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Las Vegas Shooter Previously Booked Rooms Overlooking 2 Other Large Music Festivals: Report
More info is coming to light about the movements Stephen Paddock made in the days and months leading up to his mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Reports now say he also booked rooms overlooking Chicago’s Lollapalooza and another Las Vegas event, the Life Is Beautiful festival. The…
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Jeff Sessions Believes Transgender People Cannot Be Victims of Sexual Discrimination and Are Therefore Unworthy of Civil Rights Protections
Attorney General Jeff Sessions believes that transgender people do not qualify for civil rights protections against sexual discrimination, and to prove that, he has rescinded an Obama-administration decree that granted them such protections under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. BuzzFeed News obtained a copy of a memo Sessions sent to agency heads and U.S.…
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In Crazy-Wypipo News, Police Arrest Drunken Man Who Says He’s From the Future, and I Believe Him Because …
Wyoming police officers arrested a man on charges of public intoxication who tried to explain to them that he needed to talk to the “president of the town” because he was from the future and needed to help people. According to K2 Radio, on Monday night around 10:30, Casper, Wyo., cops say that they arrested…
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Boy, Bye: Pro-Life Congressman Who Suggested Mistress Get an Abortion Will Resign
Pennsylvania Rep. Tim Murphy will resign later this week following a report that he had urged his side chick to get an abortion earlier this year. Murphy, a member of the Pro-Life Caucus, had flaunted his pro-life bonafides as a congressman throughout his career. The Hill reports that Murphy’s resignation will be effective Oct. 21.…
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Adidas’ Deal With the University of Louisville Was Supposed to Benefit the Athletic Department, so How Did Coach Rick Pitino Get 98 Percent of the Money?
On Aug. 25, when University of Louisville’s then-athletic director Tom Jurich was asked about where money from a new $160 million, 10-year deal signed between the school and athletic apparel company Adidas would go, Jurich assured all within earshot that the money would be used for the athletic department. “It’s for the athletic department,” Jurich…
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Tennessee Titans Coach Whitesplains Why Team Went With Brandon Weeden Over Colin Kaepernick
I hate president Donald Trump, but at least I know exactly where he stands and what it is I’m hating. Because the president is unfiltered, he gives those who hate him enough reasons for a lifetime. For once, I just wish that an NFL coach who has passed on Colin Kaepernick would just come out…
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Dannon Drops Cam Newton After Sexist Treatment of Female Reporter
Dannon has cut ties with Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, citing his “sexist” behavior during a press conference Wednesday. Newton had previously been one of the company’s spokesmen for Oikos Greek yogurt. The decision to part with Newton comes in the wake of a growing backlash over the quarterback’s treatment of a female reporter. As…
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LeBron James Is Not Happy With Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ Film Crew, Calls Them a ‘Shit Show’
It’s been a crazy offseason for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After they lost the NBA championship to the Golden State Warriors, rumors emerged that All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving wasn’t happy and wanted out. Trades ensued, and Irving was shipped out for several new additions to the Boston Celtics. Then LeBron reconnected with his homeboy and…
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Investigation Finds Prison Guards Forced Inmates to Walk Around Naked Wearing Leashes
A state investigation details the cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners at an Alaska correctional facility. The investigation reveals an incident in which corrections officers forced male inmates to strip naked in front of female guards, placed dog leashes around their necks and paraded them around the prison before forcing them to sleep nude in…
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After Winning Their 4th Championship in 7 Seasons, the Minnesota Lynx Are the Greatest WNBA Franchise
On Wednesday the Minnesota Lynx held off a scrappy late-fourth-quarter effort by the Los Angeles Sparks to clinch their fourth title in the last seven seasons, thus solidifying their place as the greatest WNBA franchise in the history of the WNBA. Don’t @ me, bro. In Game 5, the Lynx controlled what turned out to…