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Fla. Man Is Fighting Condo Association to Keep His ‘Emotional Support’ Squirrel
A Clearwater Beach, Fla., condo association has given a resident with an unusual emotional-support pet an ultimatum: Get rid of the squirrel or get the boot. Ryan Boylan rescued his rodent squirrel, Brutis, during Hurricane Matthew, and like Celie and Nettie from The Color Purple, they cannot be apart. But Brutis isn’t welcome at the…
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Trump’s Pick for HHS Secretary Has Deep Ties to Big Pharma
Updated Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, 1:30 p.m. EST: Slate reports that Alex Azar, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services, left his job overseeing an Eli Lilly investigation to become the pharmaceutical company’s top lobbyist. From 2001 to 2005, Azar was the Department of Health and Human Services’ general counsel and…
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18-Year-Old White Thug Spotted at World Series Game Days After Being Arrested in Connection With Murder of Black Man
It seems we have another blatant case of affluenza on our hands after an 18-year-old thug who happens to be wealthy and white was spotted enjoying a World Series game with his parents at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, just days after being arrested for (and charged with) murder and attempted murder in the shooting…
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Trump Asks Chinese President to Help Resolve LiAngelo Ball’s Shoplifting Thing
How come our president had nothing to say for days about soldiers killed in the deadliest combat mission during his time in office but butts his tangerine nose into the most inane shit? As gutter prophet Kanye West once said, “You worry ’bout the wrong things, Trump don’t care about black people. the wrong things…
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Philly Residents Plan March for Meek Mill
If you saw the hashtag #FreeMeek while browsing Black Twitter and thought someone was giving away Meek Mill’s albums, you are incorrect. Residents of Philadelphia will take to the streets Monday afternoon to protest the imprisonment of the rapper and notorious collector of L’s after the hip-hop star was imprisoned on parole violations. Born Robert…
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US Army Quietly Lifts Ban on Recruits With Some Mental Health Issues
Most likely as part of its quest to make a stated goal of recruiting 80,000 new soldiers by next year, the Army quietly loosened its rules in order to allow those with a history of self-mutilation, bipolar disorder, depression, and drug and alcohol abuse to join its ranks through waivers. According to USA Today, the…
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Black Lottery Winner Invests Winnings Into Rebuilding Fla. Black Business Community
After winning millions in a lottery jackpot, a Florida man has decided to use his money to revive a district once known for thriving black businesses. “This commitment that I feel, that I have to go to that community and put my money where my mouth is,” explained Miguel Pilgram. According to Black Enterprise, in…
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Suspected Black Serial Killer Captured After Writing Cryptic Message on 3rd Victim in Blood: Report
A man who authorities say is a suspected serial killer in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area says that he wanted to kill at least five people and left behind a cryptic message in blood before being captured, according to police. Nathaniel Petgrave is accused of killing at least three homeless men—Larry Scott, 65; John Jackson,…
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Colin Kaepernick Is GQ’s Citizen of the Year Without Having to Say a Damn Thing
It’s long been clear that Colin Kaepernick has become a bigger hero off the football field than he ever was on it. In a year that has seen the ripple effects of the quarterback’s 2016 national anthem protests against racial injustice (protests that effectively barred him from playing the sport again but that have become…