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Purple hair at homecoming too hot for a school district

Purple hair at homecoming too hot for a school district

From the Department of What Were They Thinking comes this adorable picture of Ebony Smith and Kasson Abdullah, the homecoming king and queen of the North Shore Senior High in the Houston area. Lovely purple hair, Ebony. Who wouldn’t love it? Officials of the North Shore Senior High and the school district which photoshopped a…
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When a satirical Facebook post became a real protest

It's been a few days since opponents of bike lanes in Minneapolis showed up at a protest that basically mocked them and we still can't decide who 'won' the day: The 'internet prankster' who created the fake protest event or the people who turned it into a real protest.
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Olympic gymnast describes abuse

Olympic gymnast describes abuse

The stories being told as part of the #MeToo hashtag have been gut wrenching and should be an embarrassment to any man.
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As Aaron Rodgers goes, so goes Wisconsin

As Aaron Rodgers goes, so goes Wisconsin

Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers quarterback, is one of Wisconsin's economic engines.
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Don’t like Bde Maka Ska? Tough

At best, perhaps, there might be an argument that changing the name of Lake Calhoun could be inconvenient for people who are simply used to the name. But this barely registers a blip on the inconvenience scale from zero to the Trail of Tears.
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The Twins’ biggest off-season move might be hiring a scout

The Twins’ biggest off-season move might be hiring a scout

John Manuel, who has been editor-in-chief and writing scouting reports and report cards for Baseball America for two decades , announced today that he's been hired by the Minnesota Twins.
by Bob Collins

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Wall St. analyst: ‘Thank God white people populated America’

Marc Faber, known as 'Dr. Doom' on CNBC and other financial media, where he too often is called upon to dispense his analysis, includes this line in his latest newsletter, Gloom, Doom, & Boom Report: 'I am not a racist.' Marc Faber is a racist.
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Plymouth’s new status symbol: Folding chairs

Harvey Djerf, 95, of Plymouth, Minn., likes to walk every day but 95-year-olds can't walk far before requiring a rest. So in his neighborhood now, random chairs have appeared along driveways and lawns, KARE 11 reports.
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Drunken eelpout party looks for new home

Drunken eelpout party looks for new home

The celebration of the eelpout usually involves a fair amount of drinking and trashing the ice on Walker Bay on Leech Lake. But in recent years, there've been plenty of indications local authorities have tired of the mess. And this year the Cass County Sheriff's Office restricted vehicle access on the ice, which angered the festival attendees who insisted the ice was plenty safe.
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