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Member of Trump’s Leadership Team Found in Motel With Teen Boy: Report
Oklahoma state Sen. Ralph Shortey, who was a noted Birther and a member of President Vladimir TrumPutin’s leadership team, is under investigation after he was reportedly found in a motel with a boy younger than 18. Shortey, 35, was found inside a Super 8 motel in Moore, Okla., on March 9 with a boy Cleveland…
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La. 16-Year-Old Repeatedly Harassed, Removed From Class Over Odell Beckham Jr.-Inspired Hairstyle
A Monroe, La., high school student has been repeatedly targeted and harassed by school administrators for his Odell Beckham Jr.-inspired hairstyle, with his family alleging in a complaint that the school district retaliated against the teen by “suspending him, attempting to expel him, and barring him from participation on the Neville High School football team.”…
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Fla. House Fire That Killed 3 Children Believed Started by Grandfather’s Ex: Report
Three Florida children were killed over the weekend in an early-Saturday-morning fire that authorities believe was started by their grandfather’s ex-girlfriend. Marcus Clark, 10; Kiani Clark, 8; and Kemaren Clark, 4, all died in a fire that began around 4:30 a.m. in their grandfather’s home, the Arcadia Police Department confirmed, according to WINK. The children…
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911 Dispatcher Who Took Call That Led to Tamir Rice’s Fatal Shooting Suspended for 8 Days
A 911 dispatcher who took the call that led to the fatal police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a recreation center more than two years ago has been suspended for eight days. In a disciplinary letter dated March 10, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams found that Constance Hollinger violated protocol on the day of…
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The White House Beat Rachel Maddow to Publishing Trump’s 2005 Tax Return, but Rachel Won the Game
Unless you turned off your phone, computer and television Tuesday night in order to enjoy some quiet time with your thoughts, you have already heard that Rachel Maddow tweeted that she would be revealing Donald Trump’s 2005 tax return courtesy of the two pages of a Form 1040 that were mailed to Daily Beast reporter…
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Richard Spencer’s White Nationalist ‘Nonprofit’ Punished by IRS for Failing to File Tax Returns
So, this isn’t the same or even as exciting as Richard Spencer getting punched in the face, but we should all feel some sort of satisfaction that this dude is getting something else he deserves. The IRS has stripped Spencer’s nonprofit organization of its tax-exempt status because it failed to file financial returns for three…
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Obama Administration Spent Record Millions in 2016 Fighting Freedom of Information Act Requests
In its final year, the Obama administration spent a record $36.2 million on legal costs defending its refusal to turn over federal records requested under the Freedom of Information Act, according to an analysis of U.S. data conducted by the Associated Press. AP reports that for the second year in a row, the Obama administration…
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‘America Is a White Nation’: White Supremacist Posters Put Up Across DC’s George Washington University
Once again the white supremacists are trying to ruin school for everyone, this time putting up signs promoting America as “a white nation” on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.,, sparking outcry. According to the Washington Post, the signs depicted white people with slogans about uniting. One notice encouraged “all white Americans”…
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Rep. Steve King Is Starting to Sound Like a Damn Nazi
It’s becoming very difficult to report on Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa because half the time, I don’t know what the hell he’s talking about. On Sunday he tweeted, “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” What the hell does that even mean? Looking at King’s sketchy-ass past, one can assume that…