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Colin Powell Slams GOP Candidates for ‘Junior High School Tricks’ and ‘Belittling’ the Country
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has some choice words for the Republican Party, saying, “We have to become more respectful of each other,” NPR reports. While speaking on the death of former first lady Nancy Reagan Sunday, Powell expressed his belief that she would be “disturbed” by the way in which her husband’s legacy…
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Los Angeles Rams Running Back Tre Mason Tased During Weekend Arrest
Los Angeles Rams running back Tre Mason was stunned with a Taser during a Saturday-night arrest in Hollywood, Fla., after reportedly showing “great resistance” as officers tried to apprehend him, ESPN reports. Mason was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana, reckless driving, failure to register a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. “We are very…
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Photo Showing 3 Pa. High School Students Dressed as KKK Resurfaces on Web
A photo showing three Pennsylvania high school students dressed in Ku Klux Klan outfits resurfaced on social media, and once again it has the superintendent of the Upper Darby School District apologizing. “A project was assigned in an Upper Darby High School history class with the intention of illustrating the historical impact of the 1920s,”…
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2 Injured in Shooting During Air Jordan Sneaker Release in Minn.
Two people were injured in a shooting near a Minneapolis Foot Locker Saturday while waiting for a chance to buy the limited-release Air Jordan 2 Retro Wing It sneakers. According to KARE 11, some men began arguing in the Brooklyn Center shopping center. That argument spilled out into the parking lot, where witnesses told the…
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Nancy Reagan Dead at 94
Former first lady Nancy Reagan died today in Bel-Air, Calif., according to reports. She was 94 years old. NBC News reports that the cause of death was congestive heart failure, according to her rep Joanne Drake. “Mrs. Reagan will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband,…
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The Somali Child Sex Trafficking Ring That Wasn’t
It turns out that an FBI sting operation implicating a “Muslim Somali gang” that ran a teen-sex ring in at least three states was totally bogus, surely upending the lives of at least two dozen Somali and Ethiopian immigrants in the Minneapolis area. A court opinion (pdf) released last week showed that federal prosecutors in…
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Election 2016 Super Saturday Recap
The 2016 presidential contest chugged along this Saturday with primaries or caucuses in five states. On the Democratic side, Sen. Bernie Sanders won caucuses in Kansas and Nebraska, while Hillary Clinton scored a decisive victory in Louisiana, the state with the most delegates up for grabs Saturday, holding on to what the New York Times…
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Gymnast Gabby Douglas Clinches Gold at the American Cup
Gabby Douglas, the reigning Olympic all-around gold medalist, looks poised to make it to the top of the podium come the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. On Saturday the 20-year-old known as “the Flying Squirrel” won the American Cup at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., her first gold since winning the Olympic all-around in London…
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Va. 7th-Grader Told to Cut His Locks if He Wanted to Stay in School
A seventh-grade student at a private school in central Virginia was told he must cut his dreadlocks if he wanted to remain in school, according to WTVR. Isaiah Freeman, 13, was pulled out of West End Christian School in Hopewell by his father after officials threatened to discipline Isaiah for the hairstyle by giving him…
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Did Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes Get Hitched?
Rumors began to swirl this week as actress Katie Holmes was spotted in New York City with a ring on her left-hand ring finger, and her long-rumored boyfriend, Jamie Foxx, was also photographed with a gold band on his ring finger, TMZ reported Friday. Holmes, 37, has allegedly been dating Foxx, 48, for at least…