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January 6, 2011
Aretha Franklin is opening up a bit about her health after her mystery surgery last month, though she still refuses…
January 6, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - NPR simultaneously announced the completion of a review of the October firing of Williams, who has since…
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January 6, 2011
Ebert responded to the 'Huck Finn' announcement on Wednesday by tweeting to his 300,000-plus followers, "I'd rather be called a…
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January 6, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman shouted "except Obama, except Obama" to the venerable document's words on a U.S. citizen's eligibility…
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January 6, 2011
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Rutgers announced the improvement in Eric LeGrand's condition Thursday, citing an interview the player had recently…
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January 6, 2011
CLUTCH - Tiny is taking her "ride-or-die" role just a little too far. Two months into T.I.'s 11-month prison sentence…
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January 6, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The career paramedic dashed into Michael Jackson's bedroom, looked around and listened to a doctor's explanation…
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January 6, 2011
A Manhattan photographer is claiming he was "assaulted, battered, beat and threatened" by Kanye and his body guards at an…
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January 6, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - William Daley will step into one of the most important and influential jobs in American government as…
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January 6, 2011
EA says Woods will appear on the cover of the Collector's Edition of the game for the PlayStation 3 console.…
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January 6, 2011
VIDEO - After being in a car crash seventeen years ago, Alan Robinson was left quadriplegic. He later regained his…
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January 6, 2011
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The 17-year-old gunman who opened fire at his Nebraska high school, killing an assistant principal, had…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The 27-year-old quarterback told The Tennessean that he was a little bitter but thanked Adams and…
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January 6, 2011
VIDEO - A year after Haiti's devastating earthquake, women in Haiti's still-teeming tent cities face yet another threat: sexual violence...
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January 6, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Her song, "Far Away," is one Marsha Ambrosius initially wrote after a close friend attempted suicide...
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January 6, 2011
OPINION - The n-word has a legacy in the dehumanization of African people in America, which has led to the…
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January 6, 2011
CLEVELAND (AP) - It's been a shocking turn of events for the golden-voiced man, who had gotten by living in…
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January 6, 2011
OPINION - Having an African-American as the spokesman for the president is a big deal and a good thing but…
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January 6, 2011
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jamie and Gladys Scott will be released Friday from the state prison in Rankin County, just…
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January 6, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - When Lawrence O'Donnell isn't giving the 'Last Word' on his MSNBC weeknight show, he's trying to equip…