Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer who put his knee in George Floyd’s neck, is asking the judge overseeing his case to block prosecutors from introducing evidence of his alleged previous use of similar neck and body restraints on other people. In new court documents, obtained by the Washington Post, …
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After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for flight. The nation’s air safety agency announced the move early Wednesday, saying it was done after a “comprehensive and methodical” 20-month review process. Regulators around the world grounded the …
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In January 2020, California’s CROWN Act—CROWN being an acronym for “Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair”—went into effect. The law, which was championed by a Black female lawmaker in California with natural hair, explicitly bans discrimination against natural Black hairstyles, including cornrows, afros, braids, twists, and dreadlocks, …
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Congrats to Rah Ali! She is a new mommy. The 36-year-old Love and Hip Hop reality star confirmed to PEOPLE that she gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Nov. 11. Baby Anaiá weighed in at 7 lbs., 14 oz., measuring 18 inches long, and was born in Miami, …
Read More »Photo: Patrick Smith (Getty Images) The NCAA is, in my humble opinion, the most fucked up organization in American sports. For some reason (capitalism, to be clear), college sports have continued despite there being a whole-ass pandemic. While this year’s March Madness tournament was canceled as a result of the …
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The sequel to Black Panther, which starred the late Chadwick Boseman, is still in limbo. But what fans can be assured of is that the producers will have no substitution for the deceased actor. It is now confirmed that there will be no digital replacement of the actor. Victoria Alonso, …
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Photographs by Julia Sellmann Every few weeks or so, Grete Fält-Hansen gets a call from a stranger asking a question for the first time: What is it like to raise a child with Down syndrome? Sometimes the caller is a pregnant woman, deciding whether to have an abortion. Sometimes a …
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Ben Watkins, a popular contestant on the Fox show MasterChef Junior, has reportedly died. He was 14 years old. The Chicago Tribune reports that Watkins passed away on Monday (November 16) after struggling with a rare form of cancer for a year and a half. Tragically, his death comes three …
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In his new memoir, “A Promised Land,” former President Barack Obama revealed his feelings about the divisions that grip the country today, the extreme political opposition he endured during his presidency, and the challenges he faced within his personal life. He discussed these things and other facets of being the 44th president during …
Read More »The leader of the Oath Keepers, America’s largest far-right, anti-government militia organization, said the group will not recognize President-elect Joe Biden as the next president. The group claims its members number in the thousands and includes current and former military members, police officers, and first responders. The Oath Keepers were …
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