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Conservative Lawmaker Wants to Ban Abortion in Ind.
Despite the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade that established the right to abortion nationwide, a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives plans to propose legislation that would ban abortion in his state. State Rep. Curt Nisly said Wednesday that he will file “Protection at Conception” legislation when the General…
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Congresswoman Introduces Conflict of Interest Bill Targeting Donald Trump
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) introduced legislation Thursday that would force presidents and vice presidents to resolve any financial conflicts of interest when taking office. At present, federal officeholders are prohibited from engaging in government business when they stand to gain profit, but the president and vice president are currently exempt from that law. The Presidential…
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Students Walk Out of Mo. High School Following Racist Incidents
Editors note: This post contains social media images that some may find offensive. Students at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in Ladue, Mo., walked out of class Wednesday to protest recent racist incidents that they say school administrators are not taking seriously, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The students assembled outside the school after noon,…
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Wannabe Islamic State Fighters Sentenced to Prison
Guled Omar, 22, described as a leader of a group of nine who plotted to fight for the Islamic State group, or ISIS, was sentenced to 35 years in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday, CBS News reports. Omar, of Minnesota, was one of nine defendants found guilty of a plot involving travel to Syria…
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Derrick Rose Seeking $70,000 Payment From Rape Accuser
In October, New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose and two friends were found not liable in a sexual assault case. Now Rose wants the rape accuser to cover some $70,000 in court costs. According to the New York Daily News, Rose and his fellow defendants, Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen, believe that they are “entitled”…
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Photos Surface of Ark. School Board Member Wearing Blackface
Ted Bonner, a Blevins (Ark.) School Board member, painted his face black, distressed his teeth and, while carrying a sign that read, “Blak [sic] Lives Matters,” apparently wore the costume to a Halloween party in October, Raw Story reports. Photos of him wearing the costume circulated around social media, and Bonner apologized for them Monday…
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La. Mother Arrested After Son, 2, Shoots Daughter, 1
Crystal Kinchen, 23, was arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile after, police say, her 2-year-old son accidentally shot his 1-year-old sister in a car in Baton Rouge, La., CBS News reports. The incident happened when Kinchen and her children were in a parked car at a strip mall Tuesday night. Kinchen was…
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Report: Trump Team Is Building Plans for Wall, Considering Muslim Registry
President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t even picked a transition team, but that hasn’t stopped those in his proposed administration from looking for loopholes to avoid getting congressional approval on the construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexican border. And that isn’t all. Trump has also been seeking advice from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, “an…
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Former Falcons Wide Receiver Has Tense Run-in With Police
Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White was reportedly speeding and driving with expired tags Wednesday when he was stopped by a DeKalb County, Ga., police officer. White says that he had no problem being stopped or with the citations, but it was the officer’s actions that caused alarm. White took to Twitter to describe…