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Report: 868 Fewer Places for People of Color to Cast Ballots in 2016 Election
Tuesday’s election is the first since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act three years ago in Shelby County v. Holder, and according to a study published Friday, 868 polling places that served mostly people of color have been closed in that time. “The Great Poll Closure” (pdf), a study published by the…
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Active Shooter Situation Shuts Down L.A. County Polling Place on Election Day
An active shooting near a Los Angeles County polling place on Tuesday has left one person dead and at least three others wounded. Police in Azusa, Calif., were dealing with at least one heavily armed female suspect, although the Los Angeles Times reports that witnesses have said the shooter was a man. “This is an…
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Judge Denies Trump Campaign’s Request to Put Nev. Early Ballots on Hold
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump tried unsuccessfully on Tuesday to have some early ballots that were cast in Nevada put on hold, alleging that the presidential election in Las Vegas might be rigged to favor Democrats. According to the Washington Post, the Trump campaign alleged that the Clark County Registrar of Voters kept the polls…
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Eric Trump Tweets, Then Deletes, Illegal Ballot Selfie Showing He Voted for Dad
The second-eldest son of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seems to have broken the law Tuesday when he tweeted a photo of his ballot showing that he voted for his father in the presidential election. Eric Trump, 32, posted the photo of his ballot with the caption, “It is an incredible honor to vote for…
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Father of Slain Dallas Police Officer Is Suing Black Lives Matter for Inciting ‘War on Police’
The father of one of the Dallas police officers who were killed back in July is reportedly suing Black Lives Matter and other groups, claiming that organizers incited a “war on police” that resulted in his son’s death, the Star-Telegram reports. According to the report, Enrique Zamarripa filed a 43-page lawsuit in U.S. District Court…
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Herschel Walker Is Losing His Black Friends Over His Support for Trump
Former Dallas Cowboys running back and Celebrity Apprentice contestant Herschel Walker is losing his black friends over his love for Donald Trump. According to TMZ Sports, Walker’s black friends aren’t cool with the fact that Walker has been Team Trump this election, and they’ve even resorted to calling Walker names. Walker says that his friendship…
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Ex-Cowboy Greg Hardy Indicted on Cocaine Possession
Greg Hardy’s woes continue, with USA Today reporting that the former NFL defensive end was indicted Monday on felony cocaine possession. Hardy was arrested in September after authorities said a search of his car turned up a “purple plastic Baggie containing a white pasty substance” that weighed 0.7 grams, the newspaper reports. A Richardson (Texas) Municipal…
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Ga. Mom Faces Charges After Allegedly Forcing Son to Walk Naked in School Parking Lot
A Georgia mother is facing charges of child cruelty after police say she forced her 11-year-old son to walk naked through his elementary school parking lot Halloween morning as punishment, Fox 5 Atlanta reports. According to the report, Joyce Sweetheart Cole told her son that she would embarrass him in front of people if he…
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Ga. Brothers Plead Guilty to Parents' Brutal Attack, Get Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Two Georgia brothers pleaded guilty to a brutal attack on their parents late Monday afternoon, expressing remorse for their actions even as they were sentenced to 20 years in prison, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Christopher Ervin, the older brother, told the court and everyone in it that he had been in a bad place at…