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The already crowded democratic field has added one more candidate. On Sunday, Michael Bloomberg announced his presidential bid. In a letter on his campaign website, Bloomberg explains that he’s “a doer and a problem solver” that is focused solely on President Trump. “I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America. We cannot afford four more […]
AMC Theatres have fired three employees from their Metairie, Louisiana location following an investigation into claims of a racial profiling during a showing of Harriet earlier this month, NOLA.com reports. On Nov. 3, more than a dozen members of the 504 Queens, an African-American women’s empowerment group, were confronted by the first of what would be three AMC Theatres employees that […]
A gay man has been awarded a whopping $157 million in a wrongful death lawsuit after his husband died of lung cancer related to smoking, NBC News reports. Tobacco companies R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris were ordered by a Broward County jury to pay Bryan Rintoul, the spouse of the late Edward Caprio, $157.4 million, […]
Philly rapper AR-Ab and three of his associates were convicted Tuesday for a number of federal drug trafficking charges, Pennsylvania officials announced. AR-Ab—legal name Abdul West—is accused of leading a large-scale drug operation under his Original Block Hustlaz (OBH) record label. State prosecutors say AR-Ab and his entourage ran a violent “trafficking network” between March 2017 and June 2018, distributing […]
A white teenager from Georgia was taken into custody last Friday after police discovered her plans to commit a racially motivated mass murder. According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Gainsville police learned that the 16-year-old girl was planning to attack the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Hall County, Georgia. Police Chief Jay Parrish claims that she chose the building because most […]
On Monday, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem unveiled a new anti-meth ad campaign that was intended to highlight the state’s massive problem with Breaking Bad’s drug of choice. The campaign’s motto is “Meth. We’re on it.” And that’s the meme-ish phrase that’s set to be plastered on TV ads, billboards, posters, etc. In a public […]
Four people were killed and six others wounded in a shooting in Fresno, California on Sunday. “Everyone was watching football this evening when unknown suspects approached the residence, snuck into the backyard, and opened fire,” Fresno Police Lt. Bill Dooley said of the shooting, per the Associated Press’s Sunday night report. The shooting occurred around […]
Benny Garcia of Holyoke, Massachusetts was arrested Thursday after his 5-year-old son brought a packet containing white powder to his school. The 29-year-old’s child told his teacher that when he ingests the substance, suspected to be either cocaine or heroin, it makes him “feel like Spider-Man,” NBC News reports. The Lawrence Elementary School teacher notified the school principal of the incident, and police were […]
Mixing business and pleasure isn’t always the best idea. A woman was fired from her job after her co-worker shared their sexts with four colleagues. Now, the woman’s former employer is hitting her with $25,000 in legal fees, The New York Post reports. Jennifer Ricketts sent explicit text messages, “including intimate images and videos” of herself, to co-worker Stephen […]
Michael Bloomberg has walked back his support of the controversial stop-and-frisk police strategy. While addressing a mostly black crowd at a Brooklyn church, Bloomberg backed away from the policy that he supported during his time as New York City’s mayor. Although he knows that he “can’t change history,” he told the congregation that his stance […]
