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President Obama’s Unclassified Emails Targeted by Russian Hackers
Russian hackers reportedly snooped through some of President Barack Obama’s emails in a breach of the White House’s unclassified computer system last year, according to the New York Times. In a break that was “far more intrusive and worrisome than has been publicly acknowledged,” the Times says, hackers accessed email archives of people inside the…
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12 Arrested in Baltimore After Peaceful Protests Turn Confrontational
Twelve people were arrested late Saturday after peaceful protests in Baltimore against police violence erupted in anger as demonstrators, officers and fans who turned out for an Orioles baseball game clashed in the streets, CNN reports. Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said that the arrests came after a clash between demonstrators, officers and Orioles fans…
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Michelle Obama Shines at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Barack Obama may have gotten big laughs Saturday at the 89th annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but first lady Michelle Obama stole the show in a shimmering silver gown and ringlets of curls. Obama dished out one-liners about everything from 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent media woes…
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Seattle Woman Punched by Cop During Arrest Files $1,000,000 Lawsuit
A Seattle woman who was punched in the face by a police officer during an arrest on charges of domestic violence has filed a $1 million claim against the city, saying that her rights were violated, the city clerk’s office said Friday, according to Reuters. Miyekko Durden-Bosley, 23, suffered a fractured eye socket in the…
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Fla. Deputy Fired After Finishing Pizza Instead of Answering 911 Call of Dying Woman
A Florida sheriff’s deputy in Lee County has been fired after an investigation found that he ignored a 911 call from a woman having a heart attack so that he could finish his pizza, according to television station WZVN. According to an internal report released Wednesday, Lee County Deputy Yvan Fernandez was first dispatched to…
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2009 Probe of Tulsa Reserve Officer Raised Concerns About His Training
An internal investigation by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office appears to have determined in 2009 that training policies were bent in favor of the reserve deputy who killed Eric Harris this month when he mistakenly fired a gun instead of a Taser, according to CNN. Robert Bates, 73, the Tulsa, Okla., reserve deputy who fatally…
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Baltimore Cops Admit Failing to Provide Freddie Gray With Medical Treatment
In an admission that came after a week of protests demanding information about what happened during the arrest of Freddie Gray by police officers in Baltimore, Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts on Friday said that mistakes were made, including a failure to provide Gray with timely medical treatment, CNN reports. Batts made the observation amid…
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Yes, Social Media Can Cost You Your Job
It’s amazing how much trouble you can get into with just 140 characters. Just ask the Texas teen who goes by the Twitter handle @Cellla. Back in February, the teenager was supposed to start her new job at Jet’s Pizza in Mansfield, Texas, when she sent out a tweet the day before that read, “Ew,…
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It Gets Better: Jobs 8 Celebrities Worked Before Fame
So you’re stuck in a job you hate, staring at the lights above your cubicle and playing a rousing game of left eye-right eye while you wait to clock out. This is not what you imagined doing in your 20s. After all, if your calculations are correct, you should be preparing to release your second…
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Yes, He Said It: ‘Mayweather Is Better Than Ali’
The conversation started with an email from Associate Editor Stephen Crockett to his colleagues, and the responses that ensued led to an exchange about race and class in America: From: Stephen Crockett To: Lyne Pitts, Danielle Belton, Genetta Adams Is the hate for Floyd so strong that white folks are embracing a Filipino fighter over…
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