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  • Verizon Wireless Tries to Come for Nicki Minaj in a Subtweet; Nicki Claps Back

    In today’s episode of “When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong,” Verizon Wireless learned the hard way that you don’t come for Nicki Minaj unless she sends for you. It all started when Minaj allegedly uploaded a photo to her Twitter account Sunday night that showed her using Verizon as her cellular network, or at least…

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  • Justice Department Settles Discrimination Claim Against Denver Sheriff's Department

    The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement Tuesday resolving a claim that the Denver Sheriff’s Department discriminated against immigrants in its hiring policies, a violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). An investigation by the Justice Department found that from approximately Jan. 1, 2015, until approximately March 23, 2016, the Denver Sheriff’s Department…

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  • NC Gov. Pat McCrory Refuses to Concede, Demands Recount

    North Carolina’s incumbent governor has dug in his heels and is not going out without a fight. Two weeks after the election, Pat McCrory, a Republican, officially asked for a recount Tuesday. Roy Cooper, McCrory’s Democratic challenger, claimed victory election night with a 4,000-vote lead out of 4.2 million votes cast, and as the Washington…

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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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  • O'Hare Airport Employees to Strike Nov. 29 as Part of Fight for $15 Movement

    Hundreds of workers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport have planned a strike for Nov. 29 to coincide with a Fight for $15 nationwide day of protest. The Chicago Tribune reports that Fight for $15 said Monday that it will not back down from activism in the face of Donald Trump’s presidential election and an incoming…

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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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  • At Least 6 Dead, 23 Injured in Elementary School Bus Crash in Chattanooga, Tenn.

    At least six students are dead and 23 more have been injured after a school bus crashed in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday. WDEF reports that 35 students were on the bus from Woodmore Elementary school when it crashed. Parents in Hamilton County, Tenn., received the following text message from the school district: We just wanted…

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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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