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Accident Victim Questioned About Immigration Status Before Getting Help, Later Detained by Border Patrol
A man in Key West, Fla., was hit by a car as he was riding his bicycle to work. The police officer who responded to the scene questioned the accident victim about his immigration status before offering medical assistance, and the entire exchange was captured on video by the officer’s body camera. Marcos Antonio Huete,…
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Federal Student Aid Chief Quits After Refusing to Testify Before House Oversight Committee
James Runcie, chief operating officer of the Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid, quit his job suddenly Tuesday night and sent an email to his staff outlining his reasons for not wanting to work in the Trump administration. Runcie was an Obama-administration holdover who was first appointed in 2011 and then reappointed in…
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Ala. Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Felony Convictions
In a move that’s sure to get people’s underwear in a bunch among those who are already against granting people the right to vote, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill restoring thousands of Alabama felons’ right to vote. Voting rights were granted to some felons after the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act was…
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Nicholas Dean, New Orleans Charter School Principal Caught Wearing Nazi Rings and Appearing on ‘White Genocide’ Podcast, Removed From Campus
Updated Thursday, May 25, 2017, 2:45 p.m. EDT: Nicholas Dean has been fired from his position at Crescent Leadership Academy. “He will not return as the Principal or be associated with Crescent Leadership Academy,” the charter school’s parent group and board said in a statement Thursday. Crescent Leadership Academy Superintendent Tracy Bennett-Joseph confirmed Monday that…
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Trump Shoves NATO Leader, Makes Stupid Speech and Embarrasses America
President Donald Trump is the drunk uncle demanding that the DJ at the cookout turn the music down because he wants to make a speech. Everyone knows what’s coming and everyone is nervous. On Thursday the president and our NATO cousins all got together for a little hangout time, and when Trump got the mic,…
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Manchester Bombing: UK Won’t Share Intel With US Because Trump’s Administration Can’t Stop Leaking Information
Because the Trump administration can’t hold water, not only has the president had to come out and denounce reported leaks coming from someone in the White House, but police in Manchester, England, are no longer sharing details of their investigation into the most recent terrorist attacks with their American counterparts. On Thursday, Donald Trump issued…
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Racist Sprint Customer Says She Has ‘Mixed’ Kids and She’s Not Racist
Last year a white student at my son’s high school called a black kid a slave. When my son came home to tell me what happened, I decided to look the kid’s mother up on my community’s Facebook page to inform her about her son. After I told the woman that her son goes around…
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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…