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Roy Oliver, the Texas Cop Who Killed 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards, Was Previously Suspended for Aggressive Behavior: Report
As the investigation continues into the death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, who was shot and killed by then-Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer Roy Oliver, more and more details are coming to light. Recently, it was discovered that the prosecutor’s office had once filed a complaint about what it called Oliver’s aggressive behavior. According to personnel…
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Report: Life Expectancy for Black Americans Improves, Racial Mortality Gap Closing
A report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that since 1999, the life expectancy for black Americans has improved dramatically, and the mortality gap between white and black Americans has been cut in half. Between 1999 and 2015, there was a 25 percent overall drop in the death rate for…
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Maxine Waters Says She’s Putting Her ‘Career on the Line’ to Resist Donald Trump
Baby, your Auntie Maxine is fed the eff up, and she’s not going to take it anymore. The Democratic representative from California says she is putting her “career on the line” to speak out against Donald Trump, and that’s more than what a lot of our passive-ass senators and representatives are willing to do. At…
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Dems Sing ‘Na Na Na … Goodbye’ as House Votes to Repeal Obamacare
House Democrats taunted their Republican counterparts as GOP representatives passed a bill that would erase the signature legislation of the Obama administration and replace it with a tax break for the wealthiest Americans and simultaneously karate-chop 24 million Americans in their soon-to-be uninsured throats. Knowing that it won’t cover the millions of people with pre-existing…
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7 Bounty Hunters Indicted in Death of 24-Year-Old Father of 3
Seven bounty hunters have been indicted on first-degree felony murder charges for allegedly killing an unarmed man and wounding another individual after targeting the wrong car outside a Clarksville, Tenn., Wal-Mart. The charges stem from an April 23 incident, in which police say the bounty hunters shot at four people in a sedan and then…
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May the 4th Be With You: Meet Darthvader Williamson
You would think that one of the most iconic movie villains would be somewhere scaring children or plotting ways to take over the universe, but since the president has both of those on lock, Darthvader can go back to his regular life, living in Tennessee and working a regular job, just like the rest of…
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Howard Stern: Trump Really Wanted Hillary Clinton to Win
One of Donald Trump’s good friends, shock jock Howard Stern, says he believes deeply that Trump never wanted to be president and, instead, really wanted Hillary Clinton to win. The outspoken and outlandish radio personality said that President Trump wasn’t joking when he noted in a recent interview with Reuters during his 100-days-in-office mark (a…
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity Chapter at Baylor University Suspended for ‘Cinco de Drinko’ Party
What is it with fraternities and hosting absolutely tasteless parties? Is it a prerequisite for existing? At any rate, in today’s frats-doing-racially-insensitive-shit column, the Kappa Sigma chapter of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, has been suspended following a Mexican-themed “Cinco de Drinko” party, which drew the outrage of many. According to CNN, some of those…