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Facing its third and likely most serious legal challenge since it became law in 2010, Obamacare is slated to head back to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. CNN reports: Justices will hear oral arguments in a case challenging a central provision of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. They’ll focus on just a […]

Fulton County officials in Georgia are investigating a shooting that left a 22-year veteran officer dead late Tuesday night. The officer was shot during an ambush while responding to a shots fired call with his colleague shortly after midnight. Neighbors in the Fairburn neighborhood claim the suspect was shooting in his own home before knocking […]

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Famous neurosurgeon Ben Carson is no stranger to garnering a few side-eyes for questionable comments (remember when he said this), but his latest — an argument insisting homosexuality is a choice — is a major eyebrow-raiser. Carson, who is said to be a potential Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election, argued that being gay […]

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Twenty-five years ago, Oprah Winfrey opened the doors to Harpo Studios in Chicago, which became home to her nationally syndicated talk show. Ever since its inception, the studio has become a staple in the city; helping to redefine Chicago as a major media hub. Now, the facility where some of the most heartfelt and intense conversations on […]

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Well, it’s official — black America’s sneaker appetite has made Michael Jordan a billionaire. Yes, that’s billionaire with a B. According to Forbes”World’s Billionaire’s List,” released on Monday, Jordan is No. 1,741th richest man in the world, and the 513th-richest person in the United States. His net worth is a cool $1.0 billion flat, reports Business […]

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According to a Los Angeles Police Department claim, the rookie officer who shot and killed a homeless man on Skid Row in the city’s downtown area Sunday did so after the man allegedly reached for the officer’s gun, CNN reports. The dramatic scene was captured on video that went viral, highlighting the nation’s persistent struggles with police […]

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The uncle of a 13-year-old Brooklyn girl saved the teenager and her friend from prostitution by posing as a customer after the two were convinced by a stranger to have sex for money, prosecutors say. The girls, who have not been identified, met 25-year-old suspect Marcus (Melo) Sumpter while returning from a party on Aug. 30, […]

On Tuesday, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned U.S. Congress that a deal the Obama administration is discussing with Iran over the country’s nuclear program could “pave” its “path to the bomb.” His controversial speech was made at the invitation of U.S. House speaker John Boehner (R, Ohio) and without presidential approval. Netanyahu elaborated: “This deal has two major concessions: one, leaving Iran […]

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Internet memes are hilarious, until you become one. One of the latest gags targeted a two-year-old baby girl. Her real name is Mariah Anderson and she has…

Just one day after the New York Times reported the Department of Justice was set to fault the Ferguson, Mo. police department for making racially biased traffic stops and arrests, an official report is confirming that officers routinely violated the constitutional rights of the city’s black residents. The Justice Department report accuses the officers of making unjust traffic […]

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The head of a southern New Jersey Catholic high school issued an apology Monday to Black players on the Atlantic City High basketball team after two of his students dressed as a monkey and banana at a recent game, according to Press of Atlantic City. Reverend Perry Cherubini, president of Holy Spirit High School just […]

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After a vociferous outcry over the high-profile deaths of unarmed Black men who died at the hands of White police officers in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City, President Barack Obama on Monday called for sweeping reforms of police tactics in cities across the nation. The president released findings of the White House task force […]