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  • Obama Administration's Overtime Expansion Rule Blocked by Federal Judge in Texas

    A federal judge in Texas blocked an Obama administration expansion of the overtime rule on Tuesday, just days before it was set to take effect.   The Labor Department measure, which would have gone into effect Dec. 1, would have expanded which employees were eligible for overtime pay by doubling the salary level at which…

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  • President Obama Grants 79 More Commutations to Nonviolent Drug Offenders

    President Barack Obama granted 79 more commutations Tuesday, bringing his total to more than 1,000 during his time in office, the Washington Post reports. The president has granted commutations to more prisoners, the majority of whom were nonviolent drug offenders, than the last 11 presidents combined. Obama has committed to using the tools at his…

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  • #NoDAPL: Unarmed Water Protectors Met With Violent Militarized Police Response 

    Water protectors who attempted to remove two broken-down military trucks from Highway 1806 in North Dakota on Sunday night were met with a militarized response from law enforcement that included the use of tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets, concussion grenades, and more crowd-control munitions. Independent news site Unicorn Riot broadcast live Sunday night when…

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  • Dave Chappelle Has 3 Stand-Up Specials Coming to Netflix

    If Dave Chappelle’s appearance on Saturday Night Live earlier this month left you wanting more, you are in luck: The comedian has three specials coming to Netflix, the online network announced Monday. As Variety reports, these projects will be Chappelle’s first stand-up TV specials in 12 years. “Dave Chappelle is a legendary voice in comedy—searing,…

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  • Kanye Cancels Remaining North American Dates After Epic Calif.-Show Rant

    Kanye West has canceled his remaining North American tour dates following an epic rant in the middle of a Sacramento, Calif., show that went viral over the weekend. “Tickets will be fully refunded at a point of purchase,” Live Nation said in a statement. No explanation was given for the cancellation of the Saint Pablo…

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  • Who Is Jeff Sessions? 11 Facts About Trump’s Pick for Attorney General

    President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Jeff Sessions, an Alabama senator with a questionably racist past, to be attorney general under his administration. Sessions met with Trump on Wednesday, and shortly after the meeting, the Trump transition team issued a statement saying, “The President-elect has been unbelievably impressed with Senator Sessions and his phenomenal record as…

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  • #WalterScott: Prosecution Rests in Trial of SC Cop Charged With Murder

    Prosecutors in the trial of a former white North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with the murder of a black unarmed motorist rested their case on Wednesday. As previously reported on The Root, Michael Slager, 34, is on trial for the April 2015 shooting death of 50-year-old Walter Scott. Scott was running from a traffic…

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  • #NoDAPL: Standing Rock Documentary Released, RFK Jr. Visits Standing Rock

    The Standing Rock Sioux tribe released a documentary Tuesday about their ongoing battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Mni Wiconi: The Stand at Standing Rock runs just eight minutes and details the eight-month fight to stop the pipeline. “Mni Wiconi” means “water is life” in Lakota, and it has been the theme of the protests…

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  • Ariz. Police Officer Caught on Video Punching a Woman in the Face

    A police officer in Flagstaff, Ariz., has been placed on administrative leave after a video was posted to Facebook on Wednesday showing him punching a woman in the face, according to a police spokesman. Police Sgt. Cory Runge said in a statement that the Flagstaff Police Department “became aware” of the video showing Officer Jeff…

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  • State of Mich.: Delivering Water to Flint Residents Is an ‘Unnecessary’ Burden

    The state of Michigan filed a motion Thursday seeking to be relieved of the “unnecessary” and “insurmountable burden” of delivering cases of bottled water to Flint, Mich., residents affected by the lead-contaminated water crisis. In their motion, officials for Gov. Rick Snyder likened the requirements of a court order issued last week to a large-scale…

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