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Keyon Dooling may have shocked some when he decided to retire after only half of a season with the Boston Celtics and 12 years in the NBA, but the guard is revealing that he has had to deal with a stint in a mental hospital and overcoming childhood molestation before redefining his position in the league. Dooling, […]

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Grammy® Award and Tony Award-WinnerHeather Headley is scheduled to perform at The Royal Variety Performance 2012 at Royal Albert Hall in London, England on November 19 with Her Majesty The Queen of England and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh in attendance. Celebrating its 100th year, the show features the best in British talent and […]

- Discussion

New research conducted by scholars at the Georgia Institute of Technology shows that African-American cities are the source of much modern slang. Leading a team of colleagues, Jacob Eisenstein analyzed Twitter data collected between December 2009 and May 2011 in order to track the origin and proliferation of new terms such as ”bruh” — an evolution of “bro” — […]

National

MTV is airing a special next week with profiles of three young people who have the HIV infection, amid worries that some people are taking the condition too casually. The special, “I’m Positive,” is scheduled to air Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Drew Pinsky, who is one of the show’s producers, said that if it […]

Entertainment

In 1993, Oprah did an interview with Michael Jackson that went live around the world within 24 hours. Since then, she hasn’t done another interview like that—until now. Oprah sat down with multiplatinum superstarJustin Bieber in Chicago for one of the most in-depth interviews the singer has ever agreed to do. Watch as Oprah opens up about their […]

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Twinkies will live to see another day. Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union agreed on Monday to try to resolve their differences after a bankruptcy court judge noted that the parties hadn’t gone through the critical step of private mediation. That means the maker of the spongy cake with the mysterious cream filling […]

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Michelle Obama cited the “transformative power of the arts” Monday as she presented national arts and humanities awards to 12 community-based, after-school programs that reach underserved youth. The programs— including those focused on at-risk kids— use music, dance, poetry, debate, theater and other outlets to inspire creative development among young people. The first lady said at […]

Breaking News

Kevin Clash, the longtime voice and puppeteer behind Sesame Street’s Elmo character, has resigned in the aftermath of allegations — which Sesame Workshop had previously said were unfounded — that he had an underage sexual relationship. In a statement released Tuesday, Sesame Workshop said: Sesame Workshop’s mission is to harness the educational power of media […]

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If asked to sum up Jessica Reedy following my chat with her last week, I would have to abandon phrases like “industry newcomer” and “Sunday Best finalist.” While those labels describe her, they don’t define her. Throughout our conversation, only one word circled through my mind– “determined.” Fighting a cold, Jessica seemed eager to talk with me, and to make […]

National

  The ‘GMA’ anchor says the hospital stay took “an emotional toll” on her. Robin Roberts, in a Facebook note titled Home Sweet Home: Part II, has just finished up a week-long hospital stay. The Good Morning America anchor never mentioned she was in the hospital until she shared that she “returned home Friday night.” She explains, “A latent […]

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*Some of the infamous current events have turned into major cash cows for some. Remember Antoine Dodson? His stock shot up after his ordeal and it appears that someone else is looking to cash in on the latest media frenzy. Two separate sites are selling two different t-shirts that are related to the Cleveland bus driver, Artis […]