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Meet Sharon Epperson: CNBC Financial Correspondent and the Next GOP Debate Panelist
The massive GOP lot of candidates vying for the presidency will be moving their political herd on Wednesday to CNBC, where they will be grilled by a cast of characters including senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson. Wednesday’s debate theme is “Your Money, Your Vote,” and according to Bustle, “the focus of the night will…
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Louisville, Ky., Judge Dismisses All-White Jury for Lack of Diversity During Black Man’s Trial
The Kentucky Supreme Court will decide whether a black Louisville judge abused his power after he reportedly stopped the drug trial of a black man because the jury was all-white. According to the Courier-Journal, Jefferson Circuit Judge Olu Stevens dismissed the jury members despite concerns from both the defense and the prosecutor. This isn’t the…
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Another Black Girl Assaulted by White Cop: Do We Matter Yet?
She must have been so afraid. Sitting at her desk at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, S.C., feigning calm, warily watching the white man in uniform approach, the black girl with the brown skin must have been terrified. It could easily have been Eric Casebolt or Daniel Holtzclaw or Timothy Loehmann or Daniel Pantaleo, but…
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White 5th-Grade Teacher Dresses Up Like Kanye—in Full Blackface
How many times must we go over this? Painting yourself space-alien green during Halloween is fine, but dressing up like Kanye West in full blackface is a no-go. Shouldn’t happen. Ever. Nevertheless, an Alabama teacher is under fire after he and his wife dressed like the rapper and his wife, Kim Kardashian, complete with black…
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Baltimore Councilman Nick Mosby to Run for Mayor
Baltimore City Councilman Nick Mosby announced Sunday that he is throwing his hat into the mayoral ring. Mosby, the husband of Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, is “pushing for a more transparent and accountable government,” WBAL-TV reports. He added that if elected, he would demand from day one that all officers wear body cameras.…
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NYC Police Union Slams Quentin Tarantino, Calls for Boycott of His Films
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is facing backlash over his comments at a police-brutality protest over the weekend. New York City’s police union is calling on New Yorkers to boycott the Academy Award-winning director’s movies, the New York Daily News reports. “It’s no surprise that someone who makes a living glorifying crime and violence is a cop-hater,…
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7 Churches Burned in St. Louis; ‘Racism Is Alive,’ Pastor Says
Several St. Louis religious leaders say they believe racism is the motive for seven church burnings throughout the area since the beginning of October. According to the Christian Post, police say they believe that a person or group of people have targeted the churches, which vary in denomination. Authorities have yet to declare the burnings…
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Ben Carson: Abortion Is Like Slavery
GOP presidential hopeful Ben Carson is comparing yet another public policy he rejects to slavery. This time, it’s a woman’s right to have an abortion. The retired neurosurgeon told NBC’s Chuck Todd Sunday that abortion should be outlawed, with almost no exceptions—equating women who abort their pregnancies to “slave owners,” the Washington Post reports. “During…
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Donald Trump Declines to Apologize for Comments About Ben Carson’s Religion
Donald Trump sees no need to apologize to Ben Carson for comments he made yesterday about Carson’s religion, according to ABC News. The Republican presidential hopeful noted at a rally in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday that he is a Presbyterian—a denomination that he described as “down the middle of the road.” He then made a…
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FBI Director: Closer Scrutiny of Police Likely Contributing to Spike in Violent Crime
FBI Director James B. Comey thinks the “Ferguson effect” is impeding law-enforcement efforts. He says that closer scrutiny of police officers makes them less aggressive and that this probably contributes to an increase in violent crime, according to the New York Times. Comey, speaking Friday at the University of Chicago Law School, lends credence to the…