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Texas Governor Signs Bill to Help Shut Off School-to-Prison Pipeline
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 674 into law on Monday, banning out-of-school suspensions for students in prekindergarten through second grade throughout the state of Texas, except in cases involving drugs, weapons or extreme violence. Authored by Rep. Eric Johnson, who represents District 100 in Dallas, the law also encourages school districts to implement…
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#PhilandoCastile: Closing Arguments Complete, Jury Begins Deliberations in Trial of Jeronimo Yanez
Closing arguments for both sides concluded Monday in the trial of St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who is charged in the shooting death last year of Philando Castile. Now a jury must decide if Yanez panicked and shot Castile, or if Castile caused his own death by ignoring Yanez’s commands. The Star Tribune…
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Republicans to Trump: Cut the Act and Release the Comey Tapes if You Have Them
Republicans are also getting tired of the president playing coy about whether he has recorded tapes of his private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. If he has them, then they want him to give them to Congress. If he doesn’t provide the recorded tapes—tapes that no one is sure he even has—he could…
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NJ High School Teacher Suspended Over Photos Altered to Remove Trump References From Yearbook
A New Jersey school district has suspended a teacher after yearbook photos of two high school students were edited to remove Trump logos and slogans from their clothing. According to NBC Philadelphia, Wall Township School Superintendent Cheryl Dyer confirmed that the yearbook’s adviser was suspended Monday pending an investigation. It is still unclear as to…
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Bill Cosby’s Defense Rests After 6 Minutes
Bill Cosby did not take the stand Monday, and his defense closed their case after only six minutes, with testimony from one person, Detective Richard Schaffer. Schaffer said that Cosby’s accuser in the case, Andrea Constand, visited Cosby after the alleged sexual assault, according to CNN. Cosby’s defense attempted to convince jurors, quite fast, that…
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Why Was This Ga. State Senator Posing With Terrorists at a Hate Rally?
On Saturday a Georgia state senator who represents the district that committed one of the most racist atrocities in American history gave a speech at an anti-Muslim hate rally. But don’t worry—from the pictures he snapped with right-wing militia groups, apparently he was just doing it for the ’gram. The state senator is Michael Williams…
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Ind. High School Valedictorian, Several Classmates Banned From Graduation After Senior Prank Goes Wrong
More than two dozen seniors at an Indianapolis high school, including the class valedictorian, were banned from graduation ceremonies after a senior prank gone wrong caused significant damage to the school’s campus, school officials say. According to WRTV, as punishment, the students from Crispus Attucks High School were not allowed to walk in their graduation…
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It’s On Now: Jeff Sessions to Testify in Public Hearing Tuesday
Attorney General Jeff “I Hate Weed” Sessions will testify in a public hearing in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday afternoon. But before we get too excited, remember that Sessions is a liar who met with Russians and completely forgot that he met with Russians during his confirmation hearing for attorney general. He…
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Melania Trump Moves Into the White House; Hopefully She Can Bring the Old Man Home With Her
Melania Trump has the distinction of being the first first lady who’s posed before the world with her hand over her naked vagina. President Donald Trump is the first president to be caught on tape saying he grabs women “by the pussy.” I see why they love each other. This weekend, Trump’s wife stopped costing…