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Obama Basically Warned Trump That Michael Flynn Was His Administration’s Phaedra Parks
Just as NeNe Leakes warned us all about Phaedra Parks, it turns out that former president Barack Obama—aka “We wish you could’ve gone month to month until we found a better replacement”—warned President TrumPutin that Michael Flynn was shady. In November, then-President Obama warned President-elect TrumPutin against hiring retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as his…
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Wait, Did President Trump Just Threaten Sally Yates?
President Twitter Fingas is at it again. On Monday, hours before former U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates is set to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russia, the president is out here tweeting like he’s a member of Real Housewives. Donald Trump tweeted (and apparently subsequently deleted): “Ask Sally Yates, under oath,…
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Colo. Spanish Teacher Placed on Administrative Leave After Photos, Videos Show Students Smashing Piñata With Donald Trump’s Picture
Well, this Cinco de Mayo celebration didn’t go over very well. A Colorado high school Spanish teacher was put on administrative leave after photos and videos surfaced of students on Friday smashing a piñata with a picture of President Donald Trump on the front. According to Fox News, Roosevelt High School students in Weld County…
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2 Killed, 8 Wounded in Shooting at Chicago Memorial for a Man Killed Earlier the Same Day
Two people were killed and eight were left wounded in a Sunday shooting in Chicago that police believe to be the result of a gang-retaliation hit that targeted the memorial for another man who had been killed earlier in the day. According to USA Today, the victims were at an outdoor memorial service Sunday evening…
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Family of Jordan Edwards Sues Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer and Department in 15-Year-Old’s Death
The family of Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old who was fatally shot by a white suburban-Dallas police officer, has filed a lawsuit against (now former) Balch Springs Police Officer Roy Oliver and the Balch Springs Police Department. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit accuses the department of inadequately training Oliver and also ignoring warning signs…
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Jury Selection to Start for Trial of Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Fatally Shot Terence Crutcher
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the trial of Betty Shelby, a white Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man whose car had broken down on a highway. Shelby, 43, is facing charges of first-degree manslaughter, and as Reuters notes, she could face from four years…
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Ebony’s Owner Michael Gibson: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
The owner of Ebony magazine sought to reasssure doubters Sunday that despite recent upheaval, “We are absolutely going to survive. This is a profitable business. We’re 100 percent committed.” “We really want to expand our brand,” Michael Gibson, co-founder and chairman of CVG Group, owner of Ebony and Jet, told Journal-isms by telephone, calling plans…
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Judge Denies Lawyer’s Request to #FreeBresha Meadows Until Trial
Updated Mon, May 8, 1:52 p.m. EDT: Bresha Meadows, 15, has been offered a plea deal and could be released from jail in less than a year. Read the details here. Updated Sunday, May 7, 7:09 p.m. EDT: Although attorneys for Bresha Meadows, 15, argued that the teen is not a flight risk, Trumbull County…
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Ohio Teacher Fired for Dragging Preschooler Down Hallway
More news of a serious breach of duty by those entrusted to care for our most vulnerable: An Ohio preschool teacher has been fired after a colleague snapped a photo of her dragging what looks to be an African-American tot down a hallway. The unnamed teacher was an employee with Alta Head Start, a program…