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Jay-Z to Sell Stake in Brooklyn Nets
Jay-Z may have begun as an MC, but he’s branching out into sports management with the imminent sale of his stake in the Brooklyn Nets and the birth of his fledgling Roc Nation Sports agency, reports Billboard. Jay-Z launched Roc Nation Sports, a joint-venture sports management agency with Creative Arts Agency, at the beginning of…
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Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka Wins Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
On Monday, award sponsor the Cleveland Foundation announced the winners of the 78th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The recipients are the following: * Laird Hunt, Kind One, Fiction * Kevin Powers, The Yellow Birds, Fiction * Eugene Gloria, My Favorite Warlord, Poetry * Andrew Solomon, Far From the Tree, Nonfiction * Wole Soyinka, Lifetime Achievement …
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Boston Bombings: Obama Requests Moment of Silence
Following his last statement regarding the capture of the second Boston-bombing suspect on Friday, President Obama has asked for a moment of silence on Monday at 2:50 p.m. EDT, the time when the first bomb exploded at the Boston Marathon, to remember victims Krystle Campbell, Lingzi Lu and Martin Richard, according to USA Today. Massachusetts…
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2 African Runners Win London Marathon
As the Boston area recovered in the wake of Friday’s manhunt for the Tsarnaev brothers, London’s marathon on Sunday went on without incident. Two African athletes took home the winning prizes, according to the Daily News. The men’s race was won by Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede; the women’s champion was Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo, not to be…
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Witness in Abortion-Doctor Trial Says Babies Were Born Alive
The horrific stories continue to pour out in the murder trial of abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell in Philadelphia, reports CBS News. Prosecutors chose 28-year-old Kareema Cross as their final witness before resting their case against Dr. Kermit Gosnell. Cross said she saw more than 10 babies breathe, with their chests moving up and down. “I…
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The Fall of Allen Iverson
Some athletes can balance talent, fame, money and their personal demons, but for Allen Iverson, it has become a losing battle, according to the Washington Post. For the past three years, as Iverson chased an NBA comeback, his marriage fell apart and much of his fortune – he earned more than $150 million in salary…
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Getting Used to Part-Time Economic Recovery
It’s tough to find a job in America right now, especially if you’re looking for full-time employment, writes Gawker. These part-time jobs have fueled the 30-month economic recovery, leading to an unstable economy built on an increasingly uneven labor force. If you factor in these part-timers, as well as people who want to work but…
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How Boston Bomber's Citizenship Application May Affect Immigration Bill
Tamerlan Tsarnaev applied for United States citizenship, but his application was delayed by Homeland Security because the FBI had investigated him, reports the New York Times. The handling of Mr. Tsarnaev’s application could be crucial for the Obama administration in the Senate debate that began this week over a bipartisan bill, which the president supports,…
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TMZ Tweet 'Bomb Suspect Heavy Into Hip Hop' Angers Many
On Friday, TMZ reported that one of the alleged Boston bomber suspects was “heavy into hip hop,” which angered a number of people in hip-hop’s community, including Twitter user @dopegirlfresh, who created the hashtag #tmzreports. This hashtag grew into a trending topic, in which users added sarcastic and fictitious lines to the #tmzreports conversation. Buzzfeed…
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