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Rep. John Conyers, who is at the center of sexual harassment claims, is in the hospital, according to an aide to Conyers. Conyers was in his home district at the time he was admitted, CNN reports, but details about his medical condition remain unclear. The politician is facing several allegations of sexual misconduct by former women staffers. The House Ethics Committee announced last week it has opened an investigation into allegations against Conyers. According to BuzzFeed, the Michigan representative settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 with a employee who claims he sexually assaulted her. Conyers denied he did anything wrong, but did acknowledge…

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Tuesday, Donna Brazile appeared on ABC’s The View and was poised to address controversy head on. During a brief but spirited interrogation by View cohost Meghan McCain – daughter of Republican Senator John McCain – the former DNC interim chair claims she asked about the origins of the now infamous ‘dirty dossier’ just days before the 2016 election but was informed she ‘did not need to know’ about it. “I asked one question on November 4th and I was told that I did not need to know. And so no, I did not know,” Brazile said. “Because I did not control my…

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Gary Younge, just taught Richard Spencer a lesson he won’t soon forgot. This summer, the British writer traveled from Maine to Mississippi for The Guardian  in an effort to understand why why American voters had gone from choosing Barack Obama as their first black president to electing the likes of Donald Trump. During his investigation Younge crossed paths with Richard Spencer, the alt-right leader most famously known for organizing the tiki torch rallies at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. “When I encountered Spencer at Montgomery Bell park, he emerged carrying a glass of what smelled like bourbon and an entourage of adoring bigots soon surrounded me in…

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FLINT, Mi. —  Rachel Lauren, who has three healthy children, found out she was pregnant again in September. “I was sleeping a lot, and thought, ‘Oh boy, here we go again,’” she said. “I was excited to have another baby.” Lauren told Rewire she moved to Flint in November 2013, just before the man-made water crisis there came to light. She used the water for cooking, bathing, and drinking while she was pregnant with her fourth child, Brielle, now 11 months old. So she was surprised when her latest pregnancy caused her to start bleeding on October 23. “I know people say it’s…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison on probation violations Monday by a Philadelphia judge who said the musician had wasted several chances to clean up his act following a 2009 gun and drug case. The sentence rounded out a roughly decade-long back and forth between the 30-year-old musician and Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley that has dogged Mill’s career as he had been jailed and called to court multiple times on various infractions. “I’ve been trying to help you since 2009,” Brinkley said, citing a failed drug test, failure to comply with a…

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SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Tex. — The massacre of more than two dozen churchgoers — the youngest of whom was just 18 months old — occurred amid an ongoing “domestic situation” involving the gunman and his relatives, some of whom had attended the church, law enforcement officials said Monday. Also on Monday, the Air Force launched an internal review into why it failed to provide key information to the FBI that should have prevented the attacker from purchasing firearms. While serving in the Air Force, the gunman — Devin Patrick Kelley, 26 — was convicted by a general court-martial on two charges of domestic assault. The Air Force said…

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WASHINGTON — Monday, during a joint news conference in Tokyo, President Donald Trump was asked about the mass shooting at a Texas church and put the blame squarely on mental health, not gun control. “Mental health is your problem here,” Trump insisted, saying that “preliminary reports” described the shooters as  “a very deranged individual.” “This isn’t a guns situation,” Trump said. “This is a mental health problem at the highest level. It’s a very, very sad event.” “A very, very sad event, but that’s the way I view it,” he added. On Sunday, 26 people were killed at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, with victims ranging from…

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As we near hurricane season in the Atlantic, there should be one thing in mind and that is safety. After the devastating disaster of Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas many were in disbelief of the horrible trail that he left behind. As we still prepare for more hurricanes to pass, here are some tips to keep you and your family safe during this time. Seek Shelter. Evacuation is the first and most important key to maintaining safety in natural disasters. Find the safest place to take your family and keep them there until the hurricane has passed. Remember to take…

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Virginia’s governor on Saturday declared a state of emergency after protesters and counterprotesters clashed ahead of a “Unite the Right” rally of White Nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, CNN reports. One person died and at  least seven people were hurt when a speeding car slammed into another car that was driving through scores of counterprotesters, the report says: Fistfights and screaming matches erupted Saturday, barely 12 hours after a scuffle Friday night at the nearby University of Virginia between torch-bearing demonstrators and counterprotesters. Saturday’s rally was the latest event drawing white nationalists and right-wing activists from across the country to this Democratic-voting…

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Marshawn Lynch appeared to stage a silent protest in his return to the NFL, as the Oakland Raiders running back remained seated during the national anthem prior to the team’s 20-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Photos show Lynch, who suited up but did not play, sitting on a cooler while holding a banana during the anthem. Lynch has talked to the media once since he came out of retirement and was acquired in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks during the spring, and that was in the offseason program. Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch remained seated during the national anthem prior to the team’s preseason game against the…

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