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08 Dec 2011 23:14

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U.S.: Texas food stamp tragedy: Awful in more ways than one

  • tragic On Monday, a mother in Texas shot her two children before killing herself. She died at the scene of the shooting. The children later died in the hospital — the daughter on Wednesday, the son Thursday. Just two hours before the shooting, daughter Ramie Grimmer updated her Facebook status to say: “may die 2day.”
  • more tragic Rachelle Grimmer killed her children in a food stamp office, after being denied food stamps on multiple occasions. She had been trying to apply since July but had been unable to do so, due to paperwork issues. The family was extremely poor and had been visited by Child Protective Services twice over neglect issues. source
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07 Dec 2010 10:32

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U.S.: New York psychiatric patient’s death-by-restraint ruled homicide

  • unfortunate A psychiatric patient at the South Beach Psychiatric Center on New York’s Staten Island was acting out and had to be restrained. He died as a result of the facility’s actions.
  • unfortunater Investigators have labeled Jawara Henry’s death, due to chest and neck compression, a homicide. It was not a judgment on the facility’s conduct, authorities say. source
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25 Oct 2010 10:02

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U.S.: “Hiccup Girl” falls on hard times, charged in murder case

  • 2007 In the kind of story CNN loves, Florida teenager Jennifer Mee became famous for an uncontrollable case of hiccups that lasted for weeks.
  • 2010 In the kind of story HLN loves, Mee, now 19 years old, was charged with murder during an armed robbery attempt, along with two others. Oh boy.  source
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17 Nov 2009 09:33

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Culture: Janet Jackson lays blame squarely on Dr. Conrad Murray

  • He was the one that was administering. I think he is responsible.
  • Janet Jackson • Talking about her brother Michael’s death, and Dr. Conrad Murray’s role in it, on ABC. She goes on, saying that Murray shouldn’t be allowed to practice medicine. “Not at all,” she said. “So this could happen to someone else? Another family?” • source
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06 Jul 2009 10:44

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Sports: Steve McNair’s friends: It was like a scene from a movie

  • The situation? Pretty scary overall. Shot to death with a semiautomatic pistol, Steve McNair’s death was ruled a homicide, but police have yet to decide one way or another on the death of Saleh Kazemi, his 20-year-old girlfriend killed by a single bullet. The scene was found by two of his close friends, one of whom, former Alcorn State teammate Robert Gaddy, called 911. “It was like something you might imagine seeing on TV or in the movies,” said Gaddy, “but never imagine you would see it firsthand, to have that happen to someone you love. I am still shook up.” source
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