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Obama on Trump: ‘He’s Nothing but a Bullshitter’
Barack Obama doesn’t get upset; in fact, he rarely loses his cool. It was one of the things that troubled me about his presidency. I really just wanted him to stop it with the politics of racial representation and threaten to kick someone’s ass. It isn’t really his fault, though; he knew how to play…
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Kobe Bryant Sends Gifts to Jordan Edwards’ Brother for His Birthday
reported Kevon Edwards was in the car on April 29 when his unarmed 15-year-old brother, Jordan, was gunned down by a Dallas police officer. The two brothers were leaving a party in Balch Springs, Texas, when an officer opened fire on the car they were riding in. The story touched Kobe Bryant so much that…
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Leaked Police Bodycam Footage Shows Balch Springs, Texas, Officer Tasing Handcuffed Black Man
What’s done in the dark will usually come to light, as the Balch Springs, Texas, Police Department is apparently learning. Just two weeks after a now-fired officer shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, the police chief is now also in the middle of an investigation regarding who leaked a video of another controversial incident involving…
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Closing Arguments to Begin in Trial of Tulsa, Okla., Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher
The manslaughter trial of Betty Shelby—the Tulsa, Okla., police officer who fatally shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man—is slowly coming to an end, with closing arguments scheduled to begin Wednesday. As Reuters notes, Shelby, 43, faces four years to life in prison if convicted of manslaughter for the September 2016 shooting death of Crutcher,…
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When Russia Wants to Prove the US President Isn’t a Liar, It’s Time to Break Up
It’s a sad day for America when the Russian president is willing to provide transcripts of the conversation between the president of the United States and Russian officials in order to prove that the U.S. president isn’t lying. On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he would be willing to provide Congress with a…
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Mass. ACLU Files Complaint Against Charter School That Disciplined Students Over Braids
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts has filed a complaint against Malden’s Mystic Valley Regional Charter School after reports that the school disciplined and suspended students because they wear braids, citing the school’s dress policy. The ACLU filed the complaint Monday with the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, charging that the policy…
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Judge Rules Cop Who Killed Philando Castile Cannot Re-Enact Shooting While Jurors Watch
The trial of the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile last summer is set to begin later this month, and on Tuesday a judge heard motions from both sides, offering a glimpse into the strategies of both and setting the stage for what will likely be a contentious court battle. Ramsey County, Minn.,…
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House Democrats Demand Immediate Investigation of Trump After Release of Comey Memo
After news broke Tuesday of a memo by former FBI Director James Comey detailing President Donald Trump’s attempt to get him to stop the federal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, House Democrats issued a demand for an immediate investigation into the president, the U.S. attorney general and top White House aides. All…
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#Flint: Thousands of Children to Receive Food Aid to Limit Lead Exposure, but Not Those Who Left City
Thousands of children in the city of Flint, Mich., will receive additional money for nutritional foods that can help limit the effects of lead exposure, but those whose families left the city amid the water-contamination crisis are no longer eligible for the subsidy, even though they may still suffer the effects of lead poisoning. Among…
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Comey Memo Reveals Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation
At a February meeting in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump asked then-FBI Director James Comey to end the federal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn and his ties to Russia, and shortly after the meeting, Comey documented the details of Trump’s request in a memo, which he later shared with senior FBI…