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4 Charged in Horrific Attack of Mentally Disabled Man in Chicago
Four suspects in the case of the horrific torture of a mentally disabled man in Chicago are now facing multiple charges, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Jordan Hill, 18; Tesfaye Cooper, 18; Brittany Covington, 28; and Tanishia Covington, 24, are all expended to appear in bond court Friday. The four suspects are all facing charges of…
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Ex-Coach Bobby Bowden Is an Old-School Racist Who Doesn’t Think He’s Racist
Former Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden strikes me as one of those Southern racists who are so racist, they don’t truthfully believe that they’re racist. The kind of racists who will pat a black man on the head or call his closest black male friend “boy”—you know, a Paula Deen-style racist. During media…
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Pa. Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against Cops Involved in Assault Captured on Camera
A federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Pennsylvania man who is accusing two Elizabeth Borough, Pa., police officers of using “excessive and unnecessary force,” KDKA reports. According to the news station, the incident took place in April 2015 but is now resurfacing because of the lawsuit and the release of surveillance footage that…
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Duke Guard Grayson Allen Is a Thug, and His Indefinite Suspension Was a Joke
Duke guard Grayson Allen is a thug. He’s a full-fledged habitual thug who happens to be good at basketball. He’s also a temperamental, whiny brat, but make no mistake about it, he’s a thug. Mainstream media has been reluctant to call him that, and the handling of his on-court violence has been a joke, by…
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National Harriet Tubman Historical Park Is a Step Closer to Becoming Reality
A national historical park meant to honor Underground Railroad hero and iconic abolitionist Harriet Tubman in her hometown in upstate New York is getting closer and closer to becoming a reality, the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that the Department of Interior has completed a land-transfer agreement that…
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Mass. Sheriff Offers Free Inmate Labor to Build Trump’s US-Mexico Border Wall
A Massachusetts sheriff is offering inmates in his county jail as free labor if President-elect Donald Trump should decide to go forth with his plans to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Herald News reports. “I can think of no other project that would have such a positive impact on our inmates and…
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‘F–k Trump!’: Alleged Kidnapping and Torture Live-Streamed on Facebook
Four people in Chicago are in police custody after an alleged kidnapping and torture incident was broadcast on Facebook Live on Tuesday. CBS Chicago reports that the 18-year-old victim is a Northwest-suburban resident with special needs who had been reported missing. In the video, which has since been removed from Facebook, the victim’s clothes are…
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Calif. Democrats Enlist the Help of Former US Attorney General Eric Holder
As it braces for an adversarial relationship with the incoming presidential administration, on Wednesday the California Legislature selected former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to serve as outside counsel and advise on the state’s legal strategy against President-elect Donald Trump. The arrangement was announced Wednesday as the Legislature returned to session, and as the Los…
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Wake County, NC, Reviewing School-Policing Rules After Viral Video
The cellphone video of a Rolesville, N.C., police officer body-slamming a female high school student to the floor may lead to changes in the way law enforcement operates in the Wake County school system. School administrators are reviewing the district’s agreement with local law-enforcement agencies on school resource officers, and the News & Observer reports…
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State of Mich. Tries to Pull a Fast One With Invite-Only Meeting on Flint Water
The state of Michigan continues to insult the residents of the city of Flint, who are already enduring what seems to be a never-ending water crisis and the inability to get clean bottled water delivered to their homes without a fight. In its latest faux pas, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality tried to have…