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  • Libyan Plane Crash Kills 96, Dutch Boy Survives

    At least 96 people are dead after a plane crash at Tripoli’s airport in Libya. The only known survivor at this point is a ten-year-old Dutch boy. A Libyan plane crashed Wednesday on approach to Tripoli’s airport, killing at least 96 people and leaving a field scattered with smoldering debris that included a large chunk…

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  • Mayor Cory Booker Re-elected in Newark

    Cory Booker was re-elected Mayor of Twitter…uh, mayor of Newark, N.J., on Tuesday. NEWARK — Newark Mayor Cory Booker easily won a second term Tuesday night, but with a tighter margin of victory than in 2006, and with only seven of his nine council candidates winning re-election, according to incomplete election results. Booker received 59…

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  • Former Supermodel Injured in a Car Accident

    Updated May 12 at 12:45 p.m., ET: TMZ reports that, according to a representative for Beverly Peele, “Both Mom and daughter were taken by ambulance to UCLA Medical Center and into intensive care with multiple fractures and injuries. They together remain hospitalized in excellent hands, awaiting further testing, and treatment.” Former supermodel Beverly Peele was critically injured in a car…

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  • Diva or Just Fed Up? Gabourey Sidibe v. the Paparazzi

    Is Gabourey Sidibe a diva? Stories are beginning to emerge of some very diva-like behavior from the “Precious” star. But are these instances of behaving badly or just being human? Elon James White explores: Contrary to ridiculous headline over at Urban Daily of “Gabourey Sidibe Is Letting The Fame Go To Her Head” (no question…

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  • Curtains for Chris Brown?

    Following his life post-abuse, The BVX asks whether the once-promising pop star has done irreparable damage to his career. Below is an excerpt: Following his epic dust-up with Rihanna in 2009, any self-respecting publicist would force their client into a silent stint of Kanye West proportions — when’s the last time you heard from the…

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  • Detroit Honor Student Killed Five Doors From Home

    Fifteen-year-old honor student Avondre Donel was sitting outside a friend’s home on Mother’s Day when he was cut down in a drive-by shooting. Donel, an honors student, was, by all accounts, a good kid. His mother, Lisa Donel, kept him under close watch. He was in the church choir and was not allowed to travel…

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  • Apollo Theater Unveils New Walk of Fame

    Harlem’s Apollo Theater has unveiled a new walk of fame, boasting such music legends as James Brown, Patti LaBelle and Ella Fitzgerald The famed Apollo Theater unveiled a boulevard of stars along W. 125th St. Monday – featuring musical icons like James Brown and Patti LaBelle. “I started out in the Apollo, and it will…

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  • Listen Up! 'Obama Budget Pushes Paid Leave Program'

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  • Roland Martin Jabs Back at Stewart

    Roland Martin defends his fashion choices (after a brief word from TV One sponsors).

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  • The Root’s Ifill on Kagan’s Hiring Record

    The Root’s Sherrilyn Ifill talked to MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and her less-than-diverse hiring practices while she was dean at Harvard Law School. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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