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A trove of emails from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s time in Tallahassee reveal a hands-on chief executive who was a prolific Blackberry user.
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The girlfriend of Antonio Martin says she hasn’t been able to sleep since a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend, a black male teenager, at a gas station in …
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The legendary LGBT film “Paris is Burning,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at the………
50 Wonderful Things From 2014
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Books, movies, television, things to read — we look back at 50 of the great things that entered our field of vision in 2014.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid a swell of controversy, backlash, confusion and threats, Sony Pictures broadly released “The Interview” online Wednesday — an unprecedented counterstroke against the hackers who spoiled the Christmas opening of the …
Dare you to watch without laughing
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Why is this grown man in a baby’s highchair? CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports on highchair hijinks.
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As tensions are ratcheted up between Ukraine and the Kremlin, Jews have been forced to choose sides. In the Crimea, two small minority groups, the Karaites and Krymchaks, have been …
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As the first African American woman nominated for a Best Director Golden Globe, Ava DuVernay’s………
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid a swell of controversy, backlash, confusion and threats, Sony Pictures broadly released “The Interview” online Wednesday — an unprecedented counterstroke against the hackers who spoiled the Christmas opening of the …
#SaveBela dog will not be killed
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The Internet got its Christmas wish to #SaveBela. The Indiana German shepherd who tugged at collective heartstrings last week when it was revealed that he could be euthanized due to a stipulation in …
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BERKELEY, Mo. — Berkeley Mayor Theodore Hoskins said during a Christmas Eve press conference that a police officer’s killing of teenager Antonio Martin Tuesday night shouldn’t be compared with police …
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Are you still looking for that perfect gift? Well, Christmas is tomorrow so you better………
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid a swell of controversy, backlash, confusion and threats, Sony Pictures broadly released “The Interview” online Wednesday — an unprecedented counterstroke against the hackers who spoiled the Christmas opening of the …
Burton, Bonham Carter split
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Chances are if you’re a business traveler, you spend most of your days trying to………
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an unprecedented move, Sony Pictures broadly released “The Interview” to digital platforms Wednesday, a reversal of its previous plan not to show the film after hackers released thousands of documents …
First photos of royal Monaco twins
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You can tell them apart by the color of their onesies, pink and blue.
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The language of health care got you down? Not to worry. Go behind the words. A little bit of sugar helps the medicine go down in this tongue-in-cheek series from …
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In the December 1999 issue of Black Enterprise, these three hip-hop moguls were featured as………
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It seems everyone has a theory about who really hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc….…
Poll: This is a low-stress Christmas
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‘Tis indeed the season to be jolly for Americans, who are experiencing their lowest levels of holiday stress in years, according to a new CNN/ORC nationwide poll.
My Top 12 Christmas Songs: One Jew’s View
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Let the record show that Jews and Christmas have always gone together, since Jesus, or at least since Irving Berlin. Personally, I love Christmas, Christmas music, Christmas TV specials, and …
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Angry clashes have sparked again, this time in Berkeley, Missouri, which is just miles from………
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NEW YORK (AP) — “The Interview” was put back into theaters Tuesday when Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a limited Christmas Day theatrical release for the comedy that provoked an international incident with North Korea and …
China censors news on Sony hack
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Thanks to heavy-handed government censors, the citizens of China and North Korea will remain mostly in the dark about the Sony hacking probe.
Holiday Blues: Spirituality to the Rescue
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It is a commonplace of spiritual teachings — those within as well as those outside of traditional religions — that the mind plays a powerful role in creating happiness or …
Last Minute Tax Tip For The Self-Employed
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Millions of taxpayers received a rude surprise when they got their tax bill last year.………
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DENVER (AP) — A Colorado company lost its latest fight against Disney over the rights to Marvel’s iconic comic book characters Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled it could not claim ownership to certain …
Little girls stunned by Santa’s act
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Two sisters got the shock of a lifetime during a visit with Santa. It wasn’t Santa … it was their soldier dad!
The legacy of Aceh’s emergency economy
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BANDAH ACEH (IRIN) – What happens when you suddenly inject billions of dollars, hundreds of jobs and 500 aid agencies into to an isolated corner of the world battered by …
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BET Networks and Sanders/Wingo advertising agency announce new executive promotions……
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ATLANTA (AP) — Sony’s flip-flop on releasing “The Interview” shows the studio is working furiously to try to chart the right course through political and public-opinion minefields….…
Child caught choking, but then …
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Cameras captured a police officer saving a 3-year-old boy from choking on a piece of candy. CNN affiliate KSTU reports.
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Is it time for us to rethink how we perceive the global middle class? Currently, more than half of the world’s middle class population can be found in the Western …
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LeBron James. Dwyane Wade. Deion Sanders. Aaron Ross. These men aren’t only with pretty-for-the-picture women, but………
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The podcast is a reinvestigation of the 1999 murder of Maryland high school student Hae Min Lee. Her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed is serving a life sentence but has always maintained his innocence.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Longtime partners Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton have separated….…
De Blasio soothes anxious NYC
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio took on the role of the consoler on Tuesday in the wake of the weekend’s shooting of two New York police officers, following in the footsteps …
America’s Most Prevalent Disease
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Chloe laughed from her belly. A popsicle left its mark on a yellow sunflower dress, and pigtails of dirty blonde curls dusted her cheeks as she walked. She had a …
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Video-sharing site, YouTube, could potentially be facing a billion-dollar lawsuit over music rights. Legal teams………
Clint Eastwood and his wife finalize divorce
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MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Clint Eastwood and his wife of 18 years have finalized their divorce….…
Giuliani: Racism in NYPD a ‘lie’
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about the killing of two police officers.
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Werner, 22, has transformed from being unable to execute simple muscle maneuvers to a four-time national championship at the Special Olympics (she also has an international championship under her belt). …
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Attorney General Eric Holder announces new memo that protects transgender individuals from workplace discrimination……
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Longtime partners Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton have separated….…
Santa grants boy’s unusual request
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A Connecticut man will get Christmas off from work thanks to his grandson’s letter to Santa Claus. WFSB has more.
Pakistan: When Children Fear to Learn
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In Pakistan schools have become sites of horrific terror instead of temples of learning.
Pakistan is one of the few places in the world where children are actively risking their lives by attending …
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An increasing number of millennials are looking to make a difference by donating their time,………
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Tuesday a limited theatrical release of “The Interview” beginning Thursday, putting back into the theaters the comedy that prompted an international incident with North Korea and outrage over its cancelled …
A way to create electricity from thin air?
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Researchers in the UK say the latest discovery involving wonder material graphene could revolutionize batteries.
Runway-Inspired Holiday Décor
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From the catwalk to Christmas, we’ve put together five fashionable runway-inspired holiday décor looks to help you celebrate this year with high style.
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There would be no Scandal or Olivia Pope without crisis management expert Judy Smith. A………
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NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman and Tony Kushner are among the writers who signed a PEN American Center petition urging Sony Pictures to make “The Interview” widely available….…
No charges in Wis. police shooting
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A district attorney has decided against charges in the case of a police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill man more than a dozen times in Milwaukee.
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The only country to have the world love in its name has a lot of great things to offer when it comes to amazing Christmas presents. So, if you are one of those …
Many Baby Boomers Say They’ll Never Retire
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NEW YORK (AP) — If you have children, or know someone who does, or just listened to one recently, the choice of Associated Press Entertainer of the Year won’t come as much of a shock: It’s “Frozen,” and …
Singer Joe Cocker dies
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Joe Cocker, the British blues-rock singer whose raspy voice brought plaintive soul to such hits as “You Are So Beautiful” and the duet “Up Where We Belong,” has died of an undisclosed illness. He was 70.…
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The Christmas holiday is almost here. In addition to a pair of storms that may make a mess of your holiday travel plans, there will be a few other weather systems that could …
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Sony Pictures hires Judy Smith to help repair their reputation following a recent hacking incident….…
As dust clears, what’s next for Sony?
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Sony hacking attack continues to deliver more dramatic plotlines than any fictional movie, but meanwhile the movie studio must move forward and tackle the next steps in minimizing the mess. Will Sony eventually release …
Is Nintendo working on new Wii?
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The successor to Nintendo’s troubled Wii U may be on the way.
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Black Enterprise and the Shadow League held a Twitter chat on the NBA, discussing the………
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sibling singers Donny and Marie Osmond will be singing at the Flamingo Las Vegas at least through the end of 2015….…
Muhammad Ali ‘vastly improved’
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Famed boxer Muhammad Ali has “vastly improved” after being hospitalized over the weekend with a mild case of pneumonia, his spokesman Bob Gunnell said.
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Still trying to check off your last gift-buying errands on your holiday list? Not sure what to get your favorite (or least favorite) politicians this year? The Reboot Illinois elves have come up …
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(Image credit: Ben Bacal Realty) The creator of a video game just one-upped two music………
A Very Code Switch Christmas TV Special
It’s that time around Christmas, when all we can see are a handful of stories on our TV screens. Frosty, and Charlie, and Ralphie, and Kevin, but there’s not too much brown in this mostly white canon.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The finale of Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” trilogy, “The Battle of the Five Armies,” marauded through the multiplexes during the weekend before Christmas, taking in $ 54.7 million. Since opening Wednesday, the Warner Bros. release …
Mom had no idea son would do this
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A Wisconsin mom got the surprise of her life when her son walked in to a restaurant where she was eating. WFRV reports.
Cameron Diaz Is Engaged To Benji Madden
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Longtime single gal Cameron Diaz is tying the knot!
People confirmed that Diaz is officially engaged to boyfriend Benji Madden after less than a year of dating. The pair first stepped out in …
Ladies of Legacy: Nikki Giovanni
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Black Enterprise’s 2008 Legacy Award recipient Nikki Giovanni fights against injustice using poetry….…