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2 Children Dead in Unlicensed Day Care Fire
Two children—a 9-month-old baby and a 21-month-old toddler—died from injuries they suffered in a fire at a house in Lynchburg, Va., that was being used to operate an unlicensed day care center, the News & Advance reports. At the time of last Friday’s fire, seven children were in the care of Doris Lee, who operated…
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First Lady: Don’t Forget What Obama Has Meant for Race and Same-Sex Marriage
The chatter about President Barack Obama’s legacy has already begun, and Michelle Obama is leading the charge, offering a glimpse into just how proud she is of what her husband has accomplished thus far as president. “[J]ust think about how different our country looks to children growing up today,” the first lady said in a…
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Obama Gave Marine Guards a Coffee-Handed Salute and It Pissed Off His Haters
For most Americans, the morning coffee is inarguably one of the most important beverages of the day. And yet when President Barack Obama stepped off the presidential helicopter on Tuesday clutching a coffee cup and gave a few Marine guards a coffee-handed salute as a result, the gesture angered a few of his most loyal…
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Wal-Mart Institutes New Dress Code Workers Say They Can’t Afford
In an effort to spruce up the look of its stores for the upcoming holiday season, Wal-Mart has implemented a new dress code policy and wants its employees to wear collared shirts and khaki pants. But workers say they don’t know how they’ll pay for the new wardrobe, seeing as how they only make approximately $800 a month, the Huffington Post reports. Wal-Mart…
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Ray Rice Scandal Causes NBA to Review Its Domestic Violence Policies
There’s nothing wrong with learning from the mistakes of others, and the NBA is doing just that. Its officials are seeing just how much havoc unclear and lax domestic violence policies have caused the NFL, and so NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has described how the basketball league is getting ahead of the ball and reviewing its…
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Ancient Egyptian Women Buried With Weaves and Shoulder-Length Box Braids
It’s a fairly customary practice now among women—and, I suspect, especially black women—to sew in, glue in or have full-head weaves attached to their hair when they are buried. But because it seems like such a contemporary beauty regimen, archaeologists were puzzled to find a woman buried in Egypt more than 3,000 years ago with an elaborate design…
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Obama Launches Campaign to Prevent Sexual Assault on College Campuses
With violence against women at the forefront of a national conversation, the Obama administration launched a new initiative that it hopes will reduce the number of sexual assault incidents that take place on college campuses, Al-Jazeera reports. The It’s on Us campaign “seeks to engage college students and all members of campus communities in preventing sexual…
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NY Times, Check Your Stereotypes at the Door When Discussing Shonda Rhimes’ Work
In an attempt to shed light on Shonda Rhimes’ newest show that she’s executive-producing, How to Get Away With Murder (premiering Thursday night), New York Times writer Alessandra Stanley kicked off her piece with a quip that sent the Internet into a frenzy: “When Shonda Rhimes writes her autobiography, it should be called “How to Get Away…
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Hillary Clinton’s Iowa Visit Spurs Speculation About a 2016 Presidential Run
Hillary Clinton has some political observers in a frenzy of excitement about her appearance on Sunday at a Democratic fundraising event in Iowa. It was an annual shindig organized by the state’s Democratic party, but folks are speculating that the former secretary of state is laying the groundwork for a 2016 presidential run, especially since Iowa’s Democrats will be the…
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The Beyhive’s Hysteria Over News of a Possible Beyoncé and Jay Z Album
It’s unconfirmed at the moment, but it’s a perfectly logical next step. Beyoncé and Jay Z’s On the Run tour was a massive hit, as were most of the songs they’ve recorded together thus far, like “Crazy in Love,” “Upgrade You” and “Drunk in Love.” Not to mention, the duo has an HBO concert documentary premiering on…
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