Beastie Boys founder Adam Yauch dies at 47
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Adam Yauch, a founding member of pioneering rap and rock group the Beastie Boys has died at the age of 47, according to Entertainment Weekly.
FBI informant in Ohio bomb plot had criminal past
![FBI informant Shaquille Azir. Photo via Azir's MySpace page. FBI informant Shaquille Azir. Photo via Azir's MySpace page.](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20120504211805im_/http:/=2fwww.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shaquilleazir-myspace-230x105.jpg)
The FBI’s key informant in the recent Ohio bomb plot had a long criminal history and faced multiple indictments even as he cooperated with authorities.
Strauss-Kahn facing fresh charge of gang rape
![IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Image via AFP. IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Image via AFP.](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20120504211805im_/http:/=2fwww.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/000_Hkg5702349-230x105.jpg)
A 25-year-old Belgian sex worker has accused former French finance minister and head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn of gang rape.
Police: On-duty Secret Service agent involved in fatal accident
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Police said Friday that an as-yet unidentified Secret Service agent struck a pedestrian with his car on Thursday afternoon, and she died a short time later.
Allen West accuses Obama of ‘destroying the black community’
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Florida Republican Rep. Allen West wrote, “The failed economic policies of President Obama are destroying the black community.”
9-month-old babies demonstrate racial bias in face recognition
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Racial biases in face recognition seem to appear in infants as young as 9 months old, according to a blog post from “Live Science.”