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PG County Police Officers Arrested in Connection With Jack Johnson Probe
The Washington Business Journal is reporting that three Prince George’s County police officers have been arrested in connection with the same corruption probe that led to the arrest of County Executive Jack Johnson on Friday. The article quotes ABC 7 federal law-enforcement sources as saying a “second round is under way” in the investigation, and…
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Georgia Pastor Says Student Suicides Prompted Him to Come Out
A Georgia pastor has openly admitted his homosexuality to his congregation on the heels of the muchpublicized suicide deaths of gay teenagers. Bishop Jim Swilley of Church in the Now, a mega-church located in Conyers, Ga., about 25 miles east of Atlanta, said that he has known he is gay since childhood, but he never…
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Ted Koppel: MSNBC and Fox News Are the 'Death of Real News'
Veteran news journalist Ted Koppel is disgusted with what journalism has become, highlighting Bill O’Reilly and Keith Olbermann as examples of what’s wrong with journalism. Koppel states,”The commercial success of both MSNBC and Fox News is a source of nonpartisan sadness for me. While I can appreciate the financial logic of drowning television viewers in…
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Death Toll for Haiti's Cholera Outbreak Passes 900
Lauren Frayer of AOL is reporting that more than 900 people have now died in Haiti’s cholera outbreak, the government announced, confirming health workers’ worst fears as the disease begins to sweep through the country’s capital, crammed with earthquake survivors. Haiti’s health ministry said Sunday that 917 people have died from cholera countrywide, and 14,642…
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PG County Exec's Wife Hides $80,000 in Underwear to Avoid Arrest
Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson and his wife, Leslie, have been charged with tampering with a witness in connection with a destroying evidence in a federal investigation. Each offense carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. Johnson, who manages the suburban Maryland county adjoining Washington, D.C., has been under scrutiny for county-development deals worth…
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Ex-NFL Star Gets 30 Years for Sex Crime
ESPN is reporting that former NFL star David Meggett has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in South Carolina. Meggett was convicted of criminal sexual conduct and burglary involving an encounter with a college student at her house in North Charleston in January 2009. Meggett played six years with the New York Giants, three…
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CBS Is Network Most Watched by African Americans
Last week, NBC announced the cancellation of Undercovers, starring Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Although Undercovers was one of the top 25 television shows watched by African Americans, CBS seems to be the network of choice among the African-American demographic. Target Market News is reporting that during the first week of November, CBS continued its…
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Jean Quan: Oakland Elects First Asian-American and Female Mayor
ColorLines is reporting that after a dramatic week of vote tallying, Oakland, Calif.’s mayoral race has officially been called. Oakland City Council member Jean Quan beat former State Sen. Don Perata by the narrowest of margins to become Oakland’s next mayor. Quan is the city’s first Asian-American mayor, and also the first woman to hold…
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EUR Web: 'Precious' Sequel Coming to Bookstores
Black folks are either celebrating or cringing as we type. Push author Sapphire (government name: Ramona Lofton) has sold a sequel novel, The Kid, to Penguin Press, to be published next summer. According to Publisher’s Marketplace, The Kid focuses on the son of the main character from Push “as he approaches manhood — alone, brutalized and with…
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