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Georgia Father Dies After Saving 5 Children From Burning Home
A Georgia father was killed during his heroic effort to save his five children from a house fire. According to WSB-TV, although Brandon Gamble managed to save his children, he was unable to escape the flames himself. Firefighters got called to the couple’s home in Clayton County at around 2 a.m. Thursday. Neighbors told the…
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Trump Bashes FBI and Doesn’t Impose Sanctions Against Russia—but He’s Racist, so Middle America Still Loves Him
On Friday, just hours before he’s expected to release a reportedly doctored memo condemning FBI practices, President Donald Trump again attacked the leadership of the FBI and the Justice Department because they don’t serve Russian interests and therefore don’t suit the president. “The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have…
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‘See How It Feels to Be a Slave?’: NYC Teacher Steps on Student’s Back to Simulate Horrors of Slavery
For the students at Middle School 118 in New York City’s Bronx borough, it was an immersive lesson gone way too far. Teacher Patricia Cummings is catching heat from students and parents after a social studies lesson she delivered about the Middle Passage—one that involved her stepping on her students’ backs. The New York Daily…
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Vermont High School Flies Black Lives Matter Flag to Signal Commitment to Inclusivity
Black History Month started off with a bang for one Montpelier, Vt., high school that began flying a Black Lives Matter flag Thursday in what officials are calling a commitment to make the majority-white school more inclusive. According to the Burlington Free Press, the flag-raising, which was led by students, is part of a series…
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Don Lemon’s Sister, L’Tanya Lemon Grimes, Dies in Accidental Drowning
L’Tanya “Leisa” Lemon Grimes, the sister of CNN anchor Don Lemon, died Wednesday in an accidental drowning in Louisiana. According to the Times-Picayune, Lemon Grimes, 58, died after falling into a neighborhood pond. An official with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed that no foul play was suspected in the death, and said that the…
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Oregon State Student Government Rep Facing Hate Crime Charges in Placement of Racist Bumper Stickers on Cars
An Oregon State University student government representative is facing felony hate crime charges after he allegedly put racist bumper stickers—that included a racial slur—on cars in Corvallis, Ore., last year. Andrew Oswalt, a 27-year-old chemistry doctoral student, was indicted Tuesday on four criminal counts, including two counts of criminal mischief and two counts of intimidation,…
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Louisiana Man Exonerated by DNA Evidence After Serving Nearly 38 Years in Prison for Rape He Didn’t Commit
Malcolm Alexander, who was just 21 years old when he was wrongfully convicted of aggravated rape and sentenced to life in Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola), was released from prison Monday after Jefferson Parish Judge June Darensburg overturned his conviction. Darensburg made her decision after a reinvestigation by the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office determined that…
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Felons in Florida May Have an Easier Time Restoring Their Right to Vote
Florida is one of four states in the union that permanently disenfranchise individuals convicted of a felony, even after they have paid their debt to society. As a result, there are 1.5 million people in the state who are barred from voting —20 percent of whom are black. The state does have a system through…
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Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, Fidel Castro’s Eldest Son, Commits Suicide
Fidel Ángel “Fidelito” Castro Díaz-Balart, 68, the eldest son of Cuban revolutionary and former President Fidel Castro, committed suicide Thursday, Cuba’s state media reported. He was found Thursday morning in Havana and is said to have suffered from depression. Díaz-Balart was a nuclear physicist who served as a scientific adviser to the Council of State…
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What Does Robert Mueller Have That Would Make 3 Defense Attorneys Leave Their Client in the Dust?
We have all been waiting with bated breath to see what actually comes of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as well as into the possibility that Donald Trump—in his capacity as president—attempted to obstruct that investigation. As the list of people who have been arrested and those…