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Obama: NATO Summit to Discuss End of Combat in Afghanistan
On Friday, during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, President Obama announced plans for a summit in 2014 to discuss the end of U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan, reports USA Today. “What we agreed to is that in order for us to facilitate this entire process, it would be appropriate for us to…
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Honest Toddler: From Twitter to Bookshelves
(The Root) — It’s not rare that popular Twitter and Tumblr accounts soon graduate to bookstore shelves and, in some cases, the small screen. But how does it happen? Is it as easy as waking up to an offer in your email inbox one day? Yes — and no. With more than 200,000 followers, the…
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20 Years In, Summer Jam Is Still the Realest
(The Root) — Hot 97 Summer Jam XX should be one for the books. On June 2, New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium will host music fans and industry virtuosos ready to celebrate the show’s 20th birthday as if it were their own. With a stellar lineup — Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Miguel, A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz…
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School-to-Prison Pipeline Closed in Mississippi
Colorlines‘ Brentin Mock says a Justice Department agreement will decrease excessive suspensions and expulsions of mostly young black students for trivial infractions like wearing the wrong colored socks. The sealing of the school-to-prison pipeline in Meridian, Miss. has officially started after a U.S. District Court judge approved what the Department of Justice is calling “a…
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How DOJ Media Scandal Could Hurt Obama
(The Root) — John McCain once famously called members of the media his “base,” a statement on the fact that even when he was at odds with his own party, he could count on the media to give the “maverick” a fair shake. But according to reports, McCain felt that his base turned on him…
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New Orleans Mother's Day Victim Gets Birthday Bash
Ka’Nard Allen will get to spend his 11th birthday living in the lap of luxury after being injured by gunfire at a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, according to Reuters. After hearing that Ka’Nard wanted to spend his birthday swimming in a hotel pool, Tod Chambers, general manager of the French Quarter’s historic Roosevelt New…
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Oprah Instagrams Harvard Degree
(The Root) — While you were showing your Instagram followers your new pair of plaid socks, Oprah Winfrey was quietly rubbing your nose in something most of us have never seen in person before: a Harvard degree. Winfrey was awarded an honorary degree from the Ivy League institution, and Instagrammed it, on Thursday. I’d imagine…
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This Just In: School Uniforms Have Swag
Did you ever have to wear a school uniform? The ill-constructed polo shirts, the extremely hot khaki pants … and who could forget the clunky shoes that seemed to make your feet weigh a ton? While this description might seem like a nightmare to some, to Minneapolis-based youth hip-hop groups Y.N. Rich Kids and the…
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Miguel May Land In Court After Landing on Fan
Remember Miguel’s onstage acrobatics gone wrong? At the Billboard Music Awards on May 20, the R&B singer jumped over the audience during his performance, accidentally kicking Khyati Shah in the head and throwing her onto the stage floor behind her. Though she and the singer seemed to be friendly and on good terms after the…
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Community Adopts 45 Liberian Children
Lysa Terkeurst is a mother of three girls, but she made a decision that changed her life, her family and her community outside of Charlotte, N.C., the Huffington Post reports. Ten years ago, as she told the Today show, she went to see a choir made up of young boys from a Liberian orphanage. The…
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