Sunday, October 9, 2016

This mayor won't stop posting racist Obama memes. He won't resign, either. and other top stories.

  • This mayor won't stop posting racist Obama memes. He won't resign, either.

    Residents and borough council members called for West York mayor Charles Wasko to resign, claiming posts the mayor made on social media were racist. (Fox43) Mayor Charles Wasko appears to have two passions, according to his public Facebook posts: antique cars and incendiary political memes. The mayor’s photos of cars have garnered a few dozen likes and comments. The memes, on the other hand, have constituents of West York, Pa., calling for his resignation. One of the memes shows a group o..
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  • 5 things to watch in the vice presidential debate

    5 things to watch in the vice presidential debate
    Let’s get the bland back together. Face it, America’s a tired nation. Just as seven human years are packed into each dog year, a week’s worth of news cycles are now being crammed into every Trump Day. On Monday, the day before the big (LOL) vice-presidential debate, Donald Trump found itself on the New York attorney general’s no-fly list, managed to piss off disabled war veterans, threatened to sue the New York Times for revealing he was a tax dodger, defended against charges he made salacious..
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  • Trump backers realize they've been played as WikiLeaks fails to deliver October surprise

    Trump backers realize they've been played as WikiLeaks fails to deliver October surprise
    "We have on schedule, and it's a very hard schedule, all the U.S. election-related documents to come out before Nov. 8," Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said in a video news conference on Oct. 4. (AP) LONDON — The expectations were breathless. For weeks, backers of Republican nominee Donald Trump have hyped the tantalizing possibility that the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks was on the verge of publishing a set of documents that would doom Hillary Clinton’s chances in November. “@Hil..
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  • South By South Lawn tech, music festival loosens up the White House

    South By South Lawn tech, music festival loosens up the White House
    Guests attend the first South by South Lawn event (SXSL), a festival of ideas, art and action on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 3. (Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images) The stately grounds of the White House were so transformed by the inaugural South By South Lawn festival, it was easy to forget that important work was actually getting done just yards away from the sound stage, panel discussions, food stands and selfie backdrops. Of course, work was getting done at South By South L..
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  • Where Are The 40000 Students ITT Tech Left Behind When It Closed?

    Where Are The 40000 Students ITT Tech Left Behind When It Closed?
    Enlarge this image Early last month ITT Tech closed its doors on nearly 40,000 students before they could graduate. Where are they now? LA Johnson/NPR hide caption toggle caption LA Johnson/NPR Early last month ITT Tech closed its doors on nearly 40,000 students before they could graduate. Where are they now? ..
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  • Disgraced detective whose story was told in 'McFarland USA' gets prison

    Disgraced detective whose story was told in 'McFarland USA' gets prison
    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. –  An ex-detective who was on the championship 1987 track team depicted in the movie "McFarland USA" has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to bribery and drug charges. The sentence given to Damacio Diaz on Monday was more lenient than prosecutors had urged for the 17-year veteran of the Bakersfield Police Department. The Bakersfield Californian says the U.S. Attorney's Office recommended between 17 and 22 years. Diaz was charged with assisting a dr..
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  • 2 Houses Flattened After Explosion in Paterson, New Jersey

    2 Houses Flattened After Explosion in Paterson, New Jersey
    Two houses in Patterson, New Jersey, have been flattened after one exploded and caught on fire after a gas leak this morning, according to the Paterson Fire Department. Authorities received a report of a gas odor in one of the homes just after 9 a.m ...
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  • Detroit Police Seek Tips To ID Dequindre Cut Groper [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

    Detroit Police Seek Tips To ID Dequindre Cut Groper [PHOTOS/VIDEO]
    DETROIT (WWJ) – Police are looking for help to identify a suspect in an alleged sexual assault on a woman on the Dequindre Cut in Detroit. According to investigators, the 44-year-old victim was jogging along the paved path, near Gratiot Ave., when an unknown man ran up behind her, circled her and grabbed her buttocks. It happened at around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 26. (credit: Detroit police) Police say the woman was armed with a knife and “swung it at her attacker to get him to stop.” The v..
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