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Pregnant Widow Executed by Taliban
A pregnant widow was executed by the Taliban in western Afghanistan after being accused of adultery. The 47-year-old woman, Sanam Gul, also known as Sanam Bibi, was killed in Badghis province Saturday morning, said Ashrafuddin Majidi, the provincial governor’s spokesman. The execution was confirmed by the district governor of Qades, Hashim Habibi. The woman was accused of…
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Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck Celebrates 90th Birthday
Although his birthday is on December 6, jazz great Dave Brubeck celebrated his 90th birthday at the closing of the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival. With Wynton Marsalis’ quintet playing “Happy Birthday” to a New Orleans beat, festival producer and founder George Wein led the audience in serenading the pianist. Brubeck was a late addition to a…
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Study: ‘Soul Food’ Kills
OK, that’s a little dramatic. Nonetheless, my alma mater has delivered, on a scarlet-and-gray platter, the latest nail in the coffin of African-American eating habits. (Emphases and edits, mine): Researchers looking for differences in eating habits of African Americans based on whether or not they had Type 2 diabetes uncovered an unexpected result: No matter…
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Race, Ethics and Partisan Warfare
Recently, an anonymous member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) charged that the ethics investigations of Representatives Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) demonstrate that black lawmakers face disproportionate levels of ethical investigation than their white colleagues. Right-wing pundits, like Bernie Goldberg, immediately cried foul, arguing that the assertion constituted “playing the race card”…
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Teen Brawl Erupts on D.C. Metro
A major brawl broke out between 70 teenagers on the D.C. Metro this past weekend. Teenagers fought from one train stop to another on the Green and Yellow lines. They happened to fight on two of the busiest stops on the Metro — L’Enfant Plaza and Gallery Place, both in Chinatown. An eyewitness stated that…
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Attractive Women Slighted for Certain Jobs
A study by the University of Colorado Denver Business School has found that attractive women are sometimes overlooked for jobs considered to be “masculine.” Attractive women faced discrimination when they applied for jobs where appearance was not seen as important. These positions included job titles like manager of research and development, director of finance, mechanical engineer…
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Mind Your Business: Queen Latifah's Sexuality
Fresh from our “Stay out of grown folks’ business” file, a photo of actress and singer Queen Latifah with her alleged girlfriend, personal trainer Jeanette Jenkins, has surfaced on the Web. The two were canoodling on a yacht while celebrating the nuptials of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. The Internet is buzzing again with questions…
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MTV Chooses First-Ever Twitter Jockey
Gabi Gregg is MTV’s first-ever Twitter Jockey. Gregg won the role after a nationwide vote and will reporting on popular culture using Twitter, Facebook, blogs and MTV’s Web site. The Mount Holyoke alum is the founder of the fashion blog Young, Fat and Fabulous. She was raised in Detroit but lives in Chicago. Go, Gabi,…
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It's Official: Maxine Waters Charged With Three Ethics Violations
California Congresswoman Maxine Waters has officially been charged with three ethics violations. The House Ethics Committee says that even as the Los Angeles Democrat was warned against interceding on behalf of a bank with ties to her husband, her chief of staff was “actively involved” in helping OneUnited. Who is her chief of staff? Her…