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Trump’s Drug-Czar Pick Bows Out After Report on How He Helped to Fuel America’s Opioid Epidemic
In light of an investigative report from 60 Minutes and the Washington Post Sunday, President Donald Trump’s drug-czar pick has withdrawn his name from consideration to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Trump tweeted the news Tuesday morning. Your president, who seems to have a biological inability to admit an error, called Rep.…
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The Curious Case of the NFL’s Endorsement of Criminal-Justice-Reform Bill
The NFL, the proverbial messy bitch that loves drama, just a week after announcing that team owners would revisit rules about player conduct during the playing of the national anthem, has now decided to throw its weight behind a criminal-justice bill. NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart announced Monday that the NFL will endorse a bipartisan bill…
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9-Year-Old Fla. Child Dead After 325-Pound Adult Cousin Allegedly Sits on Her for Misbehaving
A 9-year-old Pensacola, Fla., child was killed after her 325-pound adult cousin allegedly sat on her as a way to punish the young girl for misbehaving. According to the Pensacola News, 64-year-old Veronica Green Posey is facing charges of homicide and cruelty toward a child following the incident that occurred Saturday afternoon. Paramedics found the…
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Racial Slur Written on Dorm-Room Door of Black Students at Mass. University
Two Framingham State University students are terrified after a racial slur was found scrawled with permanent marker on their dorm-room door over the weekend. “When I saw it this morning, I was pretty hurt. I didn’t feel safe going back to my room and I felt like I was a target especially since it was…
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Colin Kaepernick’s Collusion Grievance Against NFL Draws Focus to Donald Trump’s Influence Over Team Owners, League
Looks like President Twitter Fingers’ tweets and other forms of communications are going to be used as the central focus of Colin Kaepernick’s collusion grievance against the NFL. According to CBS Sports, a source with knowledge of the details of the grievance says it is expected to point to the current culture that has been…
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#Flint: Conflicting Water-Study Results Have Residents Confused and Unsure of Whom to Trust
Last week the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released a report that suggests Flint, Mich., babies were not adversely affected by the lead-contaminated water flowing through the city’s pipes since 2014, which is in direct contradiction of a report last month that indicated there were higher numbers of fetal deaths during that time.…
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Marijuana Market Projected to Hit $18,000,000,000 by 2021: Report
A new report suggests that even if Donald Trump actively challenges the recreational-marijuana industry, the marijuana industry will hit $18 billion by 2021. If he doesn’t, the industry could reach $30 billion if every state and the District of Columbia has either a medical-only-market or a fully legal market. Greenwave Advisors analyst Matt Karnes notes…
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Trial Begins for Members of Heroin Ring Said to Be Protected by Baltimore Police Officers
A federal trial began Monday that was expected to include testimony from a Baltimore detective who prosecutors say protected a deadly heroin ring. Detective Momodu Gondo, known as “Poppy” to the members of the drug crew, pleaded guilty last week to federal charges of racketeering and conspiracy to distribute at least 100 grams of heroin, according…
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Only White People Are ‘Wolves’: New Report Highlights How Cable-News Media Portrays Mass Killers
As mass shootings become mind-numbingly common in the U.S., clear patterns have emerged in the way the media covers the perpetrators of these violent acts. Not only do shooters command more attention than the lives they’ve taken, but there are clear racial disparities in the way the media—particularly cable news—portrays them. The contrast between the…
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Your Petty-Ass President Has Declared Obamacare ‘Dead,’ but in a Karmic Twist of Fate, the People Who Put Him in Office Will Probably Suffer Most
We know that “the truth” is a relative concept in the Trump White House, so no one was surprised when President von FuckFace (kudos, Stephen A. Crockett Jr.) declared that Obamacare was “finished,” “dead” and “gone” Monday. It’s true that if Obamacare were a person, he very well might be on his deathbed, since Donald…