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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Promises to Resolve Enlistment-Bonus Scandal
After significant public outcry about a report that California National Guardsmen who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are being forced to repay enlistment bonuses that were improperly issued to them through no fault of their own, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter promised on Tuesday that the issue would be resolved. The Washington Post reports that Carter…
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Pundits: Democrats Likely to Win Senate Majority on Election Day
With Election Day just two weeks away, predictions as to which party will win the Senate majority are becoming easier to make, and many pundits see the Democrats taking over by winning the five seats they need to have the majority. NPR’s Jessica Taylor believes that the Democrats have the edge, and that a Democratic…
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Colin Powell Says He's Voting for Hillary Clinton
Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell said at an event Tuesday on Long Island in New York that he planned to vote for Hillary Clinton for president next month. The New York Times reports that Powell was speaking before the Long Island Association, a trade group that frequently hosts political figures, when he made…
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Justin Timberlake May Have Broken the Law by Taking a Voting Selfie
Justin Timberlake wanted to encourage his Instagram fans to participate in the election process, so on Monday he took a selfie while standing in a Memphis, Tenn., voting booth, participating in the civic process. Timberlake posted a photo of himself with this caption: Hey! You! Yeah, YOU! I just flew from LA to Memphis to…
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Tenants Who Helped Nonprofits Purchase Their Complex Served With Eviction Notices
Four years ago, tenants at the Rolland Curtis Gardens fought alongside two nonprofit groups to avoid being convicted by a billionaire developer who wanted to turn their apartment complex into student housing for the University of Southern California. After a yearlong tenant-led campaign, the nonprofits were able to purchase the property for $9 million. Two…
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Thousands of Calif. Soldiers Forced to Repay Enlistment Bonuses
Ten years ago, the California National Guard enticed thousands of soldiers with bonuses of $15,000 or more if they re-enlisted or went to war in Iraq or Afghanistan, and now the Pentagon is demanding that the soldiers pay the money back. The Los Angeles Times reports that nearly 10,000 soldiers have been ordered to repay…
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Tom Hanks Plays ‘Black Jeopardy’ on Saturday Night Live and Wins
“Black Jeopardy” is not a new sketch on Saturday Night Live, and it is not necessarily its funniest, but it certainly was this weekend when veteran actor and guest host Tom Hanks found himself standing behind the contestant podium as a Donald Trump supporter named Doug. Normally, the white contestants on “Black Jeopardy” are the…
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'Armed and Dangerous' Man Subject of Statewide Manhunt in Okla.
Police in Oklahoma are looking for a man who allegedly wounded several people, including two police officers, and killed two of his relatives during a Sunday-night shooting rampage. The Washington Post reports that Michael Dale Vance, 38, is wanted on two counts of first-degree murder, one count of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and…
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New Prince Album Coming in November
It has been exactly seven months since the world lost the Purple One, otherwise known as Prince. In memoriam, his music, both classic and unreleased, is being repackaged and reissued to a nation of fans still in disbelief. According to the Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros. and NPG Records have announced a 2017 release of…
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Wells Fargo Fraud Scandal Could Force Branch Closures
As Wells Fargo fights to come out from under a fake-account scandal that has forced its former CEO and chairman to retire, there is talk that branch closures may be in the near future. Over the last few years, the Wells Fargo network has held strong, with only 2 percent of its branches closing, compared…
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