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NY and NJ Impose Ebola Quarantines
After the first case of Ebola was diagnosed in New York City, state officials in New York and New Jersey announced a screening system on Friday that is stricter than federal guidelines for those entering the United States from some West African nations. Medical personnel and others coming from Guinea, Sierra Leone or Liberia after…
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Here Are 5 Funny Promos for Dear White People, Which Opens in Theaters Nationwide Today
First Justin Simien’s new film, Dear White People, made the film festival rounds. Then it won big at Sundance. And if you happen to live in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. or Atlanta, you got a chance to see the film last week in theaters. Now, finally, the film is screening nationwide—it opens around…
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If He Wants to Put a Ring on It, Don’t Get Hung Up on What He Bought
My fiance told me to pick out an engagement ring. We found one that we both liked and was within the budget. He asked for specifications and pictures. I sent them to him. I asked if he was going to get it and he said I would get what I wanted. Now I think he…
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How to Get Away With Murder Recap: More Wigless Nights
With How to Get Away With Murder audiences still collecting themselves from last week’s wig-snatching episode, this week’s was relatively tame by comparison. There was no sex aplenty, for perhaps the first time since the show debuted, and no new dead bodies turned up. All in all, we got a breather from a show that has…
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NYC’s 1st Ebola Patient Lives in My Building—Don't Panic
Ever wonder what it’s like to be in the middle of a controversy or at ground zero of a major news event? We hear stories of people rushing out of a burning establishment and many of the dead being trampled by those trying to save their own lives. Who starts the frenzy? Is it…
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Calif. Prisons Will No Longer Punish All Inmates of the Same Race for the Actions of 1
Prison reform is alive and well, and it can start from the inside out. According to an Al-Jazeera report, an inmate filed a civil rights lawsuit against California’s prison system and got it to reverse a policy that caused every inmate of a particular race to lose privileges whenever an inmate of that race got…
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Activists Want the FBI to Track Police Misconduct on Database
Activists who have been protesting over incidents in which law-enforcement officers killed unarmed black men are calling on the FBI to do a better job tracking incidents of police brutality by having those numbers logged into a national database and broken down by race, Al-Jazeera reports. Activists and researchers believe the current system is not comprehensive…
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Beyond Ellis Island Records: How Do I Find Immigrant Forebears?
All of my grandparents emigrated from St. Kitts. Records of my paternal grandparents are available on the Ellis Island website between 1912 and 1922, but none of my maternal grandparents can be located, although, based on the 1910 U.S. federal census and the 1915 New York state census, they arrived in the United States between…
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Georgia Man Texts Probation Officer About Getting Weed
Sending a text to the wrong person has cost one Albany, Ga., man his freedom. Alvin Cross Jr. apparently mistakenly texted his probation officer about marijuana, according to news station WALB. The probation officer received a text from Cross that said, “You have some weed?” Cross’ home was raided by police officers shortly thereafter. During…
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Last Night’s Black-ish Whupping Episode Was Genius—Too Bad It Didn’t Air a Month Ago
The jury’s still out on whether ABC sitcom Black-ish has what it takes to ultimately break into the pantheon of all-time-great black televison shows. I love the show, but I’m not sure it’ll be able to keep up the pace it’s on now over multiple seasons. And while Wednesday night’s episode about the parental dilemma around…
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