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How Many (White) People Have to Die Before America Gives a Damn About Its Gun Problem?
At the time of writing, the death toll from the Las Vegas terrorist attack stands at 58—a number that will undoubtedly rise as the day continues and may continue to rise for the following week(s). These people and several hundred others were allegedly shot by 64-year-old Stephen Paddock as he took position on the 32nd…
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I’m Scared to Death I Won’t Be Able to Protect My 2-Year-Old Daughter From Her Own Country
Full disclosure: The headline is a lie. My daughter isn’t actually 2 years old yet. She’ll be 2 next month. But I remember, before she was born, making fun of parents who’d tell you their child’s age in months instead of years. And then I became one of those parents. So today, this is me…
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White Men Who Shoot Up People Are Not Terrorists, and 4 Other Takeaways From Trump’s Response to Las Vegas
A subdued and somber President Donald Trump got on television hours after more than 50 people were killed during an attack in Las Vegas on Sunday, and seemingly stuck to the script and took no questions, managing not to make this tragic event even more tragic (as happened with his comments after the racial melee…
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Shooter Opens Fire at Country Music Festival on Las Vegas Strip: More Than 58 Dead, Including Suspect
Updated Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, 12:15 p.m. EDT: Police have confirmed that 58 people are dead and more than 515 are injured in what is being called the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Sixty-four-year-old Stephen Paddock, whom police have identified as the shooter, opened fire from two windows on the 32nd floor of the…
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Michael Bennett Says He Plans to Sue Las Vegas Metro Police Department Over August Incident on the Strip
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett says that he was terrified during his encounter with Las Vegas Metropolitan police officers on Aug. 27, and he plans to sue the department for what he considers to be an incident that started because of the color of his skin. “It felt like a movie almost because everything…
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Lil Wayne Hospitalized for Seizures Again
Rapper Lil Wayne has been hospitalized for multiple seizures in Chicago, forcing him to cancel a Sunday gig in Las Vegas. According to TMZ, who heard from his reps, the 34-year-old Young Money capo was hospitalized Sunday after he was found unconscious in his hotel room at the Westin on Michigan Avenue. Wayne was rushed…
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What Really Happened to 16-Year-Old Anthony Garrett?
Imagine you are 16 years old and you and your friends get yourselves involved in a petty burglary and thievery ring in your neighborhood. The neighbors know the identity of at least one of you, and fed up with your shenanigans, they call the police to get intervention. One of your friends gets caught, and…
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Las Vegas Police Officer Faces 2 Felony Charges After Killing Unarmed Black Man Using Choke Hold
A Las Vegas police officer will be facing two felony charges after using a “martial-arts-style neck hold” and, authorities say, ultimately killing an unarmed black man after a chase through a Las Vegas Strip casino in May. According to CBS News, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo announced Monday that the officer, 31-year-old Kenneth Lopera, was…
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Las Vegas Police Officer Used Taser 7 Times, Unapproved Choke Hold on Unarmed Black Man Who Later Died
A Las Vegas police officer was caught on camera using a stun gun seven times as well as an unapproved choke hold to “subdue” an unarmed black man who later died after a foot chase through a casino. According to CBS News, Police Officer Kenneth Lopera thought the man—identified as Tashii S. Brown—was trying to…
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NJ Family Kicked Off JetBlue Flight Over a Birthday Cake
I’m beginning to think that all these airlines are trolling us. There’s no way that so much bad news can circulate at once, but alas, here we are again. This time, a New Jersey family was kicked off a Las Vegas-bound JetBlue flight—delaying birthday-party plans and quite possibly leaving a bad taste in the family’s…