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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…
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Calif. High School Students Band Together to Buy Classmate New Game Console After His Was Stolen Right Before Christmas
Confession: I’m grasping onto every single feel-good Christmas story with everything I have while I can. It’s not over until the new year rings in. That being said, a group of Antioch High School students really showed up and showed out for their classmate this year after his Nintendo 3DS game console was stolen. According…
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Deadly Bronx, NY, Blaze Started by Toddler Playing With Stovetop
A deadly fire that quickly consumed a 100-year-old apartment building in New York City’s Bronx borough Thursday night was started by a toddler playing on a stovetop, officials say. The Washington Post reports that the blaze, which has the sad distinction of being New York’s deadliest fire in decades, claimed 12 lives, including those of…
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Detroit Pistons Guard Avery Bradley Paid Sexual Assault Accuser for Her Silence: Report
Detroit Pistons shooting guard Avery Bradley is denying any allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman, and his lawyer claims that the $400,000 payout to Bradley’s accuser was “to protect the reputation and privacy of Mr. Bradley and his family.” According to TMZ Sports, the woman claims that the alleged assault happened in May 2016…
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Trump’s Newest Enemy: The US Postal Service
I don’t know why the president can’t vacation like the rest of us. I guess when he calls Mar-a-Lago the winter White House and claims that he’ll be “working” from his Shithole, Fla., vacation estate, he means that he’ll be attacking people on Twitter. On Friday the president of the middle states, where racism is…
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California High School Student in Racist Video: ‘When the Police Were Killing All Those Black People, I Was So Happy’
Somebody gon’ learn a big lesson real soon. A high school student from Elk Grove, Calif., has stepped in a heaping mound of dog shit after a racist video she recorded went viral on social media. The girl, who probably thought she was cute, filmed herself on Snapchat making several horrible remarks. The video has…