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Study: Black Students Feel Less Welcome at Schools With Excessive Suspensions
A new study published by the American Psychological Association finds that black students who attend a high school where they are disproportionately suspended more than their white counterparts feel that their school is less fair and less welcoming. The study, “A Multilevel Examination of Racial Disparities in High School Discipline: Black and White Adolescents’ Perceived…
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FBI Probing New Emails Tied to Hillary Clinton Case, 11 Days Before Presidential Election
In a shocking twist of events, the FBI announced Friday that it will continue to investigate Hillary Clinton’s emails, based on new emails discovered during an investigation into Anthony Weiner, the husband of Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin. According to the New York Times, the emails were uncovered when an FBI investigative team was looking…
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Erica Garner Slams Clinton Campaign Over WikiLeaks Emails About Using Her Father’s Death
The daughter of Eric Garner slammed Hillary Clinton’s campaign Thursday after WikiLeaks released email conversations showing that the campaign discussed using her father’s death to protest gun violence, CNN reports. “I’m troubled by the revelation that you and this campaign actually discussed ‘using’ Eric Garner … Why would you want to ‘use’ my dad?” Erica…
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Rikers Island Guards Convicted in Beating and Cover-Up
Four guards at New York City’s Rikers Island jail have been convicted in connection with the beating of an inmate and a cover-up effort, Reuters reports. According to Reuters, Christopher Huggins, 34, and Michael Dorsainvil, 36, were convicted of filing false records and assault; Ronald Donnelley, 63, and Mark Anglin, 38, were found guilty of…
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Donald Trump: Cancel the Election and Declare Me the Winner
Donald Trump wants to end it all now and be declared the winner. He doesn’t care that he’s trailing Hillary Clinton in all battleground states less than two weeks from Election Day. “Just thinking to myself right now, we should just cancel the election and just give it to Trump,” the Republican presidential nominee said…
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Philadelphia 76ers Fan Who Flipped the Bird at Russell Westbrook Whitesplains Why He Did It
Turns out, the Philly fan who flipped off Russell Westbrook during a recent game is a North Philadelphia urologist who “whitesplained” why he decided to yell, “F—k you” to the OKC guard. According to Philly.com, Richard Harkaway spent thousands of bucks to flip off Westbrook, only to be escorted from his seat. On his way…
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Video Shows Convicted Va. School Guard Tackling, Using Choke Hold on Middle School Student
Surveillance footage a Virginia school district apparently tried to keep under wraps shows a now former Arlington Middle School security guard convicted of battery grabbing two students and slamming them to the ground, WJAX-TV reports. According to the news station, it took four months of public records requests for it to obtain the footage from the state…
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Mom Says Miss. Noose Incident Left Emotional Scar on 15-Year-Old Son
The mother of the black Mississippi 15-year-old who had a noose pulled around his neck says that her son shook in fear when he described the harrowing ordeal to her, the Associated Press reports. Stacey Payton, a 47-year-old college instructor, said that although the incident left no physical marks on her son, it may have…