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WTF, Newsweek? News Site Tweets Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. in a Casket
Updated Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, 5:04 p.m. EST: Shortly after this post went live, Newsweek issued an apology to Bernice King for the insensitive photo from its Twitter account: Earlier: Newsweek is catching hell on the first day in 2018, and it all stems from a photo accompanying a tweet for an article titled, “Has…
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Arrests Made in Quadruple Homicide in New York State
Two men have been charged with murder in Tuesday’s brutal quadruple homicide in Troy, N.Y. James W. White and Justin C. Mann were charged with multiple counts of murder in the deaths of 36-year-old Shanta Myers; her 11-year-old son, Jeremiah; her 5-year-old daughter, Shanise; and Myers’ partner, 22-year-old Brandi Mells. During a Saturday-afternoon press conference,…
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Florida Woman Says Condo Association Won't Allow 'Service' Dog Poolside
Danielle BonJovi wants to have fun in the sun poolside, but she has to bring her “service” dog with her. Unfortunately the condo association for the Fountains At Countryside, in Clearwater, Fl., has rules against dogs without service documentation being poolside. According to BonJovi, Maui started out as an emotional support animal, and in an…
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Trump Lied About 15 Million Times in a New Interview (OK, at Least 24 Times in 30 Minutes): Report
In what was apparently an impromptu interview with the New York Times on Thursday, the president of the United States lied no fewer than 24 times, according to the Washington Post, which is obviously expending its precious resources to fact-check the president, a known fibber. First of all, The Hill reports that Trump’s aides were…
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Unarmed Kansas Man Killed by Police in ‘Swatting’ Prank Over $1.50 ‘Call of Duty’ Bet
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the “swatting” death of a Kansas man who was shot and killed by police Friday, possibly caught in the middle of a low-level gaming wager gone horribly wrong. Twenty-eight-year-old Andrew Finch of Wichita, Kan., was killed after police responded to a false report of a murder…
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Trump Fires Entire HIV/AIDS Council, While 1.2 Million Americans Are Still Infected
With just one more kick in the teeth before the end of the 1-7, President Donald Trump has terminated the entire Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, most likely because members of the board have been critical of his handling of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Six members of PACHA resigned in June because of what they said…
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Puff, Puff, Pass: Marijuana Goes Legit in California Jan. 1
The passage of Proposition 64—the Adult Use of Marijuana Act—in California had everyone excited about recreational marijuana becoming legal in the state on Jan. 1. Unfortunately for a lot of smokers, they will still have to rely on medical recommendations for the foreseeable future as cities sort out who can and who cannot sell marijuana…