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Sarah Palin’s Son Allegedly Beat His Father, Called Arresting Officers ‘Peasants’
Updated Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, 8:10 a.m. EST: The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Track Palin, eldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, allegedly broke into his parents’ home and beat up his father. According to a police affidavit the Times acquired, the confrontation began when Track returned to the family home in Wasilla,…
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Watch for the Hook: Sessions Continues His Dishonest ‘Make America Safe Again’ Tour
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, the attorney general with the Mariah Carey memory, traveled to Milwaukee today to give a speech to law enforcement officers about violent crime in America. The speech painted a dystopian image of an America riddled with violent crime and promised a higher “tooth-to-tail ratio” in combating it. Sessions’ remarks gave criminal-justice-reform advocates…
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‘Final SZN Ain’t Over’: College Sophomore Wraps Up Finals While in Labor
We can all shut the hell up about how hard our Monday has been now. As much as you want to slap a #RiseAndGrind, #NoDaysOff, #StayReady caption on that Instagram of your pre-9 a.m. cup of coffee (good job on getting to work before Donald Trump did, by the way), you’re not touching the work…
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Give Diddy, Steph Curry and Colin Kaepernick the Carolina Panthers Now
Updated Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, 11:21 a.m. EST: Colin Kaepernick wants in on Diddy’s scheme to buy the Carolina Panthers—and not just to play quarterback. Responding to the hip-hop mogul’s weekend social media campaign (OK, a few tweets and an Instagram video), Kaepernick wrote on Twitter: “I want in on the ownership group! Let’s make…
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Azealia Banks ‘in Tears’ Over Wendy Williams’ Comments About Alleged ‘Vaginal Rejuvenation’ Procedure
When you cross two habitual, shit-talking line steppers, someone’s bound to get their feelings hurt. In this case, talk show host Wendy Williams seemed to get the better of Azealia Banks last week, bringing the controversial 26-year-old rapper to tears by implying that she was a prostitute. Williams made the offending comments during the “Hot…
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Save the Date: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Will Have a May Wedding
The race for the perfect crazy-ass royal-wedding hat is on. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to be wed on May 19, 2018, Kensington Palace announced Friday. CNN reports that the ceremony will be held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Being a nosy-ass busybody, I Googled the location for y’all, and while…
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Atlanta-Area Uber Driver Charged With Raping 16-Year-Old Girl During Ride
Gwinnett County, Ga., police arrested an Uber driver Thursday after a 16-year-old girl reported that he raped her during a ride, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Police identified the driver as Abdoulie Jagne, 58, of College Park, Ga. Uber confirmed that Jagne had been employed with the company for two months, during which he drove all…
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City of Chicago Wants to Sue the Family of a Black Teen 1 of Their Cops Shot to Death
In Chicago, it’s not enough to kill a black teen. After a Chicago police officer took the life of Quintonio LeGrier, 19, nearly two years ago, the city’s attorneys are now looking to sue his family. Their claim? That LeGrier was responsible for the death of an innocent bystander whom the cop also killed. As…
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Black Lightning Forecast for Special Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Premiere
Black Lightning is headed to the nation’s capital on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. The trailblazing superhero—the first black DC Comics character to have his own stand-alone comic title—will have his own TV series in 2018, but some fans can catch the premiere on Jan. 13 at the National Museum of African American History and…
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1st-Degree Murder Charge for Accused Charlottesville, Va., Car Plower
James Fields, the man accused of plowing his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., will face a new charge of first-degree murder. According to NBC News, prosecutors announced at the beginning of a preliminary trial hearing in Charlottesville on Thursday that they wanted to upgrade an initial…
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