Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. The first lady, 72, first experienced symptoms of the virus on Sunday, Sept. 3, before her status was confirmed later that evening. Elizabeth Alexander, communications director for the first lady, said in a statement: “This evening, the first lady tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently experiencing only...
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‘Strange Fruit on Display In Houston’: Activists Remove Bizarre, Racist Halloween Decorations Depicting Black Bodies Hanging from Trees In Black Neighborhood
Public outcry brought Houston-area activists to one predominantly Black neighborhood to remove a very bizarre and offensive set of Halloween decorations that resembled Black bodies hanging upside down from trees. The Houston Chronicle reported that the decorations were hung from a tree in front of a home in the Third Ward community. Community members called...
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Donald Trump would love to debate Meghan Markle
Donald Trump “would love” to debate Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. The 77-year-old former U.S. president has struck out at the former “Suits” actress and accused her of treating the late Queen Elizabeth with “disrespect” and admitted he “disagrees so much” with the way she and husband Prince Harry have conducted themselves since stepping down as...
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‘Makes Me Sick’: Nebraska School District Condemns Racist Homecoming Proposal That References Cotton-Picking
A local Nebraska school district has condemned a racially offensive homecoming proposal that has caused backlash on social media. The sign was posted in a Facebook group over the weekend and showed two white teens holding the invite. The message was written with a green marker and said: “If I was Black, I would be...
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Sonya Halpern is focused on her job despite Fulton County sex scandal, Trump coverage
Fulton County, Georgia, is at the center of the news cycle right now. First, District Attorney Fani Willis brought RICO charges against Young Thug, YSL and Donald Trump, which led to the first-ever mug shot being taken of a former U.S. president. Now, a Fulton County commissioner is embroiled in a sex scandal. In federal court,...
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Man Falls 300 Feet to His Death After Slipping Off ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Ladder to Climb Instagram-Worthy Austrian Mountain
A British man fell 300 feet to his death while trying to cross a famous 130-foot ladder bridge in the Dachstein Mountains. The Austrian site is a popular spot for tourists seeking to snap awe-inspiring pictures for Instagram. Ladder to climb the Dachstein Mountains. (Photo: Google Reviews) The unnamed tourist was only 42 years old...
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Tennessee Reps. Justin Jones and Pearson win back state seats
The men of “The Tennessee Three” are now, officially, back in office. Formally, on Aug. 3, Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson won their reelection bids to rejoin the Tennessee General Assembly. Jones and Pearson were expelled from the state government in April after interrupting House proceedings with a gun-control protest. The protest...