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Restaurateur Learns What Happens When You Advertise Chicken and Waffles With Watermelon for MLK Day
One Texas restaurant owner may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, and has now become the target of harsh backlash after posting a “special” for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday that reeked of just a teensy bit of racism and ignorance. According to WFAA, Sabrina Pyle, the owner of Azle Café in…
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Watch: Chargers New Coach Flubs Team Name and Cusses During 1st Press Conference
Anthony Lynn is new to all of this. He isn’t used to being in the spotlight or being the voice of a team, but he’s signed up for the job, and let’s hope his first day out of the gate isn’t a symbol of what is to come. Lynn, a former offensive coordinator and interim…
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3 Years’ Probation for NY Man Who Pushed Autistic Teen Who Got Lost During 5K
A New York man convicted of harassing an autistic teen cross-country runner in October has been sentenced to three years’ probation and 80 hours of community service, the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle reports. According to the report, Martin MacDonald, who shoved 15-year-old Chase Coleman because he apparently thought the teen, who is black, was…
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Protester Tries to Set Himself on Fire Outside Trump Hotel in DC: Report
A man was injured Tuesday night outside the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., after he attempted to set himself on fire, NBC Washington reports. According to the report, the man said the act was one of protest over the tweeter in chief, President-elect Donald Trump. Police responded to a call about…
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Suspected Orlando, Fla., Cop Killer Markeith Loyd Captured and in Custody
The man accused of shooting and killing Orlando, Fla., Police Lt. Debra Clayton was captured and taken into custody Tuesday after a nine-day manhunt. Markeith Loyd, 41, was found and captured in an abandoned home in West Orlando at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and the Orlando Sentinel reports that Clayton’s handcuffs were used to take him…
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Repealing Major Parts of Affordable Care Act Would Cause 18,000,000 to Lose Coverage in 1st Year
According to a report released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday, repealing portions of the Affordable Care Act would cause 18 million people to lose their coverage in the first year, and that number would increase to 32 million by the year 2026. The budget office created the report by analyzing the probable…
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More Than 100 Killed After Nigerian Military Jet Mistakenly Bombs Refugee Camp
More than 100 refugees and aid workers lost their lives Tuesday after a Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp, a Borno state official said, according to the Associated Press. Military commander Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor confirmed the accident in the northeastern town of Rann,…
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Maine Governor: John Lewis Owes the GOP a Thank-You for Ending Slavery
Maine Gov. Paul LePage has lost his mind. I can’t confirm that Maine Gov. Paul LePage ever had a mind, but I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt here. I can say that his comments Tuesday that Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) owes President-elect Donald Trump and the GOP a “thank-you” to be clear signs…
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Tenn. Officer Calls Colleague the N-Word Twice, Gets Suspended for 3 Days
Is a three-day unpaid suspension appropriate discipline for calling a co-worker a racial slur? A white sergeant with the Hamilton County (Tenn.) Sheriff’s Office used a racial slur twice while talking to a black deputy back in November, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. Sgt. George Jackson was suspended for three days without pay for…