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Apple will pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of slowing down older iPhone models to compel users to buy new ones. The proposed settlement agreement requires Apple (AAPL) to pay the owners of specific iPhone models $25 per affected device, totaling a minimum of $310 million and a maximum of $500 […]

NBC news has projected Sen. Bernie Sanders as the winner of the Nevada Democratic Caucuses.  National polls have shown Sanders leading the Democratics attempting to get the nomination of the party. Sanders is polling second being Joe Biden in South Carolina. Click here for more details

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Three family members of an 11-year-old Missouri girl who gave birth in a bathtub earlier this month after allegedly being raped by a teenage boy are facing multiple criminal charges. A man and woman are each charged with child endangerment and a 17-year-old boy faces charges of incest, statutory rape and statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12. All live in the […]

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George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida, is suing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. As well as former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg for $265 million, claiming both 2020 Democratic presidential candidates defamed him in an attempt to “garner votes in the black community.” The lawsuit filed in Polk County, Fla., Tuesday […]

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Several employees at a Wendy’s location in Michigan are fired after the restaurant came under fire for an online video of a young man submerged in one of the kitchen sinks. The TikTok video, later posted to a community Facebook page, was taken at Wendy’s in Greenville, Michigan. It shows a shirtless man in a soapy […]

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A Ball State University professor who called the police when a black student wouldn’t switch seats will not be back to teach for the rest of the semester, the school said. “The decision was made to ensure continuity in the curriculum, eliminate any unnecessary distractions, and help our students complete the appropriate course expectations,” Kathy […]

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On Thursday, before the 49ers’ game against the Rams, Eric Reid continued his protest during the national anthem by taking a knee. On Friday, President Donald Trump had an idea as to what should happen to players like Reid. Speaking in Huntsville, AL, Trump told a group of his supporters during a campaign rally, “wouldn’t […]

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Guards at the Santa Rita Jail in California say they dashed prisoners’ plans for a boozy Super Bowl when they confiscated ingredients used to make illegal jailhouse alcohol. A photo posted on Instagram by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday shows about two dozen officers standing behind at least 20 plastic bags of what […]

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The President has expanded his travel ban.  This time he has included 4 African nations one of which is the most populous country on the continent with the largest economy. The President has included Nigeria on the travel ban.  Many Nigerians don’t know why they aren’t welcome in the U.S. The U.S. has been an […]

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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) found himself trending on Twitter late Thursday after announcing he would not vote to allow witnesses at the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. And the word trending alongside his name wasn’t exactly a compliment: House impeachment managers have been pressing senators to allow testimony from former White House national […]

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A red-faced BBC News is apologizing profusely – with a characteristic stiff upper lip – for flashing footage of Lakers star LeBron James in a report about the death of iconic basketball great Kobe Bryant. The 41-year-old NBA player died along with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a private helicopter crash outside […]

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A US reporter is facing backlash after viewers claimed she appeared to use the ‘n’ word in a live on-air blunder as she presented the news of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash death. Some called for the NBC news anchor to be sacked after a clip of the broadcast quickly went viral as the world reacted […]