Author: Eli Rosenberg
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New Jersey investigating after a white referee forced a black wrestler to cut his dreadlocks
Andrew Johnson stood at the side of the mat, shoulders slumped forward, as teammates from Buena Regional High School stepped up one at a time with a high five and some encouragement. “Don’t worry about it,” one said, putting his hands on Johnson’s shoulders as a team athletic trainer stood behind the wrestler, shearing off…
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A white referee told a high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit. He took the cut.
Andrew Johnson stood at the side of the mat, shoulders slumped forward, as teammates from Buena Regional High School stepped up one at a time with a high five and some encouragement. “Don’t worry about it,” one said, putting his hands on Johnson’s shoulders as a team athletic trainer stood behind the wrestler, shearing off…
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Schoolteachers who dressed up as ‘Mexicans’ and a MAGA wall for Halloween have been suspended.
An Idaho superintendent has issued a public apology and placed 14 employees on paid administrative leave after staff at a public elementary school dressed up as Mexicans and a border wall for Halloween. The images began circulating on social media this week, and they depict more than a dozen adults dressed up in two groups…
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Man who shot at a teenager who knocked on his door for directions found guilty
Brennan Walker didn’t make the morning bus to school. He didn’t have his phone. And he wasn’t sure how to get to his high school. Brennan needed help finding his way, and the home of Jeffrey Zeigler appeared to be just as good as any to seek neighborly guidance. Zeigler answered with a shotgun blast.…
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Six siblings of a GOP congressman endorsed his opponent. Here’s how he responded.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Families are complicated, their private tensions and political disagreements often kept under wraps. That’s not the case with Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.), whose opponent in the midterm election just got a boost from Gosar’s…
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This teen’s racist prom invite was a bad idea. But a free-speech expert says it’s his right.
A Florida school says that it will likely discipline a white high school student after a photo of him posing with a racist prom invitation drew wide attention on social media over the weekend. The student, who officials confirm is 18-year-old Noah Crowley, was seen holding up a sign with a message asking another student…
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Vegans came to protest his restaurant. So this chef carved a deer leg in the window.
The vegans planned their protest for the middle of the restaurant’s busy dinnertime shift. The group of animal rights activists were incensed that Antler Kitchen & Bar, a locavore restaurant in Toronto that says it highlights regional ingredients, served foie gras and farmed meat “meant to run in the wild.” So a group of them stood in front last week chanting…
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Utah’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives made a rap video
Utah has never been known as a launchpad for hip-hop music, and if a mock rap video released by a group of state lawmakers is any indication, there’s a good reason for that. The state’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives released a video ostensibly meant to educate citizens about how a bill becomes a law, set…
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A woman tried to board a plane with her emotional-support peacock. United wouldn’t let it fly.
K-9s, felines . . . and peacocks. Airlines that have begun talking about tightening restrictions on a proliferating array of “emotional support” animals on commercial flights may have found their case bolstered this week after a picture of a peacock that was reportedly denied a seat aboard a United Airlines flight traveled far and wide. The Jet Set, a…
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In the coldest village on Earth, eyelashes freeze, dinner is frozen and temperatures sink to -88F
In this remote outpost in Siberia, the cold is no small affair. Eyelashes freeze, frostbite is a constant danger and cars are usually kept running even when not being used, lest their batteries die in temperatures that average minus-58 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter, according to news reports. This is Oymyakon, a settlement of some…