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  • 'Embarrassed' Residents Petition to Remove Trump's Name From Buildings

    Before he ran for president of the United States, Donald Trump made a good deal of his money as a real estate developer, and many hotels, residential buildings and office towers bear his name. But one group of tenants have fought to change that, and on Tuesday, they won. In October, residents of a trio…

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  • President Obama Announces Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients 

    President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the nation, on Wednesday, according to a White House press release.   The awards, which will be presented in a ceremony at the White House on Nov. 22, honor “individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the…

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  • NFL Player’s Father Identified as Victim Killed in Okla. Airport Shooting

    The father of a Kansas City Chiefs player has been identified as the victim killed in a shooting at an Oklahoma airport Tuesday. Michael Winchester, 52, was a Southwest Airlines employee and the father of James Winchester, a long snapper with the Kansas City Chiefs. Michael Winchester was killed Tuesday in a shooting at Oklahoma…

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  • #NoDAPL: Demonstrations Take Place Around the World on Planned Day of Action

    Demonstrations against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline took place across the country Tuesday as part of the #NoDAPL planned day of action. “Indigenous leaders are calling on us to take to the streets and disrupt ‘business as usual’ one week after the election to demand that President Obama’s Army Corps of Engineers and…

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  • Republicans Unanimously Pick Paul Ryan to Remain Speaker of the House

    Republicans in the House of Representatives unanimously agreed Tuesday that Paul D. Ryan should remain speaker and serve as the chief legislative partner to President-elect Donald Trump. The Washington Post reports that ahead of Tuesday’s vote, Ryan told reporters, “Welcome to the dawn of a new unified Republican government.” The next step is for Ryan…

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  • Black Lives Matter Issues Official Statement on Donald Trump’s Election

    The national leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network said Tuesday that their mandate remains unchanged in the wake of “the election of a white supremacist to the highest office in American government.” In a statement released exclusively to Mic, BLM said that it will continue to organize and work to end all state-sanctioned…

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  • #NotMyPresident: Protests Continue as High School Students Stage Walkouts Monday

    High school students in several states, including California, Colorado and Oregon, walked out of class chanting and carrying signs as protests against the presidential election of Donald Trump entered their sixth day Monday. The students declared concerns about comments the president-elect has made about minorities and the effect he will have on their communities, the…

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  • Keith Ellison Makes It Official: He Wants to Chair Democratic National Committee

    Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) made his intention to chair the Democratic National Committee clear on Monday by simultaneously releasing the endorsements of 40 elected officials, state party chairmen and labor leaders. “Democrats win when we harness the power of everyday people and fight for the issues they care about,” Ellison said in a statement. “It…

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  • Library Fine of $10 Lands Mother of Southside With You Actress in Jail

    Can overdue library books land you in jail? They can in Johnston County, N.C., according to one actress who says her mother was arrested Monday for a library fine. Actress Tika Sumpter, 36, who portrayed first lady Michelle Obama in the movie Southside With You, took to Twitter Monday afternoon to blast the Public Library…

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  • Los Angeles Police Chief: Trump Won’t Change Department's Immigration Policy

    Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck announced Monday that the city’s Police Department will not change its stance on immigration enforcement even as President-elect Donald Trump has promised to be tougher on immigration and deport criminal immigrants, the Los Angeles Times reports. A special order instituted by former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates in 1979 prohibits…

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