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Can Letitia James Win the NY Attorney General's Race and Make History?
Light rain fell on Sunday as Letitia James and her two campaign aides hurried into St. Paul’s Community Church in East New York in Brooklyn. It’s the type of day pastors fear will keep their flocks from filling the pews. That morning, projections that Hurricane Florence would hit the East Coast before Thursday’s New York…
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Fla. Governor's Race: Democratic Nominee Andrew Gillum Calls Racist Robocalls Targeting Him 'Deeply Regrettable'
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum said a racist robocall mocking him by featuring a man speaking in a stereotypical black dialect and jungle noises in the background was “deeply regrettable,” CNN reports. The 78-second prerecorded message was paid for by a white supremacist and anti-Semitic video podcast hosted by Scott Rhodes of Idaho. It…
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Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Serena Williams Makes US Open Quarterfinals for 10th Straight Time
Serena Williams advanced to her 10th straight US Open quarterfinals after defeating Estonian Kaia Kanepi 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday, according to NBC Sports. She will take on former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic. Pliskova was the last player to beat her at the U.S. Open, in the semifinals in 2016. While…
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8 Wounded in Shooting During a Dice Game at San Bernardino, Calif., Apartment Complex [Updated]
Ten people were shot Sunday evening at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, Calif., KABC-TV reports. The injured men and women were transported to three hospitals; three people are listed in “extremely critical” condition, according to Capt. Rich Lawhead, spokesman for the San Bernardino Police Department The shooting was reported around 10:45 p.m. local time.…
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Omarosa Used Her Phone to Secretly Record Nearly All Her White House Conversations: Report
In the latest edition of “The Trump Administration Doesn’t Give A Fuck About Security,” Axios dropped a report on how Omarosa Manigault Newman recorded almost all of her conversations during her time at the White House. She used her personal cellphone, a fact we didn’t know before. According to a source that was unnamed, Omarosa…
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Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. Defends Eulogy He Delivered at Aretha Franklin's Funeral
Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. doesn’t have any regrets about his highly criticized eulogy delivered at Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “I know it’s controversial,” the Atlanta pastor said. “When you’re criticized as much as I’ve been, you don’t let it get to you. “I know where my heart and head are,…
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15 Inmates Died In Mississippi In August. Now Prison Officials are Seeking Help From the FBI to Find Out Why
The Mississippi Department of Corrections has asked the FBI to help investigate the deaths of 15 inmates who died under their watch in August, according to CNN. Initially, information was released this week that 12 people had died in custody but that number rose to 14 when two names were added to the list on…
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99-Year-Old Man Who Walks 6 Miles Each Day to Visit His Wife in Hospital Is an Inspiration to Us All
Luther Younger, a 99-year-old man from Rochester, N.Y., walks six miles roundtrip per day to see his ailing wife, Waverlee, at the hospital she is being treated in, CBS News reports. Waverlee was diagnosed with a brain tumor nearly nine years ago and doctors believed she would not live five years. To be clear, Luther…
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Pennsylvania GOP Official Resigns After Calling Protesting NFL Players 'Baboons' and 'Ignorant Blacks' on Facebook
A Republican official in Pennsylvania was forced to resign her post on Friday after it was revealed that she’d written Facebook posts in which she referred to NFL players protesting police brutality during the national anthem as “baboons,” according to The Beaver County Times. Carla Maloney, the Republican Committee of Beaver County’s secretary, wrote the comments on her…
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Barack Obama Delivers Touching Eulogy at John McCain's Funeral
Former President Barack Obama remembered Sen. John McCain as an honorable man who made him a better president during his eulogy at the Arizona lawmaker’s funeral Saturday. Former President George W. Bush also delivered a eulogy, something that Obama joked about during his remarks. Obama said he was saddened and fairly surprised when McCain called…
