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HAYMARKET, VA - DEC: Lorena Bobbitt, who infamously cut off her husband's penis in 1993, pictured in her Virginia home. She now runs a non-profit organization that helps domestic violence victims in Haymarket, Virginia, on Dec. 8, 2016. (Photo by Melissa Jeltsen/Huffington Post) *** Local Caption ***
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WOMEN
Lorena Bobbitt Is Done Being Your Punchline
By Melissa Jeltsen
Her 15 minutes of fame could have launched a national dialogue about domestic abuse. Instead, it was all about dick jokes.
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POLITICS
This Is The Daily Stormer's Playbook
By Ashley Feinberg
A leaked style guide reveals they’re Nazis about grammar (and about Jews).
Instagram/Lil Kim
BLACK VOICES
Stop Asking What Happened To Lil' Kim's Face. You Already Know.
By Zeba Blay
She's just another victim of colorism.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Dave Navarro Opens Up About His Mother's Murder In New Documentary
By Melissa Jeltsen
The famed rocker's mom was killed by an estranged boyfriend when he was 15. It changed everything.
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POLITICS
These Programs Are Helping Prisoners Live Again On The Outside
By Matt Ferner
If we want to reduce the prison population, ex-offenders need more compassion and understanding from the criminal justice system.
Still image from staged food stamp video.
The Philly Offensive
POLITICS
That Viral Video Of A Food Stamp Confrontation Is Fake, Creator Says
By Arthur Delaney
People were so eager to judge food stamp recipients that they ignored the obvious fact that the video was staged.
UNITED STATES - JULY 21: Presidential candidate Donald Trump conducts a walk-through of the stage at the Quicken Loans Arena before tonights address to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Ohio July 21 2016 Trump advisor Paul Manafort appears in the background Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call
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POLITICS
Paul Manafort's Daughter Texted Friends About How Tight Her Dad Was With Trump
By Ashley Feinberg
"Him and Trump are perfect allies."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Looking For The Safest, Healthiest Pet Food? Good Luck With That.
By Zach Carter
Thousands of pets died in 2007. The pet food industry still has plenty of problems.
A member of the St. Louis County Police Department points his weapon in the direction of a group of protesters in Ferguson, Mo. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. On Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, a white police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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POLITICS
Here's What Happens When You Complain To Cops About Cops
By Ryan J. Reilly
The internal affairs division usually decides the officer did nothing wrong.
A Malaysian Muslim woman walks past a display of photos showing United Airlines flight 175 crashing into the World Trade Center South Tower at a gallery in Kuala Lumpur September 25, 2002. Two hundred award-winning images taken in 2001 are currently on display in Malaysia's National Art Gallery. The background photos in this image were taken by U.S. photographer Robert Clark. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad BM/PB
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POLITICS
How 9/11 Changed These Muslim Americans' Lives Forever
By Lydia O'Connor
"For most American Muslims, many of us categorize our lives as pre-9/11 and post-9/11."
This undated photo provided by the Parks & Crump, LLC shows Terence Crutcher, left, with his father, Joey Crutcher. Crutcher, an unarmed black man was killed by a white Oklahoma officer Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, who was responding to a stalled vehicle. (Courtesy of Crutcher Family/Parks & Crump, LLC via AP)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
More Than 250 Black People Were Killed By Police In 2016 [Updated]
By Julia Craven
Too many.
Close-Up of Man Holding .45 Caliber Handgun
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POLITICS
Domestic Abusers Take Their Fight To Own Guns To The Supreme Court
By Melissa Jeltsen
Anti-gun violence groups warn the case could put women's lives at stake.
Two members of the Black Panther Party are met on the steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento, May 2, 1967, by Police Lt. Ernest Holloway, who informs them they will be allowed to keep their weapons as long as they cause no trouble and do not disturb the peace. Earlier several members had invaded the Assembly chambers and had their guns taken away.
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POLITICS
Here's How The Nation Responded When A Black Militia Group Occupied A Government Building
By Nick Wing
Nearly 50 years ago, a group of armed Black Panthers entered the California state Capitol to protest a gun control bill.
Policeman with gun
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POLITICS
Here’s How Many Cops Got Convicted Of Murder Last Year For On-Duty Shootings
By Matt Ferner and Nick Wing
There's something strange about this picture.
Equality House/Facebook
QUEER VOICES
What The Equality House Can Teach Us About Making Societal Change
By Joseph Erbentraut
"Things can change very fast. There’s no sitting around a board room. We just go for it."
YouTube
POLITICS
All The White Supremacists Running For Office In 2018
By Christopher Mathias
Plus candidates who've said white supremacist things, hung out with white supremacists, or talked to anti-Semitic publications.
GAINESVILLE, FL - OCTOBER 19: A man wearing a shirt with swastikas on it is punched by an unidentified member of the crowd near the site of a planned speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer, who popularized the term 'alt-right', at the University of Florida campus on October 19, 2017 in Gainesville, Florida. A state of emergency was declared on Monday by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to allow for increased law enforcement due to fears of violence. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
The Nazi-Puncher's Dilemma
By Luke O'Brien
Inside the antifa movement's struggle to continue its long, colorful legacy of cracking white supremacist heads without alienating, well, just about everyone.
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TASTE
The Problem Is Gross School Lunch. These High Schoolers Are Fixing It.
By Joseph Erbentraut
Students at a Chicago high school blame the district's contractor for serving meals they say are worse than prison food. And they're getting results.
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017: A house sits completely submerged in flood water in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
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POLITICS
Here's What Will Happen When Your House Floods
By Julia Craven
The water invades. You’re supposed to be safe at home. But now you're helpless.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Journalists tour the David M. Rubenstein History Galleries on the lower levels of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture during the press preview on the National Mall September 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. Filled with exhibits and artifacts telling the story of the first Africans in the United States and their descendents, the 400,000-square-foot museum will open to the public on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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BLACK VOICES
Here’s What It’s Like To Walk Through The First National Black History Museum
By Julia Craven
Black excellence abounds.
ORCHARD PARK, NY - OCTOBER 15: Eli Harold #58, Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest on the sideline, during the anthem, prior to the game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on October 16, 2016 in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills defeated the 49ers 45-16. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
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BLACK VOICES
Police Killed At Least 223 Black Americans In The Year After Colin Kaepernick's First Protest
By Travis Waldron
The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback began kneeling during the national anthem last August.
<p>Bernard Noble, before being sentenced to more than 13 years in prison, appears in this photo with his daughter.</p>
Bernard Noble
POLITICS
This Man Is Serving More Than 13 Years In Prison Over Two Joints' Worth Of Marijuana
By Matt Ferner
"We live in a world where people who are living in disadvantaged environments face challenges and situations that seem to never turn out as they do for people in more privileged and un-challenged neighborhoods."
"Friends"
ENTERTAINMENT
My Year-Long Quest To Uncover The Identity Of 'Ugly Naked Guy'
By Todd Van Luling
The "Friends" actor has remained a mystery -- until now.
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MEDIA
How To Recognize A Fake News Story
By Nick Robins-Early
9 helpful tips to stop yourself from sharing false information.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22: Joseph Wharton Award Honoree Donald J. Trump, Chairman & President, The Trump Organization, speaks at The Wharton Club's 44th Annual Wharton Award Dinner at the Park Hyatt Washington hotel on October 22, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Here's What The Wharton School Of Business Really Thinks Of Donald Trump
By Jason Fagone
The GOP presidential candidate loves to name-drop the school. But he's not good for Wharton's image.
Steven Avery is pictured in this file undated booking photo obtained by Reuters January 29, 2016. There were 149 known exonerations in 2015, where the exonerated defendants served on average more than 14 years in prison, said the report from the National Registry of Exonerations. That topped the previous recorded high of 139 in 2014. The issue of has gained attention because of the hit Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer," which suggests authorities planted evidence against two Wisconsin men convicted of murder, an allegation rejected by local law enforcement. REUTERS/Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department/Handout via Reuters/Files ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS,
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CRIME
'Making A Murderer' Left Out Disturbing Details Of Steven Avery's Past
By Melissa Jeltsen
If Avery did strangle and threaten to kill his ex-fiancee, as she alleges, that’s very relevant.
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