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Teacher Sick-Out in Detroit Shuts Down More Than 90 Public Schools
A districtwide sick-out has resulted in 94 Detroit public schools being shut down Monday as teachers protested news that they will not be paid past June 30, the Detroit Free Press reports. On Sunday the Detroit Federation of Teachers called for a mass sick-out of the district’s 2,600 teachers, who serve about 46,000 students in…
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Ariz. Del Taco Manager Fired After Claiming: ‘I Am the Boss. My Dad’s Actually the F–king Owner, so Good Luck With That’
A Phoenix-area Del Taco manager has been fired after a profanity-laced exchange with drive-thru customers went viral, 12 News reports. Video of the exchange between two customers at the Peoria, Ariz., fast-food restaurant was posted to Vimeo on Wednesday and quickly went viral. It’s unclear how the incident started, but once the recording begins, the…
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Pregnant Texas Mother of 6 Arrested After 2 Toddlers Found Tied Up in Backyard
A pregnant Texas woman was arrested after police say they found two toddlers chained and leashed outside the woman’s San Antonio home, where six other children were also found. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Porucha Denise Phillips, 34, the pregnant mother of six children, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of injury…
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President Obama’s Top 10 Jokes From the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Hands down, President Barack Obama nailed his final White House Correspondents’ Dinner. POTUS was in tip-top comedic form last night, and his eighth and final “nerd prom” was filled with pointed sarcasm, witty barbs, surprise video vignettes and wistful nostalgia. 6. On Hillary Clinton pandering to younger voters (he actually laughed during this one): “You’ve…
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Malia Out: The First Daughter Chooses Harvard
After much speculation, Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, has announced her plans to attend Harvard University, but not until 2017. The White House announced her plans Sunday, as well as her intention to take a “gap year” so that when she begins, her father will be…
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Watch: Chicago Cops Beat Pastor in Front of Her Children
In 2013 a Chicago woman was simply pulling into her driveway one evening and ended up in a violent confrontation with police in front of her two small children. By the end of the night, the woman had had a gun drawn on her, been hit by a police car and pepper-sprayed, and been charged…
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East Texas Flash Flood Kills Great-Grandmother and 4 Children
Torrential rains pounded East Texas on Saturday, and six people tragically lost their lives, including a great-grandmother and four school-age children. The downpour forced residents to wade through water up to their chins after rain swamped a cul-de-sac of homes during the night and forced some onto rooftops. In less than an hour, more than…
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Calif. Nixes John Wayne Day Because He Believed in ‘White Supremacy’
Although he is one of the country’s most iconic film stars, longtime California resident John Wayne will not be getting a day of honor in his home state. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez said that Wayne’s movies included “a lot of slaughtering of Native Americans,” reports TelesurTV, and the Associated Press reports that Assemblyman Luis Alejo said that…
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#IvoryBurn: Kenya Torches Tons of Ivory to Save Its Elephants
For the past week, men have unloaded tons of ivory at the Nairobi National Park and built them into towers up to 10 feet tall and 20 feet across. On Saturday, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta—who was the first to light the semicircle of tusks from about 8,000 elephants—demanded a total ban on the ivory trade…
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Authorities Raid Walgreens in Search of Clues in Prince’s Death
Police served a search warrant on the local drugstore where the late performer Prince was seen several times in the days before his death, reports the New York Daily News. The surprise warrant was reportedly served Thursday at a Walgreens near Paisley Park. Sources say that authorities are looking for doctors who may have prescribed…