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Four years after the death of Sandra Bland, a new video showing the fateful 2015 traffic stop from her perspective has surfaced. WFAA points out that the existence of this video was never made public. Previously, the only footage of the traffic stop that was public was from former state trooper Brian Encina’s dashcam. This new video shows […]
Diana Ross claims she was “treated like shit” by the TSA at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport following her performance at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday. OK so on one hand I’m treated like royalty in New Orleans and at the airport I was treated like shit — Ms. Ross (@DianaRoss) May […]
A newly released report reveals more disturbing details about the murder of Oscar Grant, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police more than a decade ago. On New Year’s Day 2009, 22-year-old Grant was forcibly pulled off a train by Bay Area Rapid Transit officers who were responding to reports of a fight. The father was […]
Kim Kardashian‘s announcement about her newfound legal career left fans both congratulatory and stunned. Despite the detractors, Kim seems to be taking her criminal justice reform focus quite seriously, so much so that she has helped secure another inmate’s release from prison. “Jeffrey from Miami” was handed a life sentence for a low-level drug offense, of which he served […]
More bad news for Pluto: About 13 years after it was demoted to a dwarf planet, the celestial body is now facing an “atmospheric collapse”—at least, that what researchers believe. According to a recent study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, experts predict Pluto’s frigid atmosphere will vanish by 2030. The study cites 28 years worth of data […]
Tyreek Hill is denying all allegations of child abuse. In a letter sent to the NFL by Hill’s attorney, the Kansas City Chiefs receiver’s counsel told the league that Hill never punched his son or broke his arm. The letter was obtained by ESPN and countered an audio recording made by Hill’s fiancée Crystal Espinal […]
A Manhattan-based investor has dropped $9 million to fund marijuana research at his alma maters—Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to the Harvard Gazette, Charles R. Broderick has donated $4.5 million to each institution to study marijuana’s effects on health and behavior. The donation is reportedly the largest private gift to benefit independent research of cannabis. Broderick […]
Many teachers encounter the fine line between coming across as relatable with their students, and turning into a real-life version of that Steve Buscemi “How do you do, fellow kids” meme. With instructors forced to deal with the youth’s ever-changing vocabulary, Twitter user @mewtailv2 shared a list titled the “Callahan’s Generation Z Dictionary” created by their teacher featuring slang […]
Facebook boss and alleged goat ingester Mark Zuckerberg gave a keynote address this week about the site’s future privacy plans, an event that would have been ridiculous enough given their history with the topic. For added ridiculousness, Zuckerberg used the opportunity to attempt a joke on the issue that, unsurprisingly, appears to have not connected at all. […]
The brother of Rocket Racoon co-creator Bill Mantlo is raising funds to have the one-time Marvel creative moved from an assisted-living facility. While Michael Mantlo admits that his brother is paid enough to get by for his role in creating the popular Guardians of the Galaxy character voiced by Bradley Cooper, he’s seeking $100,000 on […]
