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Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Colin Kaepernick's Protest: It's Dumb and Disrespectful
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says that she thinks Colin Kapernick and other NFL players’ protest of unjust policing of minority communities during the national anthem is “dumb” and “disrespectful.” During an interview with Katie Couric on Yahoo!, Ginsburg blasted the protest, which includes players kneeling or raising a fist during the national anthem…
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Former Boxing Champ Aaron Pryor Dead at 60
Former junior welterweight boxing champion, and one-half of one of the most electrifying fights of all time, Aaron Pryor, has died after a long fight with heart disease. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Pryor was surrounded by his family when he died Sunday. Pryor told friends when he was just a teen that he would…
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Donald Trump Held Press Conference With Women Who Accused Bill Clinton of Sexual Assault
Donald Trump has nothing left to lose. He has offended every minority, gender and faith-based group, so at this point, there’s really no one else to offend. After the release of the Trump tapes, the Republican presidential nominee knew that all of the focus during Sunday’s debate with Hillary Clinton would be on his vulgar…
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Unique Views Podcast, Episode 13: How Crab Dinners Made BuzzFeed's Quinta B. Broke
“Hate“ is a strong word. It should only be used for intense situations like brussels sprouts, Donald Trump and the cancellation of NBC’s The Black Donnellys. In this vein, I say that I do not hate Danielle Young, aka Patti LaDanielle, aka Ms. Patti Patti. But she’s close. She’s kind of like broccoli, Mike Pence and…
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Donald Trump Still Believes Central Park Five Are Guilty
Donald Trump continues to prove what a misguided and miserable president he would make after insisting that the Central Park Five were guilty, despite their being exonerated by DNA in New York City’s horrific 1989 Central Park jogger rape case. “They admitted they were guilty,” Trump said to CNN in a statement. “The police doing…
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Watch: Anchorman Has No Chill in Hurricane Prediction: 'You and Everyone You Know Will Die'
Fox News anchorman Shepard Smith has run out of ways to tell Floridians to evacuate Florida. During a broadcast Thursday, the veteran broadcaster noted that if Hurricane Matthew changed course, many would die. “This moves 20 miles to the west, and you and everyone you know are dead—all of you—because you can’t survive it,” Smith…
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Report: Pregnant Memphis, Tenn., Woman Pepper-Sprayed by Security Guard
A pregnant Memphis, Tenn., woman says she was pepper-sprayed and thrown to the ground by an apartment-complex security guard. According to Fox 13 Memphis, the woman, Camri Denton, who says she is two to three months pregnant, and her family were helping their mom, whose Bent Tree apartment had caught fire. Denton told the news station…
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Why Hip-Hop Is Dead, Reason No. 435: Watch Calif. Congresswoman Dab During Debate
I hate hip-hop dances and the new “All lives matter” Cam Newton, and I blame both of them for what happened Wednesday evening, when a California Senate race between Democrats Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez included the dab. Sanchez, a congresswoman who represents California’s 46th District, was over her time when the moderator let her…
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Va. Officer Found Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Man
A Norfolk, Va., police officer has been found not guilty of manslaughter in the June 2014 shooting of a mentally ill black man, even though other officers testified that the man was not a threat at the time he was fatally shot, the Virginia-Pilot reports. According to the Daily Mail, 35-year-old David Latham suffered from…
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All Mansions Matter: Lawsuit Claims That Cam Newton Trashed Rental Property
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is being sued for reportedly trashing a California mansion after his dismal performance in the Super Bowl. According to Yahoo! Sports, Newton is “facing a $270,000 lawsuit over alleged damages to an $11 million home he rented in Beverly Hills.” Newton rented the luxury home during the summer from a…
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