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Money Collection From National Guard Members Repaying Bonuses Is Suspended
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered the Pentagon to suspend efforts to collect money from California National Guard members who were told they had to repay erroneously issued enlistment bonuses. The Washington Post reports that Carter announced steps to resolve the cases of thousands of guardsmen who received bonuses during the wars in Iraq…
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Report: Hairstylist Pepper-Sprays Unhappy Customer
A hairstylist, Maryam Simpson, 35, was arrested Monday, almost two weeks after authorities say she pepper-sprayed a client after she expressed that she was unhappy with the haircut Simpson gave her, according to the New York Daily News. Simpson, who advertised her hairstyling services online, was working at the client’s apartment when the two began arguing…
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Fla. Department of Education Puts Teacher on Probation After Racist, Lewd Jokes
A Florida middle school teacher was put on probation and ordered to pay a fine after reportedly making racist and lewd jokes during class, according to WFTV. Lauren Ulseth no longer teaches at Lawton Chiles Middle School in Seminole County, where she used to be a technology-education teacher. The Florida Department of Education, which put her on…
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La. Man Lights Wife on Fire After Spraying Hair Spray on Her: Report
John Emmett Harleaux, 28, of Baton Rouge, La., was arrested after allegedly lighting his wife on fire during an argument, CBS News reports. He was arrested Tuesday on a felony count of domestic abuse by burning. According to CBS News, during an argument in September, Harleaux began spraying his wife with flammable hair spray. He then…
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Spanish-Immersion School in Calif. Vandalized With Pro-Trump Graffiti
On Monday, students and employees tried to clean up the graffiti that was left on multiple walls, a door and a trash can at Cali Calmecac Language Academy in Windsor, Calif., Raw Story reports. The vandalism consisted of messages that read “Trump 2016” and “Build the Wall Higher.” “I know children are nervous about this. It…
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Let's Get Ready to Rumble: Joe Biden and Donald Trump Want Fistfight
Vice President Joe Biden, like much of America, has had enough of Donald Trump. During a stump speech last week, Biden said, forget debating the vile Trump; he wished he could beat his ass. “The press always ask me, ‘Don’t I wish I were debating him?’ No, I wish we were in high school—I could…
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NY Giants Finally Release Abusive Kicker Josh Brown After Public Pressure
It only took the New York Giants a year to fire kicker Josh Brown after learning that he abused his wife, but on Tuesday, that’s exactly what they did. After the recent release of documents in which Brown, 37, admitted to abusing his wife, the Giants have finally parted ways with the embattled kicker after…
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Another White Student Posts Photos in Blackface on Social Media
Another day, another white college student caught in blackface on social media. The latest incident has sparked student body and community outrage at Xavier University in Cincinnati, after the image of a white female student in blackface went viral, Raw Story reports. The caption under the problematic Snapchat photo read, “Who needs white when black…
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Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio Charged With Criminal Contempt of Court
Longtime Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio was officially charged with criminal contempt of court Tuesday for ignoring a judge’s order to stop profiling Latinos in his signature immigration patrols, the Associated Press reports. Although prosecutors promised two weeks ago to prosecute Arpaio, the charge was not officially filed until U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton…