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Dolphins Lift Incognito’s Suspension as Texts Shed Light on Relationship
On Tuesday, the Miami Dolphins lifted the three-month suspension of guard Richie Incognito, days before NFL investigator Ted Wells is set to release his findings into allegations that Incognito bullied and tormented offensive lineman, Jonathan Martin, ESPN reports. “I would to thank my family and friends for their continued love and support. It’s official,” Incognito…
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MLK Sons Want to Sell Nobel Peace Prize, Claims Bernice King
A shocking statement released by Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., claims that her brothers want to sell his Nobel Peace Prize and his Bible, which President Obama used to take the oath of office at his second inauguration. She claims that the two items are in her possession and when she…
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Black Quarterback Wins Super Bowl: Where’s the Fuss?
Disney couldn’t write a better story: A short kid, much too short to play quarterback, won’t let that fighting spirit in him die. So he plays in high school, both ways: quarterback on offense and cornerback on defense. Hell, he even punted the ball. His high school coach called him a one-man wrecking crew. He…
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Promoters Worried About George Zimmerman’s Safety in Fight
Looks like George Zimmerman’s celebrity boxing match could take a drastic turn for the worse—or at least that’s what promoters of the fight are worried about. According to TMZ, the boxing match will take place in a secret location. The promoter are worried that if the venue becomes public, people will attend merely to hurt…
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Chris Christie Staffer Resigns Amid Bridge Scandal
A member of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration resigned on Friday after being subpoenaed in the investigation into an alleged plan to close lanes of the George Washington Bridge for political payback, causing massive traffic delays over four days in September 2013, the Associated Press reports. Christina Genovese Renna leaves amid claims from Christie…
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Utah School Throws Out Lunches of Students Who Owe Money
A group of up to 40 students at a Utah elementary school had their school lunches taken from them and thrown in the trash once school staff realized that the children didn’t have enough money in their cafeteria accounts, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Sophia Isom, a fifth-grader at Uintah Elementary in Salt Lake City,…
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Hampton U. President Donates Money to Raise School’s Minimum Wage
President Obama wasn’t the only president who offered a bump in pay for some workers. Hampton University’s president donated $108,403 to the school to support a wage increase for the 121 permanent, full-time staff members currently working for less than $9 an hour, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. William R. Harvey and his wife,…
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Rutgers University Offers Course on Beyoncé
Looks like Jay Z isn’t the only the only one in the family who can brag on having a university course devoted to him, now that Rutgers University is offering “Politicizing Beyoncé.” The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies will offer the course taught by doctoral student Kevin Allred, who told the university’s online news…
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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Trial for Corruption
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s federal corruption trial began Thursday, and during opening day procedures, prosecutors listed several crooked deals they say Nagin ran out of City Hall, while the defense called the evidence deceiving, the Times-Picayune reports. Prosecutors allege that under Nagin’s tenure, corruption flourished, claiming that the former mayor received money, free…
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12 O’Clock Boys: Freedom Riding With Baltimore’s Biker Boys
The black screen breaks, and Pug’s brown face appears, slim and unfazed, his cornrows hidden behind a black baseball hat cocked backward, his black T-shirt drunk around the neck. His eyes say: “I have seen more than my decade of life.” A nameless radio voice comes in offscreen like a low rumble. “I want to…
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