President Donald Trump is planning to hit movies made outside the US with 100 per cent tariffs. This move represents a significant escalation in his America-first economic policies since returning to office. Since being re-elected in January, Trump has placed a number of hefty trade tariffs on countries across the globe. The administration has characterized...
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‘Completely Senseless’: Life Without Parole for White Supremacist Who Went ‘Hunting’ for Any Black Person He Could Find and Killed Black Man In Hate Crime Caught on Video
A white supremacist who murdered a Black man during a racially motivated drive-by shooting in Sacramento last summer was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Joseph Paul DeMarco, 48, showed no remorse during a nearly 90-minute sentencing hearing in Sacramento Superior Court as he was handed the maximum penalty for...
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Called ‘Thug,’ ‘Sleepy,’ ‘Ni–er’ and Unfairly Denied Promotions, Two Black Seattle Police Officers Were Punished for Complaining, Lawsuit Says
Two Black Seattle police officers are suing the city of Seattle, alleging they were harassed and discriminated against for years in a hostile work environment the city fostered and perpetuated. In two separate civil lawsuits filed on April 16 in King County Superior Court, Officers Michael Griffin and Corey Foy say they faced racial discrimination...
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‘One of the Dumbest Moments In American History’: Trump Viciously Mocked After He Struggles to Define the Declaration of Independence As His Presidential Cluelessness Hits New Low
President Donald Trump gave ABC News a tour of the Oval Office earlier this week and the results were disastrous for the commander in chief, whose lack of knowledge of basic U.S. history was on embarrassing display. Asked, for one, about the portrait of James Monroe which hangs behind him, Trump responded, “I think the...
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Stratton launches Senate bid with backing from Pritzker
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton stood before a crowd on the South Side of Chicago on a brisk Friday afternoon, April 25, to announce her intention to step into the race to succeed longtime U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. She is doing so with the full political weight and endorsement of Gov. JB Pritzker supporting her....
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‘Five Horrible Days’: Black Man Nearly Hit by Speeding LAPD Cruiser Pays the Price with a Beating, Jail Time and Roach-Infested Food After Reporting It to Nearby Officers. Now He’s Suing
Joe Ward-Wallace, a Black 62-year-old business owner from Los Angeles, says he was about to drive through an intersection where he had the right of way when he was nearly struck by an LAPD patrol car speeding through the red light without lights or sirens from a different direction, causing Ward-Wallace to slam on his...
