Assault charges dropped against R&B singer Mario

Assault charges dropped against R&B singer Mario
Baltimore entertainer’s mother Shawntia Hardaway recants assault story The mother of R&B singer Mario dropped the assault charges she filed against her son in October, admitting she was intoxicated at the time.
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National Briefs (11/04/10)
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are stepping up enforcement against hate crimes, filing charges in a racially motivated cross-burning and announcing the sentencing this week of a Massachusetts man for burning a predominantly African-American church the morning after President Barack Obama’s election.
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