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Disturbing Video Shows Wash. State Sheriff’s Deputy, With Gun Already Drawn, Confronting Motorcyclist During Traffic Stop
A King County, Wash., sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave after shocking video footage surfaced that showed him confronting a motorcyclist, gun already drawn, in what people are supposed to believe is some sort of “traffic stop.” King County Sheriff John Urquhart told King5 that he didn’t want the deputy, who remains unidentified, on the…
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Aaron Rodgers Knows the Truth, Says Colin Kaepernick Is Still a Free Agent Because of His Protest
Aaron Rodgers knows that Colin Kaepernick isn’t on an NFL roster because he had the audacity to protest the killings of unarmed African-American men, women and children at the hands of police. Rodgers noted that anyone who believes that Kaepernick is still a free agent because of his abilities and not his protest would be…
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2nd Suspect Arrested in the Charlottesville, Va., Beating of Deandre Harris
He’s known for being the Puerto Rican white nationalist who calls himself “Spanish” but swears he isn’t racist. But now Alex Michael Ramos is behind bars after turning himself in for taking part in the beating of Deandre Harris in Charlottesville, Va. Ramos surrendered Monday evening at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia and…
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Md. School Bans Apparel With Washington, DC, Football Team’s Insensitive Name and Logo
One Bethesda, Md., school is taking a stand against the Washington, D.C., NFL team’s racist name and has banned all children from preschool to eighth grade from wearing apparel with the team’s logo and name on it. “The term ‘redskin’ is a racial slur. Its use, whether intentional or not, can be deeply insulting and…
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Ohio Teen Supposedly Shot Himself in Police Custody While His Hands Were Handcuffed Behind His Back; Now His Family Is Demanding Answers
The brother of an Akron, Ohio, teen who died in police custody is searching for the truth after learning that the young boy somehow shot himself in the head while seated in the back of a police car with his hands handcuffed behind his back. Greg Wiley, 29, says that he is still left numb…
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Wait, Joel Osteen. Something Isn’t Adding Up
On Sunday, as Hurricane Harvey began to crush parts of Texas, Joel Osteen, pastor of Houston megachurch Lakewood, tweeted that his church was “inaccessible due to severe flooding,” and then let his Twitter followers know that they could go to an area shelter should they need help. Followers who were near the church then took…
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Mass. Sheriff Who Offered Free Inmate Labor to Help Build Trump’s Wall Now Proposes to Send Inmates to Help With Harvey Damage
Bristol County, Mass., Sheriff Thomas Hodgson is proposing to send county inmates to help the city of Houston clean up the devastating destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey. This is not the first time Hodgson has offered up his inmates as labor, drawing criticism earlier this year after proposing to send inmates to help build President…
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Beyoncé’s Pastor Confirms ‘Significant Donation’ to Hurricane Harvey Relief
With her hometown under siege because of Hurricane Harvey, Beyoncé issued a statement Tuesday saying that she was taking part in relief efforts with the help of her BeyGood organization and her local pastor, Rudy Rasmus. Rasmus now has confirmed that the singer, who has a history of charitable efforts in Houston, including building low-income…
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A Houston Best Buy Was Seen Selling Packs of Water for More Than $40; Now Says It Was a ‘Big Mistake’
Best Buy is insisting that a viral photo showing cases of exorbitantly priced cases of water at a Houston location—during Hurricane Harvey, mind you—was just “a big mistake.” The photo in question shows a 12-pack case of Smartwater being advertised for sale for $29.98, while 24-packs of Dasani were touted at an outrageous price of…