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If Trump Tweets and No One Reports It, Does It Make a Sound?
It’s Monday, and that usually means that the president, who has the mental capacity of a teenager in the back of his parents’ car on a road trip vacation he doesn’t want to be on, is tweeting again. Of course, he’s tweeting about Russia and witch hunts and FAKE NEWS (all caps, always all caps)…
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Jared Kushner to Meet With Congressional Committee, and Either He’s a Liar or Really Incompetent
Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, is set to meet with Senate and House intelligence committees Monday in a closed-door investigation involving Russia and the Trump administration. Early Monday, Kushner released an 11-page statement claiming that he had no contact with Russian-government representatives beyond those that have already been publicly disclosed. As CNN…
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Ga. Waitress Furious After Man Hands Her Back Menu With Swastika Drawn on It
An Atlanta waitress was shocked and upset after she said a man drew a swastika on a menu and handed it back to her while she was working. The waitress in question, Shelley Sidney, said that it was the most hateful thing that has ever been done to her. And that was only the beginning…
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Ga. Man Arrested for Driving 112 MPH ‘for Snapchat,’ Cops Say
I think it’s safe to say that we should all know better than to use our cellphones and drive, never mind speed while using our cellphones and driving. But apparently, one Georgia man either did not get the memo or didn’t care about his own life or anyone else’s: He was arrested for driving 112…
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Spelman College Announces $25,000 Scholarships for LGBTQ Advocacy at HBCUs
Spelman College, one of the most esteemed HBCUs in the country, this week announced a new scholarship program for its students, those who advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning issues. The Levi Watkins Jr. Scholars Program “will call attention to the importance of making visible the courageous and significant work of LGBTQ…
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‘Bye, Becky!’ Protests Erupt Over Gentrifyng Brooklyn, NY, Bar That Promoted Itself With Fake Bullet Holes Behind $12 Cocktails
On Monday a press release for a new “boozy sandwich shop” in Brooklyn, N.Y., went out, complete with a photo of a chichi cocktail in front of a “bullet hole ridden wall”—a wall the new owners said they were proudly keeping, but which turned out to be fake (at least the bullet holes were). By…
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8 Dead, 30 More Hospitalized in Texas ‘Hot Truck’ Smuggling Operation
Emergency responders found eight people dead in the back of a semitrailer at a Walmart in San Antonio early Sunday morning, the victims of what authorities say looks to be a human trafficking operation gone horribly wrong. CNN reports that a man from the truck went into the Walmart to ask for water and that…
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They Let O.J. Out. I’m $20 Richer but Ambivalent
Moo-la la. Orenthal James Simpson got off. Again. The juice is LOOSE! And I’m $20 richer for it. (Two people on The Root staff took the bet.) I had a feeling about this one. Would Lady Justice show her hypocritical ass or keep it classy? In Nevada it can go either way. This is the…
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2 Baltimore Cops Plead Guilty in Federal Racketeering Case
Two former Baltimore police officers pleaded guilty Friday to federal racketeering charges, admitting that they used the citizens of Baltimore as personal ATM machines by robbing them, sometimes of tens of thousands of dollars, as well as falsely billing the Baltimore Police Department for overtime. Former Detectives Maurice Ward, 36, and Evodio Hendrix, 32, were…