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		<title>Guilt, Innocence, and Distrust: The Legacy of the Karen Read Trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beverly Cannone]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Karen Read trial has captivated the nation not merely for its high-stakes courtroom drama but for the deep fissures it has exposed in public trust toward law enforcement and the judicial system. Following a years-long legal saga, Karen Read, a former college professor, was acquitted on June 18, 2025, of second-degree murder and manslaughter [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Are Journalists and News Publishers Covering the Kenosha Shootings Accurately?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lance Rinker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 18:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[No one knew who Kyle Rittenhouse was before he showed up to the Kenosha protests armed with an AR-15 and used it to shoot three people, killing two of them. He has since been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and two counts [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Protesters Gather Outside of Postmaster General&#8217;s Home</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Collins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2020 18:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The USPS has recently sent out letters claiming that not all mail-in ballots will be counted in time for the 2020 presidential elections. A group of people gathered outside of the home of Louis DeJoy, the postmaster general, with air horns, pots and pans, and other objects in a &#8220;noise protest.&#8221; The protest was organized [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Couple Wears Swastika Masks to Grocery Store</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Collins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dustin Hart and his wife took mask personalization too far at a Food 4 Less in Santee, California. The couple walked into the store with Swastikas on their face masks. Several shoppers confronted the pair who responded, &#8220;It’s a peaceful protest&#8221; against the &#8220;Nazi&#8221; governor. Hart had apparently prepared for a confrontation as he filmed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Irony is Wasted on the Stupid, President Trump Helping Joe Biden</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lance Rinker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Trump is Helping Joe Biden Beat Him and It’s Hilarious President Trump is set to resume his regular Coronavirus Task Force briefing? rallies propaganda briefings, and it seems he won&#8217;t be joined by Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Deborah Birx, or any other legitimate medical expert or epidemiologist. If all it turns out to be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Vaccine Protestors Appear to be Growing in Number</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Collins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2020 16:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is a general consensus that normal will not return until a coronavirus vaccine has been released. The problem is that there seems to be an increasing population of people who don&#8217;t trust this upcoming vaccine. Anti-vaccination has become increasingly normalized in America and now with the politicization of the mask debate and the management [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Beavis and Butt-Head’s Cultural Relevance is More Pronounced Now</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Lebowitz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2020 13:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A brief run of popularity does not automatically anoint iconic status. There needs to be more. If, for example, a certain item fundamentally changes the landscape and relegates inferior entities to irrelevance while staying timely and groundbreaking despite the passage of time, it qualifies as a cultural flashpoint. This might sound overly hyperbolic when discussing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Dilbert&#8217; Creator Scott Adams Claims Dilbert Animated Show Canceled Because He&#8217;s White</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lance Rinker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scott Adams, creator of the critically acclaimed Dilbert comic strip is claiming racism is the real reason why the animated television series version of his world-famous comic strip was canceled. Here’s the thing, Scott: we don’t believe you. Here’s another thing, Scott: black people read the newspaper. Black people liked Dilbert. Black people didn’t try [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Zuckerburg Loses Over $7 Billion After Advertising Boycott</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Collins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2020 13:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several companies have pulled advertising from Facebook in the last month, dropping the value of the companies stocks. It has also pushed Mark Zuckerburg himself down to fourth place on the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. Unilever, one of the largest advertisers in the world cut ties, citing a &#8220;failure to police hate speech&#8221; and perpetuation of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AMC Reverses Decision to Not Require Masks at Their Theaters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Collins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2020 05:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, CEO of AMC, Adam Aron, stated that they would not be requiring patrons to wear masks in their theaters in order to avoid &#8220;political controversy.&#8221; This was met with instant backlash and outcry as people took to the internet to voice their displeasure. &#8220;It’s a public health crisis, not a political opinion,&#8221; said [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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