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NFL Star Polamalu's Hair Insured for $1 Million
Troy Polamalu is as famous for his hair as he is for playing safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His long, curly locks fall below his helmut, so everyone knows who is on the field catching the ball. Quite frankly, he’s a beast. It is this notoriety along with his ability to catch a ball that…
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POLL: Majority of GOP Believes Obama Wants Worldwide Islamic Law
It is not often that we don’t know where to begin, but this is one of them. A Newsweek public opinion poll shows that a majority of Republicans believe that President Barack Obama “sympathizes with the goals of Islamic fundamentalists who want to impose Islamic law around the world,” according to a survey released on…
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Troops to President Obama: Thank You, Mr. President
NPR is bringing reactions from troops to President Barack Obama’s announcement that combat operations in Iraq will officially end. Obama is visiting Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, to mark the formal end of combat operations in Iraq, after seven years and 165 days of fighting. The president will meet with some of the 25,000…
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Man Searching for Ghost Train Killed by Real Train
Sometimes at The Root we have to bring you stories that make you go hmmmm. This is one of them. Christopher Kaiser, 29, of Charlotte, N.C., was killed by a real train while hunting for a ghost train. No, we’re not making this up. Kaiser and three other people, one of whom was his girlfriend, went…
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Moving on Up: 'Bed Intruder' Gives Dodson Chance for a New Life
Many have seen Antoine Dodson, the YouTube sensation who called out an attacker who attempted to rape his sister after climbing through her window. Dodson’s colorful and angry response to a reporter’s question about the attack sparked the Internet, resulting in more than 6 million views of the actual story and a song being made…
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Two Men Initially Cleared to Board Flight Arrested on Terror Charges
Two men allowed to board a United Airlines flight last night at Chicago’s O’Hare airport were taken off a Chicago-to-Amsterdam flight in the Netherlands and charged with “preparation of a terrorist attack,” according to U.S. law enforcement officials. Ahmed Mohamed Nassar al Soofi of Detroit and Hezem al Muisi were travelling with what appeared to…
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BET's First Original Documentary Debuts Tonight
BET is stepping up its game and airing its first original documentary, My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth about Women and Hip-Hop, tonight. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the documentary tackles issues facing women in hip-hop, from access to treatment to representation and hip-hop cultural norms — e.g., a man always having to introduce a female…
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Carl Greene Gives Philadelphia and Public Housing a Black Eye
The embattled director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, Carl Greene, has some explaining to do. Greene, who was paid more than $300,000 last year — that’s more than the mayor of Philadelphia or the governor of Pennsylvania makes, for those keeping track — has messed up royally. Pennsylvania media outlets have discovered and reported that…
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Man Arrested for Trying to Pepper-Spray Westboro Protesters at Marine's Funeral
A 62-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to pepper-spray protesters who are members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Omaha, Neb. The controversial group was protesting the funeral of Staff Sgt. Michael Bock, a 26-year-old marine who was killed in combat in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province on Aug. 13. The incident took place at around…
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Media Matters Takes Beck to Task for Racially Charged Rhetoric
Glenn Beck’s audacious Restore Honor rally wasn’t the only opportunity to witness the man and his words at work. Media Matters reminded us of how Beck has used “racially charged rhetoric” in order to stoke fear and promote division in this country. In case you’ve fallen for the softer, gentler, kinder Glenn Beck, Media Matters…
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