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In less than 48 hours, Donald Trump will conclude his presidency with one final trip aboard Air Force One to Florida with his wife Melania. Their departure will occur in the morning of Jan. 20, ensuring they will forego the long-standing tradition of welcoming the incoming president and their partner to the White House. Trump will […]
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has announced the launch of a program aimed at ushering 50 new civil rights lawyers into the South. The scholarship initiative, which comes from a $40 million donation from a single anonymous donor, will pay for the law school tuition in exchange for a eight-year commitment towards racial justice work specifically in the South. […]
A 70-year-old woman has been arrested for the alleged transgression of trying to poison her husband by repeatedly mixing ant and roach killer into his coffee, as reported by NBC News. According to a statement from local District Attorney Melinda Katz, Suncha Tinevra of Queens, New York tried to lace her husband’s drink with insecticide on […]
To discuss a topic that lines up perfectly and intentionally with the day, Charlamagne tha God was on Finish Line’s Community Voices series to talk with Omarr Henry about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. To start, Charlamagne called King “The greatest political revolutionary to ever walk the face of the Earth.” He immediately followed […]
There is a lot of concern surrounding the new COVID-19 vaccine. Yet, early research suggests that these vaccines might be the most effective vaccines in history. According to a New York Times report, the two vaccines that are being used across the country, the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, are extremely effective. “The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines […]
A Texas man who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol took an unsurprisingly terrible approach to try preventing family members from snitching on his participation. According to court documents, Guy Reffitt threatened to shoot his daughter and son if they told the authorities. Reffitt allegedly leveled the threat while arguing with his kids […]
“Cocaine hippos” are taking over Colombian marshlands, forcing scientists to control the population before they dramatically impact the country’s ecosystem. The animals were illegally imported into the country by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar at the height of his reign. Since Escobar’s death in 1993, the hippopotami have been rapidly breeding, becoming the largest invasive species on the planet. […]
Rudy Giuliani is Donald Trump‘s personal lawyer, but he revealed he won’t be able to be part of the president’s impeachment defense team. On Sunday, Giuliani explained he’s considered a “witness” due to the speech he personally gave leading up to the Capitol siege. “Because I gave an earlier speech [at the January 6 Trump rally], I am a witness […]
The U.S. Capitol underwent a lockdown on Monday after reports of an “external security threat,” prompting evacuations and warnings sent to staff. Per NBC News, staff at the Capitol were sent a message to inform them of the developing situation. “All buildings within the Capitol Complex: External security threat, no entry or exit is permitted, […]
Sadly, the 2008 Coen Brothers crime comedy Burn After Reading wasn’t trending early Monday morning as a result of a random communal appreciation of the somewhat overlooked entry in the auteurial duo’s catalog. Instead, this increasingly tiresome existential trap known as Reality has birthed a troublingly Burn After Reading-esque story about one of the participants […]
