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Community holds vigil for McDonald as murder trial continues for white officer Jason Van Dyke over 2014 killing. Protesters, including Pastor Ira Acree, second from left, Rev Marshall Hatch, centre, and Eric Russell of Tree of Life Justice League, march towards the Cook County Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois at a vigil for Laquan McDonald [Jason Patinkin/Al Jazeera] Chicago, Illinois - Activists and their supporters marched to the door of Chicago's Cook County Courthouse on Tuesday night to mark what would have been the 21st birthday of Laquan McDonald, the black teen shot dead in 2014 by white police officer Jason Van Dyke, who is now on trial for first-degree murder. Chanting "Slave catchers, KKK, killer cops of today", and singing a mournful rendition of "Happy Birthday", the two doz...

At first glance, the fork-like utensil, with its french-fry tines, causes a small mental schism, like when you see a movie character with a chain saw for a hand. It’s just so . . . unnatural. But unlike Ash Williams and his chain saw hand, the “frork” is real. Well, apparently real. I have yet to hold one in my hand. I’ve only seen it in photos, on social networks and in the video above with infomercial pitchman Anthony Sullivan, which, at this point, makes the frork as fictional as a horror-film hero with an appendage that can clear cut a small park. McDonald’s provides a number to call to “learn how to get the Frork and coupons to try all three Signature Crafted Recipes,” the new “premium” toppings that ostensibly are the reason you need the DIY utensil: to mop up those gooey ingredie...

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Laquan McDonald: Black teen remembered as white cop goes on trial

The McDonald’s Frork: A Utensil Whose Main Purpose Is To Poke The Internet