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Trump Is Going to Build His Damn Wall, and Other Questionable Executive Orders
President (ugh) Trump continued his bull-in-a-china-shop routine Wednesday by signing a few questionable executive orders, including one to build a border wall with Mexico, one to cut off funds to cities that do not report undocumented immigrants, and one that could restart an interrogation program that was dismantled in 2009 after being condemned as torture.…
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Secret Service Agent Under Investigation After Negative Facebook Posts About Trump
A U.S. Secret Service agent is under investigation after it was reported that she posted Facebook comments in 2016 saying she would rather go to jail than risk her life protecting Donald Trump. The Washington Examiner identified the agent as 46-year-old Kerry O’Grady, an agent in the Denver field office, and according to the New…
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LAPD Officers Who Shot and Killed Ezell Ford Will Not Face Charges
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that it will not be filing charges against the two police officers involved in the 2014 shooting death of Ezell Ford. In a 28-page report (pdf) with most of the officers’ statements redacted, the Justice System Integrity Division of the district attorney’s office determined that Officers…
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White Trump Voter Explains Why He Left Black DC Waitress $450 Tip
By now we’ve all heard the story of the white men who were visiting Washington, D.C., during inauguration weekend who left a black Busboys and Poets waitress a hefty $450 tip on a $72.60 bill. Well, the man behind the generous tip, Jason White, is now coming forward to tell his side of the story…
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Roxane Gay Pulls Upcoming Book From Publisher Simon & Schuster Over Milo Yiannopoulos Deal
Roxane Gay is not here for Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos. Little surprise, since Yiannopoulos is a raging racist. So racist, in fact, he was banned from Twitter after leading an online harassment campaign against comedian and actor (and queen) Leslie Jones. Anyway, the iconic author put her money where her mouth is. Gay was all…
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TV Icon Mary Tyler Moore Dead at 80
The world lost one of its greatest actresses Wednesday when Mary Tyler Moore died at the age of 80. “Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine,” Mara Buxbaum, Moore’s publicist, said in…
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Detroit Father Shot and Killed While Dropping Son Off at School
Detroit police are investigating after a father was reportedly shot to death in front of his son’s school Wednesday morning, the Detroit Free Press reports. Police say that the man was shot in the head shortly after his son exited the vehicle and went into the Mark Twain Elementary School in southwest Detroit. The young…
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Usain Bolt Loses Gold Medal Over Teammate’s Drug Test
I’m sure Usain Bolt is pissed right now, because a teammate is messing with his legacy. Bolt’s going to have to return his 2008 Olympic relay gold medal after Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance, the BBC reports. Here’s the thing: If I’m Carter, I’m pissed, too. Why is a sample…
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12-Year-Old NJ Boy Crochets Every Day, Donates Items to Homeless Shelters, NICUs
A 12-year-old Jersey City, N.J., middle schooler is using his hobby to create amazing items that he then donates as a way to give back to his community. According to NBC New York, Jaheir Moore loves to crochet, and once he finishes his creations, he gives them away to area homeless shelters and neonatal intensive…