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Black Couple Upset Over Description Written on IHOP Receipt
A black couple are upset after realizing that the receipt they were given at an Austin, Texas, IHOP had the words “BLACK PPL” written at the top of it, Fox 7 reports. Even more surprising to them, they say, is the fact that their waiter was also black. “People being racist—and it’s your own people…
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Jesse Matthew Jr. Convicted of Murdering 2 Va. College Students
Jesse Matthew Jr. was convicted Wednesday for the murders of two Virginia college students as part of a plea deal that spared him from facing the death penalty, the Washington Post reports. The 33-year-old entered guilty pleas in Albemarle County court for the 2014 murder of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham and the 2009…
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Trump Watch: White Supremacist Given Press Credentials and Interview With Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump, the presidential candidate who refuses to denounce the Ku Klux Klan, has reportedly allowed James Edwards, a white supremacist radio talk show host, VIP access at his rallies. The “pro-white” host even landed a recent interview with the Republican front-runner’s son. According to the Huffington Post, Edwards spoke with Donald Trump Jr. in…
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Ben Carson Tells Supporters There Is No ‘Path Forward’ After Trouble-Ridden Campaign
It seems that Ben Carson’s run for president is all but over. On Wednesday the retired neurosurgeon announced to his supporters that he does not see a “path forward” and will not be attending Thursday’s debate in Detroit, the Washington Post reports. According to two Republican sources familiar with Carson’s plans, however, he will not…
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Baltimore City School Officials Investigating Video Showing Cop Slapping Young Man
The head of the Baltimore City Public School Police Force, Marshall Goodwin, was placed on administrative leave, and two officers were reassigned, after video started circulating of an officer repeatedly hitting and kicking a young man, CBS Baltimore reports. The profanity-laced incident at Reach! Partnership High School has left viewers of the footage outraged and in…
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DC Family Says Grandmother’s Body Is Missing After Finding Another Woman in Her Casket
A Washington, D.C., family are hoping that they can still have a proper burial for their beloved grandmother after finding a different deceased woman in her casket when they arrived at her viewing, NBC Washington reports. “I saw the body of another female that wasn’t my grandmother,” Tawana Murphy told the news station. “My heart…
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Trump Watch: Young Black Woman Assaulted at Ky. Rally
It’s clear that Donald Trump and his followers are willing to resort to violence to “Make America great again.” During his Super Tuesday rally in Louisville, Ky., Trump stopped his speech to demand that a young black protester be thrown out. Not ones to ignore the calling of their commander, supporters of Trump began shouting…
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San Antonio Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Man Suspended Indefinitely
The San Antonio police officer who claimed that he feared for his life when he shot and killed an unarmed man has been placed on indefinite suspension. According to the Associated Press, Police Officer John Lee has been issued an “indefinite suspension for placing himself unnecessarily in a tactical situation wherein he felt compelled to…
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Obama Meets With Republican Leaders Over Scalia’s Supreme Court Seat
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama met unsuccessfully with Republican leaders about choosing a nominee for the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia Feb. 13. Obama, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid met in the Oval Office for less than…
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Congressional Republicans Vote Against Naming Post Office After Maya Angelou
On Tuesday, when Congress took on the rather routine task of naming a post office after icon, writer, activist and poet Maya Angelou, nine members saw fit to vote against the mostly symbolic measure. Mind you, this is a woman who already has a postage stamp with her likeness on it. NBC News reports that…