Social media accounts associated with two Canadian teenagers have been found to contain hints of far-right and white supremacist radicalization, with one of the teens posting photos posing with a Nazi armband. Bryer Schmgelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, are wanted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in connection with …
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Police officers in Chicago have released body cam footage from the investigation of Jussie Smollett, theEmpireactor accused of staging a hate crime against himself. In one of the tapes released from the nearly 70 hours of footage, Smollett appears to greet police officers with a noose around his neck. In …
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a series of protests led by members of the LGBT activist community in response to police raiding the Greenwich Village, New York, gay bar the Stonewall Inn. In the intervening years, “Stonewall” has become shorthand for a turning point in …
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A judge has ruled that surveillance video of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly engaging in sexual acts at the Orchids of Asia spa in Jupiter, Florida, will not be released, a key ruling that may very well lead to the dismissal of his case. After much back and …
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In the wake of the 2016 election, Facebook has been actively waging war against its reputation as a bastion of “fake news.” As a result, it’s been cracking down on content that propagates conspiracy theories (such as anti-vaxxer pages and groups) and booting people who violate its anti-hate speech guidelines. …
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A fire broke out at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, causing part of the Gothic cathedral’s iconic spire to collapse in flames. According to The Associated Press, a spokesman for the cathedral said the entire wooden frame of Notre-Dame would likely be destroyed along with the spire. Emergency workers …
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One of the toughest things about taking daily medications is actually remembering to take the damn things. Studies have consistently shown that many people frequently forget to take their meds, and that’s a big problem, particularly if they’re living with HIV and rely on antiretroviral therapy (ART) to keep the …
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If you’ve reached the highest office in the United States, it should be taken for granted that you will exercise the proper amount of judgment to avoid taking selfies with founders of Floridian rub-and-tug parlors. And yet, if there is anything we have learned over the past two years, it’s …
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On Tuesday, February 5th, Pope Francis offered his first public comments on what the Associated Press called a “global and pervasive” scandal that has quietly plagued the Roman Catholic Church for decades — the sexual abuse of nuns by bishops and priests. Last year, the Vatican refused to comment on …
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Update April 8, 3:38 p.m.Gadsby has announced a new four-week limited engagement run of Douglas in New York, July 23rd to August 17th at the Daryl Roth Theater. Tickets go on sale Sunday, April 14th at 10:00 a.m. Hannah Gadsby will follow her 2018 breakout Netflix stand-up special, Nanette, with …
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