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Things Got Really Weird After Derrick Rose's Rape Trial
Shortly after a Los Angeles jury found Derrick Rose and two friends not liable for the rape of a California woman, things got strange. Before leaving the courtroom Wednesday, the judge cracked a joke with Rose, telling the newly acquired New York Knicks point guard, “Best wishes … except when the Knicks play the Lakers,”…
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Well, This Is Awkward: Obama's Half Brother to Be Trump's Guest at Wednesday's Debate
First it was Bill Clinton’s accusers; now Donald Trump is bringing President Barack Obama’s half brother, Malik, to the final presidential debate Wednesday. It’s unclear what Trump hopes to accomplish by bringing Obama’s brother, who has dual citizenship and spends most of his time in Kenya and some time in Washington D.C., to the debate,…
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Jury: Derrick Rose and 2 Friends Did Not Rape Accuser
Updated Wednesday, Oct. 19, 4:40 p.m. EDT: It took a Los Angeles jury only three hours to determine that Derrick Rose and two friends—Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen—had consensual sex with a woman who claimed that the men gang-raped her, according to the Los Angeles Times. Rose and the woman had been in an open…
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Olympic Sprinter Tyson Gay Speaks for the 1st Time Since His Daughter's Death
Speaking for the first time since his daughter’s death, Tyson Gay told a crowd of friends and family gathered at an emotional candlelight vigil in Lexington, Ky., Monday night that he wanted to see an end to “senseless” violence. “I don’t want to read in the paper next week about another senseless killing. It has…
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Obama to Trump: Stop Whining and Worry About Getting Votes
President Barack Obama had a stern message for Donald Trump on Tuesday: “Stop whining and go try to make [your] case to get votes.” Obama’s message for Trump came during a news conference with Matteo Renzi, the Italian prime minister, in the Rose Garden. In recent days, Trump has made several claims that the election…
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You Won't Believe What Michael Irvin Wants to Do to Himself When He Thinks About This Running Back
Ezekiel Elliott is proving himself to be a really good running back for the Dallas Cowboys. He’s so good that Hall of Famer Michael Irvin wants some alone time in a bathroom. Yep, he seriously said that. During an interview with 105.3 The Fan, Irvin said that just listening to Elliott talk about his physical…
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Adrien Broner Accused of Choking Waitress 1 Week After Suicidal Messages Were Posted to His Instagram
Boxer Adrien Broner just can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Just last week, cryptic messages were posted to Broner’s Instagram page alluding to his being suicidal. If Broner posted those messages, he appears to be doing better, with footage of him working out with longtime friend-turned-foe-turned-friend again Floyd Mayweather. According to TMZ Sports, Broner…
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Why Miko Grimes’ Flavor of ‘Bou-ghetto’ Is Just Right for Me
I don’t like words like “ratchet” or “ghetto.” In short, they are reductive, marginalize a community, and tend to assign race to behaviors that are demeaning and demoralizing. Furthermore, they’re stereotypical language that tends to segregate us. I believe it’s elitist to sit back and ascribe language to a person’s behavior and attribute that to a class…
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Unique Views Podcast, Episode 14: Social Media Suicide: It’s Just Podcast Talk
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Seriously, it wasn’t supposed to be just Danielle Young—aka Patti LaDanielle, aka The Root’s social-content producer—and me, Stephen “Gladiator” Crockett Jr. (I’m trying on nicknames, so just go with it, guys.) On this episode, we had a superspecial guest all set up, and then the interview got embargoed…
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Trump Reportedly Called Deaf Apprentice Star Marlee Matlin ‘Retarded’
A new day, and new claims of inappropriateness have been leveled against Donald Trump. According to a Daily Beast report, during the 2011 taping of NBC’s The Apprentice, Trump called Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin “retarded.” Matlin would come in second place on the show and earn on-air compliments from Trump, but three people who…
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