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Justice Department Probe of Harvard Admissions May Hit on Affirmative Action: Report
The Trump administration’s battle against affirmative action is under way. A new report from BuzzFeed News confirms that the Department of Justice is investigating Harvard University’s admissions practices. The investigation likely centers on allegations that Harvard’s use of affirmative action discriminates against students of Asian descent, according to the report. BuzzFeed reports that the confirmation…
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Gabrielle Union Opens Up About Miscarriages to Change the Way People Talk About Fertility
In her new book, We’re Going to Need More Wine, Gabrielle Union discloses her painful experiences with infertility. In an excerpt from the book shared with People magazine, the star of BET’s Being Mary Jane says that she’s had “eight or nine miscarriages.” “For three years, my body has been a prisoner of trying to…
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Pro-Life Congressman Mysteriously OK With Abortion if His Side Chick Needs One: Report
It turns out that Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), a politician who proudly flaunts his pro-life bonafides, doesn’t really mind abortions as long as his mistress has access to them. Last month the 64-year-old congressman with a reputation for family values admitted to having an extramarital affair with Shannon Edwards, a forensic psychologist, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…
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Don’t Wake Me, I’m Stealing: R&B Singer Christopher Williams Arrested for Taking Headphones
Chris Williams, an R&B throwback who apparently forgot to put some headphones back, has been arrested for petty theft, according to TMZ. The entertainment website reports that the singer walked out of a Kohl’s in McDonough, Ga., with the $99.99 headphones. TMZ’s sources claim that Williams had left the store earlier, only to return to…
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The Supreme Court Case That Could End Political Gerrymandering for Good
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether Wisconsin’s legislative maps are so extremely partisan that they are, in fact, unconstitutional. It’s a case that could fundamentally reshape the way politics is practiced in America. As The Nation reports, legal scholars and voting rights activists claim that in 2010, Wisconsin’s Republican Legislature sought to…
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The Obamas May Be in a New York State of Mind
Page Six is reporting that former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle have been shopping around New York City’s Upper East Side for some new digs. Citing multiple sources, Page Six reports that the first couple of our hearts is checking out 10 Gracie Square, a “white glove, full-service” apartment complex not too far…
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Mother Desperate to Find Son in Puerto Rico Begs Trump to Stop Talking About Football and Help
It’s been over a week since Jacqui Gormley has heard from her son, who was in Puerto Rico with his grandmother when Hurricane Maria hit. Desperate and running out of options, Gormley had a strong message for President Donald Trump during an interview with CNN’s Brooke Baldwin. “I really don’t need to hear about who’s…
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So-Called Patriots Stoke Hate by Photoshopping NFL Players With Burning Flag
Today in politricks: Conservative social media accounts are pushing a fake image of the Seattle Seahawks burning the star-spangled banner in their locker room in an attempt to stoke more anger toward the NFL. And it seems to be working. The photoshopped image shows Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett in the center of a…
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Ohio, a Union State, Will Reinstall Confederate Monument for Some Reason
When you try to be better about racism but decide you’re not really about that life: an American story. In today’s chapter, we go to Franklin Township in Ohio. Now, if you consult your history books, you’ll find that Ohio was a Union state during the Civil War. Which makes the fact that the township…
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Feds in the DMs: DHS Now Wants to Collect Social Media Info From All US Immigrants
Federal officials have set in motion a new rule that allows the government to collect social media from all immigrants—including people who are already permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The regulation was published in the Federal Register last week by the Department of Homeland Security and was first reported by BuzzFeed News. The guidelines state…
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