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Anti-Defamation League Evacuated After Bomb Scare
On Wednesday, the Anti-Defamation League received a bomb threat to its New York headquarters, a building that also houses the headquarters of Univision properties, including The Root, making this the latest in a recent series of threats against Jewish organizations. “This is not the first time that ADL has been targeted,” Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL’s CEO,…
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Here’s What ‘Make America Great Again’ Looks Like
Look at all that diversity surrounding President Donald Trump! There are some short white guys and tall white guys. Some of them have blue ties and some of them have red ties, and if you look really, really closely, there’s a white woman. Yep, one white woman. So, I don’t want to hear anymore that…
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Another Black New England Patriots Player Won’t Be Going to the White House
It’s starting to be a trend. On Sunday, New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett announced that he would not be attending the Super Bowl team’s celebratory White House visit because of President Asshat. On Tuesday, Patriots cornerback Devin McCourty told Time magazine in a text message that he, too, wouldn’t be attending any White House…
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Public Education Is Doomed: VP Mike Pence Casts Tiebreaking Vote to Confirm Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos, the woman who has no connection to public schooling or experience running a multimillion-dollar anything, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday as U.S. education secretary. The vote went to a 50-50 split after two Republican senators—Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska—went against their party and voted with their heads…
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Ex- NBA Guard Derek Fisher Can’t Stop Taking Losses
Derek Fisher now has more losses than his former team the New York Knicks. Since leaving the NBA, the former guard has been fired as head coach of the Knicks and been beaten up by the world’s skinniest bully, Matt Barnes. Now all five of his championship rings—the rings he earned playing Kobe and Shaq…
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Trump’s 1st News Conference: UK Is Still Bae; Russia Remains Strong Side Chick
To the shock of no one, President Donald Trump spent his first White House news conference Friday talking about America’s side bae: Russia. That’s right, everyone, the president hasn’t been cozying up with Russia President Vladimir Putin for nothing; he’s looking to continue dating Russia, Trump announced during the joint press conference with British Prime…
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Trump Logic: Ben Carson Grew Up Poor, so He Understands Poverty
Updated Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, 12:48 p.m. EST: Ben Carson sat before a Senate committee Thursday morning to make the case that he should be confirmed to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carson leaned on his upbringing growing up in inner-city Detroit and his family’s need for public assistance, although they never…
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Spy Chief Tries to Make Peace With Trump Over Russian Dossier
President-elect Donald Trump held his first press conference since winning the presidency, to less-than-stellar reviews. Trump was combative and elusive when questioned about Russia’s involvement in his bid to become president and compared the U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazis after unclassified information was leaked to the press. On Wednesday evening, James R. Clapper Jr., the…
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Sen. Chuck Schumer Will Oppose Jeff Sessions’ Nomination for Attorney General
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has come out against President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), noting that he doesn’t believe Sessions will be willing to go against Trump should the law require he do so. Schumer released a strongly worded statement noting that the role of attorney general must ensure the rights…
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Obama Makes Play for Chicago Cubs: He’ll Meet With World Series Champs Before He Leaves Office
President Barack Obama is a Chicago White Sox fan, but during the World Series, the Chicago native found himself cheering for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs became America’s feel-good team after their historic World Series championship win, and on Monday, just four days before Obama leaves the White House, the team is scheduled to make…
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