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Virginia Store Owner Pulls Gun on Armed Robber

Virginia Store Owner Pulls Gun on Armed Robber

On the night of April 4th, a Newport News, Virginia, store owner turned the tables by pulling his own gun on an armed robber.  According to ABC WVEC, the would-be robber put a bandanna over his face and walked “into

American Couple Barely Escapes with Last Adopted Crimean Orphan

American Couple Barely Escapes with Last Adopted Crimean Orphan

Businesses were affected when Russia annexed Crimea, but there was one business not mentioned: Adoption agencies. On December 28, 2012, Russia banned Americans from adopting Russian orphans. This means adoptions between Crimeans and Americans are now disrupted. However, ABC News

Letterman Counters Fallon, Kimmel with Appearance by Bill Murray

Letterman Counters Fallon, Kimmel with Appearance by Bill Murray

During his opening monologue, CBS’s “Late Night” host David Letterman countered his competitors’ announced guest appearances by former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) and former President Bill Clinton on “The Tonight Show” hosted by Jimmy Fallon and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

Nick Cannon Defends Whiteface Persona as Fun, Controversial

Nick Cannon Defends Whiteface Persona as Fun, Controversial

Singer, comic and host of America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon, defended his “whiteface” persona as simply an impression while “blackface” espouses oppressive racist stereotypes.  Cannon told ABC’s Good Morning America, “I know ‘blackface’ was a term that was created in 1869

Russian Ambassador Says 'Crimea is a Part' of Russia

Russian Ambassador Says 'Crimea is a Part' of Russia

On ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, Russia’s ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak repeatedly insisted the Crimea region of the Ukraine illegally annexed by Russia is now “Russian Territory”: When Stephanopoulos asked if Russia would pullback form Crimea,