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Woman Slapped With $5,000 Bill After Border-Patrol Agents Subject Her to Multiple Invasive Searches
A New Mexico woman is suing the El Paso County Hospital District, the University Medical Center of El Paso and four U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for what the lawsuit describes as “multiple, redundant and increasingly intrusive searches,” after which the 54-year-old was asked to foot the $5,000 bill, the Raw Story reports. “Jane…
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Uganda Passes Law Mandating Life in Prison for ‘Aggravated Homosexuality’
“I am officially illegal,” gay activist Frank Mugisha told Agence France-Presse. Mugisha was responding to the passage of a harsh anti-gay bill by the Ugandan Parliament on Friday. The law punishes “aggravated homosexuality” with life in prison. Similar to Russia’s own “gay propaganda” law, it criminalizes support of homosexuality, including even advocacy groups’ discussion of…
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George Zimmerman Gets Back 5 Guns Confiscated During Domestic-Assault Case
George Zimmerman is back—personal arsenal and all. After being cleared of all charges in a domestic-assault incident, in which his girlfriend insisted that she was misinterpreted by the police, Zimmerman was free to pick up his confiscated guns, which he did on Wednesday from the Seminole County sheriff’s office. He then accompanied his girlfriend, Samantha…
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Obama’s Brother Is Self-Publishing an Autobiography to Set the Record Straight
President Barack Obama’s half-brother is self-publishing an autobiography detailing the abuse his mother suffered at the hands of their father, the Associated Press reports. Mark Obama Ndesandjo is the son of Barack Obama Sr. and his third wife, Ruth Ndesandjo, a Jewish American woman. The book, Cultures: My Odyssey of Self-Discovery, will also address Ndesandjo’s…
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Dennis Rodman Back in North Korea to Plan Kim Jong Un’s Birthday Exhibition Game
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is still BFFs with North Korea’s “dear leader,” Kim Jong Un. He’s even planning a Jan. 8 exhibition game with 12 other ex-NBA players in Pyongyang for Kim’s birthday, the Associated Press reports. Rodman’s visit comes almost a week after North Korea announced the execution of the “traitor of all ages,”…
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In Virginia, Black Males Twice as Likely to Be Suspended From School
In Virginia, black males are twice as likely as their white male counterparts to be suspended from school, a report by the University of Virginia Curry School of Education and Charlottesville’s Legal Aid Center has found. The report also shows that when black students are suspended, it is mostly for subjective, minor reasons, such as…
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A Procter & Gamble for People of Color
Move over, Procter & Gamble, a new kid (Walker & Company) is in town, here to make people of color beautiful and healthy. Tristan Walker is the brains behind this start-up, which was inspired by his own experiences as a black male, All Things Digital reports. The new company has raised $2.4 million as of…
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Case Dismissed for NJ Man Jailed Almost 20 Years for Murder
It’s been nearly 20 years since Gerard Richardson was found guilty for the murder of a 19-year-old in New Jersey, and on Tuesday a judge finally dismissed his case because the DNA evidence from a bite mark that largely contributed to his imprisonment could not be tied to him. “I wish I had words for…
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Obama Includes LGBT Athletes in Olympic Delegation
Renowned tennis player Billie Jean King and hockey player Caitlin Cahow are the two openly gay athletes whom President Barack Obama has selected to be part of the U.S. delegation for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, sending a clear message to that country about its treatment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
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NAACP Report: Limited Opportunities for Minorities in Energy Industry
An NAACP report on the energy industry shows that protecting the environment and fueling the nation don’t always provide opportunities for people of color, or the businesses they own. The organization released “Just Energy Policies: Reducing Pollution and Creating Jobs” on Tuesday, which looks at the energy policies of all 50 states and provides its…
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