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Woman Drives Kids and Herself Into Hudson River, Killing All
The New York Daily News is reporting that an upstate New York woman drove her minivan into the Hudson River on Tuesday, killing herself and her three young children, according to reports. At around 8 p.m., the woman let her 10-year-old son out of the van on a dock before speeding into the water. Trapped…
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Former Egyptian President Mubarak in Hospital
NPR is reporting that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is being treated at a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the Associated Press and Reuters report. The cause of the hospitalization has not been released, but it has been previously reported that Mubarak had been suffering from a number of health problems…
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President Obama to Unveil Spending Plan Today
The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama is turning his attention to the nation’s crushing debt and trying to counter a Republican anti-deficit plan with a framework of his own that tackles politically sensitive health care programs while also increasing taxes. The president is set to reveal his spending plan on Wednesday, outlining…
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Virginia Teacher Stages Mock Slave Auction
Fresh from our “What were you thinking?” file, Virginia teacher Jessica Boyle staged a mock slave auction with her fourth-grade class. The Washington Post reports that Boyle was attempting to bring a Civil War history lesson to life in her Norfolk classroom. She ordered black and mixed-race students to one side of the classroom. Then…
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Civil War: CNN Poll Finds War Divides Country
A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll released Tuesday says that roughly one in four Americans said they sympathize more with the Confederacy than with the Union, a figure that rises to nearly four in 10 among white Southerners. When asked the reason behind the Civil War, whether it was fought over slavery or states’ rights, 52…
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Gulf States Go on Spending Spree With BP Cleanup Money
It looks as if money designated for the BP oil-spill recovery is being used for questionable purposes. MSNBC is reporting that in the year since the Gulf oil spill, officials along the coast have gone on a spending spree with BP money, dropping tens of millions of dollars on gadgets and other gear — much…
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Gerald A. Lawson, Black Video Game Pioneer, Dies
Vintage Computing and Gaming is reporting that black video-game pioneer Gerald A. Lawson has died. Affectionately known as Jerry, Lawson was an important figure in the history of video games. He was one of the few African-American electronic engineers in Silicon Valley and led the team that created the world’s first ROM cartridge-based video-game console,…
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BET's Debra Lee: Network Has Improved Image
Black America Web is reporting that BET CEO Debra Lee says her cable channel has righted the ship in terms of its programming, and she hopes that her recent decisions will at least quiet critics. BET has been heavily critiqued by audiences, critics, churches and academics for its nihilistic portrayal of black culture in general,…
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Olympic Champion Carl Lewis Running for Office
The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis is running for political office. On Monday, Lewis said he plans to “run all the way to Trenton,” as he announced his new career as a Democratic candidate for New Jersey Senate. Cynthia Burton reports that Lewis said he decided to run because his…
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Protests Emerge Over France's Burqa Law
The Washington Post is reporting that France’s new ban on Islamic face veils was met with a burst of defiance Monday as several women appeared veiled in front of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral and two were detained for taking part in an unauthorized protest. About a dozen people — including three women wearing niqab veils…
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