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Okla. Football Star Joe Mixon Releases Video Showing Him Punching Woman
A 2-year-old video showing University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon punching a female student was released to the Associated Press on Friday. The move was seen as a proactive one, since the Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the release of the video last week after the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters sued to obtain it. The…
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POTUS Pops Off on Russia Over Email Hacks: ‘They’re a Small … Weak Country’
President Barack Obama has donned his “pop off” hat and put Russia President Vladimir Putin on notice that the U.S. may retaliate against the country for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, reports the Associated Press. “Whatever they do to us, we can potentially do to them,” Obama said Friday at his last press…
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Minn. Lawyers Charged in Massive Porn Copyright Extortion Scheme
Prosecutors in Minnesota charged two attorneys Friday with a “massive extortion scheme” after they reportedly uploaded X-rated films to file-sharing sites, sued people for downloading them and then collected millions from unwitting victims who feared humiliation. Minnesota U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said that Paul Hansmeier, 35, and John Steele, 45, produced some of the pornography…
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Public Health Emergency Declared in St. Joseph, La., After Contaminated Water Found
The governor of Louisiana declared a public health emergency Friday after the water supply in a town in that state, St. Joseph, was found to be contaminated with lead and copper Thursday. Gov. John Bel Edwards said that state testing showed elevated levels of lead at a private residence as well as the town hall building,…
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First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts Hidden Figures Screening at White House
It was #BlackGirlMagic Thursday at the White House, where first lady Michelle Obama hosted a private movie screening for the upcoming film Hidden Figures, scheduled to come out on Christmas Day. The event included a screening of the movie, followed by a panel featuring the creators and cast members and remarks by Obama herself. Janelle Monáe, Taraji P. Henson…
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Unarmed 73-Year-Old Calif. Man Was Shot 5 Times, Autopsy Reveals
The unarmed California 73-year-old grandfather who was fatally shot by police earlier this week was struck by five bullets, according to authorities, Time magazine reports. Francisco Serna was killed early Monday morning by a Bakersfield, Calif., police officer after authorities responded to a call about a man brandishing a handgun in the neighborhood. The officer…
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Outgoing Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio Renews Obama Birther Conspiracy 1 More Time
Sigh. It seems as though outgoing Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio hasn’t gotten the memo that no one cares about his problematic points of views (even after eight years of most of us rolling our eyes). On Thursday, Arpaio, who has earned the title “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” announced the results of a yearslong investigation…
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Fla. Teacher Suspended Over Threat to Get Black Students 'Sent Back to Africa'
The white Pasco County, Fla., teacher who allegedly threatened to get black students sent back to Africa has been suspended without pay for three days and transferred to a different school in the county, the Tampa Bay Times reports. According to the news site, many in the community called for Wesley Chapel High School teacher…