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W.Va. Woman Who Called Michelle Obama ‘Ape in Heels’ Fired
The director of a West Virginia nonprofit agency who took to Facebook to call first lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” has been fired, according to state officials. According to Reuters, Pamela Taylor was fired for her offensive and insensitive Facebook post. Taylor was head of the Clay County Development Corp., which provides services…
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Report: NFL Player Vince Wilfork's Son Arrested With Large Amount of Codeine
Houston Texans nose tackle Vince Wilfork’s son is in serious trouble. According to TMZ Sports, D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork, 19, a safety at the University of Houston, was arrested during a traffic stop Dec. 21 and was reportedly in possession of a large amount of codeine. Wilfork was in a 2011 Kia that was pulled over around…
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Watch Houston Rockets Center Shoot Underhanded, Granny-Style Free Throws
Houston Rockets rookie center Chinanu Onuaku had a lot to be nervous about when he made his debut Monday. With an injury to starting center Clint Cappella, Onuaku had recently been called up from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League. With the game against the Phoenix Suns well in hand, Onuaku was called…
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Trump Fires Off Series of Delusional Tweets, Calls UN Just a Fun Club
Donald Trump, the president-elect poised to take office in less than a month, believes that the United Nations is just a club for people to have a “good time.” After the U.N. Security Council voted to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Trump tweeted Monday that the U.N. once had great…
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Simone Biles Named AP Female Athlete of the Year
It’s been quite a year for Simone Biles. The American gymnast dominated the 2016 Rio Olympics, bringing home a record-tying four golds (along with one bronze), placing her among a very small group of elite gymnasts to take home that much gold in a single Olympics. Her autobiography, Courage to Soar, was just released in November. Met…
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61 Shot in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend
More than 60 people were shot in Chicago over the Christmas weekend, leaving 11 dead, the Chicago Tribune reports. Most of the violence took place on the city’s South and West sides. The holiday weekend started with five teenagers being shot within feet of one another in the city’s South Austin neighborhood. The Tribune reports…
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L.A.’s 1st Black District Attorney Under Pressure to Prosecute Police Shootings
People in Los Angeles are calling for the county’s first black district attorney to take a tougher stance and prosecute police for the shootings of unarmed black men. Jackie Lacey is under pressure to make a decision in two cases of high-profile police shootings that resulted in the deaths of unarmed black men, the Los…
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Church Accidentally Prints Lyrics to 2Pac’s ‘Hail Mary’ for Christmas Carol Service
OK, this one is pretty funny. A church in Sri Lanka intended to put the words to a popular Christian prayer in its Christmas carol bulletin but ended up sharing the lyrics to a popular Tupac Shakur song instead. Attendees at the Dec. 11 service thought they would see “Hail Mary, full of grace” in…