Bring That Week Back: Week of July 5
Casey Anthony not guilty, Long accuser arrested, plus more.
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Casey Anthony Found Not Guilty - After deliberating for more than 10 hours over two days, a Florida jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child. She was found guilty on charges related to giving false information to law enforcement. Anthony had been accused of killing of her two-year-old daughter Caylee, a crime that gripped the nation’s headlines for months. (Photo: AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)
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Fox Twitter Feed Claimed President Dead - Hackers who took over FoxNews.com’s Twitter account Monday morning, falsely tweeted that President Obama had been assassinated. Jeff Misenti, vice president and general manager of Fox News Digital, said that the site is working with Twitter to address the matter as quickly as possible. The Secret Service is also investigating.(Photo: Twitpic)
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NBA Players Officially Locked Out - NBA owners and players failed to reach a last-minute deal Thursday prior to the collective bargaining agreement expiring at midnight, leading to the league’s first lock-out since the 1998-1999 season. As a result, there will be no free agency, trades or Las Vegas summer league this summer.NBA union chief Billy Hunter speaks with reporters after a meeting with the NBA, Thursday. (Photo: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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First-Ever White House Twitter Town Hall - The White House is set to make history Wednesday, July 6 with its first-ever Twitter town hall, or “Tweetup.” The event will start at 2 p.m. ET and will be moderated by Twitter co-founder and executive chairman Jack Dorsey. More details about the event can be found at http://askobama.twitter.com/.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Bishop Long Accuser Arrested - Jamal Parris, one of Bishop Eddie Long’s four accusers of sexual harassment, was arrested Tuesday in Miami Beach, Florida, for possession of marijuana and a gun. He was charged with two felony counts: possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm while committing a felony. He also was charged with operating a motor vehicle with no registration, a misdemeanor. Parris, along with three other young men, had sued Bishop Long for using his authority to coerce them into sexual acts.(Photo: John Amis-Pool/Getty Images)
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More Black Kids Live in the Suburbs - The number and percentage of Black children living in big cities like Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles and New Orleans (amongst others) have been declining for years. Several factors, like increased birth control, could be at play, but demographers also point to the fact that more young African-American couples have moved to the suburbs, for the usual reasons: more space, better schools and greater tranquility.(Photo: AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Bay Area Train System to Pay Oscar Grant’s Mother $1.3 Million - Last week, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) agreed to pay Wanda Johnson $1.3 million to settle the wrongful death and violation of civil rights lawsuit she filed against former officer Johannes Mehserle and the system for the videotaped shooting death of her son Oscar Grant. Grant, unarmed, was shot on the train platform New Year’s Day 2009 by Mehserle after a dispute. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter but released earlier this month from an L.A. County Jail after serving 11 months of his two-year sentence.(Photo: Michael Maloney)
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Alicia Keys Set to Make Producing Debut - Grammy award-winning singer Alicia Keys will make her Broadway producing debut with the play Stick Fly, set to open later this year. The play is about an affluent Black family that comes together for a summer weekend at Martha’s Vineyard.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
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Smithsonian Acquires Soul Train Artifacts - Artifacts from the legendary show Soul Train have been donated to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture, in celebration of the show’s 40th anniversary.(Photo: 2001 Tribune Entertainment/Getty Images)
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Mothers Sues Frat Over Son’s Death - New York mother Marie Lourdes André is suing Cornell University’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon, claiming her son, George, was hazed to death. According to the suit, she says he was compelled to drink alcohol until he lost consciousness, but never got the required immediate medical treatment he needed. She’s seeking $25 million in damages.(Photo: Courtesy Marie Lourdes André)