Seven-year-old girl born without hands wins handwriting competition

Her name is Anaya Ellick from Chesapeake, Virgina. The Seven-year-old has beaten 50 other children from around the United States to win first place in a national handwriting contest - unhindered by having been born without hands.

Anaya was entered into the contest by Tracy Cox, the head teacher of the school she goes to.

"There is truly very little that this girl cannot do," Tracy told ABC News. "She is a hard worker. She is determined. She is independent. She is a vivacious and a no-excuses type of young lady."

Rather than using prostheses, Anaya holds her pen between her forearms - and has demonstrably excellent control over her writing.

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Troy Ave arrested after deadly shooting at T.I. concert at Irving Plaza

Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave has been arrested in connection with a deadly Wednesday night shooting at T.I.'s concert at Irving Plaza, reports the New York Daily News. Roland Collins (aka Troy Ave) of Brownsville accidentally shot himself in the leg during the chaos Wednesday night, sources said. Collins was charged with attempted murder and illegal weapons possession. Sources said he’s expected to face a murder charge pending the results of a ballistics test. Ronald McPhatter, who worked as a bodyguard for the rapper Troy Ave, died in the shooting

Father beats son to bloody pulp in a boxing match for missing school

This father certainly pushes the boundaries in proper parenting as he beat his son bloody for cutting class. A video posted to Facebook shows the father challenging his teenage son to a fight after learning that the lad walked out of lessons without telling him. He then proceeds to pummel the precocious young man leaving him a bloody, sobbing mess. The video has gone viral garnering nearly 1.5million views. Source: Dailymail

Beyonce Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Lemonade'

Beyonce’s Lemonade album charges in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving the superstar her sixth chart-topper. The set earned 653,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 28, according to Nielsen Music. Pure album sales comprised 485,000 of that sum. All six of Beyonce’s studio albums have debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Lemonade follows her self-titled album in 2013, 4 (2011), I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008), B’Day (2006) and Dangerously In Love (2003). Beyonce is the only act to reach No. 1 with their first six studio efforts (and the only act to debut atop the list with their first six)

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