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Cheerios Brings Back Interracial Family, Stands Up to the Haters
Cheerios is back with a new ad, featuring the same interracial family from an ad from last year, in a stand against the racist backlash it received then. And this time the family is getting bigger. In the adorable Super Bowl commercial, an African-American father uses cereal pieces to represent members of the family to…
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Kendrick Lamar on Macklemore Win, Grammy Snub: ‘Everything Happens for a Reason’
Kendrick Lamar doesn’t appear to be too fazed by what many see as a blatant snub by the Grammys: The rapper left with zero trophies despite seven nominations. Instead, taking a more diplomatic approach, Lamar praised Macklemore, who made all but a clean sweep in the rap categories—winning best rap album for The Heist as…
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Pastor Follows Up SOTU Address With ‘God’s State of the Union,’ Says Obama Follows Satan
Shortly after President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night, Steven Andrew decided to upload his own message—“God’s State of the Union: Restoring God’s Blessings”—to counter Obama’s, the Raw Story reports. In the address, the USA Christian Ministries pastor slammed the president for promoting “homosexual sin,” citing it as evidence…
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7-Year-Old Girl Beaten Unconscious by Classmates in Maryland
A 7-year-old girl suffered a mild concussion after she was beaten unconscious by four boys at Thomas Claggett Elementary School in District Heights, Md., on Tuesday, Fox 5 reports. The incident occurred during a recess in the school’s gym, into which 75 students were allegedly crammed, with only about five teachers supervising the crowd. The…
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Thuggish Congressman Threatens to Break Reporter in Half ‘Like a Boy’
Updated Wed., Jan. 29, 12 pm EST: Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) has apologized to NY1 political reporter Michael Scotto for threatening him after the State of the Union address. According to Time Warner Cable’s NY1, Grimm called the reporter Wednesday morning and said that he “overreacted.” Scotto tweeted about the phone apology. A written apology was also…
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Duck Dynasty Star to Attend the State of the Union Address
Willie Robertson, one of the stars of Duck Dynasty, was invited by Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.) to attend Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, Deadline reports. Robertson, who is CEO of the family’s company, Duck Commander, will be one of the more “celebrity”-status individuals there. Another one will be openly gay NBA player Jason…
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NYC Man Found Dead in ER After Waiting 8 Hours
Jon Verrier, a 30-year-old New York City native, was found dead in Saint Barnabas Hospital’s waiting room, where he had been waiting for about eight hours to see a doctor, hospital officials have confirmed, the Raw Story reports. “He was found stiff, blue and cold,” an employee told ABC News. “He died because (there’s) not…
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Quentin Tarantino Sues Gawker for Leaked Script
Things are about to get ugly for the folks over at Gawker. Quentin Tarantino has served the gossip and news website with a lawsuit for a post that linked readers to a leaked copy of the screenwriter’s latest film project, The Hateful Eight, the Associated Press reports. The lawsuit accuses Gawker Media LLC of contributory…
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Gabby Giffords Again Calls on Congress to Act on Gun Control
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords is once again calling on Congress to step up and act on gun violence once and for all, the Associated Press reports. Giffords, in a new ad that is expected to air immediately before and after the president’s speech, faces the camera and states, “Congress is afraid of the gun…
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West Virginia Man Kills New Black Neighbor
A man from Barboursville, W.Va., fatally shot his new neighbor and the neighbor’s brother without warning as the two men were inspecting their property, New York’s Daily News reports. Rodney Bruce Black, 62, told authorities that he thought his victims were breaking into a building he owned. However, although the building is on land that…
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