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Indiana University Bans Athletes With History of Sexual Violence
In a groundbreaking decision, the University of Indiana will no longer allow student-athletes with a history of sexual or domestic violence to compete in the school’s college athletics. The Indianapolis Star reports that in the wake of a number of scandals across the country that sparked debate on how big-time college athletics handle the troubling…
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Gun-Crazy Lawmaker Threatens Funding, Accuses Black Students of ‘Race-Baiting’ Over School Project
You probably weren’t aware of this, but conservatives have uncovered a little-known but extremely useful political theory that explains every problem in American politics, from rising health care costs to the problems in the Middle East and even police brutality: It’s Obama’s fault. Still. Take the case of Wyoming state senator and Elmer Fudd look-alike…
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President TrumPutin’s Latest Interview With the Associated Press Is Disturbing
Look, let’s be honest; we don’t expect much from this president. As long as he can keep his wooden blocks off the floor, not watch the adult channels when Papa Bannon isn’t home and doesn’t pee all over the toilet seat, we will all collectively pat him on the head and send him on his…
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Ron Clark Academy Welcomes Its 5th-Grade Class in the Most Turnt Up Way
If you don’t know about the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, you should know that not only does the school look like something out of a Harry Potter movie, but its principal and founder, Ron Clark, has some slick dance moves. Last week the academy welcomed its newest fifth-graders in the most lit way. Not…
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Detroit 19-Year-Old Arraigned After Accidentally Shooting 2 Police Officers He Thought Were Burglars
Nineteen-year-old Juwan Alexander Plummer was arrested last week after shooting two Detroit police officers when he thought they were men attempting to burglarize his mother’s house. In his arraignment video, a teary-eyed Plummer entered his not guilty plea before the judge, who in turn seemed sympathetic to Plummer after the prosecutor tried her best to…
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TrumPutin’s Vacation Plans Have Small NJ Town Worried
Because President TrumPutin can’t stop vacationing, an entire town in New Jersey is shaking in its boots after learning that 45 may be taking his vacationing ass to one of his golf resorts as nasty Mar-a-Lago closes for the hot season. Trump is expected to make the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., “a…
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Police Video Shows 5 Black Mich. Kids Held at Gunpoint in Case of Mistaken Identity
Police in Grand Rapids, Mich., said they were just doing their job when they held a group of kids, ranging in age from 12 to 14, at gunpoint after receiving a phone call about a possible teen having a gun during a fight at a basketball court. Video of the March 24 incident was recently…
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Memphis, Tenn., High School Students Receive $80,000,000 in Scholarship Offers
Students at Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn., have 80 million reasons to be proud of their academic endeavors because its graduating class has secured more than $80 million in scholarships. Last week the students were honored at their Academic Signing Day, but one student took home the largest piece of the scholarship pie, according…
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New Orleans Begins Confederate-Monument Removal
New Orleans is severing its ties to the racist Confederate history that lingers in the city by removing several Confederate statues. Early Monday morning, city workers were to begin to take down the statues while it was still dark to avoid clashing with those wanting to preserve the history. “There’s a better way to use…
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7 More Black Employees Plan to Sue Fox News for Racial Discrimination: Report
Sexual harassment is apparently not the only thing toxic about Fox News’ culture. New York magazine reports that there are mounting allegations that there was also blatant racial discrimination at the network and that next week, seven black Fox News employees plan to join an existing racial discrimination suit filed last month. The original lawsuit,…