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Democrats Stage Sit-in on House Floor, Demanding Vote on ‘No Fly, No Buy’ Gun Control Bill
About 30 Democrats from the United States House of Representatives are staging a sit-in as they demand the chance to vote on a gun control bill, NPR reports. According to the report, the House has not yet been gaveled into session, so it is not sure when such a vote would happen. “Lawmakers are grouped in…
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La. Mom Thought She Was Doing the Right Thing by Whipping Her Sons After They Broke Into a House
A Baton Rouge, La., mom was bonded out of jail after being arrested for whipping her sons as punishment after the three boys broke into a house, WBRZ reports. Schaquana Spears, 30, told the news station that she thought she was doing the right thing disciplining her children. However, investigators said that the mother went…
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Omar Mateen's Alleged Lover Says Orlando, Fla., Mass Shooting Was 'Revenge'
Orlando, Fla., mass shooter Omar Mateen was “100 percent” gay and had a grudge against Latino men because he felt used by them, a man claiming to have been his lover for two months told Univision. “I’ve cried like you have no idea. But the thing that makes me want to tell the truth is…
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House Blocks Iowa Rep.'s Amendment to Keep Harriet Tubman Off $20 Bill
Harriet Tubman will still be appearing on the $20 bill, despite an Iowa representative’s best efforts to stop the Treasury Department from redesigning the currency. On Tuesday the House Rules Committee blocked an amendment by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) that would have stopped the rollout of the new currency, Talking Points Memo reports. The amendment,…
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Confederate-Flag-Waving Man Arrested After Pointing Shotgun at Black Woman, Vandalizing Car
A Virginia woman says she was terrified after a white man waving a Confederate flag pointed a shotgun at her and vandalized her vehicle, WTVR reports. Cierra Mayes was at a community yard sale Sunday morning when the incident occurred. According to police, Thomas Lee Campbell, 54, got upset after he saw a car parked…
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Mississippi Burning Case Closed After 52 Years
Mississippi officials have decided to close the investigation into the killings of three young civil rights organizers by the Ku Klux Klan, more than five decades after the young men disappeared, NPR reports. According to the report, the case had been closed for decades but was later reopened after public outcry. Now officials have decided that…
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3 NYC Police Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges
Three New York City police officials were indicted on corruption charges following a federal probe that, as of mid-April, had led to five New York City Police Department commanders being placed on alternate assignments or on leave, USA Today reports. The arrests include two high-ranking officials who allegedly accepted bribes worth more than $100,000, including expensive…
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Donald Trump Accused of Raping 13-Year-Old in Federal Lawsuit
In a new federal lawsuit filed by a New York City woman, Donald Trump is being accused of having raped her in 1994 when she was 13 years old. The woman, known only as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, said she met Trump at parties thrown by an investor. According to Gothamist, the lawsuit alleges that Trump…
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Authorities Arrest 3 Suspects in Van With Guns and Ammo Near NYC’s Holland Tunnel
Authorities arrested three people Monday morning who were in a van with an arsenal of guns, ammunition and knives on the New Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel to New York City, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, officials believe that the weapons may be drug-related. The discovery started with a routine traffic stop…