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Today in Obama: Soon as I Get Home
In which we look back at simpler times. While we’re waiting for the real Melania Trump to please stand up, let’s throw it back to Oct. 19, 2011. Here, President Barack Obama and forever-my-(first-)lady Michelle were at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va., sharing a moment. Ummmmfff. I’m blushing over my coffee over here. How…
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Irate Dad Shoots Daughter’s Boyfriend in the Groin After Catching Them in Motel Room
Pennsylvania police are searching for Donald Jenkins Jr. after he reportedly walked in on his daughter and her boyfriend at a Motel 6 on Sunday and shot the boyfriend in the groin. The 40-year-old Jenkins then took off in his car. The boyfriend survived the shooting—which was a pretty lucky break for Jenkins. Police now…
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All Y'all Can Get It: Blac Chyna Sues Entire Kardashian Family, Who Have Some Allegations of Their Own
On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Blac Chyna filed a lawsuit against the entire Kardashian clan for battery and for cancelling her reality tv show, Rob and Chyna, in which she starred with her then-partner, Rob Kardashian. Now, the Kardashians are clapping back with allegations of their own. According to TMZ, Kris errrr, “sources connected to the…
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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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