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#Flint: As 4-Year Anniversary Nears, Water in Schools Still Shows Elevated Lead Levels
One thousand, four hundred and forty days. As of Tuesday, it has been 1,440 days since the residents of Flint, Mich., have had clean, safe water traveling through their pipes. In exactly three weeks, we will hit the four-year mark since the lead-contaminated-water crisis started. As of today, residents are still being told to use…
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Villanova’s Donte DiVincenzo Deletes Twitter Account After Users Find History of Offensive Tweets
Donte DiVincenzo is proof that one day you’re the windshield and the next day you’re the bug. On Monday, DiVincenzo, aka the “the Michael Jordan of Delaware,” rose from Villanova’s bench to drop a career-high 31 points in their NCAA championship victory over Michigan. It was a moment basketball dreams are made of, until Twitter…
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Deport Dem! Trump Administration Imposes Quotas on Immigration Judges
It’s so funny to me how those who hate to use quotas for something decent like leveling the playing field for the poor or working-class people of color (i.e., making sure there is enough diversity in schools, neighborhoods, buildings, etc.) are so quick to use them for criminal injustice (tickets, arrests and, now, deportations). Fun…
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New York Just Took a Major Step in Addressing the Link Between Domestic Violence and Guns
Here’s a small glimmer of hope for victims of domestic violence: On Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the passage of new legislation that requires convicted domestic abusers to surrender any and all firearms and prohibits them from obtaining or renewing a firearm license. Though this may seem like common sense, a previous loophole…
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Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Fight Against Police Brutality
In a decision handed down Monday, the Supreme Court made it even more difficult for victims of police violence to bring action against police officers who use excessive force. As the Los Angeles Times reports, the high court ruled in favor of an Arizona police officer who shot a woman outside her home because she…
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Missouri Boy Looking for Candy Finds Gun Instead, Accidentally Shoots and Kills 7-Year-Old Brother
The family of a 7-year-old St. Louis boy who was killed over the weekend believes that the boy’s younger brother found the gun and accidentally killed his sibling while looking for candy. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that little Jermon Perry was shot in the head at his home around 2:15 p.m. Saturday. He was…
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Donald Trump Jr. Wore a ‘Deplorable’ Lapel Pin Because He’s a Jackass
All Donald Trump Jr. had to do was show up to the White House lawn on Easter Sunday and pose for photos with his five children and his wife, who wants out of that family so bad, she’s not waiting until the president’s term is up. But oh no, with rumors swirling that Trump Jr.,…
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After Standing Her Ground, a Young Mother and Environmental Activist Could Be Forced to Give Birth in Prison
One of Detroit’s foremost environmental activists, a black woman who fought against Southwest Detroit’s Marathon Oil Refinery and the Detroit Renewable Power trash incinerator, developed educational outreach for local mothers and schoolchildren on nutrition and environmental issues, and represented Detroit at the Paris Climate talks may now be forced to give birth behind bars. Last…
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The White House Intern Class Looks Like the President’s Cabinet and His Dream for America
This year’s White House intern class is so white, each intern has one aunt who looks like Larry Bird. This intern class is so white that when discussing said aunt’s doppelgänger, they use the word “roundball.” The average credit score of this year’s White House intern class is 905. This year’s intern class is so…