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Robert Mueller to Leave DOJ Soon, According to Department
After 674 days of investigating an almost exclusively sitting president, Robert Mueller is leaving the Department of Justice in the coming days, according to a spokesman. Quartz first reported on his impending departure. DOJ spokesman Peter Carr told the online publication that Mueller “will be concluding his service within the coming days,” adding that “a…
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Three Black Churches Burned in One Louisiana Parish
Harkening back to darker days, authorities believe a common culprit may have resorted to a tried and true intimidation tactic. Federal authorities are lending a hand after a pattern of destruction has emerged. According to the New York Times, one Louisiana parish has seen three historically black churches burned in less than two weeks. The…
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Trump Declares Country 'Full' As States Sue to Block Wall Funding
At this rate, folks, Trump’s next executive order might have ICE agents play “Closing Time” from tank stereos situated along the border. Trump participated in a briefing on immigration in Calexico, a small city situated along the border between the U.S. and Mexico, where he used his bully pulpit to hammer home the creeping threat…
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Surprise Surprise: Michael Cohen Stumbles Upon 14 Million Files A Month Before His Sentence Begins
It’s hard to be mad at Michael Cohen. If you were going to jail for holding water for a President who gets his daily briefings in picture book form, you’d try to delay your bid, too. Thursday, Cohen’s attorney sent a memo to top congressional Democrats detailing what Cohen told Robert Mueller’s team. According to…
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Grammy-Nominated Rapper Nipsey Hussle Shot and Killed Outside Store
Grammy-Nominated Rapper Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, has died after being shot multiple times while standing outside of his Marathon Clothing Company store in the Hyde Park section of Los Angeles. Asghedom’s shooting was initially reported by TMZ. Asghedom was 33. He was known for a run of mixtapes that began in 2005 with “Slauson…
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7-Year-Old Jakelin Caal Maquin Died from Sepsis, Medical Examiners Say
Seven-year-old Jakelin Caal Maquin, the small girl who died while migrating to the United States from Guatemala, died from a bacterial infection known as streptococcal sepsis while in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, according to an autopsy. The El Paso medical examiner released the autopsy report Friday. Sepsis was found in Maquin’s lungs, liver…
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19-Year-Old Omarian Banks Shot After Knocking on Wrong Door
Nineteen-year-old Omarian Banks had recently moved into a new gated community in Atlanta. After exiting a Lyft and knocking on a door at his complex, he was shot and killed Friday morning. He had knocked on the wrong door. Banks was using FaceTime to talk to his girlfriend when he knocked on the misidentified door.…
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Trump Back to Threatening Border Closure
Trump is reviving his border wall threats. This time, he’s ready to act within a week. “If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States throug (sic) our Southern Border,” he tweeted Friday, “ I will be CLOSING the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week.” During an appearance…
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NRA Could 'Be Forced to Shut Down Forever,' Says Executive Vice President
NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre hit group members with a four-page letter. In it, he blamed the group’s financial woes on Andrew Cuomo, who ordered state regulators to encourage insurance companies, state-chartered banks and financial services companies to review their relationships with the NRA. According to The Daily Beast, LaPierre believes the threat is…
