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Somali Maine Cop Arrested At Concert Claims Racial Profiling

Matthew McDonald

The 24-year-old woman is the first Somali police officer in Maine — Portland, as it happens. She was at a concert at a club in Worcester when, according to club staff and police, she assaulted several people there, grabbed the head of a security guard, refused to leave when asked, let go a profanity-laced tirade against staff, resisted arrest, questioned the police officers' training, and told onlookers that she was a victim of racial profiling.

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Vistaprint Goes Full-Same-Sex-Marriage Over Wedding Program

Matthew McDonald

A male same-sex couple who ordered programs for their civil-law wedding online from Vistaprint instead got 100 "'hateful' religious pamphlets" and is now suing the company in Massachusetts. The company responded by promising "strong action," pledging to try to use the incident "as an opportunity to shine a light on important LGBTQ issues," and sharing plans for how "we can use our global brand platform to share a message of support for same sex marriage and equality around the world."

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