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ICE does things most police won’t — and now we have deadly proof
By Ben Jones, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State. Minneapolis is once again the focus of debates about violence involving law enforcement, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, in her car. The incident quickly prompted dueling
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Plastic Surgeons Are Using Material From Dead People on New Patients
Cosmetic surgeons have turned to using a “fat filler” harvested from dead people in order to give patients new breasts, sexier buttocks and other body contouring tweaks, according to reporting by Business Insider — in a practice that not even “Frankenstein” author Mary Shelley could have dreamed up in her day. The hot new product
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‘It’s just not true!’: CNN calls out Noem to her face over blatant double standard
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was put in the hot seat on CNN Sunday after being backed into a corner over her “different standard” when it came to when law enforcement should be allowed to use deadly force. Noem appeared with CNN’s Jack Tapper to fiercely defend the deadly use of force in the killing
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Red Hot Christmas Toy Crashes So Badly That Kids Can’t Actually Use It
Parents were left scrambling on Christmas day after the hot toy of the season appeared to crash and burn, in a perfect cautionary tale about the era of connected gadgets that can easily brick if their delicate infrastructure is put under strain. The toy, called the Tin Can, is basically a stripped down landline phone
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Ann-Margret looks back on ‘rough’ experience filming ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’: ‘Always sad’
Ann-Margret doesn’t have the fondest memories from “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The actress, 84, reflected on her experience playing Blanche DuBois in the 1984 TV movie based on Tennessee Williams’ iconic play during a recent Interview Magazine piece, calling the role “a rough one.” “I knew it had to be as honest as I could be,
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Matt Prokop’s ex claims she suffered ‘years of abuse’ after Disney actor arrested on child pornography charges
Matt Prokop’s ex-girlfriend claimed she suffered “years of abuse” from the former actor after he was arrested on child pornography charges. “After many years of abuse, the effects are still very real and continue to impact my life,” Prokop’s ex, whose name was not disclosed, told the Daily Mail. “Right now, I’m taking time to
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‘Who cares’: Trump gets MAGA blowback after tone deaf boast about luxury resort design
President Donald Trump took to social media Sunday to brag about the front entrance of his luxury Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, a boast that came hot on the heels of an underwhelming jobs report that showed “weaker than expected” growth in the private sector, and one that drew pushback even on his own
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Iran Threatens To Retaliate Against U.S. As Trump Considers Strikes
Iran’s government threatened to retaliate against the United States if President Donald Trump goes through with his reported plans to intervene in the country following the dramatic escalation of violence against protestors by Iranian security forces this weekend. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, warned on Sunday that both Israel and “all American
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NY nurses union threatens strike with hours until deadline
The union representing New York nurses threatened to strikeat the city’s major privately-run hospitals if a new labor contract isn’t locked in or major progress isn’t made on Sunday. The New York State Nurse Association will strike Monday at hospitals including NY Presbyterian, Mount Sinai and Montefiore medical after testy negotiations and an apparent impasse
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Colombian singer Yeison Jiménez, 34, dead in plane crash hours before concert
Colombian singer Yeison Jiménez has died. He was 34. The “Vete” crooner was involved in a plane crash while taking off from a small airfield in Paipa, Colombia, around 4 p.m. on Saturday, according to el Colombiano. The plane, which was also carrying the pilot, co-pilot and Jiménez’s photographer, Weisman Mora, burst into flames. Colombian