NEW YORK — She's not even a week old, but Blue Ivy Carter is already making music history. Billboard says that thanks to her dad, Jay-Z, featuring her on his new song, "Glory," Blue becomes the youngest person to ever appear on its chart. Jay-Z r ...
Posted Sunday, January 15th 2012 at 8:53AM
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(CBS News) "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King sat down for an exclusive, wide-ranging interview in the White house this week with Michelle Obama. In a portion aired on "CBS This Morning: Saturday," the First Lady offers insight into her personali ...
Posted Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 8:59PM
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CBS) FT. WAYNE, Ind. - An Indiana mother forced her son to wear a sign around his neck listing his law-breaking behavior and stand on a Ft. Wayne street corner for two hours earlier this week. The sign read: "I lie, I steal, I sell drugs, I don't fol ...
Posted Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 8:27PM
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(CBS/AP) PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — Italian media report that the captain of a cruise liner that ran aground with some 4,000 people aboard has been detained for questioning in the case. Sky Italia reported Saturday that investigators based in t ...
Posted Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 8:23PM
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This undated family photo shows Abby Robbins, 7, of Conway Ark. The girl's grandmother, Janice Robbins, who adopted Abby after her son's death in Iraq, stabbed the 7-year-old girl in the chest and then set fire to their home in an apparent murder-s ...
Posted Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 8:16PM
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A Missouri teenager who told authorities that she strangled, cut and stabbed a 9-year-old neighbor because she wanted to know how it felt pleaded guilty Tuesday in the girl's death. Alyssa Bustamante pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed ...
Posted Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 8:07PM
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Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty in Peruvian court Wednesday to the murder of 21-year-old Stephanie Flores. "Yes, I want to plead guilty. I wanted from the first moment to confess sincerely," the Dutch national told the court. "I truly am sorry f ...
Posted Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 7:59PM
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The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground in the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-fo ...
Posted Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 7:57PM
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Giving Second Chances. I'm not saying I am perfect..." That you are right Mr. Barbour because you deliberately didn't fully pardon the Scotts' because the NAACP and other Black organizations like the Color of Change challenged you. You deliberate ...
Posted Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 7:50PM
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Columbia, SC (WXIA)-- WXIA-TV in Atlanta has learned that the mother of a missing toddler was arrested for prostitution and drug possession less than a month before her son's disappearance. According to the police report obtained ...
Posted Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 7:33PM
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(January 2, 2012) --Brooklyn, NY Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success, highlights the work of Black inventors from over seventy countries. The author, Keith C. Holmes, has spent more than twenty years researching Black inventors from ...
Posted Sunday, January 8th 2012 at 1:56AM
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January 7, 2012 Yesterday, President Obama made a decision that should make us all proud. He proposed an immigration rule change that will keep American families together by cutting bureaucratic wait times and relieving undue hardship on U.S. citize ...
Posted Sunday, January 8th 2012 at 12:00AM
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Coaches benched Steelers safety Ryan Clark this week due to fear of the complications that he faced last time he played in Denver, which included life-threatening illness. Four years ago, the combination of Clark's sickle cell trait and Denver's hig ...
Posted Saturday, January 7th 2012 at 11:23PM
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Now that 2011 has faded to black, let's explore some of the major issues President Barack Obama will face in the coming year.
THE ELECTION:
Redistricting, Gerrymandering and Voter ID Laws
On many levels, Republicans have been running a non-s ...
Posted Saturday, January 7th 2012 at 11:08PM
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01/06/2012 Then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel offered his resignation to President Barack Obama in the winter of 2010 after a series of columns appeared depicting him as the lone element keeping the Obama presidency intact. According to t ...
Posted Saturday, January 7th 2012 at 10:56PM
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In Mexico and Latin America, old migratory patterns are changing as migrants move to a wider range of cities and countries, creating regional challenges and opportunities.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/world/americas/migrants-n ...
Posted Saturday, January 7th 2012 at 12:39AM
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What exactly is testosterone anyway? Here are some interesting facts about that "man-hormone."
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http://blackdoctor.org/news/article/Mens_Health/12_Things_You_Don_t_Know_About_Testosterone_But_Should.aspx
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Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 11:56PM
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According to the American Heart Association, cigarette smoking is “the most important preventable cause of premature death in the United States”.
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http://blackdoctor.org/news/article/Smoking/Smoking_It_s_About_That_Time_To_Quit.as ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 11:51PM
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Question
My nurse manager takes pictures of each staff member and displays them throughout the unit. Is this legal to do, and should we be signing a release form?
Response Individuals have rights with respect to the use of their "likenesses." An ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 10:56PM
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... Relationships do not just "happen." No, the relationships that really count are the ones that you work at. Now the reason I am sharing this little reminder with you today is because I want to give you a shortcut. It is so frustrating when someon ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 10:14PM
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WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Thursday he is willing to go before the NAACP and urge blacks to demand paychecks, not food stamps. Gingrich told a town hall meeting at a senior center in Plymouth, N.H., that if t ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 9:52PM
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After months of reports suggesting that the U.S. labor market might never change, the latest jobs picture is giving Americans something they haven't had for some time: a reason to hope. In December, the U.S. added 200,000 jobs -- beating economists' ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 9:25PM
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Parents are determined more than ever to keep their sons focused on their education in spite of glum statistics, digital distractions, and classroom aversions. Register for the first free teleconference of the year and learn how successful parents ar ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 9:16PM
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January 6, 2012 Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposal to streamline the application process for the spouses and children of U.S. citizens currently eligible for legal permanent resident status ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 8:40PM
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Before the foundation of the world, God laid out a plan for your life. He created you with a purpose, for a purpose, and He created you to be successful! He has marked moments already laid out that are going to come across your path. These mom ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2012 at 2:42AM
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