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Janet Jackson Engaged to Billionaire Boyfriend
Janet Jackson is engaged to billionaire Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana. According to Us Weekly, the couple are planning a spring wedding, and Al Mana may have asked the American pop star for her hand months ago but kept their news a secret. “I’m fortunate enough to be dating my dream woman,” Al Mana, 37,…
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What Washington's Fiscal Stalemate May Mean for You
While many of us are cleaning up our Christmas trees and putting away wrapping paper, President Obama and Congress are still hammering out an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff. But if Obama and Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner do not come to terms by Jan. 1, NBC News has a few notes…
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Emancipation Images, 150 Years Later
January 1, 2013, marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and in light of the historical milestone, two educators — Deborah Willis, New York University photographic historian, and Barbara Krauthamer, historian of slavery at University of Massachusetts-Amherst — created Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery, a book of photographs that shows…
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Serena Williams Responds to Wozniacki
After tennis player Caroline Wozniacki joked about Serena Williams on the court, many fans and onlookers were upset. The Danish athlete stuffed towels into her top and skirt to mock Williams’ build and some called the action racist, while Williams herself doesn’t seem to mind, as she showed in an email to USA Today. “I…
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'Django Unchained': A Postracial Epic?
(The Root) — As all of the Django Unchained reviews hit the Internet, I’m sure plenty of African Americans will list why they hate Quentin Tarantino’s new film about a slave’s journey for revenge — but not me. A friend and I recently attended a screening for the film, which opens on Christmas Day, followed…
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BP Gulf Coast Lawsuit Settlement Approved
As a result of the disastrous BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, a U.S. District Judge in Louisiana has approved a class action settlement between the company and affected local businesses, reports CNN. This follows Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement in November that the oil company will plead guilty to manslaughter charges based on…
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Wayne LaPierre: 'Call Me Crazy'
Despite a national outcry on Friday against his official response to the Sandy Hook massacre, N.R.A. Vice President Wayne LaPierre maintained his position on NBC‘s Meet the Press on Sunday morning. “If it’s crazy to call for putting police in and securing our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy,” LaPierre told NBC’s…
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The Rev. Al Sharpton Vows to Protest the NRA
On Saturday, the Rev. Al Sharpton announced his plans to protest the NRA in support of stronger gun control laws. A nod to his Occupy the Corner campaign earlier this year, during which locals gathered at some of New York’s most violent intersections to exhibit solidarity against rising gun violence, Sharpton referenced the shooting of…
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Poor College Students Thwarted by Debt
As America struggles to recover from the Great Recession, college students are suffering from the growing economic chasm it left behind. Instead of being a springboard for poor students to start a new life, college can incur debt that can topple their dreams, reports the New York Times. Each showed the ability to do college…
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Instagram Won't Sell Your Photos — Yet
Earlier this week, users of the social photo network Instagram were up in arms and then soothed, all in the span of days. The mobile-application company, which allows participants to share photos and recently launched an online interface, informed users that their photos may be used for advertising, but quickly changed their tune. However, despite…
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