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Mich. State Police Director May Have Had Pay Docked for Controversial Posts About NFL Protests, but Her Pension Is Still Good
By now we all know about Michigan State Police Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue’s controversial Facebook post, in which she referred to NFL protesters as “ungrateful, anti-American degenerates.” Many demanded her resignation in response to the meme that was shared on her Facebook page at a time when the MSP was already under scrutiny for its…
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Family of Fallen Soldier Finally Receives $25,000 Check From Trump
President Donald Trump has finally fulfilled a promise made months ago to the grieving family of a fallen American soldier, sending them a $25,000 check. WTVD-TV reports that the check was delivered via FedEx from Trump’s New York City address to the home of Christopher and Jessie Baldridge in Zebulon, N.C. The Baldridges’ son, Army…
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Puerto Rico Awards Largest Relief Contract to Small, 2-Year-Old Mont. Firm With Ties to Trump Administration
Puerto Rico’s power authority, PREPA, has awarded a lucrative contract to rebuild the island’s devastated power grid to a small, 2-year-old Montana firm that had only two full-time employees at the time Hurricane Maria hit, according to a report by the Washington Post. The company, Whitefish, also has ties to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Whitefish…
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Va. School District Investigating Photos That Allegedly Show Students Wearing KKK Robe, Giving Nazi Salute
Photos circulating that allegedly show Virginia high school students throwing up the Nazi salute, including one wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe, have prompted an investigation by the school district. Chesapeake Public Schools said that it was aware of the situation and is taking “appropriate action,” but declined to comment further on “individual student discipline,”…
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Man Accused of Stalking Released After Children Recant Story
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at 8:38 a.m. EDT: Police have released a man accused of stalking two young siblings over the weekend after the children recanted their story Monday night, according to WPIX-TV. Updated Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at 2:10 p.m. EDT: A man accused of following and attempting to abduct two siblings in…
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‘It Wasn’t Right’: 10-Year-Old Boy Delivers Damning Testimony Against Nicki Minaj’s Brother in Child Rape Trial
According to his testimony, the 10-year-old boy was just looking for a pencil when he walked in on his sister being raped by their stepfather two years ago. “I thought it wasn’t right. It looked weird to me so I ran upstairs,” the boy said. The stepfather in question is Jelani Maraj, brother of rap…
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Police Investigating Ill. Man in Threat to Lynch Rep. Frederica Wilson, but He’s Pointing the Finger at an Anonymous ‘Meme-Maker’
Police are investigating claims that a Des Plaines, Ill., man made threats on Facebook to lynch Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.). However, according to the Chicago Tribune, Tom Keevers said that he is all but being framed and that an anonymous “meme-maker” put words in his mouth, and now, as a result, he and his family…
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Trump Gives Himself a 10 for Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico; Former Island Governor Hits Him With #WellActually on Twitter
Last week, Donald Trump gave himself a 10 out of 10 when asked about his handling of relief efforts in Puerto Rico after the devastation left behind by Hurricane Maria. On Friday, the former governor of Puerto Rico hit him with a big #WellActually on Twitter. During an Oval Office meeting Thursday with current Puerto…