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Nancy Pelosi is asking the Capitol Police to take extra care protecting House Rep. Ilhan Omar after Donald Trump shared a tweet playing Omar’s recent comments about the formation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations over video of the September 11 attacks. Trump’s video featured a short clip of the freshman congresswoman saying the words […]
Oklahoma may soon pass a law that allows all teachers who own firearms to bring them into the school, KTUL-Tulsa reports. The aptly named Teacher Carry Bill would reduce the number of hours of additional training that teachers need to carry a firearm in the classroom from 240 to 0. Currently, teachers can carry in […]
According to The Washington Post, the Trump administration has scrapped a deal that permitted Major League Baseball teams to sign Cuban players without those potential signees having to defect first. The White House defended this decision by saying the Cuban Baseball Federation was part of the Cuban government and nullified the deal on account of a current […]
UPDATED 7:12 p.m. ET: The City of Chicago is planning on suing Jussie Smollett after the actor refused to pay for the investigation of the Jan. 29 hate crime he reported, TMZ reports. “Mr. Smollett has refused to reimburse the City of Chicago for the cost of police overtime spent investigating his false police report on January 29, […]
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has officially put up their “Help Wanted” signs. But, before you jump at this opportunity to fulfill some wild, action movie fantasy, here are some things you need to know about this position. One, it’s freelance so it’s not some Don Cheadle, Traffic type of thing. And two, you either have to […]
The Cook County prosecutor who cleared Jussie Smollett in the alleged hate crime hoax said he is still convinced the Empire star is guilty. “I do not believe he is innocent,” First Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Magats told CBS Chicago on Tuesday. Smollett was previously accused of staging his own attack in late January, when he told police […]
This past October, an off-duty pilot that was in the the cockpit jump seat on a Lion Air flight was able to avert disaster, Bloomberg News reports. Citing two sources familiar with the investigation into the incident, the publication detailed that the off-duty pilot advised the crew to disable the malfunctioning flight system after control of the plane was […]
Marc Ecko’s impact is woven throughout pop culture, and now he’s using that influence to spark important conversations about education. Ecko’s clothing line, Eckō Unlimited, founded in 1993 and emblematic of ‘90s/early aughts culture, incorporated hip-hop and skater styles, and soon became universally recognizable by its rhino logo. Ecko soon went on to expand the brand, […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to block President Donald Trump‘s attempt to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border using his emergency powers. The resolution passed by a vote of 245-182 with 13 Republicans joining the Democratic bloc and moving against the Republican president’s decision. The next step for the resolution is […]
Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia stopped by The Breakfast Club the day before the election to discuss her plans on how to make the city better, and her connection to Kanye West, who made two separate donations to her campaign last year totaling around $200,000. “He said he was thinking about coming back to Chicago,” […]
