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Family of Michael Brown Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit With the City of Ferguson, Mo.
A federal judge approved a secret settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown over his 2014 shooting death at the hands of now former Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the settlement amount was not disclosed Tuesday in U.S. District Judge E. Richard…
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6 Ga. Inmates Praised for Saving Polk County Deputy Who Passed Out During Work Detail
Six Polk County, Ga., inmates are being celebrated after they helped save a deputy who had passed out during a work detail by rushing into action and calling 911. According to 11 Alive, earlier this month, a deputy was working security for the work detail on Monday, June 12, when the humidity was at 100…
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Andre Iguodala to Warriors Fans Anxious About His Free Agency: Calm the Eff Down
Golden State Warriors player Andre Iguodala took to the airwaves of a San Francisco Bay Area radio station Tuesday morning to calm down fans who are worried about his impending free agency, which begins July 1. Iguodala called in to KBLX, which he says he listens to each morning on the way to yoga, and…
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Eric Holder May Run for the White House in 2020
First, a prayer. Dear Black Jesus, If you are listening. I apologize for the chewing gum I stole from Mrs. Jefferson’s purse when I was in third grade. I was selfish back then. Also, I want to be clear that I forgive you for allowing one of Satan’s babies to govern the continental United States.…
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Dashcam Footage of Philando Castile Shooting Released
Police dashcam footage of the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez has been released to the public. According to Patch.com, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension made its case file, which included the footage, public Tuesday. And quite frankly, it’s fucking hard to watch. In the video, it…
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President’s Pick to Head FBI Scrubbed Russian-Government-Related Case From Résumé
So the president’s pick to head the FBI scrubbed “an energy company president in a criminal investigation by Russian authorities” from a list of clients on his law firm bio, CNN reports. Shocked? Of course you aren’t. According to the news station, the president gushed about Christopher Wray only a few days after firing FBI…
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Detroit Mom Shot in Front of 4-Year-Old Daughter Dies in 14-Year-Old Son’s Arms; Ex-Boyfriend Named Person of Interest in Her Death
Updated Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 3:30 p.m. EDT: Earl Maxwell, a Detroit man who police named a “person of interest” in the shooting death of a young mother of three, has been captured, police say. According to Fox 2, Maxwell was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the death of Latrese Morris Dorsey, who…
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Trevor Noah Slams NRA Hypocrisy in the Police Shooting of Philando Castile
On Monday night, Daily Show host Trevor Noah took some time out to blast the National Rifle Association for its deafening silence over the recent verdict regarding the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile—a legal gun owner—during a traffic stop. Last week’s verdict acquitted the officer, Jeronimo Yanez, of all charges in the fatal…
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Little Marco Rubio Goes In for the Hug, and Ivanka Trump Isn’t Here for It
They were supposed to be meeting to work on a bill about paid family leave; good thing they were both acting like kids. Republican Florida Sen. Little Marco Rubio and Ivanka “Lil’ Trumpet” Trump met at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning. See, Lil’ Trumpet is big on being an advocate for white…
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Canadian Woman Caught on Camera Demanding a ‘White Doctor’ for Her Son at Ontario Clinic
Seems our neighbors to the north have their own share of racists who aren’t afraid to spew their hatred in public, even in this, the cellphone age, in which you are guaranteed to be uploaded to one social media site or another within minutes. One Canadian man videotaped a woman at a walk-in clinic in…