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US Border Agents Can Search Your Cellphone; New Senate Bill Would Require Warrant 1st
The Department of Homeland Security has reported that searches of cellphones by border agents increased fivefold in just one year, and despite protections under the Fourth Amendment against unlawful search and seizure, the practice is completely legal. Searches of cellphones increased from fewer than 5,000 in 2015 to nearly 25,000 in 2016, and according to…
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#Flint: Former Mich. Health Official Ordered to Write Letter of Apology to Residents for Water Crisis
The former director of disease control for the state of Michigan was sentenced to probation Monday and ordered to write a letter of apology to the residents of Flint for not telling the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease related to the city’s water crisis. Corinne Miller, who is now retired, pleaded no contest…
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The Golden State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala Fined $10,000 for Making Remark About Working for ‘Master’
The National Basketball Association has fined the Golden State Warriors’ sixth man, Andre Iguodala, $10,000 for a racial remark he made after Friday night’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. ESPN reports that Iguodala was asked Friday night if he knew whether or not he would be sitting out Saturday’s game along with Steph Curry, Klay…
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NJ Elementary School Faces Backlash Over Slave-Auction Poster Assignment
Yes, you read that right. A New Jersey elementary school is facing heat after attention was brought to a mandatory fifth-grade assignment that asked students to draw “examples of an event that would occur during [your] assigned colonial time period, including a poster for a lecture, speech, protest or slave auction.” The posters were seen…
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Video of Vallejo, Calif., Police Officer Beating Suspect Sparks Outrage
Disturbing video of a Vallejo, Calif., police officer has surfaced, showing the cop repeatedly striking a suspect—first with his fist and then with a baton—as an outraged crowd looks on, yelling in the background. According to KRON, the incident occurred Friday afternoon after police responded to a call about a man acting erratically at…
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Community Calls for Boycott of Beauty Supply Store After Owner Is Seen on Video Kicking, Choking Black Woman
A community is outraged about cellphone footage going viral on social media that shows a Charlotte, N.C., beauty supply store owner constraining a black woman in a choke hold after accusing her of stealing. Community leaders and customers are now calling for a boycott of the store. According to WBTV, the incident started when Sung…
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Kellyanne Conway Is More Than Just the Rick James of This Administration
I’m not sure why Kellyanne “Rick James” Conway can’t keep her feet off the couch, but it seems these day that she’s also unable to keep her foot out of her mouth. Hiyooooooooo! #NeverForget During a Monday-morning appearance on CNN, Donald Trump’s senior adviser made a fool of herself—which is starting to become the norm…
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Missing Autistic Teen Kennedi High Located, Being Reunited With Family
Updated Monday, March 13, 2017, 11:30 a.m. EDT: The Baltimore Police Department has reported that Kennedi High, an autistic 16-year-old girl who went missing last week, has been located and is being reunited with her family. Earlier: On Sunday the Baltimore Police Department enlisted the public’s help in the desperate search for an autistic 16-year-old…
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Sean ‘Spicy Facts’ Spicer Confronted in Apple Store, Takes Racist Way Out
Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer can’t catch a break, and he shouldn’t because he’s an ass. On Saturday, Spicy was out at an Apple Store in Washington, D.C., when Shree Chauhan spotted his dumb ass and decided that he needed to answer some questions live on Periscope. “How does it feel to work for a fascist?”…