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Here is a transcript of last night’s speech by President Obama on Libya. Also Read: Beyonce’s father splits as manager THE PRESIDENT: Tonight, I’d like to update the American people on the international effort that we have led in Libya –- what we’ve done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us. […]

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NEW YORK – A video has surfaced of the NYPD trying to arrest a man with a baby. When the man does not comply, the police police scuffle with him and grab the baby he was carrying. RELATED STORIES Two Men Allege They Were Beaten With Batons, Sue NYPD For $5M VIDEO: NYPD Beats Iraq […]

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You might be sitting in front of your computer right now reading this and craving an afternoon snack. Potato chips, a Snickers bar, ice cream or a slice of homemade lemon pound cake from yesterday’s Sunday dinner actually sounds pretty good? Hold that thought before you start salivating on your keyboard and mouse pad. What […]

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Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey at TNT’s Christmas in Washington 2010 concert. (Kevin Mazur/Wire Image) Grammy-winning singer and mother-to-be Mariah Carey celebrated her birthday this past weekend in the hospital! Yes, you read that correctly. The songbird’s 41st birthday rolled around and so did a few early contractions. With her first set of twins on […]

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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Members of a Southern California gang raped an 11-year-old girl in the bathroom of a neighborhood park, leading to six arrests and a manhunt for a seventh suspect in a crime that has stunned seasoned law enforcement officials. ALSO READ: Ray Charles’ Mistress Brags About Stealing His Cash & Aborting Baby […]

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ATLANTA — When Wendy Williams started rehearsals for ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” her dance partner, Tony Dovolani, expected the talk-show personality to translate her animated bravado onto the dance floor. ALSO READ: Is Drinking Cold Water Bad For Your Health? But Dovolani didn’t get what he envisioned from Williams, known for her infectious catchphrase, […]

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Los Angeles — Michelle Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” recently said: “More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began.” Also Read: Chris Brown dyes his hair again The L.A. Progressive reports: […]

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WASHINGTON — Christine Kwapnoski hasn’t done too badly in nearly 25 years in the Wal-Mart family, making more than $60,000 a year in a job she enjoys most days. ALSO READ: Is Drinking Cold Water Bad For Your Health? But Kwapnoski says she faced obstacles at Wal-Mart-owned Sam’s Club stores in both Missouri and California: […]

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Abiodun Oyewole is a founding member of The Last Poets – a group that is widely considered to have inspired the birth of modern hip hop. ALSO READ: Is Drinking Cold Water Bad For Your Health? For more than 30 years, Oyewole hosted”Open House Sundays” for poets and musicians at his Morningside Drive apartment. But […]

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Los Angeles –Last week, the troubled daughter of the already controversial duo of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown, announced on her Twitter page that she is in talks to launch her own reality show. Also Read: Chris Brown dyes his hair TheGrio’s writer Ronda Racha Penrice recently wrote a piece about the […]

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New York — Many of his friends and family say that DJ Megatron was on his way to super-stardom before he was gunned down on a Staten Island street this weekend. Also Read: 7 ways to save money in the morning The 32-year-old, born Corey McGriff, was shot in the torso when a man reportedly […]

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SHREVEPORT, La. — Rapper Rick Ross has been arrested in Louisiana on a marijuana possession charge. ALSO READ: Nicki Minaj Gives Lil Wayne A Lapdance On Stage (Video) Police spokesman Bill Goodin said Monday that Ross was arrested after police responded to a complaint about the smell of marijuana at the Hilton Hotel. Upon checking, […]