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He Did It: Mom Admits Son Killed South African White Supremacist
A South African farmer and white supremacist leader was killed after an alleged refusal to pay two workers. The mother of one of the suspects says her son has admitted to the slaying “My son admitted that they did the killing,” the mother said in an exclusive interview conducted in the Tswana language from her…
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Cue Steve Jobs in His B-Boy Stance: iPad Sales Likely Beat Estimates
It’s early, but things are looking up for Apple since Saturday’s release of the much-anticipated iPad. The iPad’s initial sales may have reached 700,000 units, Piper Jaffray & Co.’s Gene Munster said in an interview yesterday. The Minneapolis-based analyst had predicted sales of 200,000 to 300,000, while Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.’s Toni Sacconaghi had…
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Eagles' McNabb Traded to Washington
In a surprise move, the Philadelphia Eagles have traded franchise quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins for draft picks. From ESPN The Eagles will receive a second-round pick (37th overall) in this month’s NFL draft and either a third- or fourth-round pick next year. ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter was the first to report…
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Appreciating Tyler Perry, Sort Of
There was a time when I just didn’t get Mary J. Blige. Scroll back a decade and some change, and there you’ll find me, turning up my nose at “Real Love” and cringing at the flat notes in her cover of Rufus’ “Sweet Thing.” (The sacrilege!) Until I saw her in concert, took in the…
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Appreciating Tyler Perry, Sort Of
There was a time when I just didn’t get Mary J. Blige. Scroll back a decade and some change, and there you’ll find me, turning up my nose at “Real Love” and cringing at the flat notes in her cover of Rufus’ “Sweet Thing.” (The sacrilege!) Until I saw her in concert, took in the…
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Erykah Badu Charged Over Video Nudity
At least one bystander didn’t appreciate having a “Window Seat” to Erykah Badu’s nakedness at the spot where a president was assassinated, and now it may cost her. Neosoul singer Erykah Badu faces a disorderly conduct charge for her nude music video shoot in downtown Dallas’ Dealey Plaza, officials announced Friday. Badu, a Dallas native,…
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Tiger's Kindergarten Teacher Denies Response to School Incident
Why wouldn’t Tiger’s kindergarten teacher be brought into the mix? It only makes sense, right? A new woman has come forward in the Tiger Woods scandal — his kindergarten teacher … TMZ has learned.The teacher will respond to an interview Tiger Woods gave for a 2005 book written by Charles Barkley, in which the golfer…
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Quick Clips: Jobs Are Up
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 162,000 jobs were added in March. It should be noted that within those stats are the temporary census workers hired by the government. Still, the data available indicates that the economy is turning around at a slow, steady pace. For a look at a quick breakdown of the…
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