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| THE AC 411 |
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| 17 YEAR-OLD FOOTBALL PLAYER KILLED IN LOS ANGELES |
| 2008-03-11 14:51:00 |
In Los Angeles last week, a 17 year-old football star was shot to death just three doors from his home March 2nd. His father, Jamiel Shaw Jr. had told the him to be home before dark, and that was exactly what he was trying to do. Just before dawn Jamiel Shaw Jr., a running-back at Los Angeles High School, was arriving home when a Hispanic gang came up to him and asked him, “Are you in a gang?” Shaw didn’t even have a chance to answer the question just before he was brought down to the grou...
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| SOCCER BRAWL LEAVES OVER 80 PEOPLE INJURED |
| 2008-03-10 05:15:00 |
At a soccer game in Bogota, Columbia, over 80 people were injured after a fan rival between the two teams. Eighteen of the victims were left with stab wounds and other painful scars. Last Saturday, America de Cali’s Red Baron’s took on Deportivo de Cali, one of their past rivals in recent soccer games. During the match, Deportivo de Cali’s Freddy Hurtado scored the first goal to put them in the lead. When the game was almost over, chaos took over Pascual Guerrero Stadium, with fans of both...
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| NAVY VETERAN FLYS HIS PLANE TO AVOID TRAFFIC |
| 2008-03-06 14:31:00 |
In Illinois last Saturday, a 65 year-old Navy veteran flew his son to a tennis match to avoid 45 minutes of traffic. Kadera, a former electrical engineer, was driving his 14 year-old son, Isaac, to a tennis match when they got into deep traffic and couldn‘t move. Kadera thought about what he could do and came up with another way to arrive at the match…fly. He had 1949 Piper Clipper, since he was once part of the Navy with 40 years of flying experience, and decided that it would be a convenie...
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| 50TH POST:SWARM OF BEES ATTACK IN PEORIA ARIZONA |
| 2008-03-05 14:22:00 |
Yesterday in Arizona, a hive of bees attacked a construction worker as he cleared land for later development. The worker, who’s name is being kept private, was removing a pile of rubble from the area when he spotted a bee hive underneath. The hive of bees quickly swooped up and attacked the construction worker, knocking him to the ground. There was an estimated couple thousand bees comparing to the size of the bee hive, all attacking his face and neck. The worker attempted to seize up but coul...
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| NFL QUARTERBACK BRETT FAVRE FINALLY MOVES TO RETIREMENT |
| 2008-03-04 14:07:00 |
After 17 good years of playing on the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, quarterback Brett Favre finally decided to retire from the game. The Packers retired quarterback told ESPN today in quote, “I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired.” The legendary three-time MVP has achieved many goals in his career, including over several league records and, this year, setting the most career touchdown passes in the NFL. Just last season, Favre broke Dan M...
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| DARUSSUFAKA BEATS THE #2 TEAM IN THE TURKISH LEAGUE |
| 2008-03-01 12:45:00 |
Today in Turkey, its another Saturday and Darussafaka, the basketball team my dad plays on, are going up against the #2 team in the Turkish league, Galatasaray. The star player of Galatasaray, Dee Brown, and another important American power-forward sat out this game which gave us the better chance of a win. I say that because Darussafaka wouldn’t have a chance without my dad, Eric Chatfield and our other American players. At the start of the game, we played our style of basketball and looked l...
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| FOUR AMERICAN PLAYERS REFUSE TO PLAY IN SERBIA |
| 2008-02-29 12:57:00 |
Yesterday in Turkey, four American basketball players of the Turkish Basketball League refused to travel to Serbia for a ULEB Cup game against Partizan Igokea. The four players, Andre Hutson, Drew Nicholas, Loren Woods, and Rashad Wright stated that they weren’t going to play in Serbia because of security reasons. Over the last week Serbia, the capitol of Belgrade, has had problems with the US Embassy’s of the world because of the recognition of Kosovan independence. This caused a huge react...
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| TEACHER SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS AFTER SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS |
| 2008-02-29 09:47:00 |
Just think about how it would feel if a sexual predator was teaching at the school you attend. What would you do and how would it make you feel? Well, that’s what was teaching at the school of Bell Street Middle School in South Carolina. Allenna Ward, a former teacher at that school last week was fond guilty of having sexual relationships with the students attending the school.Last year, local police began investigating Bell Street Middle after the school staff found a note believed to be writ...
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| JURY SPARES LIFE AFTER POLICE OFFICER KILLS PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND |
| 2008-02-27 14:53:00 |
UPDATE:2/28/2008In court on Wednesday, the jury of the trial settled the case and ssentenced Bobby Cutts Jr. to 57 years in prison. By the time hes eligible for parole, the ex-officer will be 87 years of age. The family of Jessie Marie Davis also spoke out in court about what their life was like without Jessie. The sister, Whitney Davis, in quote said, "You got rid of someone that was an inconvenience. I hate you." The father of Davis told Cutts not even to look at him as he took ff his eyeglass...
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| MAN WINS THE LOTTERY THEN ENDS UP IN JAIL |
| 2008-02-26 13:17:00 |
Wouldn’t be great if you won the lottery one day for one-thousand dollars? Well, that’s what happened to a man living in Ellsworth, Maine, but unfortunately that lottery ticket was taken away from him by local police in the area. What would make police take a lottery ticket from a lucky winner you ask? Michael David, the 46 year-old man that won the Maine lottery, was earlier accused of selling four 10-miligram methadone pills for $15 last weekend. David used the remains of the drug transact...
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| 4 YEAR-OLD RECOVERED SAFELY AFTER ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING |
| 2008-02-25 14:57:00 |
In Bakersfield, California, a 43-year old was almost kidnapped by a 43 year-old man, but luckily father and the nearby neighbors all chipped in to get the little girl back home safely. The alleged kidnapper, 43 year-old Robert Perez Rodriguez, was driving in eastern Bakersfield area early Sunday morning when he saw an 11 year-old girl riding a bicycle. He quickly tried to snatch the child to put her in his car, but she ran to her mother, into safe hands. Rodriguez then saw another little girl, t...
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| SERIAL-KILLER TAKES A LIFE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO |
| 2008-02-22 06:56:00 |
In Reno, Nevada, the community of Nevada-Reno University are staying cautious and safe, looking out for the serial killer that took a college student last month. The abduction of Brianna Denison, a Santa Barbara City College student who was returning to her hometown of Reno to spend time with her family and friends, happened late January when a stranger walked into Denison’s off-campus home. Despite all the searches and vigils, all good hope went to an end when just last week they found her bo...
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| CALIFORNIAN MAN GETS ROBBED FOR BAG OF TACOS |
| 2008-02-21 07:05:00 |
In California today, an anonymous man robbed a Californian for his bag of Tacos he’d just bought recently. The Californian had just bought about 20 dollars worth of tacos from a corner-stand, and was riding home on his bike when a man stopped him and said, “Give me your tacos.” The man then snatched the bag, punched the victim in the face, and made a run for it.The Fontana man got up and onto his bicycle to catch up with the fleeing man. He caught up with him and asked for his tacos back. ...
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| THE 57TH NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND IS THE BEST I’VE SEEN |
| 2008-02-18 14:12:00 |
Last Saturday, the East took on the West for the NBA’s 57th All-Star Weekend Game in New Orleans. The Eastern Squad, including Lebron James, Ray Allen, and Dwight Howard out showed the West with their many spectacular plays and dunks to win the All-Star game. Lebron James, who was named the “Most Valuable Player” of the game had 27 points and an outstanding dunk at the end to finish the game when the score was tied 125 to 125. After that clutch dunk, it was already over the West Squad, cou...
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| RAMPAGE SHOOTING IN ILLINOIS INJURES OVER 20 STUDENTS |
| 2008-02-15 14:51:00 |
In Illinois last Thursday, over 20 people were shot and injured in the Northern Illinois University campus. Six of the twenty students were shot to death, including the shooter who shot himself after the shooting. The gunman of the rampage-shooting, Steven P. Kazmierczak, open-fired Thursday at around 3 pm during an on-going Geology class. He kicked the door open, rushed into the lecture hall while the class of 160 students were having a power-point lecture, and shot around 30 times, also killin...
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| 11TH GRADER SHOOTS AFTER GANG-RELATED ARGUMENT |
| 2008-02-11 05:38:00 |
In Memphis, Tennessee, a high-school student was shot multiple times after a supposedly gang-related argument with another student. The gunman of the shooting, an 11th grader at Mitchell High School, shot the student three times, in the neck, chest, and the groin. The shooting happened around 9 am in PE class when the two students began to argue. One boy pulled out a gun and shot the other three times. The shooter then walked up to the PE instructor, handed him the gun, and said, “It’s over ...
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| SHAQ OFFICIALLY TRADED TO PHOENIX SUNS |
| 2008-02-09 15:54:00 |
Last Thursday, Shaquille O’Neal was officially traded to the fast-pace, speedy Phoenix Suns. The 7 Foot 1 Center used to play on the Miami Heat, the team with the worst record in the NBA this year, who have lost 19 of their last 20 games. Shaq is now preparing to team up with Steve Nash, one of the best point guards in the NBA, and the Phoenix Suns with the best record in the Western Conference. Over he last few days, many people have criticized O’Neal, saying he is both to old and too slow...
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| THE WRITERS STRIKE OF AMERICA...ENDING? |
| 2008-02-08 15:36:00 |
Starting tomorrow, there is a great chance that all of our favorite TV shows will come back onto air and the writers strike will end. The 10,500 members of the Writers Guild of America are scheduled to get together Saturday in both Los Angeles and New York so that union leaders can propose a fair contract to get this strike handled. Just to give you a brief flashback, the strike first started on November 5th when the Writers of America walked out because when their written TV shows began to show...
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| 11-YEAR OLD GIVES BIRTH AND BECOMES A MOTHER |
| 2008-02-07 08:59:00 |
In Cincinnati, Ohio a 40 year-old man was accused of impregnating an 11 year-old girl. The man, Michael Chaffer, was the girls mothers boyfriend, a rare case that you would here about anywhere the world. The child was born in November, and is now settled and taken care of at a foster home. The 11 year-old mother, whose name wont be released, is currently living with relatives, away from the memories of the incident. She is allowed to visit the foster home supervised only twice a week, but is una...
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| THE SUPER TUESDAY VOTES SHOW SURPRISING RESULTS |
| 2008-02-06 07:34:00 |
Today, John McCain has been claimed the front-runner in the Republican race for the 2008 Presidential Election, after earning big wins across the US on Super Tuesday. The decision for the Democratic Party still remains open for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, with the votes increasing little by little. Even though Obama won more states approvals overall, Clinton is still in the lead because she’s won more votes in each state because of the popularity, including two big states; New York and C...
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| MAN ATTEMPTS TO STEAL CAR, BUT DROPS WALLET |
| 2008-02-05 10:48:00 |
Today in Boston, 26 year-old Damion Hines was arrested after stealing two cars from two different Nissan dealerships. The second attempt to steal a 2007 Nissan Altima didn’t exactly go how he planned. After taking a test-drive with a Nissan Village salesperson, the dealer left Hines in the vehicle alone to recover the paperwork. Damion Hines quickly took off with the car, but at first didn’t realize he dropped his wallet. When he figured it all out, he made a call to the dealership, and said...
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| NEW YORK GIANTS UPSET THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AND WIN SUPERBOWL XLII |
| 2008-02-04 13:48:00 |
Yesterday in Arizona, the New York Giants defeated the England">New England Patriots for Super Bowl XLII. This was probably one of the biggest upsets in Superbowl history, because the Patriots had a record of (18-1) and hadn’t tasted defeat in more than one year. All throughout the game, the Giants gave the Patriots a taste of their unstoppable defense and the remarkable comeback with 35 seconds on the clock. Tom Brady, who was the NFL’s most valuable player and won his first three Super Bowl’s, w...
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| THE 28 YEAR-OLD HEATH LEDGER PASSES AWAY AT 28 |
| 2008-02-03 11:27:00 |
On Tuesday, January 22nd, Heath Ledger, the 28 year-old actor from the movies “Brokeback Mountain and “The Dark Knight”, passed away supposedly from a drug overdose in his Manhattan apartment. The Australian actor was found that day around 3 pm in his apartment facedown, naked at the foot of his bed with different prescription medication, including sleeping pills, in the same area. After searching around the apartment, local police found there was no indication of foul play, and it was qui...
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| TEACHER ARRESTED AFTER MAKING THREATENING NOTES |
| 2008-02-01 13:12:00 |
In Philadelphia, 45 year-old Susan Romanyszyn was accused of leaving dozens of threatening notes throughout Longstreth Elementary School. The messages contained child-like cartoons and comments which said things like, “You Die Today”, “I Will Kill”, and etc. The incidents first started back in October 2007. Her incidents have increased throughout that time, frequently leaving nails in the schools parking lot, and once leaving a leaving a bottle meant to look like an explosive inside the ...
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