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NJ Governor Commutes Sentence of Marine Facing Mandatory 3-Year-Term for Gun Charge
Marine Sgt. Hisashi Pompey is a decorated Marine who served three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, but six years ago, during a trip to New Jersey, his life changed forever. One Friday night, Pompey had just wrapped up training some Marines in Fort Lee and headed to a nightclub with a friend. That…
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No, Dr. Dao Is Not an Asian Version of Rosa Parks
The fact that someone actually came up with this question and thought it was good to ask amazes me. During a press conference, David Dao’s lawyer, Thomas Demetrio, spoke about his client, the man who was brutally removed from his United Airlines flight, and said that a supporter compared him to Rosa Parks. “Dr. Dao,…
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8-Year-Old Uses YouTube for Driving Lessons and Drives to McDonald’s
YouTube is a cornucopia of tutorial videos. You can learn everything from how to change the brakes on your car (I did once) to how to contour your nose with makeup. I’ve never heard of anyone using a tutorial to learn how to drive, but apparently an 8-year-old boy from Ohio did, just so he…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Offers Potential Names for the Carter Twins
Neil deGrasse Tyson went on a baby-naming spree Wednesday and offered some name options for Jay Z and Beyoncé’s twins, who should be arriving sometime this summer. The astrophysicist was true to his background and kept the names cosmiclike: I’m just going to keep it simple and offer up “Solar” and “Eclipse.”
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Tomi Lahren to The Blaze: ‘Let Me Go’
Tomi Lahren, and her tiny violin, will appear on Nightline to talk about her recent ousting from The Blaze. In the interview, Lahren says she simply wants Blaze founder Glenn Beck to “let her go.” Last month, Lahren was suspended from her job after she appeared on The View and expressed her pro-choice views. And,…
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Comedians Pay Tribute to Charlie Murphy
The comedy world is mourning the loss of fellow comedian Charlie Murphy after the comic and actor died of leukemia Wednesday. Murphy, who has been doing stand-up comedy for more than 20 years, starred on Chappelle’s Show and brought his own brand of storytelling to his stand-up shows. Comics, such as Chris Rock and David…
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Comedian Charlie Murphy Dead at Age 57 From Leukemia
Comedian Charlie Murphy has passed away at the age of 57 after a long battle with leukemia. According to Murphy’s manager, he died in a New York City hospital. Murphy, the brother of Eddie Murphy, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. His childhood and his parents, Lillian and Charles Murphy, became fodder for his brother’s stand-up…
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Remember That Time President Obama Shot a Rainbow Out of His Arm?
I’ve made a bad habit out of viewing my “On This Day” list curated by Facebook. You know, the list that reminds you of all the stuff you probably shouldn’t have posted on Facebook. A couple of weeks ago, as I was having brunch with someone I didn’t want to have brunch with but only…
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Watch: Basketball Wives Season 6 Trailer Is Drama-Filled as Usual
And she’s back. After saying she didn’t want to do another Basketball Wives show, Evelyn Lozada is returning for the combined Los Angeles and Miami version of season 6. But things look as drama-filled as ever because the bad blood between Lozada and Tami Roman hasn’t gone anywhere. Basketball Wives Then there’s Jackie Christie. Horrible…
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Kanye West’s ‘Breakdown’ Subject of University Lecture
A professor at Washington University in Saint Louis is using Kanye West’s recent hospitalization as part of his course’s final lecture on mental illness. Jeffrey McCune’s lecture, titled “Name One Genius That Ain’t Crazy: Kanye West and the Politics of Self-Diagnosis,” will take a look at how someone like West can be considered both a…
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