A recent ruling by a federal appeals court in New Mexico should serve as a warning to teen troublemakers across the nation. The case, dating back to 2011, involved a student attending Cleveland Middle School in Albuquerque, who was arrested for burping in class. His parents were quick to press charges against the officer and […]
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On July 6, 2016, the world as we know it changed. Rogue bands of youths appeared on the streets in force, staring at their smartphone screens like they’d finally assimilated into the Mother Server. Pretty much every demographic is, to some degree, obsessed with their smartphones. Parents tell kids to put them down at dinner, […]
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FBI Director James Comey recently announced his recommendation that Hillary Clinton not face criminal charges for her controversial use of a private email server to conduct government business during her time as Secretary of State. Many people, so far, seem to be rallying behind two reactions: outrage and told-ya-so. The general narrative across the media […]
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It’s been a year since same-sex marriage was legalized by the Supreme Court of the United States in its landmark ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges. As the nation celebrated our first official anniversary of marriage equality, one Tennessee judge decided to take on the role of Grinch: Knox County Fourth Circuit Judge Gregory S. McMillan, […]
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Supporters of pro-choice abortion rights were delivered a victory by the United States Supreme Court early this week, as justices voted in favor of zapping away measures in a Texas law geared toward defunding abortion clinics across the state. Constitutional access to women’s health services was protected in a 5-to-3 vote. If Texas’s House Bill […]
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If you own a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, or any of the other 1.1 million Fiat Chrysler cars that have been recalled for a nonfunctioning gearshift, there’s some organized outrage you should probably look into. After getting crushed to death by his one of these cars on Sunday, June 19, 27-year-old Star Trek actor Anton […]
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It’s been seven years since Chris Brown’s first victim, then girlfriend Rihanna, exposed him as a violent person. Now the fist-flinging rap star is at it again, apparently — alienating yet another loved one: this time, longtime manager Mike G. Like so many other people who have encountered Chris Brown, Mike claims the rapper assaulted him. […]
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Kenneth Starr, Baylor University’s president and chancellor, found himself in a sweaty situation Tuesday after several media outlets reported he’d been fired for involvement in sex scandal cover-ups. The University’s administration, under Starr’s leadership, allegedly neglected to address multiple reports of sexual assault over the course of eight years (2009-2016). An internal investigation, headed by […]
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Customers of Maspeth Federal Savings Bank in New York’s Queens are mourning the loss of dozens of safe deposit boxes, or rather, their contents. Bank employees discovered the theft when they came across an enormous hole on the building’s roof, as well as a ladder and piles of looted safe deposit boxes. This trail of […]
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Delta Airlines had to lay off a stewardess from Memphis after finding out that she was stealing mini-bottles of liquor from airplanes and selling them on the internet. Rachel Trevor has been charged with the theft of approximately 1,500 bottles. And before you start making assumptions about her motive, no, she wasn’t getting hammered in […]
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