen kids fight like a  «Full Post»

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Greece, N.Y. -- Police have made one arrest in their ongoing investigation into dozens of overnight car larcenies in a handful of neighborhoods over the last three weeks. Sean Seaman, 17, of Belmont Road in Greece was arraigned Wednesday afternoon  «Full Post»

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Albion, N.Y. - Sheriff's deputies in Orleans County say a woman raked in more than $46,000 in a welfare fraud case. Mary Cruz, 32, allegedly managed to get the money by claiming fraudulent day care benefits over a 3-year period. Officers who se  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y. - Wednesday night, a vehicle traveling west crashed into a utility pole on Remington Street and sheared the pole in two. According to Rochester police, the driver left the scene before they arrived. Police are still searching fo  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y. -- On Wednesday morning a man by the name of Tymere Jones was apprehended on Congress Street in Rochester by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. Jones was wanted for attempted murder and his suspected role in two shoo  «Full Post»

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Chris Kelly's public wake is under way at a funeral home in Atlanta, GA ... where mourners were greeted with an instrumental version of "Jump". Friends and family members have been paying their respects to the Kris Kross rapper at the open-casket  «Full Post»

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Today will be the end of filming for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 chase scene in downtown Rochester. That means one more day of street closures. Thursday, May 9, Main Street from South Avenue to Scio Street will be closed, as well as East Avenue f  «Full Post»

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Jodi Arias spent 18 days on the stand sharing intimate, emotional and oftentimes X-rated details of her life before a rapt television and online audience. She had hoped it all might convince a jury that she killed her one-time boyfriend in self-defe  «Full Post»

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Despite the violent crimes committed with guns the U.S. Justice Department reports gun violence has decrease significantly in the U.S. Some of the numbers like crimes committed with guns has dropped as much as 70-percent. The amount of murders  «Full Post»

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DENVER (AP) - Lawyers for the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a Colorado movie theater say he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Attorneys for James Holmes said in a court filing Tuesday they plan to  «Full Post»

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Portland, Ore. (AP) - The mother of "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening has died. The TV show's executive consultant says Margaret Groening died April 22, in Portland. The consultant, Antonia Coffman, said she did not know the cause of death.  «Full Post»

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The New York City Police Department is searching for four men who are suspected of attacking a gay couple after Sunday night's basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. Nick Porto, 27, told DNAInfo that he was walking arm  «Full Post»

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Michael Jackson has been posthumously accused of molesting a now-famous choreographer who spent lots of time with the singer at the Neverland Ranch. TMZ has obtained legal docs ... filed by Wade Robson ... in which he's asking for money from the M  «Full Post»

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Cleveland -- The first time most of America heard Amanda Berry's voice was on a frantic 911 call. "I've been kidnapped, and I've been missing for 10 years," the 27-year-old woman said on the call, which was made on Monday. "And I'm here. I'm free  «Full Post»