Amy Russo
Trends Reporter
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Valedictorian Unleashes Searing Rebuke Of High School Staff In Speech
"To my counselor: Thank you for teaching me to fend for myself," said Nataly Buhr at San Ysidro High School's graduation ceremony.
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Baby Cut From Slain Mother's Womb Dies Weeks After Attack
Yovanny Jadiel Lopez's mother was murdered by a woman who lured her to a meeting, promising free baby clothes.
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Trump Rips Pelosi For 'Fascist Statement' After She Accuses Him Of 'Criminal Cover-Up'
The House Speaker made her remarks after the president said he might not bother alerting the FBI if he were offered foreign dirt on his 2020 rivals.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Probes Racism Allegations Against Boston Museum
A teacher accused staffers at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts of racially profiling her students during a field trip.
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Weatherman Who Criticized Sinclair Station's 'Code Red' Alerts Is Fired
Last week, meteorologist Joe Crain went viral for his on-air rebuke of a "corporate initiative." Now he's out of a job.
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Nipsey Hussle To Be Given Posthumous Humanitarian Honor At BET Awards
The rapper, who was killed nearly three months ago, will be celebrated for his community activism.
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'Handmaid's Tale' Stars Stand Against Anti-Abortion Laws In New PSA
The cast of the Hulu series warns that state abortion crackdowns bring the U.S. "one step closer" to the dystopian world of the show.
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George Conway Amplifies Trump Impeachment Calls In Scathing Op-Ed
The husband of presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway argued that Trump had practically invited the move already in a piece in the Washington Post.
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Former Stanford Coach Is First Person Sentenced In College Admissions Scam
John Vandemoer was sentenced to just one day in prison, but the judge dismissed it as already served.
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House Panel Passes 9/11 Bill That Jon Stewart Passionately Lobbied For
The comedian had blasted lawmakers who skipped a hearing on the bill to maintain aid for first responders.
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Pete Buttigieg Remembers Pulse Shooting: 'It Was An Attack On All Of Us'
The South Bend, Indiana, mayor paid tribute to the 49 people killed in the Orlando, Florida, massacre, calling for gun control and anti-hate crime legislation.
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Cory Booker Says He's Not Single Anymore: 'I Got A Boo'
The presidential hopeful announced he's got a girlfriend, and that she'd make a nice first lady, too.
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Ralph Northam’s Medical School Apologizes For Racist Photo 'Outrage And Pain'
The Eastern Virginia Medical School president said he regretted "emotional wounds" caused by the school's indifference to racism.
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Biden Dings Trump's 'Failed' SOTU, Says Stacey Abrams Did Better In Less Time
The former vice president said the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial nominee is who really knows what makes America great.
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Laura Ingraham Praises Stacey Abrams' SOTU Rebuttal: 'Much Better' Than Past Years
"I got to say, Stacey Abrams, I think she did have presence tonight."
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Twitter Flips Over SOTU's Designated Survivor: 'I'm Prepared To Perish'
"This nation has suffered enough."
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'Probably The Worst': Not Everyone On The Right Loved Trump's SOTU
Ann Coulter called it “the lamest, sappiest, most intentionally tear-jerking” one she’d ever heard.
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Women Made A Mad Dash For Birth Control After Trump's Election
Researchers documented a surge of women seeking long-term forms of contraception.
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'Immoral Exploitation': Bernie Sanders Outraged Once-Free Drug Now Costs $375,000
Sanders wants to know “how many patients will suffer or die” because of the price hike.
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Report: U.S. Freedoms Under Attack, Threatening Worldwide Domino Effect
Part of the blame is being pinned on the Trump presidency.