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Nutrisystem Drops Lawrence Taylor
Weight loss company Nutrisystem did not even wait a day to drop former New York Giants superstar Lawrence Taylor after charges surfaced that he raped a 16-year-old surfaced. They dumped the 51-year-old endorser immediately. More details below: Weight loss company Nutrisystem has ended its relationship with Lawrence Taylor in light of the rape charge for…
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Tiger Woods Heckler Tasered at The Players
These days it appears pro sports have zero tolerance for spotlight-hogging sports fans gone rogue. Monday night Philly PD Tasered a teenager who ran onto the field during a Phillies baseball game. Friday a drunken fan was zapped at The Players Championship golf tournament in Florida when he refused to stop heckling Tiger Woods, and…
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Shakira's World Cup Theme Gets F Minus from South Africa
Shakira recently released the World Cup anthem she recorded with South African group Freshlyground. South Africa wishes she had not “It’s horrible,” local fan Lindi Munonde said. “I’m not standing for it. I mean, what is our president doing about it?” “Waka Waka — Time for Africa” takes its inspiration from Cameroonian music, but South…
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Minister Farrakhan Interviewed by Cathy Hughes Sunday Night
Louis Farrakhan, the controversial Minister of the Nation of Islam, has not dominated the spotlight since he got sick several years ago. He was treated for an ulcer and later for prostate cancer. That has not kept him from making his trademark statements, including declaring that the levees in New Orleans were deliberately damaged or…
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April Report Best Yet for Obama on Jobs Front
April was a good month for jobs recovery with payrolls swelling by 290,000. Unemployment went up too, but, according to Salon, even that is a healthy sign Good news on the jobs front: In its best showing in years, the U.S. economy added 290,000 jobs in April, considerably exceeding the consensus expectation of economists. Hiring…
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President, First Lady to Deliver Commencement Addresses at HBCUs
The president, first lady and members of the administration will be making a commencement tour of HBCUs, making addresses and appearances at eleven institutions: This month, President Obama, the First Lady, and officials from throughout the Administration will deliver commencement addresses to Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the nation. This weekend Mrs. Obama will…
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"Hellhound On His Trails" Details Stalking of MLK
Hampton Sides’ new book, Hellhound On His Trail, which describes the stalking of Martin Luther King Jr. by James Earl Ray, is chock full of history and perspective not often taken when discussing the King assassination: Author Hampton Sides wasn’t sure about the guy who said he had an interesting archive all about the assassination…
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