Entertainer Flavor Flav will fight a misdemeanor domestic battery charge stemming from a scuffle with his girlfriend at home in suburban Las Vegas, his attorneys said Tuesday.

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Vegas lawyers: 2 sides to Flavor Flav domestic battery case

The Duchess of Sussex's father just can't seem to shut up, continuing his years-long campaign of exploiting his estrangement from his daughter in the media.

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Thomas Markle Claims He 'Doesn't Understand' Why Meghan Has Cut Him Off. We Can Think of a Few Reasons...

The journalist, academic and political pundit has accepted a permanent role as host and managing editor of the nationally-syndicated weekday news program.

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PHILADELPHIA (NewsNation Now) — A historic piece of legislation in Philadelphia is putting the brakes on police pulling over drivers for minor infractions.The city council passed a bill that bans traffic stops for minor violations, such as having a broken taillight or not having certain stickers displayed. Drivers who are guilty of those minor violations will instead receive a warning or a citation in the mail.

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Philadelphia becomes first large city to ban stops for minor traffic violations

Colin Kaepernick should have been cut for kneeling during the national anthem, according to a newly uncovered email exchange between former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden and ex-GM Bruce Allen of the Washington Football Team. “They suspend people for taking amino acids, they should cut this f**k,” Gruden wrote in an email to Allen, […]

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More Jon Gruden Email Released, Shows Him Calling Out Colin Kaepernick

Last week in Georgia's Coosa High School, a group of students were filmed waving the Confederate flag and saying racial slurs. A second group of students, both black and white, planned to protest the display on Friday, but were suspended ahead of time. Student protesters told local news station, CBS 46, that only Black students were suspended. 

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Black Students Suspended for planning Confederate Flag Protest

The couple agreed to not make any statements, written or verbal, with the intention to defame and disparage the city or the officers involved.

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Louisville Will Pay $75K to Black Couple for Cops' Behavior During Traffic Stop But Tells Them to Shut Up About It

The state has asked residents of Benton Harbor, a city where the majority of residents are Black, to not drink, bathe, or cook with the water.

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The amount of lead in a majority-Black Michigan city is dangerously high, and the state is urging residents not to drink it

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