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NBC Suspends Brian Williams, Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show

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Was it a dispute over a parking space or something more sinister that prompted the shooting death of three students in an apartment near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus?

Police said "an ongoing neighbor dispute over parking" might have been a factor in the shootings Tuesday evening but said they weren't dismissing the possibility of a hate crime.

The victims -- a newlywed couple and the bride's younger sister -- were shot in the head, sources told CNN affiliate WRAL.

Their families say the gunman had threatened the victims before, and they believe the shootings were a hate crime.

All three of the victims, Deah Barakat, 23, Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, and Razan Abu-Salha, 19, were Muslim. And given their religion and comments the alleged shooter apparently left on a Facebook page, many social media users wondered what role the victims' faith may have played.

The 46-year-old suspect, Craig Stephen Hicks, has been charged with murder.
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Brian Williams suspended for six months
NBC News said Tuesday it has suspended its chief anchor and managing editor Brian Williams immediately for six months without pay, forgoing the option of firing the embattled newsman for now due to his popularity and past work at the network.

"As I'm sure you understand, this was a very hard decision," wrote NBC News President Deborah Turness in a memo distributed to staff members late Tuesday. "Certainly there will be those who disagree. But we believe this suspension is the appropriate and proportionate action."
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Jon Stewart says he’s leaving The Daily Show
Ending one of the most venerable and trusted careers in making a complete mockery of the news, Jon Stewart has announced that he is stepping down as host of The Daily Show. According to sources who were there (some of whom are already passing word along on social media), Stewart let the news slip at the taping of today’s episode, telling those in the audience that he’s retiring. No word yet on when exactly he’s leaving, whether this means he’s ending his time in the anchor chair to focus on being a Serious Movie Director now, or just how much this is Brian Williams’ fault. Presumably all of this information will be revealed in time—and delivered by Stewart himself tonight on your television. We’ll update when we have more.

UPDATE: Comedy Central just sent out this official statement confirming the news, and saying that Stewart will remain with The Daily Show until later this year. It also says that the show will “endure for years to come,” suggesting that it won’t end with Stewart:
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Now what has Uma Thurman done to her face? Actress' suspiciously smooth forehead and tight smile leave her almost unrecognisable
She is renowned as a natural beauty but Uma Thurman was almost unrecognisable at the premiere party for her new miniseries The Slap on Monday in New York City.
The 44-year-old actress turned heads for all the wrong reasons as she stepped out with a suspiciously smooth forehead and puffy face along with an extremely tight smile. 
While Uma's transformation was not as dramatic as that of fellow actress Renee Zellweger, who caused shockwaves with her drastically altered appearance last year, there was no denying she was looking decidedly different.
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In letter written to family during ISIS captivity, Kayla Mueller said 'a lot of fight left inside of me'
Kayla Mueller wrote her family a heart-wrenching letter nearly a year ago, possibly from the bowels of a Raqqa, Syria, building that U.S. special forces raided on July 4, 2014, only to learn Mueller - and at least three other hostages who were later killed - had been moved days earlier.

"If you could say I have 'suffered' at all throughout this whole experience it is only in knowing how much suffering I have put you all through," wrote Mueller, a 26-year-old aid worker from Arizona who was kidnapped in Syria by ISIS in August 2013.
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Cop involved in fatal shooting of Akai Gurley has been indicted on manslaughter charges: source  
Rookie cop Peter Liang was indicted Tuesday by a Brooklyn grand jury for the deadly shooting in November in an unlit stairwell in the Pink Houses, the Daily News has learned. He'll face criminal charges that can send him to prison for up to 15 years.

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