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How to respond when someone says the Alabama election results are a black conspiracy
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This is what happened when Bill Mitchell, a famously outspoken Trump supporter, suggested that high Democratic voter turnout in the Alabama run-off election was due to a plot to bus in black voters from out of state to vote illegally.
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Meet Padman, the sanitary superhero who gets his own film
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Arunachalam Muruganantham is the real-life Padman, whose innovation around low-cost sanitary pads is used in 23 of India's 29 states. Akshay Kumar portrays Muruganantham and the trailer has left people excited for the film's release on Republic Day in January.
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The Simpsons predicted Disney's Fox takeover
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During a scene in the episode When You Dish Upon A Star, which aired in November 1998, a sign outside of a building that reads '20th Century Fox, a Division of Walt Disney Co.' is seen. The prediction became reality Friday when Disney agreed to buy a huge chunk of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion.
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The dangers of losing net neutrality go beyond the price-per-site jokes
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As the FCC repealed net neutrality regulations Thursday, many joked that popular websites would start charging for their service. @jtm_ explains why that misconception is dangerous and distracts from the real pitfalls of the FCC's decision.
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Sarah Sanders presents April Ryan with her own pecan pie
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Press Secretary Sanders brought an end to the #piegate scandal by bringing her homemade chocolate pecan pie to the White House press corps potluck for reporter Ryan to sample.
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Colts player taken off field on backboard after scary neck injury
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A head-to-head collision sent Brandon Williams to the ground, immobilized. Williams, who suffers from spinal stenosis, was remained on the field for a significant time before doctors carted him off the field.
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ESPN plagued by an 'entrenched locker room culture,' Boston Globe reports
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According to a report by The Boston Globe, ESPN's environment has been hostile towards women for a long time.
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This retailer's website has unretouched models — and people are for it
@Missguided launched its completely unretouched campaign "Make Your Mark", featuring 8 models and body-positive activists. People are loving the photo campaign and its message of "f--- perfection, it doesn't exist".
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Shahid Kapoor dethrones Zayn Malik as Sexiest Asian Man 2017
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Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor was voted Sexiest Asian Man in an annual UK poll released in London. The 36-year-old actor beat British-Pakistani singer Zayn Malik, who was last year’s winner.
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The Hills' Kelly Cutrone claims Russell Simmons tried to rape her in 1991
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Prominent fashion publicist Kelly Cutrone, who founded the PR agency People's Revolution, says the music mogul attempted to rape her at his apartment in 1991, but she fought him off. Through his lawyer, Simmons did not respond to the New York Post report about Cutrone's accusations, but reiterated a general denial of all the accusations against him.
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Baby born with heart outside of her body survives
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In what many are calling a medical miracle, newborn Vanellope Wilkins is expected to survive despite being born with an extremely rare condition in which the heart develops outside the body. More than 50 doctors and staff at Glenfield Hospital in the UK worked tirelessly to place her heart inside her chest.
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Australia's Married at First Sight promo sparks backlash
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A trailer for the new season of Australia's Married at First Sight, a reality show which pairs up complete strangers for marriage, is being strongly condemned by viewers. It focuses on one groom who wants to be "obeyed" by women.
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Eagles Pro Bowl center goes all Incredible Hulk on a trash can
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During Thursday's practice, Jason Kelce took his frustrations out on an innocent bin that was just trying to make the world a better place by collecting recyclables.
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9/11 first responder kills himself following struggle with lung disease
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Douglas Greenwood, 61, was a retired member of the New York Police Department who later went on to co-own the Greenwich Village pizzeria in Manhattan. Greenwood worked 40 days straight at Ground Zero, according to the New York Post, which led to his lung damage.
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FCC votes to repeal net neutrality
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The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines – three Republicans against two Democrats – to give internet providers in the US more control over how they govern and charge for data.
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'Every con has its pros': The Ocean's 8 poster is here
Movies Inné
The star power featured in the first poster has fans pumped.
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Anastasia might become a Disney Princess — and people are freaking out
The Disney/Fox merger means that Disney would acquire the rights to "Anastasia." People have been mistaking Anastasia as a Disney film for years, so it feels fitting she could finally be one. 👑
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Dustin Hoffman accused of exposing himself to a minor in Variety report
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The Academy Award-winning actor allegedly exposed himself to his daughter's 16-year-old classmate, who told a family member and close friends about the incident in the 80s, Variety reports. Two other women, one on the record, also accused Hoffman of sexual assault. His spokesperson called the accusations "defamatory falsehoods."
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Deadpool 2 will be R-rated despite Disney's purchase of Fox
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Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the Deadpool sequel can remain rated R "as long as we let the audiences know what's coming."
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Homeland Security finds human rights abuses in ICE detention centers
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An investigation by the DHS inspector general found that multiple detention centers holding undocumented immigrants had issues of inhumane treatment of detainees, as well as health and safety risks.
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