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Being Mary Jane Recap: When It All Falls Down
I owe my deepest apology to Mary Jane Paul. Hear me out. I rode her case all season about being an insufferable woman screwing up a good thing with the oh-so-perfect Sheldon. M.J. is many things, but dishonest is not one of them. Sheldon knew that M.J. wanted a baby. He saw it on TV,…
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The FBI Launches Investigation Into the Police Killing of Chicago Teen Laquan McDonald
Several police officers were already working to detain 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was walking though the Chicago streets wielding a knife, when another police vehicle pulled up and one of its officers fired 16 shots into Laquan’s body, killing him. The FBI announced Monday that it is launching a criminal investigation into the actions of…
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Bill O’Reilly: It’s ‘Open Season’ on White Men and That’ll Help Hillary Clinton’s Campaign
Cry for white men, Argentina. It seems that’s how it ought to be if you ask Bill O’Reilly. The Fox News TV host described Monday how he feels people are coming down on white men, Raw Story reports, and all of that dumping, O’Reilly suspects, will give Hillary Clinton a leg up during her 2016…
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Santonio Holmes Raises Awareness of Sickle Cell Disease
NFL player Santonio Holmes knows the pain of sickle cell disease. He sees it in his 11-year-old son, T.J., as the boy struggles against the blood disorder that primarily affects people of African descent. A disease that causes intense pain and even life-threatening situations, it’s a tax on the body and the wallet as families…
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Horrifying but Common: Spring Break and Sexual Assault
Like many, I’ve been following the news story about a 19-year-old woman who was publicly gang-raped during spring break in Panama City, Fla. Dozens of people watched or recorded the incident, which is how it came to the attention of authorities who were investigating an unrelated crime in another state. The woman, who was semiconscious…
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Wis. Man Shot to Death After Accidentally Hitting and Killing a 2-Year-Old With His Van
A 40-year-old Milwaukee man lost his life in apparent retaliation for accidentally hitting and killing a 2-year-old boy, the Associated Press reports. After Archie Brown Jr.’s van struck Damani Terry on Sunday, Brown got out of his van to check on Damani, but Brown was then fatally shot by someone nearby. Damani’s older brother, 15-year-old…
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A Wealthy Donor, Playing Cop, Charged With Manslaughter for Shooting an Unarmed Man
Robert Bates, the Oklahoma reserve deputy who fatally shot Eric Harris while Harris was detained, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, CNN reports. Video footage of the incident has been released that shows how Bates used a gun instead of his Taser to shoot Harris, who later died as a result of the gunshot wound…
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Michelle Obama: The Candidate?
Too soon, too soon, of course. After observing close-up the kind of headwinds her husband has met in Washington, D.C., and beyond, there is absolutely no indication that first lady Michelle Obama is looking to place her own name on any ballot. She has, in fact, said the opposite, although in his just-released book, Michelle…
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The Rebirth of Billie Holiday
Some say that Billie Holiday is the greatest jazz singer ever. Her crystalline vocal clarity sounds like a bell, and the way she bent, swooped on and swerved around notes was from the heart of the blues. She could be girlish and youthful, but even as a teenager, she intoned a gravelly quality of maturity.…
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How Senate Republicans’ Stalling on Loretta Lynch Paves the Way for Hillary Clinton
Today is Monday, April 13, 2015. Unlike any other humdrum, “I wish every week were a three-day holiday” Monday, this Monday might be forever remembered as one of the most politically and culturally important days in the history of the United States. As a result of the U.S. Senate’s pandering to the right wing of…
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