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Florida Restaurant Owner Renames Blackened Chicken Wings 'I Can't Breathe'
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Assault Rifle Fired at Houston Police Station, Suspects Captured
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White Jesus Statues Should Be Torn Down, Activist Shaun King Says
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Seattle Protesters Set Up Barricades, Prepare to Defend CHOP From Police
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced plans to dismantle the police-free zone after two shootings took place over the weekend.
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Belief That 5G Causes COVID-19 Linked to Violence, Anger and Paranoia
Conspiracy theorists have claimed without evidence that electromagnetic waves transmitted by 5G technology are responsible for the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19.
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Ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan Convicted of Espionage Awaits 'Swift' Spy Swap
The U.S. has responded angrily to the conviction of Whelan for receiving classified information and his sentence to 16 years' hard labor..
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More Than 60 Colleges Hit With Lawsuits As Students Demand Tuition Refunds
A growing number of colleges and universities, including elites like Brown and Georgetown along with major public school systems, are being sued by students dissatisfied with their pandemic online learning experience who now want at least part of their tuition money back.
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Texas Children's Hospital Admits Adult Patients As Coronavirus Cases Surge
The total number of new cases reported across Texas in the past week doubled from the total reported the previous week.
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Conservative, Liberal Celebs Urge Walmart to Allow Sale of Free Speech Film
A decision by Walmart not to carry the documentary 'No Safe Spaces' in its brick-and-mortar stores prompted 23 media personalities, from both the political right and left, to join forces to ask the retailer to reverse course.
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Florida Restaurant Owner Renames Blackened Chicken Wings 'I Can't Breathe'
An employee quit over the name, posting a receipt listing "I Can't Breathe" as the name of a menu item to social media.
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Assault Rifle Fired at Houston Police Station, Suspects Captured
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said no-one was injured in the attack on Southeast Houston police station.
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White Jesus Statues Should Be Torn Down, Activist Shaun King Says
"Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down," Shaun King tweeted. "They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been."
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Mel Gibson Accused of Anti-Semitic 'Oven Dodger' Comments by Winona Ryder
The "Stranger Things" actress revealed she was also told she looked "too Jewish" for a movie role in the past.
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'Godzilla' Sahara Dust Cloud Heading for U.S. May Be Biggest for 50 Years
The dust cloud could bring sensational sunsets to states in the southeast.
