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2 Pa. Police Officers Shot; Search Underway for Suspect
A search is underway for a suspect who shot two police officers in Pennsylvania early Thursday morning, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, the shooting occurred at 4 a.m. Thursday in Canonsburg, 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. The conditions of the injured officers was not known; nor had their names been released. One…
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Trump's Victory Equals Conservative Majority on Supreme Court
Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election Tuesday means that a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is not too far behind. In his action plan for the first 100 days of his presidency, Trump promised to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. With a Republican majority in…
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Unhappy With a Trump Victory, Protesters Across the Country Take to the Streets
Despite pleas from President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton asking their backers to accept Donald Trump’s victory and support his transition into power as the president of the United States, people took to the streets Wednesday evening to express their dismay with the election outcome. The Washington Post reports that demonstrators marched through the streets…
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Trump’s Action Plan for His 1st 100 Days as President
While on the campaign trail at the end of October, President-elect Donald Trump made a stop in Gettysburg, Pa., and outlined his plans for his first 100 days in office. The plan focuses on three main areas: cleaning up Washington, D.C., protecting American workers and restoring rule of law. NPR reports that Trump also laid…
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2 Top GOP Leaders Make Peace With Trump to Create United Republican Front
Two top congressional Republicans who were previously critical of President-elect Donald Trump are working to bridge the gap with him after his election win Tuesday night. Last month, when a leaked 2005 video showed Trump boasting about being able to sexually assault women by grabbing them in their genitals without consent, House Speaker Paul Ryan…
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26-Year-Old Becomes Stockton, Calif.’s 1st Black Mayor
Even though Tuesday night didn’t give us the history-making moment we were all expecting, for Stockton Calif., City Councilman Michael Tubbs, election night was doubly historic. Not only did he become the city’s first black mayor, but he also becomes the youngest mayor in the city’s history, according to the Stockton Record. “I’m tired of…
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Thousands of Calif. High School Students Stage Walkout in Protest of Trump Presidency
California isn’t done denouncing Donald Trump’s win yet, with high school students across the state—some of whom probably were not eligible to vote in Tuesday’s presidential election—still insistent on having their voices heard, CBS San Francisco reports. According to the report, students at Berkeley, Bishop O’Dowd and Oakland Tech high schools all staged walkouts just…
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Woman Suspected in 2nd Subway Death in NYC
Melanie Liverpool, 30, admitted during an interrogation Monday that she was linked to a previous deadly subway incident after being suspected of pushing another woman in front of a subway train in New York City, CBS News reports. According to CBS, the New York City Police Department has confirmed that investigators are now taking another…
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Brother of Joshua Beal, Man Fatally Shot by Chicago Cop, Faces Charges
Michael Beal, 28, was held on charges of felony aggravated battery to a police officer and attempting to disarm a police officer on Tuesday following the shooting of his brother, Joshua Beal, 25, on Saturday, CBS News reports. The dispute that resulted in Joshua Beal’s death started over whether a funeral caravan was blocking a…
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Meet Ilhan Omar, the Nation’s 1st Somali-American Muslim Legislator
If you need something to brighten your spirits during this tough election cycle, Minnesota community activist Ilhan Omar became the first Somali-American Muslim female legislator Tuesday night. In truth, Omar, 34, became the clear front-runner for the position in August when she defeated a 44-year incumbent to become the Democratic nominee. She faced little Republican…