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Clemson University’s Student Vice President Facing Impeachment after Refusing to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
The vice president of Clemson University’s student government, a black student who recently refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, is now facing an impeachment trial after the university’s student senate held a vote earlier this week and voted to impeach him. Of course, as the Associated Press notes, the university’s spokesman denied that…
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NYC Mom Arrested for Leaving Children in Car at LaGuardia Airport While She Interviewed for a Job
A mom from New York City’s Brooklyn borough was arrested earlier this week after Port Authority cops said she left her two young daughters alone in a car at LaGuardia Airport for more than an hour while she went inside an airport terminal for a job interview. According to the New York Daily News, authorities…
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Grambling State University Freshman Arrested in Connection With on-Campus Shooting That Left 2 Dead
A Grambling State University freshman was arrested Thursday in connection with an on-campus shooting that left two dead. According to the New York Daily News, Jaylin M. Wayne will be facing first-degree murder charges in the shooting deaths of GSU senior Earl Andrews and Monquiarious Caldwell, who was not a student at the school. The…
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Odell Beckham’s Father Arrested on Gun Charges, Weed Possession: Report
Odell Beckham Sr., the father of New York Giants’ star Odell Beckham Jr., was arrested in Texas on drug and gun charges Wednesday, authorities said. According to TMZ Sports, officials in Texas say that Beckham Sr. was carrying weed and a gun on him when he was busted. Details about the arrest are unclear, but…
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‘Can’t Wait to Stab Your Neck’: Don Lemon Receives Racist Death Threats From Trump Supporter
CNN’s Don Lemon has been the target of a series of racist death threats by an apparent white supremacist Donald Trump supporter, leaving the anchor so concerned that he apparently contacted the police. According to TMZ, Lemon contacted the New York City Police Department on Wednesday after receiving multiple messages on Twitter, including ones that…
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Mother of Off-Duty Police Officer Killed in Las Vegas Mass Shooting Dies the Same Weekend as His Funeral
More tragedy has hit the family of one of the Las Vegas shooting victims. The mother of a victim killed in the mass shooting had a heart attack and died the same weekend that she buried her son. According to CNN, 56-year-old Sheryl Stiles was the mother of Charleston Hartfield, an off-duty Las Vegas police…
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Calif. Man Beaten, Stabbed Because He Is Black, Authorities Say
A Goshen, Calif., man is fighting for his life in a Fresno, Calif., hospital after being beaten and stabbed multiple times solely because of his race, authorities say. According to the Visalia Times-Delta, the 60-year-old man, who is black, is expected to recover from his injuries, but his attack has left many residents in Goshen…
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Fla. Cop Sent for More Training After Accidentally Using Taser on 10-Year-Old During Gun-Safety Lesson
A Plantation, Fla., police officer will be sent for additional training after accidentally deploying her Taser on a 10-year-old boy right after telling the child and his brother that the weapon wasn’t a toy. According to the Sun-Sentinel, the boy suffered only minor injuries, but investigators noted that if the probes had penetrated deeper into…
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Calif. High School Student Who Made Racist Jokes on Snapchat Is Beaten Up Upon Return to School: Report
A California high school student who was reportedly part of a racist Snapchat conversation joking about slaves was beaten up last week upon his return to school. Video footage circulating on social media shows a black student walking up to a white student who is walking down a hall. The white student attempts to avoid…
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Fats Domino, Rock ’n’ Roll Icon, Dead at 89
Music, specifically rock ’n’ roll, has lost another great. The legendary Fats Domino of New Orleans passed away Tuesday at the age of 89, surrounded by friends and family. According to TMZ, the Jefferson Parish, La., Coroner’s Office said that Domino died of natural causes, noting that no autopsy was performed and his body has…
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