michigan
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Trump Just Can’t Stop Lying About Crowd Size
While the rest of the “alt-right” was gathered at a Hilton in Washington, D.C., for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the president was busy stroking his ego by holding another rally for himself, this time in Michigan, and lying, again, about crowd size. The president of white women who carry spit cups told a group…
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Michigan Man Faces Attempted-Murder Charges for Shooting at 14-Year-Old Who Asked for Directions
Jeffery Craig Zeigler, a 53-year-old retired firefighter, was charged with assault with intent to murder and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony on Friday. Zeigler was charged after authorities say he shot at a 14-year-old, Brennan Walker, who was trying to get directions to get to school after missing his bus.…
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Black Teen Who Missed Bus to School Gets Shot at While Trying to Ask for Directions
A 14-year-old boy nearly lost his life after being shot at while trying to stop at a home in Rochester Hills, Mich., to ask for directions to school. According to Brennan Walker, for some reason, the homeowner seemed to think that when he knocked on her door, he wanted to rob her, Fox 2 Detroit…
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Black Students at Michigan Middle School Targeted by Threatening, Racist Email
Ypsilanti, Mich., families are demanding answers after an email with threatening, racist language was sent to six black students at Washtenaw International Middle Academy. One of those students was Devin Francois’ seventh-grade daughter. The email was sent to students on Jan. 29, and Francois has kept her daughter, Ariana, at home from school since Feb.…
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Ian Conyers, Great-Nephew of John Conyers, Announces Campaign to Take Great-Uncle’s Seat
Ian Conyers—the 29-year-old great-nephew of former Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)—officially launched his campaign Friday for the U.S. House of Representatives to win his great-uncle’s 13th District seat, after the legendary politician was forced to resign amid sexual harassment allegations. Ian Conyers, a Michigan state senator from the 4th District who announced his run on the…
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Woman Falsely Accused of Fraud After Buying Louis Vuitton at Saks Fifth Avenue
A Michigan woman is alleging that Saks Fifth Avenue employees profiled her after she made some high-end purchases at their store last week. With only a few days left until Christmas, Dana Hale and her 24-year-old daughter, Paris, went to a Saks store store in Troy, Mich., on Dec. 21 to get some shopping done.…
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Woman Sues Michigan Police for ‘Thuglike Conduct’ During Brutal Arrest
Police in Coldwater, Mich., are facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after one woman, 31-year-old Tiffany McNeil, claims that they used excessive force during her arrest in a brutal and bloody incident caught on camera, and then lied about what happened. McNeil said that she was slammed to the ground and knocked out cold while…
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Bodycam Footage Shows Grand Rapids, Mich., Police Holding an Innocent 11-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint, Handcuffing Her
To have the Grand Rapids, Mich., police tell it, they don’t know the difference between an 11-year-old black girl and a 40-year-old white woman. At least, that’s the excuse police offered for why they handcuffed and held 11-year-old Honestie Hodges at gunpoint Wednesday. Now the Grand Rapids Police Department is launching an internal investigation into…