• Hillary Clinton on Donald Trump: He Isn’t Funny Anymore, He’s Dangerous

    Hillary Clinton, like most of America, isn’t laughing at Donald Trump anymore. The Democratic presidential candidate appeared on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers Thursday and said that before Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S., he was laughable, but that now the GOP presidential candidate has crossed the line. “I think for weeks…

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  • NC Man Dies in Police Custody After Being Pepper-Sprayed

    A North Carolina man died in police custody Wednesday after he was pepper-sprayed in a reported struggle with Winston-Salem police. According to WXII 12, officers were responding to a call made around 7:30 p.m. about shots fired when they encountered Travis Nevelle Page, 31, of Winston-Salem, who, they claim, matched the description given by the…

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  • Houston Company Gives Every Employee $100,000 Christmas Bonus

    A Houston company just made all of its employees’ Christmas dreams come true after everyone, no matter his or her position or salary, received a $100,000 Christmas bonus. That’s right: All 1,380 employees at Hilcorp, “one the largest privately held oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States,” according to KTVU,…

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  • Trump: ‘I’m Going to Win the African-American Vote’

    Donald Trump wants to clear a few things up. He has not insulted blacks or Asians. He is not Islamophobic. He has many Muslim friends. He is the least racist person Don Lemon knows. And he is going to win the African-American vote. Or so he said during an interview Wednesday on CNN Tonight With…

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  • Protests Erupt in Chicago After Mayor Apologizes for Laquan McDonald’s Death 

    Hundreds of protesters took to Chicago’s streets Wednesday, blocking traffic and reportedly attempting to storm business buildings while calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s resignation. The protest came just hours after the mayor, during a special Chicago City Council meeting, publicly apologized for the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by a police officer, Newsweek…

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  • Del. Officer Who Kicked Black Suspect in the Face Is Acquitted of Assault

    A Delaware police officer, who was caught on video kicking a black suspect in the face and breaking his jaw, was acquitted of assault Tuesday after a three-day deliberation by a Delaware jury.    According to ABC 6, jurors deliberated 16 hours a day for three days before acquitting Dover Police Cpl. Thomas Webster IV,…

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  • Nike Signs LeBron James to Lifetime Deal

    Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has inked a lifetime deal with Nike, ensuring that once his playing days are over, the apparel company will sell his image and brand forever. While insiders are sure that Michael Jordan has some kind of extended deal with Nike, according to ESPN, this is the first time the fitness-apparel…

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  • San Francisco Police Chief: Mario Woods Shooting ‘Could Have Ended Differently if We Had Tasers’

    Mario Woods, 26, was fatally shot by San Francisco police Wednesday. Woods reportedly was wielding a knife in the city’s Bayview neighborhood when several officers opened fire. His death was captured on video, and a 15-second clip of the moment before the shooting has been circulated online. On Monday, San Francisco’s police chief, Greg Suhr,…

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  • Justice Department to Investigate Chicago Police After Laquan McDonald Case

    Updated Monday, Dec. 7, 12:10 p.m. EST: U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Monday that the Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the Chicago Police Department following the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald.  The investigation will determine whether the 17-year-old’s shooting death was an isolated incident or the latest development in…

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  • Obama Aims to Ease Fears Over Terrorism: ‘We Will Overcome It’

    President Barack Obama sought to soothe public fears during a televised address Sunday evening, in which he declared last week’s shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., an act of terrorism and assured viewers that the United States will overcome these types of threats. He also urged the public not to give in to fear-based reactions. “The…

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