Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Charmed actress and noted liberal activist Alyssa Milano has provoked controversy among certain social media users by comparing Trump supporters to members of the infamous white supremacist group the Klu Klux Klan. The trouble began on January 20, after a video emerged of what appeared to be a group of…
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Following an incident involving a Native American elder in Washington DC this weekend, a group of teenage boys from Covington Catholic High School have become the subject of mass social media discussion. Thousands of people, including President Donald Trump, have tweeted about the matter, with some condemning and others excusing the…
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In the midterm elections, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) became the youngest woman elected to Congress at age 29. As a proud progressive millennial, she's electrified liberals, who see her as the future of the Democratic party. At the same time, she's terrified Republicans with spooky ideas like universal health care (no!),…
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During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised that he would be an ally to the LGBTQ community. "Thank you to the LGBT community!" he tweeted in June 2016. "I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs." One month later, he…
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Police in New Jersey are on the lookout for a cowardly crook, after they stole over $1,000 from a group of Girl Scouts who had been selling cookies at the mall. Hoping to raise money for a highly-anticipated trip to Savannah, Georgia - where the Girl Scouts were formed - these…
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A mountain climber famous for posting pictures of herself in bikinis on top of mountains has died after falling down a ravine during a solo trek. Gigi Wu, who was nicknamed the 'Bikini Climber', used a satellite phone to contact friends for help after she fell down a 20-metre gorge…
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For the past couple of days, social media has been awash with opinions over an incident involving a Native American war hero and a large group of MAGA hat-wearing teenage boys. Nathan Phillips, an Omaha Tribe elder, was participating in the Indigenous Peoples March on Sunday when he found himself…
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Over this weekend, a video clip showing a group of teenage boys in MAGA hats surrounding a Native American elder went viral. The boys, who were from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky, had been in Washington DC in order to participate in the March for Life, but encountered Nathan Phillips,…
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Per Variety, Sony Music has decided to dissolve its working relationship with R. Kelly. According to a source, no public announcement of the decision is planned for the immediate future, but Kelly was removed from the RCA Records website - which lists the label's signed artists - around 10am on…
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Michael Cohen was Donald Trump's trusted confidante for years, but now he's turned into his worst enemy. Reportedly the former attorney turned convicted felon has flipped on his former boss, and is spilling all of the glorious tea. Special counsel Robert Mueller's FBI investigation has been remarkably tight-lipped, but this…
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If you thought the story of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman would be a dramatic one, you're still probably underestimating just how strange it gets. He's escaped from prison with elaborate schemes more than once, but now he's on trial for various drug conspiracy charges, and the court proceedings are…
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Forget Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly - the hottest beef in America is Donald Trump versus Nancy Pelosi. (Unfortunately, there are no diss tracks...yet.) As you could probably tell from the salty looks of unpaid TSA agents at the airport, we are currently in day 27 of a partial government…
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Earlier this week, on Tuesday, January 15th, a sergeant with the NYPD went above and beyond the call of duty when he saved a teenage boy on Manhattan Bridge. Sgt. William Hart was passing by the Brooklyn end of the pedestrian walkway by chance that evening when he was flagged down…
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Marie Jean Pierre, a 60-year-old former dishwasher at the Conrad Miami hotel, was awarded an incredible $21.5 million this week after claiming she faced discrimination by being forced to work on Sundays. Pierre worked at the hotel, which at the time was managed by Hilton, for more than a decade before…
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Picture this: you're working a long shift in a McDonald's, fretting about the fact that you can't afford to buy a new car or repair your old one. Then your manager calls you in to speak with you privately. This can't possibly be good news can it? When Vicki Anderson…
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On Monday night, President Trump hosted a dinner for the Clemson University Tigers to celebrate winning the NCAA championship. And what do you serve a championship football team from a South Carolina college, on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Washington D.C. to visit the White House? A buffet of McDonald's, Burger…
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The #MeToo movement has inspired countless victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment to come forward and share their stories. As a result, we've seen a tectonic shift in culture, as rich, powerful figures finally face consequences for their bad behavior. Our eyes are open, and now that change has…
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In a world of free trade and globalisation, President Trump rose to power on a wave of isolationist and protectionist rhetoric. America would become great again by creating jobs, mining its resources and building not bridges, but walls. However, while his close relationship with Russia didn’t cause this wave of…
