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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Get Into a Full ‘Covfefe’ on Twitter
I can’t lie; I love when the president wades in the petty pool. Is it embarrassing on a national stage? Of course it is! But what is the point of having a worthless president if he doesn’t do worthless stuff? At times I need him to prove just how petty and vindictive he truly is,…
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Is Tiger Woods Addicted to Pain Medications?
Early Monday morning, Tiger Woods was found by police passed out behind the wheel of his car in Jupiter, Fla. He was incoherent and groggy and looked to be in bad shape. He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. It was initially reported that Woods was drunk, but after police reports confirmed…
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College Student Who Missed His Graduation Because of NYC Train Delays Gets Impromptu Ceremony From Commuters
When the New York City subway system fails, New Yorkers come through. More specifically, commuters came through for a Hunter College student who missed his commencement Tuesday morning because of train delays: They gave him his own impromptu ceremony in the train car so he wouldn’t miss out. According to Fox 5 NY, Jerich Alcantara…
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Sean ‘Spicy Facts’ Spicer: ‘Covfefe’ Is a Word to Those in the Know!
I love White House Press Secretary Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer. I have ever since he took office, and mostly because he’s a goddamn embarrassment. He’s the mouthpiece for an administration whose members don’t seem to know their ass from their hat, so watching him walk out in front of a pressroom firing squad of reporters…
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Princeton Professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Cancels Public Appearances Amid Fox News-Fueled Death Threats
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, assistant professor of African-American studies at Princeton and a 2016 The Root 100 honoree, has been forced to cancel all public appearances as death threats continue to roll in in response to her May 20 commencement address at Hampshire College, a private liberal arts college in Amherst,…
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Fla. High School Athlete Dead, 1 Severely Injured After Single-Car Accident on Prom Night
Another night of celebration unexpectedly ended in tragedy after one Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High School football player was killed and another seriously injured after a single-car accident on prom night. According to the Miami Herald, 19-year-old receiver Taletrius Bradley was killed and 17-year-old standout cornerback Demetrius Palmer was severely injured in the horrific crash over…
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NJ Trooper Threatened to Arrest Woman Unless She Gave Him Her Phone Number, Authorities Say
For the second time in six months, a New Jersey state trooper has been suspended and criminally charged after being accused of pulling over women to ask them out. According to NJ.com, Trooper Eric Richardson, 31, was charged Wednesday with records tampering after an internal investigation found that he repeatedly pulled over two women to…
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Calif. High Schooler Uses Blackface for ‘Promposal’ 1 Month After Another Student Used a Lynching Reference
It seems that the ghost of promposals is still haunting us, and while a lot of high school students are guilty of doing the utmost, two students at the same California high school went way too far by using blackface and lynching references in their own promposals. Fact: It’s never cute to be racist when…
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Ohio Attorney General Sues 5 Drug Companies for Fueling Opioid Epidemic
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit Wednesday against five pharmaceutical companies that manufacture opioids, as well as their related companies, alleging that the companies engaged in fraudulent marketing regarding the risks and benefits of prescription opioids, which he says fueled Ohio’s opioid epidemic. In a press release Wednesday, DeWine named the five companies…