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Papa John’s Apologizes After Blaming Lagging Sales of Trash Pizza on NFL Anthem Protests
Papa John’s is singing a different tune after blaming its pizza-sales decline on the NFL anthem protests. The pizza company’s CEO, John Schnatter, thought it appropriate earlier this month to tell shareholders that “the NFL has hurt us,” expressing disappointment that “the NFL and its leadership did not resolve this.” By “resolve this,” Schnatter was,…
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Did Y’all’s Dotard President Just Tweet Condolences About the Wrong Mass Shooting?
That we have had mass shooting after mass shooting after horrific mass shooting in this country is already unconscionable and unforgivable in a country that touts itself as a leading power. When your president sends what appears to be a generic tweet about the latest assault on American lives? Well, that just adds infuriating insult…
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At Least 5 Dead After Shooting Involving Multiple Locations in California, Including Elementary School
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, 3:05 p.m. EST: The death toll has now risen to four victims in a shooting in Northern California. It was also confirmed that the shooter was killed by police, bringing the total death count to five. The gunman went on a violent rampage that began at a home and spanned…
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A ‘Come Meet a Black Person’ Networking Event Is Happening in Georgia This Week and I Have So Many Thoughts
This is not a drill. And this is not our sister site The Onion. Come this Thursday, people of the beige persuasion, from far and wide, can come to a special networking event in Georgia where they can … *gasp* … meet a black person. Seriously, folks, there’s a Facebook event page and everything for…
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City of Topeka, Kan., Trying to Bar Black Man’s Parents From Seeing Video of Fatal Shooting, Lawyers Say
The city of Topeka, Kan., is accused of trying to stop the parents of a black man who was fatally shot by police from looking at bodycam footage, family lawyers said Monday. The city’s excuse? State law permits only his four children, whose ages range from 3 to 13, to see it, the city argued,…
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NYC Restaurant Worker Employee Fired After Telling Customers That ‘Everybody’ Knows the Manager Is Racist
A Brooklyn, N.Y., restaurant employee is out of a job after she was caught on video telling customers that “everybody” knows the manager is racist before kicking them out of the eatery. Viral video from the scene at Dumbo Kitchen was posted to Instagram on Sunday and quickly went viral. Jypsy Jeyfree wrote in the…
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White Man Allegedly Stabbed Florida Officers Trying to Arrest Him, and Somehow Managed to Be Apprehended Alive
A white Clearwater, Fla., man is safely in police custody after allegedly stabbing three police officers who attempted to arrest him during a domestic violence dispute. Justin Shuford, the suspect, was apparently not shot or beaten up during the incident, and was happily carted down to the police station to take his smug-looking mug shot.…
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FBI Launches Investigation Into Philly Judge Who Sentenced Meek Mill to Prison: Report
Seems as if there may be hope yet for Meek Mill. After an enormous outcry over the rapper’s tough two- to four-year prison sentence over probation violations—from both celebrities and your everyday citizen—the FBI has decided to investigate the Philadelphia judge presiding over the case. Meek’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, has accused Judge Genece Brinkley of…
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Barbie Shero Doll, Inspired by Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad, Becomes 1st Barbie to Wear a Hijab
Ibtihaj Muhammad at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics became the first American athlete to ever wear a hijab while competing. Muhammad secured a bronze medal fencing with Team USA at the 2016 Games. Now the first-class athlete can tick off another “first” on her bucket list, since she has become the inspiration for Barbie’s newest…
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18-Year-Old White Thug Spotted at World Series Game Days After Being Arrested in Connection With Murder of Black Man
It seems we have another blatant case of affluenza on our hands after an 18-year-old thug who happens to be wealthy and white was spotted enjoying a World Series game with his parents at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, just days after being arrested for (and charged with) murder and attempted murder in the shooting…
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