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Texas Man Waits Six Hours in Line to Cast Vote on Super Tuesday
Republicans have consistently done their best to rig elections in their favor, often at the expense of black voters. If it’s not racially biased gerrymandering it’s closing polling stations in predominately black neighborhoods. Despite their best efforts, one Texas man would not be deterred from exercising his right to vote. Houston Public Media reports that…
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Obamacare at 10: Study Shows Gaps in Coverage Between Racial Lines Have Narrowed but Persist
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the Affordable Care Act was officially signed. In the time we’ve seen the Avengers catch Thanos’ hands, Thanos catch the Avengers’ hands and Lex Luthor actually became president of the United States. While the last decade has increased access to healthcare coverage, there is still…
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United Airlines Cuts Back on Domestic Flights Due to Coronavirus
The increasing spread of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in travel plans and large-scale events being put into limbo. While most disruptions have affected international travel, it appears now that COVID-19 has affected domestic travel as well. The Chicago Tribune reports that United Airlines has started to make cuts to travel both domestic and international.…
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Molson Coors Gunman Had Noose Placed on His Locker in 2015
A week ago, 51-year-old Anthony Ferrill killed himself and five of his co-workers at the Molson Coors Brewery in Milwaukee. While a motive is still unclear, recently revealed information may provide some context as to why he committed such a heinous act. Molson Coors has revealed that in 2015, Ferrill arrived to work to find…
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Los Angeles Sheriff Says Eight Deputies Took Unauthorized Photos of Kobe Bryant Crash Site
Tonight’s story proves that even in the face of outright tragedy, cops will find a way to be fucking gross. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has revealed that eight deputies were allegedly involved in taking graphic photos of the crash that took the lives of Kobe and Gianna Bryant as well as seven others,…
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Federal Jury Awards $5.2M to Chicago Man Who Spent 31 Years In Prison After Forced Confession
Imagine spending 31 years in jail for a crime you were forced to confess to. That’s a good chunk of your life span spent incarcerated due to being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Unfortunately, that was reality for Stanley Wrice. According the Chicago Sun-Times, an almost week and a half long civil…
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Princeton Students Big Mad After Marshawn Lynch Announced as Class Speaker
Marshawn Lynch is a man of few words. When the former(?) Seahawks running back does decide to speak he often drops some jewels. This makes it particularly interesting that this is the speaker Princeton students have a problem with. According to USA Today, a group of seniors at Princeton has written an open letter protesting…
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MLK III Advocates for Nathaniel Woods, Asks Alabama Governor to Halt His Execution
The American criminal justice system has no shortage of people who were convicted under questionable if not completely wrong circumstances. Nathaniel Woods is one of those people and the consequences could soon prove fatal. According to ABC News, Martin Luther King III has made a plea to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to stop the execution…
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Challenge to Obamacare to be Heard by Supreme Court
Y’all. It’s been 10 years since the Affordable Care Act was enacted. Ten years of Americans getting insurance and Republicans inexplicably being butt hurt about it. Hopefully, good or bad, a Supreme Court decision will finally get them to shut the hell up about it. CBS News reports that the Supreme Court is set to…
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Missouri Middle Schooler Sends Racist Meme to Classmates
Every week I keep hoping that maybe this will be the one where I don’t have to talk about kids being trash. It’s only Monday and this already ain’t the week. According to KMOV, students at Hixson Middle School in Webster Groves, Missouri, sent a racist meme to two classmates. The meme showed an image…
