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NYC Neighborhood Wins Right to Preserve Underground Railroad Stop
A community preservation organization in the Chelsea section of Manhattan in New York City has done its part to make sure the city’s last Underground Railroad site remains standing and is restored to its original design. The obscure townhouse is on the block of West 29th Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues and once belonged…
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Report: Mont. Congressional Hopeful Goes WWE-Style and Body-Slams Reporter
Late Wednesday, Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte reportedly had enough of questions being asked by a reporter from The Guardian, so he body-slammed him to the ground because that’s how Republicans roll. According to reports, the alleged assault happened at Gianforte’s headquarters in Bozeman. Fox News’ Alicia Acuna and her crew were preparing a…
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Home Depot Co-Founder Thinks People Use Food Stamps to Buy Marijuana and Cocaine
Imagine going up to a drug dealer and asking him to swipe your EBT card so you can buy some edibles. That’s exactly what Home Depot’s co-founder, Ken Langone, thinks is happening when it comes to how food stamp recipients use their benefits. During an appearance on Fox News’ Your World With Neil Cavuto on Wednesday,…
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How a Local DC News Station Normalized Hate and Murder With a Single Tweet
While many families across the country are celebrating this year’s graduating class of 2017, Richard Collins III’s family is in the midst of planning his funeral after he was killed, authorities say, by Sean Urbanski, a man who loved killing deer and loved the Baltimore Ravens. Collins was set to graduate this week from Bowie…
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NYC Correctional Officer Accidentally Shoots Himself, Woman at Bar
Some people in this world really shouldn’t have access to guns. And an off-duty New York City correctional officer, who shot himself and a woman he was showing off to at a bar, just might be one of those people. Correction Officer Mario Carrillo was arrested Tuesday night at a bar in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen…
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Family of Man Who Died in Texas Jail Cell After Complaining About Breathing Issues Files Suit
On July 22, 2015, Michael Sabbie, 35, was found dead in a jail cell at the Bi-State Jail in Texarkana, Texas. And two years later, his family is still looking for answers. Sabbie was arrested after getting into an argument with his wife, Teresa Sabbie, and allegedly threatening her. Within 48 hours of his arrest,…
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4th-Grade Teacher Pleads Guilty to Kissing 10-Year-Old Boy in Exchange for Gummy Bears
An elementary school teacher in Boca Raton, Fla., was caught on camera kissing a 10-year-old male student in exchange for gummy bears, authorities say. Brian Kornbluth, 28, a teacher at Somerset Academy, was arrested in February after being reported by another teacher for making unusual requests to have male students in the classroom. The student…
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Bill Cosby’s Jury Includes 2 Black People, 10 White People
Somewhere in Pennsylvania, Bill Cosby probably let out a quiet “Das Racist” sigh when his sexual-assault-trial jury selection was completed. Cosby’s fate will now be in the hands of 10 white people and two black people once the trial starts June 5. Cosby’s attorneys contended that a majority-white jury would be biased against their client,…
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Uber Accounting Glitch Caused NYC Drivers to Be Underpaid by $45,000,000
New York City Uber drivers are about to see a hefty refund after Uber admitted to stiffing drivers $45 million because of an accounting glitch. Tens of thousands of drivers in New York City were affected by the glitch, in which Uber calculated its commission based on the gross fare, before any taxes and fees…
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s Speech on Terrorist, Genocidal Confederate Symbolism Is One for the History Books
With the weight of history bearing down on his shoulders, a resolute calm in his gaze and a slight tremble in his voice that spoke not of nervousness but of a deep awareness that the words he was about to speak would be recited by generations to come, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu stepped to…