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From Boilers to Dartmouth: ‘I Got Lucky’
Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession, which was building his body. That was a little over three years ago. He was making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it. He visited the gym... Read more
OJ appeals to be freed from Nevada prison
A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed a new attempt Tuesday to gain his release from Nevada state prison, alleging the former football star was so badly represented by lawyers in his trial and previous appeals that he deserves a new trial. A 94-page document filed Tuesday in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas faults the trial strategy and performance of attorneys Yale Galanter of Miami and Gabriel Grasso of Las Vegas, but maintains Simpson's... Read more
Is Mitt Romney Really Beating President Obama Among Women?
There's an old song called "Spinning Wheel" from back in the day and one of the lines is "what goes up, must come down." That is so true if you look at the polls during thisp residential election. They seem to change hourly and many of them completely contradict one another. Take for example the CBS/New York Times poll showing Mitt Romney up by 2 percent over President Obama with women. Gallup shows the president up... Read more
Evidence filed in Trayvon Martin case
George Zimmerman As many eagerly awaited the release of never-before-seen evidence in the case against George Zimmerman, members of Special Prosecutor Angela Corey's office provided a preview Monday in the form of an eight-page document. The paperwork, filed with the Seminole County clerk as closing time approached, included a list of witnesses the state plans to call and identified several pieces of the evidence prosecutors expect to use to support a second-degree murder charge in the death... Read more
Marissa Alexander Sentenced: Florida Mom Who Shot At Abusive Husband Gets 20 Years In Prison
Marissa Alexander, the 31-year-old Florida woman who fired what her family calls a warning shot at her abusive husband, was sentenced Friday morning to 20 years in prison. Alexander was convicted of three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for firing into a wall near her husband and his two young children at their Jacksonville home in 2010. Alexander has maintained that she wasn't trying to hurt anyone and that she was standing her... Read more
Newsweek's Gay-Obama Cover Is Ridiculous
Rolling Out's Terry Shropshire challenges Newsweek's decision to label President Obama the "first gay president," pointing out that no one dared call John F. Kennedy Jr Lyndon B. Johnson the "first black president" because both of them openly supported civil rights. In his cover story, Sullivan tries to justify his title this way: he writes that Obama went through a similar identity crisis back in his youth. “He had to discover his black identity and then... Read more
Florida A&M band suspension reaffirmed
Florida A&M's band will remain on suspension through the 2012-13 school year in the wake of a band member dying during an alleged hazing incident last November. University president James Ammons told A&M trustees in a conference call Monday that the Marching 100 will not perform while the university works to establish new guidelines for the band. Trustees who spoke on the call supported Ammons' announcement. Eleven FAMU band members face felony hazing charges and two others... Read more
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Other Stories of the DayReport: Chicago Man Uses Heroin To Force…May 16, 2012 Other Stories of the Day Dajuan Brown is accused of plying women with heroin, then forcing them to work as prostitutes against their will, according to the Chicago Tribune. The Cook… Read more Pastor Marvin Winans Assaulted and Carja…May 16, 2012 Other Stories of the Day DETROIT (AP) — Popular Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans was assaulted and carjacked Wednesday afternoon at a gas station on the city’s west… Read more Chuck Brown, The ‘Godfather of Go-Go,’ D…May 16, 2012 Other Stories of the Day The legendary father of Go-Go music, Chuck Brown has passed away at the age of 75, confirmed his manager Tom Goldfogle. As previously reported by NewsOne,… Read more Black Notables for Marriage EqualityMay 16, 2012 Other Stories of the Day President Barack Obama has certainly caused a stir with his announcement on ABC’s Good Morning America that he supports marriage equality. Though the backlash has… Read more | Business NewsIn China, Economics Is PoliticsMay 16, 2012 Business News The ruling elite thrived as long as it delivered growth. Now the growth is in question Read more Is Facebook Sucking Oxygen Out of the IP…May 16, 2012 Business News Despite the biggest tech IPO ever, the flagging stock market has prompted an increasing number of companies to halt plans to go public Read more There's No Gentle Way for Greece to Exit…May 16, 2012 Business News The man responsible for ditching Argentina's convertibility law has some advice for Greece Read more Wrap It Up: 7 Things In Entertainment We…May 16, 2012 Business News From questionable relationships to people with no real talents becoming stars, these are few things in entertainment that are played out to us... Read more | PoliticsWhite House Sandwiches Followed By Snark…May 16, 2012 Politics The descriptions of the White House lunch meeting from those on the opposing red and blue teams made it sound like yet another meeting featuring the nation's top policymakers... Read more House Passes Its Version Of Domestic Vio…May 16, 2012 Politics The House voted on its version of a renewal of the Violence Against Woman Act on Wednesday, likely setting up a battle with the Senate which has already passed... Read more Lugar's Last Race: Indiana Senator Doesn…May 16, 2012 Politics Sen. Dick Lugar has been running in the annual Capital Challenge charity race for three decades. After Lugar's defeat in the Indiana primary, Wednesday's race was the last for... Read more House Votes On Its Version Of Domestic V…May 16, 2012 Politics The House votes on its version of a renewal of the Violence Against Woman Act on Wednesday, likely setting up a battle with the Senate which has already passed... Read more |
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Health NewsNo tears as Ga. student sees bacteria-ra…May 16, 2012 Health News A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection has been looking at her ravaged hands and asking about the damage, all without tears, her father said Wednesday. Read more U.S. HIV aid has prevented 741,000 death…May 16, 2012 Health News NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of... Read more Coffee lovers lower death risk, study sa…May 16, 2012 Health News Coffee drinkers who worry about the jolt of java it takes to get them going in the morning might just as well relax and pour another cup. Read more Coffee lovers less likely to die, study …May 16, 2012 Health News Coffee drinkers who worry about the jolt of java it takes to get them going in the morning might just as well relax and pour another cup. Read more | Sports NewsThunder rally late to edge Lakers, lead …May 16, 2012 Sports News Kevin Durant scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with 18 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder scored rallied for a 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers... Read more Celtics rout 76ers to seize series leadMay 16, 2012 Sports News Kevin Garnett scored 27 points while Paul Pierce added 24 and Rajon Rondo had 23 as Boston cruised past Philadelphia 107-91 to grab the lead in their NBA playoff... Read more Thunder strike late to beat Lakers, Celt…May 16, 2012 Sports News (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder scored nine unanswered points in the final two minutes to edge the Los Angeles Lakers 77-75 on Wednesday and seize a 2-0 lead... Read more Brees critical of Saints in radio interv…May 16, 2012 Sports News Drew Brees said in a radio interview Wednesday night that he is frustrated by what he views as a lack of communication with the New Orleans Saints in his... Read more | Entertainment NewsLife has never been better - SmithMay 16, 2012 Entertainment News Will Smith said life has never been better as he wowed fans at the premiere of Men In Black 3. Smith, wearing a Tom Ford suit, said the film... Read more Jennifer Lopez No. 1 on Forbes' Celebrit…May 16, 2012 Entertainment News In a ranking of the 100 stars who've amassed major amounts of both fame and wealth, Jennifer Lopez has landed in the top spot. Read more Will Smith's son asks Obama about aliensMay 16, 2012 Entertainment News Will Smith was left red-faced after his son asked U.S. President Barack Obama if aliens are real during a visit to the White House. Read more Urban Radio Callers Slam Obama Over Gay …May 16, 2012 Entertainment News Listeners of New York hip hop radio station HOT 97 did not take kindly to the news that President Obama had endorsed same-sex marriage. Read more |
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