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Charges Reduced For Father In Death Of 3-Year-Old Son

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Copyright 2017 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Related Headlines MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - Charges have been reduced against a Memphis father arrested after his 3-year-old son was shot and killed. Cortez Wilkerson is now charged with reckless homicide, along with weapon and drug charges. That’s what he was originally charged with before the charges were upgraded to first degree murder and child abuse & neglect. A judge dismissed the upgraded charges, but the D.A. says they can still be presented to a grand jury. Memphis police say Saturday, July 8th, three-year-old Kash Sharp was found lying on a walkway at the New Horizon Apartments in Whitehaven. He died at the hospital. According to an affidavit, Wilkerson told police he awoke to a gunshot, and found Kash in his lap shot in the head. However, investigators say the physical evidence on the scene does not match that claim. (Th...

We love New York business. Here are 25 reasons why

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1. If you can make it here… New York has long been the ultimate testing ground for businesses. But the city’s population density also makes it an important laboratory for startups, especially in today’s on-demand economy. Food- delivery pioneer Seamless survived the dot-com crash, paving the way for the arrival of meal-kit services such as Blue Apron and Plated a decade later. Related View this story in its original print layout Density has also been instrumental to the growth of ride-hailing and car-sharing companies. Most of them, including Uber and Lyft first gained their footing in smaller cities, then made New York their biggest market. Via, the on-demand ride-pooling service, launched here in 2013, is the exception: Its founders chose New York, figuring riders packed together on subways and buses wouldn’t need much persuading to share a car with strangers, especially when it cost just $5. article continues below advertisement App- based transportation startups have flocked t...

The Defenders: Netflix Links, MCU Easter Eggs & Comic Book References

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What do a man without fear, an alcoholic P.I., a bulletproof ex-convict and a living weapon all have in common? The urge to defend, of course. That's right, guys. This event has literally been years in the making, but fans of Marvel's Netflix shows can finally watch Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Luke Cage and Iron Fist unite in the first season of The Defenders. While you're all casually watching the biggest TV event of the year, we mustered up zen levels of concentration to unpick every # Marvel easter egg , comic book reference and link with the #MCU to be found in The Defenders . Join us as we break down all eight episodes of Season 1 in microscopic detail. Episode 1 — 'The H Word' — While the title obviously refers to the word 'hero', something which The Defenders themselves are keen to avoid, The H Word also happens to be the title of a book by author Perry Anderson which explores the political theory of hegemony (leadership). We doubt it's a coi...