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You're Losing All Your Friends, Trump: U.S. Allies Are Not OK With Iran Strike
After President Donald Trump’s decision to authorize the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in the airstrike heard around the world late Thursday, US allies are warning against any further escalation of the conflict with Iran, Business Insider reports. It turns out that not only did Trump order the airstrike without congressional approval, but…
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More Republican Bigotry in Today's 'Water Is Wet' News
Ok, I need everyone to brace themselves. You’re going to want to sit down for this and make sure you’re not currently operating any heavy machinery or in the middle of fixing your edges just right. The news I’m about to break is both shocking and virtually unheard of: Republican leaders have recently been caught…
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In the Past Week, Five Inmates Have Been Killed in Mississippi Prisons Due to Gang Violence
In Mississippi, five inmates have been killed due to stabbings and attacks within the past week. NBC News reported on Friday that 36-year-old Denorris Howell died after sustaining neck wounds in a fatal attack following an altercation with his cellmate at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. He was the fifth inmate who was killed at…
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First Day Sales for Legal Cannabis Top $3.2 Million in Illinois
Marijuana was made legal in Illinois on New Year’s Day and it got off to quite the profitable start. CBS News reports that 37 state dispensaries made 77,128 transactions on Wednesday. That translates to over $3.17 million in sales. For reference, that’s over a million more than what Cats made on it’s opening day. Sorry…
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DaBaby Arrested, Held Without Bond in Miami on Battery Charges
DaBaby will remain in a Miami jail until he can be extradited to Texas, a judge ruled on Friday. The 28-year-old Grammy-nominated rapper was arrested and charged with battery on Thursday night in connection with an alleged robbery that happened in Miami earlier that day. DaBaby was subsequently denied bond due to another outstanding warrant…
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We Ain’t Surprised: New Study Says Black People in California Are Stopped by Police More Than Other Groups
It’s weird to write news that doesn’t feel like news, but here it goes: A new study confirms what we have always known—black people in California are stopped by law enforcement officers more often than any other racial group. The study, conducted by California’s Open Justice Initiative using “the largest-ever dataset compiled about US police…
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'Affluenza' Teen Ethan Couch Arrested Again for Violating Probation
Don’t look now, but the thing we all knew was going to happen, happened. Ethan Couch, most famous for using the “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunk-driving crash, was arrested—again—and charged with probation violation—again. Texas police arrested the 22-year-old on Thursday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports (h/t the Washington Post). Couch was booked at the…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Based on an Almost True Story
Happy New Year! In 2020, we will be doing something different with the mailbag. Don’t worry: the mailbag will still come every Friday. We’ll still answer a selection of emails, tweets, DMs and comments from our readers. We will continue to fuel the mailbag with white tears. But this year, we’re also going to respond…
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Report Reveals New Details About Talk Show Host Tavis Smiley's Sexual Misconduct Allegations at PBS [Updated]
An independent investigator hired by PBS to evaluate claims of sexual misconduct against Tavis Smiley has concluded that the former late-night talk show host was involved in sexual relationships with his employees and guests for decades. During that span, Smiley was also found to have verbally abused and sexually harassed those around him and may…
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Racist Cop Who Kicked in Black Woman’s Door Resigns
I can hear the bass strumming along with the words: Another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust. Michael J. Reynolds, the white New York Police Department officer who broke into a black woman’s home in Tennessee during and apparent drunken rage and threatened her and her sons, has resigned from the police…