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Joy-Ann Reid Apologizes for ‘Tone-Deaf and Dumb’ Homophobic Blog Posts
MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid has issued a statement apologizing for a series of homophobic blog posts she wrote a decade ago, calling them “insensitive, tone-deaf and dumb.” The series of blogs, which ran from 2007 to 2009, centered on former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. The posts, which Reid wrote as part of her personal blog,…
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Sentencing Begins in Trial of Former South Carolina Cop Who Killed Walter Scott
The sentencing hearing for former South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager, who was caught on videotape shooting and killing a fleeing, unarmed Walter Scott during a 2015 traffic stop, begins Monday. As USA Today notes, Slager, 36, could face life in prison in addition to a $250,000 fine for using excessive force in the incident.…
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Appolition Is the App That Takes Spare Change and Turns It Into Bail Money
When it comes to incarceration, being able to be granted bail and then to come up with the bail money are two of main components that keep people locked up. According to National Bail Out, on a daily basis, 700,000 people are behind bars simply because they cannot afford bail. But social engineer Kortney Ziegler…
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Trauma May Be Passed Through Generations From Mothers to Daughters
A new study reveals that the daughters of women exposed to childhood trauma are at increased risk for psychiatric disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. However, the study also concluded that there was no effect among male children, and no effect among children of either sex born to fathers who participated in the analysis.…
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DMX Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud, Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison
DMX is the latest rapper who may be going to the pokey (see Fat Joe, Lauryn Hill) after pleading guilty to income tax evasion. X, whose real name is Earl Simmons, 46, appeared before a federal judge in New York on Thursday and admitted that he concealed millions of dollars from the government, according to…
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Email Reveals That Senior Trump Aide Wrote: Russia ‘Has Just Thrown the Election to Him’
As special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation heats up and the president continues to crack up, there’s yet more evidence that there’s something rotten in the Kremlin-backed cotton. The New York Times reported Saturday that it had obtained emails that show a high-level adviser to Donald Trump—who later worked under former national security adviser Michael Flynn,…
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Lowell Hawthorne, Founder of Golden Krust, Dead at 57 of Suspected Suicide
Lowell Hawthorne, the founder and CEO of the Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill, most famous for its Jamaican beef patties, has died of an apparent suicide, according to law enforcement. He was 57 years old. Hawthorne reportedly shot himself inside his Bronx, N.Y., factory about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the New York Post reports. Many…
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McDonald’s Manager Receives $110,000 for Helping to Capture Suspected Florida Serial Killer
A McDonald’s manager who handed police a loaded gun that led to the arrest of a suspected Tampa, Fla.-area serial killer will get big money for her actions. Delonda Walker, a manager of McDonald’s, was given the gun by Howell Donaldson III, an employee at the same McDonald’s, for “safekeeping.” She said that Donaldson told…
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Senate Passes Major Tax Overhaul 51-49, Cutting Corporate Taxes and Gutting Student Loan Write-Offs
The United States may be getting a major tax overhaul after Senate Republicans scraped their way to a victory early Saturday morning, with a bill that critics say senators haven’t read and one that gives major concessions to corporations and the wealthy. The bill, approved just before 2 a.m. in a 51-49 vote, next heads…