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NFLPA Sues NFL over Adrian Peterson Suspension

NFLPA Sues NFL over Adrian Peterson Suspension

The NFL Players Association, claiming that the arbitrator in the Adrian Peterson case acted unjustly and in opposition to the league’s collective bargaining agreement last Friday by upholding his suspension, has filed a lawsuit against the NFL. The association asserts

Comcast Will Pay $50 Million to Customers

Comcast Will Pay $50 Million to Customers

Comcast Corporation will pay $50 million to 800,000 “cable-TV subscribers in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties and Philadelphia” after U.S. District Judge John R. Padova ruled against the cable giant in a class-action lawsuit on Friday.  The consumers will each

Bullet Train Will Need More Cash to Reach L.A.

Bullet Train Will Need More Cash to Reach L.A.

Some supporters of California’s proposed bullet train suggest that because the first leg of the southbound line starting in Merced would end in Burbank, rather than downtown Los Angeles, the Metrolink commuter rail network serving Los Angeles should be electrified,

Tsunami Debris Threatens California

Tsunami Debris Threatens California

Debris left from the 2011 tsunami in Japan may deposit invasive species on the north coast of California as a result of this week’s storm, the Eureka Times-Standard reports. An area off the coast called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

UC Union Votes to Boycott Israel

UC Union Votes to Boycott Israel

UAW Local 2865, which represents 13,000 student workers in the UC system, is now the first labor union in the United states to officially support the “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions” (BDS) campaign against Israel. On December 4, 1,411 student workers voted

New York Times: Male Workers Disappearing

New York Times: Male Workers Disappearing

The employment rate in the United States is now near the bottom of the list of developed nations, according to The New York Times. The percentage of non-working men in the 25-54 age bracket is now 16%, more than triple

Gay Marriage Group Sues CA Department of Education

Gay Marriage Group Sues CA Department of Education

The Orange County Equality Coalition, founded to fight for gay marriage after California passed Proposition 8 in 2008, has sued the California Department of Education and its Office of Equal Opportunity, claiming that those agencies are not protecting LGBT students.

Richmond Police Chief Joins Protest Over Police Bias

Richmond Police Chief Joins Protest Over Police Bias

The police chief of Richmond, CA, Chris Magnus, joined a protest against alleged police brutality in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island, NY on Tuesday while holding a sign reading “#blacklivesmatter.” Roughly 100 fellow protesters held signs while they listened to

Heisman Finalists Announced

Heisman Finalists Announced

The Heisman Committee has announced its finalists for the 2014 Heisman Trophy, honoring the nation’s most outstanding college football player.  The committee invited University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, University of Alabama receiver Amari Cooper, and University of Wisconsin running

Obama Privately Cursed Press with Obscenities

Obama Privately Cursed Press with Obscenities

Retired ABC News journalist Ann Compton told C-SPAN that Barack Obama has privately blasted journalists with obscenities when speaking off-the-record. Compton also called Obama out for leading “the most opaque” administration of “any I have covered.” Compton told C-SPAN’s Brian

Massive Fire Covers Downtown L.A. with Ash

Massive Fire Covers Downtown L.A. with Ash

A massive fire in downtown Los Angeles caused the California Highway Patrol to shut down the 101 Freeway in both directions and the temporary closure of the 110/101 interchange. The blaze consumed a seven-story wood-framed residential structure that was under

LA Times Defends Dudamel and ‘El Sistema’ from Attack

LA Times Defends Dudamel and ‘El Sistema’ from Attack

A new book targets “El Sistema,” Venezuela’s famous $100 million music education program, which has been described as a “high-intensity programme of instrumental coaching that turned kids from the slums of Venezuela into the thrilling Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra (SBYO),

Obama Tells BET: Racism ‘Deeply Rooted’ in U.S.

Obama Tells BET: Racism ‘Deeply Rooted’ in U.S.

Playing the race card more overtly than ever before, Barack Obama told Black Entertainment Television that racism is “deeply rooted” in the United States.  In Obama’s interview, which will be broadcast Monday evening, he intoned, “This is something that is