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  • 4 Charged in Horrific Attack of Mentally Disabled Man in Chicago

    Four suspects in the case of the horrific torture of a mentally disabled man in Chicago are now facing multiple charges, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Jordan Hill, 18; Tesfaye Cooper, 18; Brittany Covington, 28; and Tanishia Covington, 24, are all expended to appear in bond court Friday. The four suspects are all facing charges of…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • W.Va. Woman Who Called Michelle Obama ‘Ape in Heels’ Fired

    The director of a West Virginia nonprofit agency who took to Facebook to call first lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” has been fired, according to state officials. According to Reuters, Pamela Taylor was fired for her offensive and insensitive Facebook post. Taylor was head of the Clay County Development Corp., which provides services…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • US Government Asks Foreign Travelers for Their Social Media Accounts to Spot ‘Threats’

    In a move designed to spot potential terrorist threats, on Tuesday the U.S. government began asking foreign travelers to provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon entering the country, Politico reports. A government official confirmed Thursday that visitors arriving in the United States on the visa-waiver program are now presented with the…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Families of Orlando, Fla., Shooting Victims File Federal Lawsuit Against Tech Companies

    The families of some of the victims of the Orlando, Fla., nightclub shooting have filed a lawsuit against Google, Twitter and Facebook, arguing that the tech companies had a role in the radicalization of the shooter. The gunman, Omar Mateen, did not appear to have official ties to the Islamic State group, also referred to…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Selfies Are Stupid Trash Shitty Pictures And We Need To Stop Taking Them

    For the last week or so, there’s been a trend on Facebook where people post statuses asking their friends to list their most unpopular non-political opinions; a prompt that has resulted in threads occasionally stretching hundreds of replies long. This has both amused and annoyed me, mainly because (approximately) 98% of the replies are people just…

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    Damon Young

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  • Accepting a Facebook Request From a Woman He Didn't Know Landed an Atlanta Producer in Jail

    A Facebook friend request from a woman he didn’t know led to an Atlanta music producer’s incarceration for 10 days. And the whole bumbling case has led to the same man being awarded $300,000 for his trouble. David Cunningham, who goes by the stage name “Dun Deal,” told CBS 46 that in 2014 he became…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Mannequin Challenge Leads to 2 Arrests

    The Mannequin Challenge has jumped the shark, but apparently those in Alabama weren’t made aware of this, since two men were arrested after video was posted showing them aiming guns. Kenneth Fennel White, 49, and Terry Brown, 23, were busted after being spotted in the heavily armed video, WHNT reports. It’s not clear whether the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Colo. Doctor Calls Michelle Obama ‘Monkey Face’ With ‘Ebonic English’

    Updated Thursday, Dec. 1, 8:30 p.m. EST: The University of Colorado’s School of Medicine is cutting ties with Dr. Michelle Herren, the faculty member who made a racist remark about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. Read the latest here. Earlier: Dr. Michelle Herren, a pediatric anesthesiologist who works at Denver Health Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Colorado, took to Facebook…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Does Sage Steele Think All Lives Matter?

    ESPN commentator Sage Steele has found herself in the middle of a Twitter fray since Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans took a knee to protest Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Steele posted this: And all hell broke loose. Steele was accused of being everything but a child of god. Many saw her stance as…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • We Are the Future Our Ancestors Fought For

    Since Tuesday, I have read countless posts from Facebook friends sharing some of the racist experiences they have endured since Donald Trump was elected president. Many of them express hurt and pure shock at being called the n-word, being told to go back to Africa or Mexico, or being taunted and targeted for how they…

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    The Root Staff

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