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Another Shooting in D.C.: An “Erratic” But Unarmed Woman Drove to the White House First, Tried to Breach Security, Then Was Chased by Cops, and Finally Was Shot and Killed with Her Child in the Back Seat

• October 3, 2013 • 1 Comment

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Don’t Come For the First Lady While She Is Speaking, Or She May Come Back at You with a Vengeance (w/Update)

• June 5, 2013 • Comments Off

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“No Snitching” Is Not Giving Murdered Children Like Jonylah Watkins Any Justice

• March 17, 2013 • Comments Off

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The First Lady Gives Speaker Boehner The Side Eye

• January 22, 2013 • 1 Comment

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The Democratic Convention, September 5, 2012: The Big Dog Returns…in More Ways Than One

• September 8, 2012 • Comments Off

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Obama Campaign Ads No. 1: “Firms” and an Apology?

• July 15, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Class, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
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Chris Rock at L.A.’s Comedy Store Riffs About Being Invited to the President’s 50th Birthday Party

• March 9, 2012 • Comments Off

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‘Ship of Horror’: Discovery of the Last Slave Ship to America Brings New Hope to an Old Community May 26, 2019
Enslaved Africans smuggled into Alabama in the schooner Clotilda founded Africatown after the Civil War. Now residents want to raise the wreck from under the Mobile River as a symbol of pride.
‘There I Was, Flying Across the Room’: Tornado Leaves an Oklahoma Town Shaken May 27, 2019
At least two people were killed when a strong tornado touched down in El Reno, Okla., late Saturday, in the latest round of severe weather in the state.
U.S. Army’s Tweet Prompts Stories of Harmful Effects of Military Service May 26, 2019
The Army asked on Twitter how military service had affected people. Replies described health complications, sexual assaults and struggles with PTSD.
Amanda Eller, Hiker Lost in Hawaii Forest, Is Found Alive After 17 Days May 25, 2019
Amanda Eller, 35, said she had started a short hike in a vast forest preserve on Maui when she lost her way.
In Baltimore and Beyond, a Stolen N.S.A. Tool Wreaks Havoc May 25, 2019
American cities are being hijacked with an N.S.A. cyberweapon that has already done billions of dollars in damage overseas. The N.S.A. will say nothing.
When the Names on Campus Buildings Evoke a Racist Past May 24, 2019
As students demand the renaming of buildings whose names pay tribute to polarizing historical figures, universities are at a loss for easy solutions.
Hate Comes to Dayton, and Dayton Unites Against It May 26, 2019
Hundreds of demonstrators far outnumbered the nine white supremacists who held a rally outside the city’s courthouse.
With His Job Gone, an Autoworker Wonders, ‘What Am I as a Man?’ May 27, 2019
Rick Marsh worked in the car plant in Lordstown his entire life. Now that job is gone. What does that mean for his politics?

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017
Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
Should Congress ban the use of government shutdowns? February 12, 2019
Several pieces of legislation have been proposed to make shutdowns obsolete, but many lawmakers want the threat to negotiate with.
Should navigation apps warn when police are nearby? February 11, 2019
Some navigations apps do more than tell you when to turn left or right; they tell you when you're approaching a police checkpoint.
Was Matthew Whitaker disrespectful in his Congressional hearing? February 9, 2019
With days left before the Senate votes to confirm his successor William Barr, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was called in to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee
Should Ralph Northam resign? February 5, 2019
The governor initially admitted to being in the photo and apologized, only to recant the next day.
Should former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz actually run for president? January 31, 2019
Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, has announced his intention to explore a run for president.
Is it realistic to save money after college? January 28, 2019
Experts say that you should aim to save 25 percent of your gross pay by your early twenties and the equivalent of your annual salary by your thirties.
Can Democratic presidential nominees outrun their baggage? January 23, 2019
As the Democratic field for president becomes more crowded every day, every life decision and each vote is coming under intense scrutiny.

The Guardian, UK

World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics' May 26, 2019
Largest global study finds the drugs in two-thirds of test sites in 72 countriesHundreds of rivers around the world from the Thames to the Tigris are awash with dangerously high levels of antibiotics, the largest global study on the subject has found.Antibiotic pollution is one of the key routes by which bacteria are able develop resistance to the life-savin […]
France opposes death penalty for French Isis fighters in Iraq May 27, 2019
Foreign ministry says it is opposed to the death penalty ‘at all times and in all places’France has confirmed it will take “the necessary steps” to try to prevent Iraq carrying out the death penalty against French citizens convicted of fighting with Islamic State.“France is opposed in principle to the death penalty at all times and in all places,” the French […]
Corbyn 'listening very carefully' to Labour calls for second referendum May 27, 2019
Party leader’s comments come after allies say Labour should campaign to remain in EUFull UK resultsFull results across EuropeNews and analysis - live updatesJeremy Corbyn has signalled a greater degree of support for a second referendum as he came under pressure from his own side to respond to Labour’s poor performance in the European elections.The Labour le […]
Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault to reshape car industry May 27, 2019
Deal would create world’s third-largest automaker and ‘save €5bn a year’ by sharing researchFiat Chrysler has proposed a merger with France’s Renault that would create the world’s third-largest carmaker and save billions needed to invest in the race to make electric and autonomous vehicles.The merged company would produce 8.7m vehicles annually and save €5bn […]
French police arrest three over Lyon bomb blast May 27, 2019
24-year-old Algerian student, his mother and friend apprehended after explosion leaves 13 wounded French police have arrested three people over an explosion in the heart of the city of Lyon last week that injured 13 people.According to Paris prosecutors, the suspected bomber is a 24-year-old Algerian citizen, who was arrested along with his mother and anothe […]
Woman found alive in Hawaii forest says she struggled not to give up May 27, 2019
Amanda Eller, who went missing on 8 May during a hike in the Makawao Forest Reserve, said she fell off a cliff during her ordealA woman who was found alive in a forest on Maui on Friday after going missing when out hiking more than two weeks ago has said she struggled not to give up. Amanda Eller told the New York Times that at such moments, she told herself […]
Austrian far-right party likely to back motion to oust chancellor May 27, 2019
Sebastian Kurz faces no-confidence vote after his party tops EU election polls despite video-sting scandalAustrian politicians are likely to sack the chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, in a no-confidence vote after the leader of the far-right Freedom party (FPO) indicated it would probably vote against him.Kurz’s conservatives came out on top in Sunday’s European p […]
Cameroonian soldiers accused of killing baby as family flees May 27, 2019
Army denies involvement in death of four-month old in violence-plagued anglophone regionThe parents of a baby allegedly murdered by Cameroonian soldiers last Monday have gone into hiding, afraid speaking out will make them a target for the authorities.Pictures of the dead four-month-old Martha Neba were circulated online, along with a graphic video showing h […]

The BBC

European elections 2019: Power blocs lose grip on parliament May 27, 2019
Major centrist parties suffer big losses in EU elections, as liberals, Greens and nationalists gain ground.
France Lyon: Police arrest suspects in parcel bomb attack May 27, 2019
A suspected parcel bomb packed with shrapnel exploded on Friday, injuring 13 people.
Trump in Japan: US president backs Abe-Kim talks May 27, 2019
Japan's PM wants "frank talks" with North Korea on issues such as the abduction of its citizens.
Fighting malaria: Night shift on the frontline May 26, 2019
A night shift in the hospital on the frontline of the fight against malaria.
Sebastian Kurz, Austrian leader, faces removal in confidence vote May 27, 2019
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's previous allies say they will now back a move to have him sacked.
Albino panda spotted in China May 27, 2019
Wildlife experts have shown off the first photo of an albino panda in the wild.
Rohingya massacre: Myanmar grants soldiers early release May 27, 2019
They were sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2018, but officials say they are no longer detained.
Ethiopia apologises for map that erases Somalia May 27, 2019
It appeared on the foreign ministry website, showing its neighbour incorporated within its borders.