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Former NBA star Ben McLemore handed 100-month prison sentence for 2021 rape
Former NBA star Ben McLemore will spend the next 100 months of his life in Oregon prison after a jury on Wednesday convicted him of raping and sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman at a house party in 2021, ESPN reported. Last week, a Clackamas County Circuit Court jury found McLemore, 32, guilty of one charge…
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Diddy responds to lawsuit claiming he performed a sex act with Notorious B.I.G.’s shirt
A new lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs claims the rapper masturbated into an...
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Cause of death for Brazilian tourist who fell off active Indonesian volcano revealed
It has been established through autopsy that Juliana Marins, the 26-year-old Brazilian tourist...
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Tory Lanez’s father says his son will be released ‘much sooner than later’
During a July 2 interview with DJ Carisma on Power 106 Los Angeles, Tory Lanez’s father,...
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Former NFL player gets 12 years in prison after wife caught him sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl
Former NCAA and NFL football player Justin Crawford has been sentenced to 12 years in prison...
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British teenager incarcerated in Dubai for consensual sex with girl released after royal pardon
Marcus Fakana, the British teenager who was sentenced to one year in prison in Dubai after...
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Scotland: Man charged in death of scientist Dr Fortune Gomo originally from Zimbabwe
Authorities in Scotland have charged a man over the death of a 39-year-old scientist who was...
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TikToker fatally shot Marine veteran and posted about it on his account while dancing, reports say
The mother of a slain Marine veteran said that one of the suspects linked to her son’s...
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Rumors of Cardi B and Stefon Diggs breaking up untrue – though she deleted his pics on IG: Report
Rumors of Cardi B and Stefon Diggs breaking up recently swirled on social media after the rapper...
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Juneteenth: Time for a new view on the freeing of the last slaves in Texas
As we join Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country this week, marking the day in Texas...
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America: No Longer the Shining City on the Hill
Imagine for a moment that the immigrants coming to America are leaving their countries not...
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Ghana closes Washington, D.C. embassy over alleged visa scam
As part of an inquiry into a suspected visa scam, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s foreign...
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Creole Pope, Creole Saint? Pope Leo XIV and the Venerable Henriette Delille
The impact of the news that the new Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots in the 7th Ward of...
Culture
119 looted Benin Bronzes returned to Nigeria from Netherlands – the largest single repatriation to date
After more than 120 years, 119 Benin Bronzes, which were looted by British troops, have been returned to Nigeria. The artifacts were stolen from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria by British soldiers in 1897. The Netherlands returned the artifacts on Thursday, and they included human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a…
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Egypt: How the North African nation is using sports to boost its global image and economy
Egypt is turning to sports as a key tool to improve its international image, strengthen diplomatic...
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New details about mysterious structures found beneath Egypt’s Giza pyramids could rewrite human history: report
Scientists have controversially claimed that a vast underground city in Egypt predates the...
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Why African-Americans are moving to Africa in droves, and should you?
In recent years, a growing number of African-Americans have been moving to Africa, seeking...
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From Puffy to P. Diddy and more, here is the history behind all of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ name changes
Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested by federal agents on September 16 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs, who entered a not-guilty plea, is being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His trial date was set for May 5, 2025 and in the criminal…
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TikToker goes viral for claiming Harriet Tubman did not exist
Some Black TikTokers have claimed that Harriet Tubman wasn’t a real person. As reported...
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40 years after becoming NC State’s first Black student president, Kevin Howell is now 1st Black chancellor
Kevin Howell became the first Black student body president of NC State University in 1987....
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College student Dennis Hubert awarded his degree 95 years after he is lynched
Morehouse College awarded Dennis Hubert, a sophomore in divinity school, a posthumous degree...
Women
She wanted to be a president as a child, now she is the first Black woman to lead the American Chemical Society
Dr. Dorothy J. Phillips is the American Chemical Society’s first Black female President. Her life has been dedicated to debunking stereotypes, leading the way for upcoming generations of scientists, and encouraging young people to explore career opportunities in STEM. Dr. Phillips’s childhood dream was to become president. Her plans included majoring in history, becoming a lawyer,…
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Santia Deck makes history again, launches app for high school athletes to connect with college coaches in minutes
Santia Deck had big dreams while growing up as a teen athlete, but she lacked connections....
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Meet Oluwamodupe Oloyede, who is making history as FAMU’s first female head drum major
Oluwamodupe Oloyede was recently named the new head drum major of the Florida A&M University...
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This brave woman gave up her job in her 30s, now she’s visiting countries and swimming with sea lions
In her quest for self-discovery, Nikki Vontaya gave up an easy life in advertising sales, her...
Business
Besides selling weed, Idris Elba worked this ‘grim’ factory job before he became famous
British actor, musician and DJ Idris Elba was born to immigrant working-class parents – his father was from Sierra Leone, and his mother was born in Ghana. He was brought up in East London before finding fame in America. He is best known for playing Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to…
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‘Settle this karmic debt’: Nicki Minaj tells Jay-Z after claims he owes her up to $200M
Nicki Minaj has claimed in a rant on X that Jay-Z owes her up to $200,000,000 linked to her...
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Teen talks expanding lawncare business nationwide after starting it at just 13
Four years after Lawrence Hoye, then 13 years old, went door-to-door during a winter storm...
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Sauce Gardner wore the only FDA-cleared device that protects athletes’ brains during 2024 NFL season, now he’s a partner
NFL star Sauce Gardner has officially partnered with Q30 Innovations, which is behind Q-Collar,...
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