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Colin Kaepernick on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Comments: ‘It Is Disappointing’
Colin Kaepernick admits that he was disappointed to learn that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg finds his and other NFL players’ protest against over-policing of African-American men, women and children to be “dumb and disrespectful.” During an interview with Katie Couric, RBG noted that she wouldn’t have someone who protested by burning a flag thrown…
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Independent Autopsy Shows Keith Lamont Scott Was Shot in Back and Abdomen
The family of a black man shot and killed by a North Carolina police officer last month released details from an independent autopsy showing that the victim suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the back and abdomen, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, attorneys for the family of Keith Lamont Scott said in a…
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Boko Haram Releases 21 Chibok Girls to the Nigerian Government
Boko Haram militants released 21 of the more than 200 girls the terrorist group originally kidnapped in 2014 in Chibok, Nigeria, the Nigerian government confirmed Thursday, Reuters reports. “The release of the girls … is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and the Boko Haram brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss…
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3 Women Accuse Donald Trump of Forcibly Groping or Kissing Them
Three women came forward in two separate news reports Wednesday accusing Donald Trump of groping them or kissing them without their consent. According to the New York Times, one woman alleges that during a flight more than 30 years ago, Trump grabbed her breasts and tried to put his hand up her skirt, and a…
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Ronald McDonald Will Lay Low Until Clown Scare Dies Down
There will be one less clown on the streets. In a statement Tuesday, McDonald’s announced that Ronald McDonald won’t be seen in public for a while, until the clown-related disturbances being reported across the country die down. “McDonald’s and franchisees in local markets are mindful of the current climate around clown sightings in communities and…
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Department of Justice Says San Francisco Police Have 'Institutionalized Bias'
After six months investigating the San Francisco Police Department, the U.S. Department of Justice has found disparities in traffic stops, post-stop searches and use of deadly force against African Americans, as well as implicit and institutionalized bias against minority groups. The investigation, prompted by the shooting death of Mario Woods at the hands of San…
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Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Retires, Effective Immediately
Wells Fargo & Co. Chairman and CEO John Stumpf has informed the company’s board of directors that he will be stepping down from both positions effective immediately, the San Francisco-based bank said Wednesday. The bank’s board elected President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Sloan to replace Stumpf, the Charlotte Observer reports. Stumpf’s retirement comes after…
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Cryptic Messages Counting Down Suicide Are Posted to Boxer Adrien Broner’s Instagram
Unless eccentric boxer Adrien Broner’s Instagram page has been hacked, cryptic messages have been coming through on his social media page that have Broner’s friends and fans deeply concerned. Early Wednesday morning, a post appeared on Broner’s account apologizing to his family and friends. Shortly after, a post of a photo of a gun appeared…
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LAPD Detective Investigating Derrick Rose Rape Case Dead in Apparent Suicide
A Los Angeles Police Department detective who was investigating the rape allegations against NBA’s Derrick Rose has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities confirmed Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. LAPD Detective Nadine Hernandez was found with a single gunshot wound to the chest Tuesday afternoon in a Whittier, Calif., home. She was…
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Trump Supporter Charged After Threatening Black Woman in Albany, NY
An apparent Donald Trump supporter is facing charges of aggravated harassment after allegedly threatening to beat a black woman and calling her a racial slur earlier this week, the Albany Times Union reports. Albany, N.Y., police spokesman Steve Smith said that officers responded to a 911 call at a local ShopRite around 8:20 p.m. Monday…