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  • Senate Rejects Debo Adegbile to Lead Civil Rights Division

    Republicans of the Senate, joined by a few defecting Democrats, successfully blocked President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department on Wednesday, sparking the ire of the administration, the Associated Press reports. The final vote tally was a narrow 47-52 against moving longtime NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund…

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  • Hillary Clinton Stands by Her Comparison of Russia’s Putin to Hitler

    At a Wednesday question-and-answer at UCLA, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mostly stood by her earlier comparison of Russia’s Vladimir Putin to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, the Washington Post reports. “I just want people to have a little historic perspective,” Clinton said during the session, adding that she was merely pointing out similarity…

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  • Biker Paralyzed in NY Highway Incident Says He Doesn’t Blame SUV Driver

    Edwin Mieses, a New York motorcyclist who was severely injured during a violent West Side Highway altercation involving his group of biker friends and the driver of an SUV, said he doesn’t blame the man who ran him over, the New York Post reports. The 32-year-old was paralyzed from the waist down in the September…

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  • Florida KKK Recruiter: ‘We Don’t Beat Up on Blacks or Burn Crosses’ 

    There’s a red Ku Klux Klan flag flying somewhere in Boca Raton, Fla., because one resident is trying to recruit people to join the organization. The man, who identified himself only as “Mr. Hayes,” said he’s flying the flag above a “Members Wanted” sign because it’s “what this country is all about—freedom of speech.” He…

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  • Ala. Dem: GOP Would Be Pro-Abortion If Daughters Were Having Black Babies 

    One Alabama state lawmaker is calling out his colleagues for what he sees as racist hypocrisy, claiming that they would support abortion if their white daughters were carrying black babies. According to the Raw Story, Democratic state Rep. Alvin Holmes of Montgomery made the controversial accusations on Tuesday during a debate on an abortion bill…

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  • Lupita Nyong’o’s Lip Balm Sells Out After Grabbing Social Media Fame

    Who needs expensive marketing strategies when you’ve got Lupita Nyong’o as a customer? As it turns out, French cosmetics brand Clarins struck luck on Sunday when Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o jokingly pulled out one of their lip balms to offer host Ellen DeGeneres as a tip for the pizza guy, the New York Daily News…

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  • Sarah Palin: Putin Wrestles Bears, Obama Wears Mom Jeans

    If Russia seems to be becoming more powerful, it’s because President Barack Obama and his mom jeans don’t properly portray the strength of the United States—at least that’s what former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin thinks. In a Monday night interview with Fox host Sean Hannity, Palin claimed that President Vladimir Putin was once again trying…

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  • Missing Florida Mom Found in Sunken Car Near Universal Studios

    The body of a missing Florida mother was discovered on Monday in a sunken car in a pond near Universal Studios Orlando, the New York Daily News reports. Carline Brumaire Jean’s Toyota Camry was pulled from the pond next to the Royal Pacific Hotel, where she worked as a housekeeper, the site notes. Her death…

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  • Secretary of State John Kerry Promises Ukraine $1 Billion in US Aid 

    Secretary of State John Kerry has pledged $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees for Ukraine’s anti-Russian leadership, the Washington Post reports. The loan package—pending congressional approval—is expected to buffer any adverse effects to Ukraine from price increases for energy if Russia’s supplies are cut, the Post notes. Kerry, who is currently in the country’s capital…

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  • Former Rep. Mel Reynolds Fears for Life, Hides in South Africa

    Former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds is hiding in South Africa and has told the Associated Press that his life is in danger. According to AP, the disgraced congressman, who resigned in 1994 after being convicted of statutory rape, believes that he is being followed by a Zimbabwean death squad that is after the information he…

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