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Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Felony Domestic Violence Hearing Postponed Again
Sporting News is reporting that court officials in Las Vegas say an evidence hearing will be postponed again for boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a felony domestic violence case. Court spokeswoman Mary Ann Price said that Mayweather isn’t expected to appear Thursday while a Las Vegas judge sets a new date. Mayweather is accused of…
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Black Unemployment: Depression-Level Highs in Some Cities
Janell Ross is reporting that unemployment rates for blacks have remained critically elevated since the Great Recession. She gives the example of Wanda Nolan, an educated, gainfully employed woman who was essentially living the American dream. Her job was eliminated in 2008, and she has remained unemployed since then. Like Nolan, many members of the…
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Atlanta Braves Pitching Coach Apologizes for Homophobic Slur
Fox Sports is reporting that Atlanta pitching coach Roger McDowell issued an apology on Wednesday in response to a fan’s complaint that McDowell spewed homophobic comments, made crude sexual gestures and threatened to knock out his teeth with a bat before the Braves played the San Francisco Giants over the weekend. “I am deeply sorry…
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VIDEO: Tornadoes in Alabama Kill 128
MSN is reporting the death toll from storms and tornadoes in Alabama rose to 128 people Thursday, Gov. Robert Bentley’s office said on Thursday, taking the nationwide total since Wednesday to 154. The severe weather was continuing Thursday. The National Weather Service was issuing short-lived tornado warnings — advising people to “take cover now” —…
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VIDEO: Missouri Levee on Flooded River Fails
CNN is reporting that a compromised levee in Poplar Bluff, Mo., failed Tuesday, the city’s police department said. The failure was expected to send floodwaters from the Black River racing into a populated but rural area of Butler County, sparing the city of Poplar Bluff, said the city’s deputy police chief, Jeff Rolland. The Butler…
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U.S. Orders Americans Out of Syria as Violence Escalates
The Daily Mail is reporting that the U.S. State Department has started ordering Americans out of Syria as the country teeters on the brink of anarchy. Officials said that they have ordered some nonessential U.S. Embassy officials in Damascus and all Embassy dependents to leave Syria because of the “uncertainty and volatility” in the country.…
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L.A. Reid Remembers Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
Music mogul Antonio “L.A.” Reid is remembering former TLC singer Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, who was tragically killed in a car accident in Roma, Honduras, nine years ago yesterday. The Hollywood Reporter reports, “I think about her often,” he said. “I miss Lisa a lot.” Reid recounts Lopes’ determination to make it in the music…
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HBCU: Morris Brown to Settle $9.4 Million Debt With Department of Education
Newsone is reporting that Morris Brown College is expected to settle nearly $10 million in debt for pennies on the dollar in an agreement pending with the U.S. Education Department, according to a letter obtained by the Associated Press. In the April 7 letter, the Education Department said that it will forgive more than $9.4…
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Amar'e Stoudamire Collaborates With Rachel Roy on Fashion Line
Refinery 29 is reporting that Amar’e Stoudamire and fashion designer Rachel Roy are joining forces on two of Roy’s fashion lines. The inspiration will be WAG — a wife or girlfriend of a sports player, like Khloe Kardashian or Victoria Beckham — and the execution will include Stoudamire approving or axing the designs based on…
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