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Payday Jays: You Can Now Lease to Own a Pair of Air Jordans
I’m almost at the point where I want to unplug my computer and walk away from everything, because now they’re offering lease terms and finance rates on sneakers. Annual percentage rates and monthly notes that are usually only rolled out when you’re looking to buy a house or a car—you know, big-ticket investments—are now being…
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz Has a Foot Like the Terminator
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is chairman of the House oversight committee, and his foot looks like something out of a Terminator movie. I don’t trust shaky Chaffetz as far as I can throw him, so who even knows if the photo he posted to Facebook on Wednesday is even his foot, but if it is,…
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Eric Holder Rails Against Voter Suppression at NAN Convention: ‘Voter Fraud Wasn’t an Issue Until People of Color Started Casting Ballots’
The Rev. Al Sharpton’s annual power play, the National Action Network Convention in New York City, is back, and, as promised, the slate of high-powered speakers have brought the pain to “Trump’s front door.” As usual, the convention features the cream of the crop of political leaders, activists, media pundits and intellectuals—with celebrities thrown in…
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Look at These Idiot Faculty Members From Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Several faculty members at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas thought it would be fun to dress up like “rappers” and name themselves “Notorious S.O.P.,” which refers to the seminary’s School of Preaching. According to the faculty members, it was all part of a going-away party for a professor who’s fond of rap music. But…
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President TrumPutin Won’t Release His Tax Returns, so Stop Asking
The time has come when all of us have to accept defeat. TrumPutin is president now, and as has been evidenced in his first 100 days, he will do and say anything, including making up stuff, because he is delusional and he puts ketchup on his steaks. As such, he won’t be releasing his tax…
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Bill Cosby Hopes to Revive His Career After Trial
It seems as though Bill Cosby and his family members are trying their best to have him seen in a better light. Despite the fact that more than 40 women have accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them, and with a criminal trial looming over his head, the Cosby PR train is moving…
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Man Kicked Off Delta Flight Because He Used the Restroom While Plane Was Waiting on Tarmac
It can happen at the most inopportune time; sometimes your bladder has a mind of its own. But what do you do when you have the urge to pee after sitting for 30 minutes on a plane that’s on the tarmac? On April 18, Kima Hamilton was heading from Atlanta to Milwaukee on a Delta…
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Fla. Woman Robs Uber Driver by Blinding Her With Pepper Spray: Report
Being an Uber driver nowadays is tough. Just ask one driver in Palm Beach, Fla., who was robbed and blinded when she was sprayed with pepper spray. According to the Palm Beach Post, the 29-year-old unidentified driver picked up Lontaisha Sharquay Durham, 21, and a friend on April 4 in Delray Beach. After the driver…
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Baltimore’s Mayor Asks FBI to Help Curb City’s Murder Rate
So far this year, there have been 100 homicides in Baltimore, and Mayor Catherine Pugh wants the FBI’s help. During her weekly address Wednesday, Pugh said that she wanted to get a handle on the murder rate before the summer begins. “Murder is out of control,” said Pugh. “There are too many guns on the…
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Man Files Suit Against R. Kelly, Charging He Had Affair With His Wife and Gave Her Chlamydia
A Mississippi man has filed a lawsuit against R. Kelly for allegedly popping on a little 12 Play and doing a little bumping and grinding with his wife. Deputy Kenneth Bryant, with the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department, says his wife, Asia Childress, was in a relationship with R. Kelly before Bryant and Childress’ July 15,…