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Venezuelan Tourist Cleared in Macy's Shoplifting Arrest
A Venezuelan tourist was acquitted of shoplifting at a flagship Macy’s store in New York that has been the target of claims by several black shoppers that they were racially profiled there, her lawyer said. According to the Associated Press, Maria Paez said that during a Sept. 12 trip she carried a few items around…
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President Obama: ‘The Affordable Care Act Is Here to Stay’
A surge of sign-ups on the last day for open enrollment in President Obama’s health care initiative, one of the cornerstones of his presidency, brought the total number of enrolled beyond the White House’s original target of 7 million people. President Obama stood on the White House lawn a day after the deadline for Americans…
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NY Teen Accepted at All 8 Ivy League Institutions
Just a week after a Washington, D.C., teen was accepted at five Ivy League schools, a suburban New York high school teen has set the bar even higher. He was accepted at each of the eight elite Ivy colleges and universities, New York’s Daily News reports. Kwasi Enin, the son of immigrant nurses from Ghana, figured that…
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Body of Abduction Suspect Found, Search Continues for Missing DC Girl
Investigators believe that a man found dead in a D.C. park Monday afternoon is the janitor suspected of abducting 8-year-old Relisha Rudd, the Washington Post reports. Police Chief Cathy Lanier cautioned that while officials have not yet positively identified the body, reports drew them to Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, which led to an extensive…
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New Michael Jackson Album, Xscape, to Be Released in May
Michael Jackson fans have something to smile about, as a new posthumous album of the pop star’s previously unreleased music comes out May 13, the Associated Press reports. Epic Records and the Jackson estate are set to release an album of eight new tracks that have been updated musically, titled Xscape. According to AP, L.A.…
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Then LeBron James Did This …
With the NBA playoffs weeks away and the Miami Heat fighting to stay atop the Eastern Conference, LeBron James has been battling—the media. The expectations. The on-court matchups. Ebony Nettles-Bey, 16, has been battling, too. Late last summer the student at Verona High School in Wisconsin had trouble breathing. She was diagnosed with stage 4…
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Virginia Couple Wins Lottery 3 Times in 1 Month
Calvin and Zatera Spencer have been having an epic month. On March 12 the Portsmouth, Va., couple won a $1 million Powerball drawing. Then, on March 26, Calvin Spencer won $50,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 4 game. The next day he dropped his wife off at an appointment and stopped at a 7-Eleven in…
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Nephew Charged in Shooting of Reality Star
The 36-year-old nephew of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta reality actor Ray “Benzino” Scott will be arraigned Monday in Plymouth, Mass., on charges of assault with intent to murder his uncle, the Boston Herald reports. According to several news stations, Gai Scott shot several times into a vehicle that was carrying his uncle, Ray Scott,…
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Stephen A. Smith: Kobe’s Trayvon Comments Were ‘Right on Point’
ESPN radio host and TV commentator Stephen A. Smith told Arsenio Hall on his talk show over the weekend that Kobe Bryant was “right on point” in his assessment that he wasn’t comfortable with Miami Heat players protesting in support of Trayvon Martin without knowing all of the facts. Bryant was quoted in the upcoming…
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Eagles Cut Wide Receiver Desean Jackson Amid Gang Rumors
At 27-years-old, three-time-pro-bowl wide receiver Desean Jackson should be in the prime of his career. Coming off his best season with the Philadelphia Eagles and in only the second year of a recently signed five-year deal worth $48.5 million he was cut from the team. Some say he butted heads with new coach Chip Kelly,…
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