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#Flint: Conflicting Water-Study Results Have Residents Confused and Unsure of Whom to Trust
Last week the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released a report that suggests Flint, Mich., babies were not adversely affected by the lead-contaminated water flowing through the city’s pipes since 2014, which is in direct contradiction of a report last month that indicated there were higher numbers of fetal deaths during that time.…
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Marijuana Market Projected to Hit $18,000,000,000 by 2021: Report
A new report suggests that even if Donald Trump actively challenges the recreational-marijuana industry, the marijuana industry will hit $18 billion by 2021. If he doesn’t, the industry could reach $30 billion if every state and the District of Columbia has either a medical-only-market or a fully legal market. Greenwave Advisors analyst Matt Karnes notes…
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Fla. Gov. Rick Scott Declares State of Emergency in Advance of White Nationalist’s Speech This Week
Richard Spencer—a white nationalist who participated in the Charlottesville, Va., rally in August that led to deadly violence—is scheduled to give a speech at the University of Florida on Thursday, and in anticipation of the event, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency. In an executive order written Monday, Scott warned that…
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Report: Water From a Hazardous Waste Site Is Being Given to Puerto Rican Hurricane Survivors to Drink
More than three weeks after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, over 35 percent of the American citizens there (and Puerto Ricans are all American citizens, every single one of them) do not have potable drinking water—and a report that came out late Friday night indicates that the residents of Dorado, Puerto Rico, are being given…
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The Obamas Chose 2 Black Artists to Paint Their Official Portraits for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Barack and Michelle Obama hand-picked the two artists who will paint the portraits that will memorialize them in perpetuity at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, and both artists are black. The Smithsonian has commissioned Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald to paint the official portraits of the former president and first lady respectively, the Wall Street…
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Nelly’s Accuser Says She Will Not Testify Against Him and Wants Rape Case Dropped
The woman who accused Nelly of rape in Washington state said through her lawyer Friday that she will not testify against the rapper, and she wants the whole matter dropped. Karen Koehler, the attorney representing the alleged victim, told TMZ that her client has informed both the Auburn, Wash., Police Department as well as the…
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NJ Man Finds Lottery Ticket Worth $24,000,000 in Pocket of Old Shirt
How many times have you gone through the pockets of your jeans or cleaned out an old purse and stumbled across a $5 or $20 bill you forgot you had? Now imagine going through the pocket of an old shirt and finding a lottery ticket worth $24 million. That’s just what happened to 68-year-old Jimmie…
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Chance the Rapper Wants Everyone to See the Movie Marshall, so He Bought Out All Showings at 2 Chicago Theaters
Marshall, the new movie about the first black U.S. Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall, opens nationwide Friday. Chance the Rapper is eager for everyone to see it, so he bought out all the shows at two Chicago movie theaters, affording fans the opportunity to see the film for free. Chance announced on his Twitter account…
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Jesse Williams Stars in New 7-Minute Protest Film Available Exclusively on Tidal
Is love the answer to all of America’s problems? That is the question the producers of a new short documentary film want us to consider. Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz of Bush Renz (“Kill Jay-Z,” “17”) have teamed up with Sankofa.org (founded by Harry Belafonte) and Tidal to bring us the seven-minute protest film Versus,…
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City of Los Angeles Looks to Fully Decriminalize Street Vending as a Means of Protecting Undocumented Immigrants From Immigration Agents
Walk outside a Hollywood, Calif., nightclub on any given night of the week and you are bound to come across a street vendor selling delicious-smelling hot dogs and sausages smothered in peppers and onions. The familiar tinkling of a bell attached to the end of a cart as it makes its way down your street…
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