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Black Panther Wraps Up 1st Month With $605 Million Domestic Total, Making It the 7th Film to Cross $600 Million Mark
Black Panther continues to be the best thing to ever grace the big screen, rounding out the end of the month by topping the weekend box office for the fifth-straight weekend. According to Forbes, that officially makes Black Panther the first movie since Avatar (2010) to top the weekend box office for five straight weekends.…
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4th Package Explodes in Austin, Texas, Leaving 2 Injured
Another package exploded in Austin, Texas, Sunday, leaving two men injured and putting the city further on edge. It marked the fourth time this month that a package left somewhere exploded, as Austin police continued to work with the public in investigating three previous deadly explosions. According to the Washington Post, the fourth package bomb…
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UMBC’s NCAA Tournament Upset Shines Light on Academic Black Excellence
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, pulled off the biggest upset in NCAA basketball tournament history when it defeated top-seeded Virginia 74-54 Friday night. But as the New York Times points out, the school is known for producing the most black students who go on to complete combined M.D.-Ph.D. programs. “When I think about who…
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Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer: Some Allegations Occurred During Trump Presidency
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday that some of the allegations the porn star is making against President Donald Trump took place during his time at the White House. Michael Avenatti declined to elaborate on the details, however. “Is there anything in the litany of accusations—you would call them facts —that surround…
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Aaron Hernandez Struggled With Being Gay: Report
Aaron Hernandez was gay and struggled with his sexuality, according to people close to him. In an Oxygen documentary, Aaron Hernandez Uncovered, his lawyer George Leontire, who is gay and was a member of Hernandez’s defense team, said that Hernandez spoke at length about his sexuality and was conflicted about it. “This man clearly was…
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Russia Is Pretending to Have a Presidential Election
If you haven’t heard, there’s an election in Russia and President Vladimir Putin has already won. Well, Putin hasn’t technically won yet, but he’s going to win, just like he’s won every other sham election during his reign. The results, which will show him winning by a landslide, are not as much the story as…
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Ohio Firefighter Fired After Sharing Racist McDonald’s Meme on Facebook: Report
A Springfield, Ohio, firefighter won’t be putting out any fires anytime soon, after being fired for sharing a racist meme on Facebook, authorities say. According to the Springfield News Sun, Bradley Baugh, who was hired less than two months ago, shared a meme that used a racial slur directed toward black people and mocked fast-food…
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Russia Expels 23 British Diplomats in Tit for Tat Over Spy Poisoning
In response to the United Kingdom’s decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats, Russia will return the favor by kicking 23 British diplomats out of the country, the BBC reports. In addition, both the U.K. consulate and the British Council, which promotes cultural ties between the two countries, in St. Petersburg, Russia, will close. British Prime…
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Felix Sater Claims Trump Organization Pursued Deal With Sanctioned Bank During 2016 Election
Longtime Donald Trump associate Felix Sater told Chris Hayes on his MSNBC show Friday that he was trying to secure a real estate deal during the 2016 campaign to build “Trump Tower Moscow” with funding from VTB Bank, which is currently under U.S. sanctions. “I had a local developer there [in Russia], and I had…
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Moms Took Kids to Mosque to Broadcast Islamophobic Rant on Facebook Live
Two Arizona mothers live-streamed themselves inside a Tempe, Ariz., mosque yelling Islamophobic statements in front of their children, according to CNN. In the March 4 Facebook Live video, Tahnee Gonzales and Elizabeth Dauenhauer are inside the Islamic Community Center of Tempe claiming to expose “Shariah law in America” and “the illegal invasion of Muslims.” They…