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A magistrate judge is recommending that the City of Dallas be removed from a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of Botham Jean. According to documents filed in court, attorneys for Jean’s family say he was killed because of poor training by the Dallas Police Department, and …

Source: Pool/Samir Hussein / Getty Twitter Jumps To Meghan Markle’s Defense Wait a minute! Why was Meghan Markle about to burst into tears after being asked about the slack she gets from British media? Social media is sharing a clip of the Duchess of Sussex answering the question of whether …

CRITTERS AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS CaptBLI writes—The Daily Bucket – Hornets and wasps: “I watched, fascinated by the speed and skill, as the Bald-faced Hornets built the nest on the bottom of the electrical transformer in my front yard.  The swarm had the construction finished in two weeks. I informed …

Subscribe to Radio Atlantic: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher (How to Listen) This week, the fourth Democratic debate highlighted Elizabeth Warren’s new front-runner status. It also marked the return to public events for Bernie Sanders, who showcased his energy following a heart attack and touted a key new endorsement …

A Halliburton oil well fielder works on a well head at a fracking rig site January 27, 2016, near Stillwater, Oklahoma. Will the public foot the bill to clean up abandoned fracking sites? See below. • Huge survey shows how incredibly common campus sexual assault is: A new survey of campus sexual …

The backlash at Gina Rodriguez isn’t letting up after she posted a video using the N-word while singing along to the Fugees’ hit “Ready or Not” on Tuesday (October 15). The Jane the Virgin star is getting resoundingly slammed on social media, with a select few celebrities coming to her …

A recurring Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta guest star and an accomplice are being accused of trafficking two teenage girls for prostitution, authorities reported on Thursday (October 17). According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, police claim that Lyndon “Sas” Smith, 26 —  who appeared on the VH1 reality show roughly 20 times — …

Source: Matthew D White / Getty There’s a thin line between paying homage and being racist when it comes to Halloween costumes. We’ve seen the worst of the worst when it comes to non-Black people trying to impersonate Black people for Halloween (as well as the other 364 days of …

Meghan Markle has fallen victim to the racism of the British press, which got so bad that the Duchess’ husband, Prince Harry, was forced to release a statement about his plans to sue the media in her defense. Now, Markle is speaking out about the ordeal for the first time …

We could just count the votes, but no. Gotta go with the system designed to require a minimal number of horses. The Electoral College method of electing presidents is an archaic relic of buggy-whip times and needs to be put out of its misery. We are now perfectly capable of counting …