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NC Governor Drops Controversial ‘Bathroom Bill’ Federal Lawsuit
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has dropped his fight to get a federal court to uphold the state’s notorious H.B. 2 bill, which, among other things, regulates which bathrooms transgender people can use. NPR reports that in court documents filed Friday, McCrory wrote that pursuing the action did not serve the “interests of judicial economy…
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Congressman Tweets ‘You Are Welcome Colin Kaepernick’ After Arrest of NYC Bombing Suspect
Shortly after the arrest of Ahmad Khan Rahami, the 28-year-old man wanted in Saturday night’s explosion in New York City, a congressman took to Twitter to connect the possible terrorist act with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) sent out a sarcastic tweet directed at Kaepernick’s protest for equal rights for…
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Hackers Shopping ‘Sensitive Material’ Stolen From Sacramento Kings Guard Ty Lawson’s Computer: Report
Cyberthieves have reportedly hacked Sacramento Kings guard Ty Lawson’s computer and are threatening to leak sensitive material to the public, including what many have rumored to be a sex tape between Lawson and his baby mama Ashley Pettiford. Pettirford is known for her time on the ratchet reality series Bad Girls Club. Lawson’s attorney, Martin Kaufman,…
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Pregnant Woman Killed in Chicago; Baby Survives
Parasha Beard, 19, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on Sunday, CBS News reports. According to CBS News, Beard and a man were sitting in a parked car when another vehicle drove up next to them and opened fire. The man with Beard was also shot and critically wounded. They were both…
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Ahmad Khan Rahami Arrested in Connection With Bombings in NY and NJ
Police have captured New Jersey resident Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was listed as “wanted” in connection with the bombings in New York and New Jersey on Saturday that left 29 injured, NPR reports. According to the report, the 28-year-old Rahami was captured after a shootout with police in Linden, N.J., and was shown on local…
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DC's American University Investigating Report of Banana Thrown at Black Student
The American University in Washington, D.C., is investigating two white male freshmen after a black female student reported that a banana was thrown through her dorm-room door earlier this month, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, the incident took place Sept. 8 in the Anderson dormitory and is just one of a series…
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Police Union Wants Officers to Stop Escorting Miami Dolphins Players Until They Stop Protest
The Broward County, Fla., sheriff’s union said that the sheriff’s office should no longer escort Miami Dolphins to games until all members stand up for the national anthem. “I can only imagine the public outcry if a group of police officers refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or if we turned our back…
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90-Year-Old Walking From Fort Worth, Texas, to DC to Make History
Opal Lee, 90, is an activist who is fighting for Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating when the last American slaves were freed in Texas, to be made a national holiday, Fox 4 News reports. Lee is walking from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., and needs 100,000 signatures on an online petition at the White House website. She…
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This Fight Between Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks Fans Is the Funniest Thing You’ll See All Day
It was supposed to be a festive moment, considering that the football team was back in Los Angeles for the first time since it departed for St. Louis in 1994. The Rams were facing the Seattle Seahawks, and it didn’t take long for Seahawks and Rams fans to resort to fisticuffs. The video below includes…
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Police Identify Man 'Wanted' in Connection With NYC Bombing
The New York City Police Department has started circulating the image of 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, a man authorities say is wanted in connection with Saturday’s bombing in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, Rahami is a naturalized U.S. citizen of Afghan descent, and his last-known address was…