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Doctor Who Made Racist Comments About Michelle Obama to Lose Nonpaid Faculty Appointment
The University of Colorado’s School of Medicine is cutting ties with a faculty member who made a racist remark about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. Dr. Michelle Herren, who works at Denver Health Medical Center, holds a nonpaid faculty appointment at the CU School of Medicine and a medical-staff appointment at Children’s Hospital, where…
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Former NFL Running Back Joe McKnight Killed in Road Rage Incident Near New Orleans
A shooting after an argument at an intersection in a New Orleans suburb Thursday has left a former NFL running back dead, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, NOLA.com reports. Joe McKnight, 28, who played for both the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs, was identified by family members at the scene.…
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For 1st Time Ever, a Black Santa Comes to Mall of America in Minn.
For the first time in its 24-year history, Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., had a black Santa on hand to help spread holiday cheer Thursday. “This is a long time coming,” Landon Luther, co-owner of the Santa Experience, which has run an intimate photo studio at the mall for years, told the Star Tribune.…
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3 Weeks After Election Day, the NC Governor's Race Is Still Not Resolved
The North Carolina governor’s race is still unresolved, three weeks after Election Day. Roy Cooper, the Democrat who challenged Republican incumbent Pat McCrory, has already declared victory, but McCrory refuses to concede. By Wednesday afternoon, Cooper had a lead of more than 10,250 votes, surpassing the threshold that would block McCrory’s request for a statewide…
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2 Los Angeles Gang Members Sentenced to 50 Years for Killing Teen Over Shoes
Two gang members were sentenced Wednesday for the killing of a mentally disabled teenager over a pair of red shoes. On Oct. 24, Kanasho Shadrick Johns, 29, and Kevin Deon Johnson, 26, were found guilty of one count each of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 19-year-old Tavin Price at a South Los Angeles…
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Kanye West Released From Hospital 1 Week After Being Admitted
Kanye West checked out of UCLA Medical Center Wednesday, one week after being admitted for exhaustion. As previously reported on The Root, during a show in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 19, Kanye performed just three songs before going on a 17-minute rant about Jay Z, Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, MTV and a host of other topics…
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Netflix Introduces Video Downloads for Offline Viewing at No Extra Cost
As if Netflix weren’t already beasting the online-video-content game with its stellar original series and large catalog of movie selections, the entertainment company raised the bar once again Wednesday by introducing video downloads at no extra cost to its customer base. In a statement on its website, the company said, “While many members enjoy watching…
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11 Quick and Dirty Facts About Donald Trump's Latest Cabinet Picks
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) is Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services. Prior to coming to Congress, he practiced as an orthopedic surgeon for 20 years. He served four terms in the Georgia Senate before being elected to Congress in 2005. He is chairman of the House Budget Committee and sits on the…
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#WalterScott: Michael Slager Takes the Stand in His Trial for Murder
The white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop took the stand in his own defense Tuesday, according to the Post and Courier. As previously reported on The Root, Michael Slager, 35, is on trial for the April 2015 shooting death of 50-year-old…
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#NoDAPL: Thousands of Veterans Head to Standing Rock to Protect Water Protectors
A group of veterans will head to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota next week to serve as “human shields” for the water protectors who have been on the ground protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline for months. Veterans Stand for Standing Rock set a goal of getting 2,000 veterans to…
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