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Wesley Snipes Isnât Here for Trolling Trump Supporters
First there was Kirk Franklin with his Holy Ghost finger on the trigger ready to fire shots in the name of Jesus. And now Wesley Snipes is here to school people on âwhat youâre not gonna do.â Snipes posted several anti-Muslim-ban tweets early Tuesday evening, and of course there were those people who wanted to…
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Watch: The Obamas Deliver Their Final Christmas Address
On Saturday, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama delivered their final Christmas message to the U.S. in their weekly address. President Obama spoke about how privileged he and Michelle have been to celebrate the holidays in the White House. “The greatest gift that Michelle and I have received over the last eight years…
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Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Officer Who Killed #WalterScott
The jury in the trial of Michael Slager, the police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott, says it’s deadlocked after three days of deliberation, according to Reuters. In 2015, Slager pulled Scott over in North Charleston, S.C., and the encounter ended with Slager shooting Scott as a bystander recorded the incident. Scott died from five bullet…
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President Obama Lights His Final White House Christmas Tree
It was all about the holidays at the White House Thursday night as the first family came together one last time to light the annual Christmas tree. President Barack Obama, along with first lady Michelle and daughter Sasha, braved the cold Washington, D.C., night and celebrated with a crowd of families who sparkled as the…
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Olive Garden Donates Money to Comedian's Charity After Waitress Refuses to Serve Him Because He's Black
What’s a black man to do when he can’t even get endless breadsticks and salad because a waitress refuses to serve him? Comedian Ricky Smith took those complaints to social media, and the world and Olive Garden listened. Smith said Tuesday that he tried to have a meal at an Olive Garden in Ohio, but the…
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Ronald Gasser, Man Arrested in Death of Joe McKnight, Released From Custody
Ronald Gasser, the man authorities say shot and killed former NFL player Joe McKnight outside New Orleans, was released from custody overnight without being charged, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, NOLA.com reports. McKnight was shot and killed Thursday at the intersection of Behrman Highway and Holmes Boulevard in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown,…
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#ThanksObama: Unemployment Rate Falls to 9-Year Low
The U.S. unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in almost a decade, according to the newest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (pdf). According to the report, the unemployment rate declined to 4.6 percent in November, and payroll employment increased by 178,000. It’s been seven years since the recession officially ended,…
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Drug Kingpin Marlon Jones Added to FBI's 10 Most Wanted List
A new fugitive has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Marlon Jones, a Jamaican national, is wanted for the killings of four people at a Los Angeles birthday party Oct. 15. Officials say Jones is “armed and dangerous” and is a member of the East Coast Jamaican gang, according to CNN. “The crimes…
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Obama Administration Supports Registering Women for Military Draft
President Barack Obama is supporting an effort to require women to register for Selective Service when they turn 18, like men, according to ABC News. “As old barriers for military service are being removed, the administration supportsâas a logical next stepâwomen registering for the Selective Service,” Ned Price, a spokesman for Obama’s National Security Council,…
