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Chris and Adrienne Bosh Are Expecting Twin Boys
Miami Heat power forward Chris and his wife, Adrienne Bosh, are expecting twin boys, they announced on social media over the holiday. “With great joy We will Welcome Twin Boys in the New Year-2016!” Adrienne wrote alongside an Instagram photo of the couple. Chris, 31, and Adrienne, 30, told People magazine earlier this year that they…
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‘Steph Curry With the Shot’ Is Named AP Male Athlete of 2015
NBA player Stephen Curry is the man “with the shot,” as rapper Drake aptly noted last year in his hit song “0 to 100/The Catch Up.” Months after being named the NBA Most Valuable Player for leading the Golden State Warriors to their first title in 40 years, Stephen Curry has received yet another honor.…
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‘Merry Easter’: Steve Harvey Wins the Internet After Miss Universe Fail
Comedians love to laugh, even if it means laughing at themselves. That is why funnyman Steve Harvey posted “Merry Easter y’all!” on his social media pages Christmas morning. The holiday jumble was a lighthearted attempt to make fun of his devastating blunder last week of crowning Miss Colombia as Miss Universe. Miss Philippines was the actual winner.…
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Obamas Thank Troops in Touching Holiday Message
Less than a week after six U.S. airmen were killed in a suicide bombing while on patrol outside Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base, the first family issued a touching holiday message of thanks to the nation’s troops, according to the Washington Post. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama spent part of their Christmas Day…
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Janet Jackson Postpones Unbreakable World Tour to Undergo Surgery
In a heartfelt social media message to fans on Christmas Eve, superstar singer and dancer Janet Jackson announced that she was postponing her Unbreakable World Tour to undergo surgery. “It breaks my heart to tell you that I am forced to postpone the Unbreakable Tour until the spring,” the 49-year-old star said in a message…
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William Guest, Member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dies
William Guest, a member of Gladys Knight and the Pips who performed throughout the lifespan of the Grammy-winning group from 1953 to 1989, has died, according to the Associated Press. He died of congestive heart failure on Thursday in Detroit, said his sister-in-law, Dhyana Ziegler, notes the report. He was 74. During the group’s heyday,…
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Off-Duty Cop Fatally Shoots NC Rapper in Christmas Eve Mall Dispute
Police shot and killed an 18-year-old rapper at Northlake Mall in Charlotte, N.C., on Christmas Eve, according to Newsweek. The shootings sent last-minute shoppers dashing for cover in the deadly and chaotic scene ripped straight from headlines. Daquan Antonio Westbrook, also known as Donkey Cartel, was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident began just…
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My Cherokee Ancestors Never Went West. Can I Be a Citizen?
I have a great-great-great-great-great-grandmother who was on the 1817 Cherokee Roll: Lucy Briant, No. 91. But she didn’t go to Oklahoma with the Trail of Tears. She was in Tennessee. Would I still be eligible for Cherokee citizenship? —Zena Workman Your question indicates that your fifth great-grandmother Lucy Briant (also known as Lucy Rebecca Au…
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Photos: Black Lives Matter Minneapolis Protests Death of Jamar Clark
After a well-executed triage of protests, Black Lives Matter activists shut Minneapolis down Wednesday. Protesters rallied together in the name of Jamar Clark, a young man shot in the head by a police officer during a domestic dispute in Minneapolis last month. Clark died one day after the incident, which has led to weeks of…
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Watch: Drake and Tyrese School Denzel Washington on How to Use His Smartphone
Every O.G., regardless of how accomplished or talented he or she is, needs a lesson in technology every now and then. New smartphones and gadgets come out nearly every week—same goes with these social media apps that keep celebrities connected to their fans. So grown folk need a few tutorials on how everything works fairly…
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