2015년 3월 10일 화요일

University Shuts Down Frat Over Racist Video


The Nightly
Campus Racism Outrage
In the video, fraternity members are caught chanting racial slurs, refer to lynchings and taunt black students. After igniting national outrage, members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University of Oklahoma have been suspended and ordered to vacate their house. OU's president, who joined students at a pre-dawn unity rally, didn't mince words about the scandal, saying: "They don't belong here... I might even pay personal bus fare for them if they go somewhere else. Just go."
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Deadly Police Shooting
Protesters filled the streets in Madison, Wisconsin, today with a familiar chant - "Black lives matter." It was the fourth night in a row of demonstrations following a deadly confrontation Friday night, when a white police officer shot and killed Tony Robinson, an unarmed black teenager. Police radio calls revealed some of what happened that night, but Robinson's family says deadly force was not necessary.
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Amtrak Crash
It is at least the third major train incident this year. A bystander recorded an Amtrak train just as it collided with a tractor-trailer in North Carolina and sent cars flying off the rails. The train was carrying more than 200 passengers and at least forty were taken to nearby hospitals.
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Email Controversy
Hillary Clinton's private emails were the elephant in the room today when the former secretary of state spoke at a women's equality event. The event was meant to build momentum toward announcing her candidacy next month and highlight her efforts as a women's rights advocate, but her big moment was overshadowed by the email controversy. So far, Clinton's only response on the subject has been a single tweet.
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Miracle Survivor
She was trapped in an overturned car, just below a bridge, in an icy river for 14 hours. Tonight, an 18-month-old baby is in stable but critical condition in Utah after a fisherman first spotted the wreck and called for help. First responders say Lily was strapped, upside down, into her car seat when they found her. They say a mysterious voice they heard led them to the rescue.
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Big Credit Report Changes
It can make getting a car or home loan time consuming, expensive or even impossible. One in five Americans has a mistake on a credit report -- often the result of bad information, theft or fraud. Fixing errors, alone, can be its own ordeal. In a major announcement today, three major credit reporting agencies and the New York Attorney General said they hope to change all that and allow consumers more control.
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Will Apple Watch Sell?
It's Apple's first new product line in five years. CEO Tim Cook called it "the most advanced timepiece ever created." Apple Watch will allow you to monitor your health and fitness, pay bills, hail an Uber car and even use it as a hotel key - but will customers buy it? That's the task of Apple, when the watch goes on sale April 24 with a starting price of $349 a pop.
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The Eagle Cam Adventures
Many of us think it's been a tough winter, but eagles endure a kind of hardship none of us would want to face. Watch as eagle parents keep their eggs warm no matter how much snow piles up. They fight off pesky predators - one day it's an owl, another, it's a raccoon. Once you start watching the eagle cam, it's hard to stop, as NBC's Harry Smith reports.
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