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NYC Chiropractor Was Falsely Accused of Making Racist Threats Against Child, Cop; Has Charges Dropped
Updated: As it turns out, a Staten Island, N.Y., chiropractor was falsely accused of sending racist letters to a school crossing guard, having been apparently framed by her alleged victim. “My client was accused of some horrible, horrible acts,” Danielle Serini’s attorney Mark Fonte confirmed back in November. “She has now been vindicated.” Serini, who…
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If You See This Guy on a Dating App, Just Swipe Left: Dine-and-Dash Dater Strikes Again in Los Angeles
If you’re looking for a decent date, it’s just best to hit the pass button if you come across this guy on a dating app. Apparently the man is known for attracting women online, then dining and dashing while on the date. A woman came to CBS Los Angeles with her story about what happened…
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Well, This Is Awkward: TrumPutin to Meet With German Chancellor Angela Merkel After He Talked Mad Shit About Her
During his presidential campaign, Vladimir TrumPutin made a habit of talking recklessly about German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In fact, Merkel became an anecdote in the wildly spun tale of how a country turns to shit once it lets refugees in. Most of TrumPutin’s 2016 campaign fodder was about what a great country Germany used to…
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‘Trump … Will Get Rid of All of You’: Man Indicted for Kicking, Yelling Threatening Slurs at Muslim Delta Employee
A traveler who went on a racist rant at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City earlier this year was indicted Thursday on charges of unlawful imprisonment and aggravated assault for kicking and screaming at a Muslim Delta Airlines employee. Robin Rhodes, 57, was reportedly returning to the U.S. after a trip to Aruba…
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‘Next Time It’s Going to Be a Fire’: Black Minn. Family Moving After New Home Is Burglarized, Vandalized With Racist Graffiti
Back in December, Latanza Douglas and her family—which includes her husband and three foster children—secured what they thought was their dream home in Delano, Minn. However, three months later, the family feels as if they have no choice but to leave town after their home was ransacked, burglarized and painted with racist graffiti. According to…
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Suspect in Hit-and-Run Crash That Killed 5-Year-Old South L.A. Boy Surrenders to Police
The 19-year-old man suspected of killing 5-year-old Ronald O’Neal in a hit-and-run crash late Tuesday afternoon in South Los Angeles turned himself in to police Wednesday. The Los Angeles Times reports that Homer Watford walked into the LAPD’s 77th Street Station flanked by his family and told the desk officer that he was driving the…
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Fla. Governor Removes Prosecutor From Markeith Loyd Case After She Says She Won’t Pursue Death Penalty
Florida Gov. Rick Scott removed State Attorney Aramis Ayala from the case of accused cop killer Markeith Loyd on Thursday after she announced that she would not pursue the death penalty in this case or any other case she handles during her tenure. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Scott issued an executive order giving the…
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Trump Administration Will Appeal Rulings That Blocked Revised Travel Ban ‘Soon’
Because his beloved Muslim travel ban is obviously the hill that President Donald Trump wants to die on, White House press secretary Sean Spicer confirmed Thursday that the administration plans to appeal the rulings from two federal judges that have temporarily blocked the revised travel ban. As previously reported on The Root, a federal judge…
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ICE Agents Are Showing Up at Courthouses to Arrest Undocumented Immigrants
Prosecutors and other attorneys are outraged over a new tactic U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been using to catch and arrest undocumented immigrants: showing up at courthouses where the immigrants are scheduled to appear as witnesses. Attorneys are worried that the practice will discourage undocumented immigrants from appearing in court to testify as…