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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
Ask Demetria: A suddenly insecure boyfriend may mean that something's changed in your relationship.
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Obama at Morehouse: Try Another Listen
You might find that attacks on his commencement speech -- a hit among graduates -- missed the mark.
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Oklahoma and Defense of Big Government
The GOP's notion of "self-reliance" won't hold up after disaster hits one of the nation's poorest states.
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'Scandal' Withdrawal: It's a Real Thing
Here's what the ABC drama's obsessed fans plan to do with their time now that its second season is over.
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Many Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Turks and Caicos
"At least 85 people are missing in open water off the Turks and Caicos islands after a boat with up to 200 Haitian migrants on board capsized, killing at least two..."
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UPDATE: Sotomayor Passes Preliminary Confirmation Vote
The judge's nomination will now move on for Senate confirmation...
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Nadya Suleman Steals a Page from Joe Jackson's Pimp Chronicles
As the Octomom prepares for a reality television show featuring her basketball team, a judge has appointed a financial guardian for the octuplets...
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Woman Dismembers Infant Son, Eats Brain
Naturally, the woman in question said the devil made her do it...
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Clinton to Get Up with Somali President
Concerned with the country's heavy fighting, The Secretary of State wants to see what's really good...
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Wrist Slap for Idaho Cop Who Sexually Assaulted Suspect with Taser
We're sure there's a perfectly bad explanation for this...
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911 Caller Didn't Mention Race in Dispatch to Crowley
"The 911 caller who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. did not mention race in the call, according to a statement issued by her attorney"...
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South African Workers Strike; Jacob Zuma Not Too Pumped
Demanding higher wages, thousands go on strike in Johannesburg...
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12 Shot at Baltimore Cookout
"Sixteen people were shot, two of them fatally, in three separate incidents in a two-mile radius in east Baltimore Sunday night, police said..."
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Set It Off: Clash Between Nigerian Muslims and Police Leaves Over 40 Dead
The firefight took place between police and the Boko Haram, a group sometimes referred to as the Nigerian Taliban...
