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As Hurricane Maria Passes Through Puerto Rico, Images Stream in Showing Storm’s Devastation
Hurricane Maria’s eye passed over Puerto Rico hours ago, but early reports and footage from the island indicate that the worst may be yet to come. The dangerous storm, which hit land as a Category 4, has left the entire island—nearly 3.5 million people—without electricity, according to a number of outlets. As evening approaches, residents…
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Thirsty Republicans Slide Into America’s DMs for Obamacare Repeal … Again
Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. At this point, the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act have passed the point of political failure and have become embarrassing. Republicans are like the creepy guy who keeps shooting his shot even though he keeps getting curved. The Republican Party is now stalking us.…
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Ohio ‘Food Stamp Millionaire’ Found Guilty of Welfare Fraud
A white and wealthy Ohio man was found guilty of accepting more than $8,300 in food stamps and other welfare benefits, including Medicaid, over a two-year period for his suburban family. The question now is, will he actually spend time in jail, or will being rich and white win out yet again? According to WKYC,…
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Student Goes Undercover With ‘Alt-Right’ Nazis for a Year and Reveals Some (Not) Shocking Information
There are some things for which we don’t need confirmation. And when I say “we,” I mean black people. There are many things that we know, even though we don’t know know. For instance, a recent study revealed that people who eat french fries multiple times per week tend not to live longer. Did they…
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This White-Privilege Exercise Has Some Conservative Students Big Mad
A San Diego State professor has been making waves thanks to a “white-privilege checklist” she asked her students to complete for extra credit. According to the New York Post, Professor Dae Elliott, a sociology professor, handed out the list of 20 statements to her students earlier this semester, asking them to place a check next…
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Former Chicago Cop, on the Run for Almost 15 Years, Finally Arrested on Drug Charges
I guess a cop would best know how to run from cops? After years of being a fugitive, the law has finally apparently caught up with former Chicago Police Sgt. Eddie C. Hicks, who was arrested in Detroit early Tuesday morning. According to the Chicago Tribune, Hicks, now 68, has been the focus of an…
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Rosemont, Ill., Police Reject Calls for FBI to Look Into Kenneka Jenkins Case
Despite several calls from protesters for a federal investigation into the death of Kenneka Jenkins, the Chicago teen who was found dead in a Rosemont, Ill., hotel freezer earlier this month, Rosemont police have made it exceedingly clear that that is not about to happen. As the Chicago Sun-Times notes, Jenkins’ death has highlighted the…
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NYC Butcher Who Gave Black Deliveryman a Noose Pleads Guilty
A well-known New York City butcher who handed a black deliveryman a noose and offered to help the man hang himself has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for the threatening act. According to the New York Post, Joe Ottomanelli, owner of Ottomanelli & Sons, got off with a mere slap on the wrist and will…
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Youth Football Team in Ill. Takes a Knee During the National Anthem Before Game Sunday
Children understand things that are happening around them more than we think and more than we give them credit for. A great example of this is the Cahokia Quarterback Club, which decided as a group to take a knee during the national anthem before the team’s football game Sunday in Belleville, Ill. The team consists…