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Protests Erupt During Attorney General Confirmation Hearing for Jeff Sessions
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) could barely get through the opening lines of his speech during his confirmation hearing Tuesday before protests erupted. Two men dressed as Ku Klux Klan members greeted Sessions before the confirmation began, the Daily News reports. The two fake Klansmen were quickly escorted out as one of the men exclaimed, “You…
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W.Va. Teacher Suspended Over Racist Tweets Referencing 'Obama's Children'
Them Twitter fingers will get you into trouble real quick. A social studies teacher at Huntington High School in West Virginia has been suspended with pay and was asked to delete her personal Twitter account after the discovery of several racially charged tweets shared via that account for more than a year, the Herald-Dispatch reports.…
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Dylann Roof Sentenced to Death in Charleston, SC, Church Massacre
Updated Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, 5 p.m. EST: Dylann Roof, the convicted white supremacist who was responsible for the murders of nine black parishioners at a historically black church, was condemned to death by a federal jury Tuesday, the New York Times reports. The jury, consisting of nine whites and three blacks, returned a unanimous verdict…
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US Ethics Office Warns Trump Nominee Confirmations Are Moving Too Fast
The Office of Government Ethics on Saturday warned that confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees are moving too fast. In a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) that was released Saturday, OGE Director Walter Shaub wrote that “the announced hearing schedule for several nominees who have not completed…
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Condoleezza Rice Endorses Jeff Sessions for US Attorney General
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday endorsed Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to be U.S. attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump. Rice, an Alabama native herself, wrote a letter of appreciation to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) about Sessions, and CNN reports that she said Sessions, a “friend,” is someone she admired…
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Handcuffed Suspect in Texas Who Reportedly Shot Himself in Back of Patrol Car Dies
A Texas man died Monday one day after reportedly shooting himself while handcuffed in the back of a police car. According to a statement from Austin, Texas, police, 19-year-old Zachary Khabir Anam died at University Medical Center-Brackenridge, ABC News reports. Anam was taken into custody Sunday at the Barton Creek Square shopping mall after being…
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Va. Couple Leaves ‘We Don’t Tip Black People’ Note on Bill for Black Waitress
A waitress in Ashburn, Va., says that a couple she provided service to Saturday left a racist note instead of a tip on their bill before leaving. Kelly Carter, a waitress at Anita’s New Mexico Style Cafe in Ashburn, told WJLA that she was shocked to see the note on the bill after the couple…
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Massive Manhunt Underway for Suspect Who Fatally Shot Orlando, Fla., Police Officer
A massive manhunt is underway in Florida after a man fatally shot an Orlando police officer Monday morning, the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, Orlando Police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton was gunned down near a Wal-Mart store in northwest Orlando earlier Monday. The suspect has been identified as 41-year-old Markeith Loyd, who was…
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Amazon.com, FreshDirect to Accept Food Stamps for Online Grocery Shopping
Soon it will be that much easier for busy families who use food stamps to get groceries. According to Mashable, online grocery-shopping sites such as Amazon.com and FreshDirect will now accept food stamps as part of a pilot program in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The report notes that the two-year program for…