The new documentary Fail State, executive produced by Dan Rather, tells the 50-year tale of profit-driven colleges scamming society’s most vulnerable
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‘Those bastards need to pass gun control’: families of California shooting victims speak out

Victims’ families expressed anger while Trump did not address the issue and blamed mental illness, calling the shooter ‘a very sick puppy’
Shock turned to anger in the quiet suburb of Thousand Oaks on Friday after a man shot 12 dead in a bar, including at least one victim who had survived a previous attack.
Former US marine Ian Long entered a country and western bar in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday night and killed 12 people including a sheriff’s deputy. More than two dozen were wounded.
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‘Black girl magic’: 19 black women ran for judge in Texas county – and all 19 won | US news | The Guardian
Democrats won all 59 judicial races in Harris county in Tuesday’s midterm elections. In one of the most eye-catching and significant results, the long-time incumbent Republican county judge, Ed Emmett – in effect, the county’s chief executive – lost to Lina Hidalgo, a 27-year-old first-time candidate who immigrated from Colombia as a teenager.
SPLC lawsuit: Family detained, searched in Mississippi because they ‘looked’ Latino | Southern Poverty Law Center
This Latino family was detained by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office for approximately four hours, without any reason to believe that they had committed a crime. During the detention, the deputy – who announced that he was looking for “illegals” – confiscated the family’s passports and valid immigration documents, and repeatedly threatened the father, Marcos Martinez, with losing his lawful permanent residency if he did not admit to possessing drugs. Despite two invasive searches and extensive questioning during last year’s stop, no drugs or any other evidence of criminal activity was found. The family’s only “crime” was that they looked Latino.
British journalist Victor Mallet denied entry to Hong Kong as tourist | South China Morning Post – See what China and Trump share – hate free press!
Post learns that former Financial Times editor was turned away after nearly four hours of questioning, with ‘no explanation given’ by authorities
Source: British journalist Victor Mallet denied entry to Hong Kong as tourist | South China Morning Post
Turkey-linked Salmonella outbreak total climbs to 164
Trump administration blocks asylum claims by those crossing border illegally | World news | The Guardian – Put a black armband on the Statue of Liberty while these racists are in power!
Homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker issue new restrictive regulation
Opinion: Obama the weed killer fights back, and America listened

On Tuesday, voters who once elected Barack Obama as President woke up from their 24-month nightmare, and found many other Americans also want a return to civility, inclusiveness and the wise use of taxpayers’ money, writes Micheline Maynard.
‘Don’t go outside. The Nazis are here’: Kristallnacht survivor fears it will happen again

Andy Factor survived the “night of broken glass” in Germany in 1938 and can still recall the shattering noise. But exactly 80 years later, it’s the rising sound of white nationalism that has him scared.
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