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Utah Nurse Arrested by Police for Doing Her Job Reaches $500,000 Settlement
A nurse who was arrested after refusing to let a Salt Lake City cop draw blood from an unconscious patient has agreed to a $500,000 settlement. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Alex Wubbels reached the agreement with Salt Lake City and the University of Utah (Wubbels was working at the University of Utah Hospital…
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Why Some Black and Brown People Can’t Trust Bernie Sanders, in 1 Quote
There are reasons that progressive black and brown folk have had their struggles with supporting Bernie Sanders—though no one does a better job of illustrating why than the Vermont senator and former presidential candidate himself. In an interview Monday night with Seth Meyers on Late Night, Sanders said that progressives shouldn’t pin too much of…
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Kaepernick’s Attorney Believes the Quarterback Could Be Signed ‘in the Next 10 Days’
Colin Kaepernick’s long wait to get back in an NFL uniform may be over soon, according to his lawyer Mark Geragos. Bleacher Report was the first to report the story. “I think within the next 10 days somebody will sign him,” Geragos said in an appearance on The Adam Carolla Show that was posted Tuesday.…
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Wendell Pierce Calls John Kelly a ‘Racist Prick’ Over Civil War Comments
Wendell Pierce, the actor best known for playing Detective William “Bunk” Moreland on HBO’s The Wire, has never been known to mince words. Today was no exception. Pierce took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to deliver a harsh rebuke of White House chief of staff John Kelly’s ahistorical and bigoted comments about the Civil War.…
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John Kelly: ‘Lack of Compromise’ Led to Civil War
White House chief of staff John Kelly told a Fox host Monday night that a “lack of an ability to compromise” on slavery led America into the Civil War. Donald Trump’s chief of staff appeared Monday night on Laura Ingraham’s The Ingraham Angle and launched into a defense of the Confederacy’s honor. Kelly praised Gen.…
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The Lowlights From the White House’s ‘How to Get Away With Conspiracy Against the US’ Playbook
What is this sweet scent of manure wafting in the afternoon air? Ahhh, yes! The White House press briefing. And what a show of fecal spray it was today. On a day when Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, Manafort’s right-hand man, surrendered to authorities after a federal grand jury indicted…
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NC Man Charged With DWI Allegedly Got Wildly Sauced off Vanilla Extract
I’ve heard that if you’re ever in a pinch and need to sub in something for vanilla extract, maple syrup will work just as well. Now we also know if you’re ever in need of—I don’t know, getting blindingly drunk and crashing your car into a pole but don’t have any actual booze—vanilla extract will…
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Steph Curry Wants to Play a Game, but Not That Game
Steph Curry, two-time MVP and relentless chewer of mouth guards, is very good at playing games. Aside from (very obviously) being great at basketball, Curry also has a sweet golf swing and, as he demonstrated Sunday night, a mean costume game, too. The Golden State Warrior literally rolled up to Oracle Arena before the team’s…
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1 Fish, 2 Fish, No More Whitefish: Puerto Rico Cancels Controversial Energy Contract
The Puerto Rican Electric Power Authority, amid mounting controversy surrounding its $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy, has decided to cancel the deal. As CBS News reports, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced early Sunday that he wanted the no-bid contract with the small, 2-year old Montana company to be canceled “immediately.” The governor’s decision…
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AKAs Come to Defense of Soror Frederica Wilson
As racist attacks and threats continue against Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has issued a rallying cry around its soror. According to the Miami Herald, the historically black sorority—the nation’s oldest—has released a statement pledging support for the Democrat from Florida, who has feuded publicly with the Trump administration over its treatment…
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