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• Clarence Thomas Took Undisclosed Lavish Trips Paid For By GOP Donor: Report

  08-04-2023 22:00
  
  A bombshell report has alleged that conservative Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas accepted several lavish trips funded by a GOP megadonor.
  According to ProPublica, the luxury trips, which were reportedly funded by conservative businessman Harlan Crow, weren’t disclosed in Thomas’ financial filings with the Supreme Court.
  Thomas’ ties to Crow have prompted calls for Congress to investigate possible ethical lapses among the justices.
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• A Teacher Forced Her Only Black Student To Reenact Slavery In Class: Report

  08-04-2023 18:00
  
  A Texas middle school teacher has been accused of forcing the lone Black student in her class to reenact slavery during a history lesson.According to Click2Houston, the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District is investigating the “disturbing” incident that occurred at Kahla Middle School.
  Tori Ards, mother of a Kahla middle school student, said her daughter was forced to take on the role of a fugitive slave during a reenactment of the Civil War and slave trade.
  “I could s
  
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• Black Couple Alleges CPS ‘Unlawfully’ Took Newborn Over Jaundice Concerns

  08-04-2023 17:00
  
  A Texas couple is demanding Child Protective Services return their newborn daughter after she was “unlawfully taken” due to a “dispute over the proper treatment for jaundice,” per WFAA.Temecia and Rodney Jackson of Desoto, Texas welcomed daughter Mila Jackson in a home birth with a licensed midwife on March 21.Days after her birth, Jackson took their newborn for a standard checkup with a pediatrician who reassured the couple that the child was healthy. But things took a t
  
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• Best place to start your own fashion line from scratch 

  08-04-2023 02:56 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Fashion entrepreneurs of Chicago, behold! The Apparel Industry Board, Inc. (AIBI) has much of the equipment and instruction you need. In AIBI’s Fashion Lab, designers have access to 14 industrial sewing machines, multiple specialized machines, and three cutting tables. They also offer a Gerber pattern-making system—which includes a large format plotter to print patterns and […]
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• Best place to reminisce about childhood

  08-04-2023 01:56 via chicagoreader.com
  I found the tiniest naked Troll doll here. It was lying on its stomach, with its feet kicked up, holding its little face in its hands. As a kid, I really hated Troll dolls; their miniature grotesque faces scared me. But now, as an adult, I find them sweet and endearing—their inordinately long tufts of […]
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