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Trump’s Reelection Campaign Disputes Trump Called Meghan Markle ‘Nasty’… By Posting Audio of Him Calling Her ‘Nasty’
Donald Trump’s reelection campaign Twitter account was lampooned by social media on Saturday for being as dumb as Donald himself. The Official “Trump War Room” claimed it was “fake news” that Trump had labeled Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, as “nasty” (his favorite misogynistic insult for women)—the only problem was they denied the quote while…
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Catholic School Principal Arrested at a D.C. Strip Club While on Student Field Trip
In a series of incidents that shocked communities Friday, Michael Comeau, a Catholic school principal who was the recipient of a distinguished award for educators, has resigned after he thought it was a good idea to get belligerently drunk, hit up the strip club, then refuse to pay … all while on a school field…
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Suspect Identified in Virginia Beach Mass Shooting
Virginia Beach, Va., officials identified 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock as the lone gunman who opened fire on a municipal complex Friday afternoon, killing at least 12 people and injuring several others. The Wall Street Journal reports the shooting was in retaliation for being fired from his job with the city. According to the New York Times,…
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Lori Lightfoot Begins Dismantling Chicago’s Corrupt Aldermanic System Her First Day in Office
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, and Lori Lightfoot did not come here to play. On day one of her new position as mayor of Chicago—making her the first black woman to lead the city—Lightfoot is working to overhaul Chicago’s tradition of “aldermanic privilege” that grants the 50 members of the City Council,…
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Councilwoman Challenges Shreveport’s ‘Saggy Pants Law’
In February, 31-year-old Anthony Childs was fatally shot in Shreveport, La., by police during a chase that began after Childs was stopped because he was wearing sagging pants. Since that tragedy, councilwoman LeVette Fuller has wanted to end a law passed in 2007 that prohibits wearing pants below the waist in the majority-black community.…
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Developmentally Disabled Man Awarded $8 Million After Found Living Alone With Hundreds of Rats
After his caretaker mother died about 20 years ago, Vernon Gray, a disabled man, was left living in an increasingly dilapidated home overrun by as many as 500 rats. Now the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services has agreed to pay the 64-year-old man $8 million for failing to check on him.…
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Free Your Mind: 10 Missouri Eastern Prison Inmates Graduate College
If you didn’t know the ceremony was taking place in a state prison, you might think it was just another joyful celebration of newly credentialed scholars. But the 10 members of this graduating class are all convicted felons—and inmates at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center. And on Wednesday they became the first graduates of Washington…
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Minnesota Superintendent Promises ‘Aggressive Action’ After Middle School Teacher Filmed Using Racist Language
Wendy Brilowski, a teacher at Highland Park Middle School, in Minnesota, has been placed on leave after video showed her hurling racial slurs at students. Saint Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard has vowed to take appropriate action after footage was posted online and went viral. Brandy Coleman, the mother of one of the students,…
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DC Metro Snitch May Lose Book Deal Because Karma Is Real AF [Updated]
Yesterday, The Root reported on Natasha Tynes, the DC Metro snitch who reported a black MWATA worker for (gasp!) eating on the train while in uniform. Once these Twitter streets were done with Natasha she found herself hit where it hurts the most: her pockets. Rare Bird, a publishing house and PR/marketing firm that clearly…
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The Blood of Christ: Sri Lanka Easter Tragedy That Killed Over 200 Called “An Attack Against Humanity”; Blood Donations Help Over 450 Wounded
Of the attacks on Easter Sunday that targeted Christians in three Sri Lankan cities, including the capital, Colombo, the New York Times reports: Police officials in Sri Lanka said that seven people had been arrested in connection with the attacks, which were described as coordinated and by a single group. The Colombo attacks were said…
