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How Trump Continues to Fail the Family of Sgt. La David Johnson
It’s not a terribly difficult name to remember: La David Johnson. Five syllables for a fallen soldier who died in an ambush in Niger earlier this month. But according to Rep. Frederica Wilson, a Democrat who represents the district where Johnson was from in Florida, that name was too much for Donald Trump to remember.…
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States Sue Betsy DeVos for Refusing to Enforce Obama-Era Protections for Student Loan Borrowers
A coalition of 18 Democratic attorneys general are suing Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos for the second time over her plan to end an Obama-era regulation that protects student loan borrowers from predatory career-training programs. The rule, “gainful employment” was created to protect students from exploitation and fraud by cutting off federal funding to vocational…
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NFL Says It Won’t Penalize Players for Kneeling During Anthem
The NFL would have you believe it woke up. After weeks of NFL owners trying to appease their players and their racist fans, too, the league has decided that players can continue to kneel during the national anthem to call attention to racial injustice without penalty. The decision came after a meeting Tuesday afternoon in…
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Ohio Police Officer Recorded Brutally Beating a Black Motorist Is Finally Fired
After years of violations, a police officer in Euclid, Ohio, has been fired after he was filmed beating a black motorist during a traffic stop in August. The New York Times reports that Police Officer Michael Amiott was dropped from the Euclid Police Department on Friday. In a statement released Tuesday, Euclid Mayor Kirsten H.…
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What in the South African Beckery Is Happening Here?
Miss World South Africa has just unveiled her “traditional” dress for this year’s Miss World pageant, and it is a sight to behold. In fact, you may need to put on sunglasses before you gaze onto this brilliant, high-grade, unfiltered, purest-of-the-pure, top-shelf Beckery. And the congregation rose up and said, “Oh no, baby. What is…
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All Clear After Police Respond to Report of Possible Shooter at Howard
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, 2:47 p.m.: The Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed that all buildings have been cleared and Howard University’s campus is safe. No gunman was found. Police and university officials are now left with the task of figuring out who called in the threats during Howard’s homecoming week, and why. An MPD…
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North Korea Says It’s Ready to Pop Off at ‘Any Moment’
If you wanted a reason to stop paying your student loans, North Korea’s got you. North Korea’s deputy United Nations ambassador, Kim In Ryong, told the General Assembly’s disarmament committee Monday that tensions between North Korea and the U.S. had “reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment,” the Washington…
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The Curious Case of the NFL’s Endorsement of Criminal-Justice-Reform Bill
The NFL, the proverbial messy bitch that loves drama, just a week after announcing that team owners would revisit rules about player conduct during the playing of the national anthem, has now decided to throw its weight behind a criminal-justice bill. NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart announced Monday that the NFL will endorse a bipartisan bill…
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Only White People Are ‘Wolves’: New Report Highlights How Cable-News Media Portrays Mass Killers
As mass shootings become mind-numbingly common in the U.S., clear patterns have emerged in the way the media covers the perpetrators of these violent acts. Not only do shooters command more attention than the lives they’ve taken, but there are clear racial disparities in the way the media—particularly cable news—portrays them. The contrast between the…
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After Nearly 2 Weeks, Trump Still Hasn’t Reached Out to Dead Soldiers’ Families
It’s been nearly two weeks since a deadly ambush in Niger claimed the lives for four American soldiers, and President Donald Trump finally acknowledged the attack at a press conference this afternoon. “Why haven’t we heard anything from you so far about the soldiers that were killed in Niger, and what do you have to…
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