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Facebook Glitch Tells Thousands That They’re Dead
In what is being described as a “widespread glitch,” thousands of Facebook users who accessed their profiles Friday saw that they appeared in the “remembering” format. Even founder Mark Zuckerberg had this message on his page: “We hope people who love Mark will find comfort in the things others share to remember and celebrate his…
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Protests Against Trump Go for 3rd Day Across Nation
Thousands across the country continue to take to the streets to protest Donald Trump’s election Tuesday. The New York Times reports that cities such as Miami, New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta; Portland, Ore.; Tempe, Ariz.; Raleigh, N.C.; Olympia, Wash.; and Madison, Wis., all experienced protests ranging from a few hundred participants to thousands. With…
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Watch: Chimamanda Adichie Schools White Man: ‘You Don’t Get To Define Racism’
There is a conservative trope that many like to play up (like the so-called race card), basically saying that they are “silenced” on race because they are white. Well, R. Emmett Tyrrell, editor-in-chief of the American Spectator, tried it with author, self-proclaimed feminist and all-around badass Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on BBC News Tonight, and was…
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10 Most Unsung New Jack Swing Groups
Epic ’90s nostalgia is truly incomplete without a few jams to help you get your groove on. But in the late ’80s and early ’90s, there was a new R&B sound that was rockin’ the airwaves and the dance floor. New jack swing, a contemporary sound born and bred in the New York City club…
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NYC Protester Arrested After Allegedly Pushing Elderly Trump Supporter
Shacara McLaurin, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., got into a shouting match with an elderly Donald Trump supporter Thursday that resulted in her allegedly pushing the senior citizen to the ground and getting arrested, the New York Daily News reports. The argument started over who should have won the presidential election and then escalated, according to…
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Brother of Man Shot by Off-Duty Officer in Chicago Released on Bond
Michael Beal, 28, brother of the late Joshua Beal, who was shot and killed Saturday by an off-duty Chicago police officer, was released from custody Thursday after an anonymous donor paid the $50,000 bail, the Chicago Tribune reports. Upon leaving Cook County Jail in Chicago, Michael told reporters how thankful he was for his supporters.…
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Can Genetic Testing Be Done on My Late Mother’s Hair?
Is there a DNA test that can be done on hair that will lead to the same genetic ancestry-test results as those derived from saliva? I have hair from my deceased mother that I wish to have analyzed for this purpose. —Gwendolyn Knotts You aren’t the only reader of this column who has wondered about that…
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Mich. Middle School Students Chant 'Build the Wall'
A video has captured a group of middle school students from Royal Oak Middle School in Michigan chanting, “Build the wall,” during lunch just one day after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, the Detroit News reports. “It is so sad. Latino children were crying,” said Dee Perez-Scott, who posted the video.…
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Teen Suspect Seen Crying, Screaming at Police in Interrogation Video
Desiray Strickland, 19, who is accused of participating in the machete murder of a schoolmate, was seen screaming and crying at police in an interrogation video, CBS News reports. The video was released by the Miami-Dade, Fla., State Attorney’s Office. Strickland was indicted for first-degree murder along with Jose Cabrera, 23; Kaheem Arbelo, 20; Jonathan Lucas,…
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No, Patton Oswalt, America Is Not More Sexist Than It Is Racist
On Tuesday night, as the world watched in shock and horror with the realization that Donald Trump had, in fact, won the presidency, it didn’t take long for a new narrative to take hold. A tweet by Patton Oswalt, in which he stated that the election results affirmed that America is far more sexist than it is racist,…
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