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Gay man attacked at pride parade in Detroit, plus more.

Gay Man's Beating Caught On Tape - Christin Howard, 20, was beat and left with a bloody eye, cuts and a broken finger during a gay pride festival in Detroit, this past weekend and the assault was caught on camera. The man was taking a photo with a friend, when another group of men began attacking him and yelling anti-gay slurs at him. Howard said to WXYZ, “I thought they were going to kill me.”   (Photo: WXYZ-TV via ABC)
Teen Strips at Graduation, Denied Diploma - Quinton Murphy walked to the middle of the stage when his name was called at his graduation ceremony and stripped of his graduation gown. A video of the prank showed the audience gasp and laugh in response. But adminstrators at Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, didn't find it funny. The senior will not receive his diploma, although his transcript will show that he is a graduate. (Photo: Daniel Camps via Twitter)
New Orleans Woman Has Unusual Funeral - Miriam Burbank's funeral was not your normal homegoing funeral. At her request, her daughters sat Burbank's corpse at a table with a cigarette and a can of beer for her to attend her last party. Funeral directors at Charbonnet Funeral Home in New Orleans came up with the idea.   (Photo: ABC News/WGNO)
Taking Care of Business - On Aug. 6, Rep. Gregory Meeks and members of the Congressional Black Caucus Africa Taskforce will host “A Dialogue With African CEOs,” which will include panel discussions and networking with African business and political leaders, U.S. private sector representatives and congressional lawmakers.  (Photo: AfricaImages/Getty Images)Two Texas A&M Players Killed in Car Crash - Aubree Butts, 19, and La’Tisha Hearne, 21, two students of Texas A&M-Commerce, were honored by their university Wednesday after they died in a car crash Tuesday. Flags were flown half-staff for the two women who were members of the women’s basketball team.     (Photo: KXII NEWS12 via CBS)

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Teen Strips at Graduation, Denied Diploma - Quinton Murphy walked to the middle of the stage when his name was called at his graduation ceremony and stripped of his graduation gown. A video of the prank showed the audience gasp and laugh in response. But adminstrators at Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, didn't find it funny. The senior will not receive his diploma, although his transcript will show that he is a graduate. (Photo: Daniel Camps via Twitter)

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