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Abercrombie & Fitch Hates Fat People?
Preppy retailer Abercrombie & Fitch refuses to sell clothes for women who wear a size large and above, despite statistics showing that the average American wears larger sizes, reports Business Insider. This is the same company that’s faced criticism for T-shirt slogans that many Asian Americans found racist back in 2002. While a specialty retailer…
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Learn the Name Mahershala Ali
(The Root) — When White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett spoofs your television show at the prestigious White House Correspondents’ Dinner, you know you’ve made it. For Mahershala Ali, who plays the wily Remy Danton on the Netflix series House of Cards, it’s been a long road. “I am beginning to reap the benefits of…
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John McCain Calls for Obama to Act in Syria
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, Sen. John McCain took on Syria and encouraged President Barack Obama to take action in the troubled country, reports NBC News. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged the president to begin identifying a strategy to secure Syria’s stockpiles of chemical weapons should the…
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Stop-and-Frisk Whistle-Blower Cops Say They're Harassed
The night shift, hovering bosses, poor work evaluations — officer Pedro Serrano told the Washington Post that he’s suffered all of these things for speaking out against the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policies. Serrano claims he’s been harassed, micromanaged and eventually transferred to a different precinct and put on the overnight shift. “It hasn’t…
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Chris Brown's Dad: I Don't Want Chris and Rihanna Together
For Clinton Brown, life was better for his son, Chris Brown, when he was not dating on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna, according to the Daily News. “I personally really didn’t want him and Rihanna back together,” said Clinton Brown, 48. “You have to have a balance in a relationship. You have to have someone who is…
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Countee Cullen to Be Inducted Into the NY Writers Hall of Fame
(The Root) — On June 4, the New York State Writers Hall of Fame will induct five outstanding authors, including Calvin Trillin, Alice McDermott, Walter Mosley, Marilyn Hacker and the late Countee Cullen. 2012’s honorees included E.L. Doctorow, Pete Hamill, Joyce Carol Oates and Toni Morrison, as well as John Cheever, Hart Crane, Edna Ferber,…
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Women Shot in Chris Dorner Manhunt to Receive Millions in Settlement
The two women shot while delivering newspapers in front of a LAPD officer’s home during the manhunt for fugitive former cop Christopher Dorner have reached a settlement for $4.2 million, reports the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles City Council must still ratify the agreement, announced Tuesday by Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich and…
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Man Arrested in Ricin Case Targeting Obama
Authorities arrested 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke in connection to the ricin-laced mail to President Obama, reports NBC News. A Tupelo, Miss. man has been arrested in connection with the ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and a U.S. senator, police said Saturday. Everett Dutschke was arrested in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday morning by federal…
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What the 'Scandal' Impact Really Means
For some, Kerry Washington’s portrayal of Olivia Pope on Scandal is a coup because it dismisses the idea that black women are unattractive in mainstream society, writes the New York Times. It’s clear that “Scandal” has touched a nerve: Twitter regularly blows up with “Scandal”-related tweets when the show is on, and the flood of cyberspace…
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