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Seahawks’ Michael Bennett Stood for National Anthem Ahead of Veterans Day
Michael Bennett is proving, once and for all, that the NFL protests during the national anthem have nothing to do with veterans. The Seattle Seahawks defensive end stood for the national anthem Thursday for the first time this season, Bleacher Report notes. According to the sports site, Bennett told NBC that he stood to show…
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Puerto Rico Suffers Major Blackout as Power Line Fails
After weeks of repairs, Puerto Rico was hit Thursday night with a major power outage that has thrown a substantial portion of the island back into darkness. As the New York Times reports, a major power line serving the northern half of Puerto Rico failed Thursday night, knocking out electricity to seven cities, including the…
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Pastor Considers Demolishing Texas Church After Horrific Mass Shooting
The pastor of the Sutherland Springs, Texas, church where 26 people were killed in a horrific shooting rampage is considering tearing down the building and putting up a memorial in its place. According to Reuters, the pastor, Frank Pomeroy, whose 14-year-old daughter was killed in the massacre at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs,…
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GOP Ala. Senate Candidate Roy Moore Faces Pressure to Drop Out After Being Accused of Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old
A banner week for Democrats just got better, now that a Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama has been accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s, and national Republican leadership is asking him to drop out of a special election to replace Jeff Sessions. Sorry to…
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Twitter: Oops! Did We Accidentally Verify a White Nationalist? Our System Is Broken. We’ll Fix It—‘Soon’
Updated Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, 3:13 p.m. EST: Both Twitter Support and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey have responded to the controversy surrounding Jason Kessler’s account being verified by Twitter. On Thursday, the official Twitter Support account responded with the following: “Verification was meant to authenticate identity & voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement…
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Rahm Emanuel Walks Out on Chance the Rapper Because Rahm Is Evil and Chance Is Better Than All of Us
Pretty soon, Chance the Rapper is going to have to change his name to Chance the Really Good Dude Who Seems to Take Every Opportunity to Do the Right Thing, Giving Hope to People Like Me Who Think This World Is Cold, Cruel and Filled With People Who Would Put a Puppy in a Blender…
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Nazi Meet Ya: Fox News Hires Former Trump Deputy Assistant Sebastian Gorka
At this point, it surprises no one that Fox News continues to hire a veritable all-star team of racists. Recent additions include Laura Ingraham, a woman who thinks undocumented immigrants who want to re-enter the country should be shot, and Tomi Lahren, who’s likened Black Lives Matter to the new Ku Klux Klan. Well, take…
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Philly Residents Proved How Voting Can Help End Mass Incarceration
When talking about inequality in the criminal-justice system, we often focus on the war on drugs, crooked cops or the prison-industrial complex. But insiders know there is one part of America’s legal system that has an outsized influence on convictions, sentencing and incarceration: Local prosecutors. Here are a few facts that bear witness to the…
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3-Year-Old Boy Allergic to Dairy Dies After Preschool Gives Him Grilled Cheese Sandwich: Report
A New York City preschool has been shut down after it gave a grilled cheese sandwich to a 3-year-old student who was severely allergic to dairy. Little Elijah Silvera died as a result of the oversight, and now the Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services in Harlem will remain closed until the city’s Department of…
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‘This Is Not Fun. This Kinda Sucks’: SC State Senator Complains About Possibly Losing Job During DUI Arrest
A GOP state senator was caught on camera whining about possibly losing his job after he was arrested on drunken driving charges over the weekend, authorities say. According to the Post and Courier, South Carolina state Sen. Paul Campbell repeatedly insisted that he had not been driving when his car rear-ended another on Interstate 26.…