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  • 90-Year-Old Gives Santa a Run for His Money in Dance-Off

    When the holiday spirit hits you, sometimes the only thing you can do is dance. And when you’re 90 years old, there’s no way dancing against Santa Claus doesn’t go viral. In the Washington, D.C., area, Christopher Tate is known as “Dancing Santa,” and last week he paid a visit to a D.C. nursing home,…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Arrests Made in Quadruple Homicide in New York State

    Two men have been charged with murder in Tuesday’s brutal quadruple homicide in Troy, N.Y. James W. White and Justin C. Mann were charged with multiple counts of murder in the deaths of 36-year-old Shanta Myers; her 11-year-old son, Jeremiah; her 5-year-old daughter, Shanise; and Myers’ partner, 22-year-old Brandi Mells. During a Saturday-afternoon press conference,…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Florida Woman Says Condo Association Won't Allow 'Service' Dog Poolside

    Danielle BonJovi wants to have fun in the sun poolside, but she has to bring her “service” dog with her. Unfortunately the condo association for the Fountains At Countryside, in Clearwater, Fl., has rules against dogs without service documentation being poolside. According to BonJovi, Maui started out as an emotional support animal, and in an…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Mums the Word on Prince Harry Inviting the Obamas to the Royal Wedding

    Prince Harry isn’t letting the cat out of the bag when it comes to whether or not Barack and Michelle Obama will receive an invite to his wedding with Meghan Markle, even though British gossip rags circulated news about a possible wedding invite diss because of Donald Trump’s jealousy. Obama’s and Prince Harry’s BBC interview…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Washington, DC’s El Centro D.F. Restaurant Removes ‘No Sneaker’ Policy, Fires Racist Bouncer After Black Man Is Denied Entry

    Updated Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, 6 a.m. EST: Days after a black man, Brian Gordon, was denied entry to Richard Sandoval’s El Centro D.F. restaurant in Washington, D.C., because he was wearing sneakers, even though white patrons wearing sneakers were allowed entry, Ayyaz Rashid, managing partner of the Sandoval Restaurant Group, informed The Root that…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • New Jersey Police Increase Sen. Cory Booker’s Security After Death Threats

    Newark, N.J., police have beefed up the security for Sen. Cory Booker and his family following death threats, following an advisory from Newark’s Mayor Ras Baraka. “The Newark Police Division has been notified by the United States Capitol Police regarding a threat on the life of New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and his family members,”…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Tavis Smiley Says PBS Made a ‘Huge Mistake’ Over Sexual-Misconduct Investigation and Suspension

    Tavis Smiley appeared on Good Morning America Monday morning, and he had a few words for PBS when it came to his suspension by the network. Smiley’s long-running show was pulled from PBS last week after several complaints of sexual misconduct. “PBS made a huge mistake here,” Smiley told Good Morning America.“They need to fix…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • George Zimmerman Says He’ll Beat Up Jay-Z, Feed Him to Alligators Over Trayvon Martin Doc

    Trayvon Martin’s killer is still flapping his lips. And this time, George Zimmerman has threatened violence against Jay-Z over a Trayvon documentary that is currently in production. Earlier this year, Jay-Z announced that he was working with the Weinstein Co. to produce a six-part documentary about Trayvon’s life titled, Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • She’s So Basic: 6 Common Mediocre-White-Girl Tropes Found in TV and Movies

    Pearl-clutching liberals respond to instances of bigotry and bad behavior with “It’s 2017, ffs!” Well, I’ve consulted the zodiac, and 2017 has been the year of the mediocre white man. Blake Shelton is the sexiest man alive, and Donald Trump the most powerful. White male mediocrity is simply the opposite of surprising. White women are…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Turning My Life as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Daughter Into Fiction

    As I read Time magazine’s big cover story “The Silence Breakers,” Toni Morrison’s refrain from The Bluest Eye and other stories she’s told kept echoing in my mind’s ear: “As quiet as it’s kept.” The magnitude of the force fields that surround open secrets—in this case, rampant harassment and abuse—should amaze everyone and no one.…

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