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Georgetown Hires Patrick Ewing as Head Basketball Coach, and That Was the Right Thing to Do
It’s about time Patrick Ewing became a head basketball coach. According to several reports, Ewing will take over the head coaching responsibilities at Georgetown University, where he played in the ’80s. The position of coach was left vacant after John Thompson III, son of Ewing’s former coach John Thompson Jr., was fired. The nepotism of…
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President TrumPutin Believes He Saved Us From Trumpcare Because He Doesn’t Lose
If you believe that the House of Representatives stopped the utterly impossible and completely asinine Trumpcare bill, then you are wrong, my friends. Because America’s Emperor TrumPutin doesn’t take L’s, he now claims that the reason it never went to a vote is that he pulled it, because he’s an oracle. “I didn’t want to…
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Police Told Fla. Woman to Stop Calling 911 Hours Before Boyfriend Killed Her: Report
A Florida woman’s calls to 911 failed to keep her and her young son alive after Sanford, Fla.’s Police Department told her to stop calling them. In body-camera footage released by the SPD, officers responded to a call that Latina Herring made about her boyfriend, Allen Cashe, 31, according to WCMH-TV. Three hours before Herring…
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Rep. Maxine Waters Says Trump ‘Has to Go’
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has no plans to back down when it comes to getting Donald Trump out of the White House. During an interview with CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield, Waters spoke about Trump’s threat regarding North Korea and said she won’t stop fighting Trump until he is impeached. “He has done so many things to…
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14-Year-Old Charged in Gang Rape of Teen Girl Streamed on Facebook Live
In a truly disturbing story, a 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the gang rape of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook. It was watched by about 40 people, none of whom reported the sexual assault to authorities. NBC News reports that Chicago police have said the attack involved five or…
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Meningitis Outbreak Kills Hundreds in Nigeria
A meningitis outbreak has killed about 282 people in Nigeria, spreading across 15 states in the West African nation. Nigeria’s Center for Disease Control reported a wide outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis. The agency reports that a new strain of the disease called “stereotype C” has emerged. Nearly 2,000 suspected cases have been recorded, and 109…
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Tina Fey Calls Out Her White Sisters Who Voted for Trump: ‘You Can’t Look Away’
Miss Tina Fey took no tea for the fever when it came to calling out her sistren—specifically white, college-educated women who voted for Donald Trump and gave him the presidency. “A lot of this election was turned by white, college-educated women who now would like to forget about this election and go back to watching…
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Brilliant Legal Pioneer and Influential Black Republican William T. Coleman Dies at 96
Though many may not know his name, William T. Coleman Jr. was a champion of civil rights, an influential African American and a pioneering Cabinet secretary during the 1970s. He died in his home in Virginia on Friday. He was 96. The New York Times reports that Coleman’s death was confirmed by a spokeswoman for…
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Conn. Bill Would Allow Weaponized Drones for Police; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
If a new bill authorizing the use of weaponized drones passes, Connecticut police officers would have the ability to use the flying machines to kill. What could possibly go wrong? The bill authorizing police use of “deadly” drones passed 34-7 in the state Legislature’s joint Judiciary Committee Wednesday. It is now pending action by the…
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3 Arrested in Fire That Brought Down I-85 in Atlanta
A homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting the fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta, part of an elevated interstate that will now be closed for months. Basil Eleby was arrested in connection with Thursday evening’s fire under I-85, CNN reports. No one was injured in the fire,…