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Jamie Carragher: Leading TV Football Pundit Suspended for Spitting

A leading TV football pundit, who was an England international and played for English Premier League club Liverpool, has been suspended by British broadcaster Sky Sports after footage emerged of him spitting at a couple of Manchester United fans.

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Five People Die in NYC Helicopter Crash, But the Pilot Survives

The New York City helicopter crash that killed everyone on board except the pilot may have been caused by a passenger's piece of luggage, the pilot told investigators.

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Know Who's Afraid of the NRA? Donald Trump.

Less than two weeks ago, President Donald Trump was mocking Republican Sen. Pat Toomey for being "afraid of the NRA" due to the fact that his bipartisan gun control proposal didn't include a provision to raise the the age to certain types of guns from 18 to 21.

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Keep Out the Snow Shovel. Another Nor'easter, 'Bomb Cyclone' Expected

The month of March is intent on going out like a lion and not like a lamb. A third powerful nor'easter in less than two weeks is expected to arrive late Monday in the Northeast as thousands of people dig out from the other fierce storms this month and continue to wait for their power to be restored.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Announce New Tour

Jay-Z and Beyoncé are hitting the road again. The superstar couple announced the "OTR II" stadium tour on Monday.

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Putin Says He Gave Order to Shoot Down Passenger Plane in 2014

Russia's Vladimir Putin ordered the downing of a passenger plane that had reportedly been overtaken by hijackers planning to target the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, the President said in a new film.

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Tim McGraw Collapses On Stage during Dublin Show Due to Dehydration

Country singer Tim McGraw had to cut short his set when he collapsed on stage due to dehydration at a show in Dublin, Ireland, over the weekend.

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'American Idol' Reboot: What's the Verdict?

"American Idol" returned Sunday on a new network with new judges, but was there the same old love for the singing competition? ABC launched its reboot of the reality series, this time around with celebrity judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.

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O.J. Simpson Described 'Blood and Stuff' in 2006 Hypothetical Murder TV Confession

It took 12 years for the tapes to surface, but television audiences were able to finally hear what Fox billed as O.J. Simpson's "shocking hypothetical account" of the 1994 murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman.

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“Black Fortunes” by Shomari Wills

A dollar doesn’t buy as much as it used to. Once upon a time, you could get a good steak and a drink for under ten bucks. You could buy a house for less than five figures, and it was big enough to raise a good-sized family in it. A dollar used to stretch farther, last longer, buy more, and in the new book “Black Fortunes” by Shomari Wills, it took fewer dollars to make someone rich.

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An Instagram Art Project Spreads Awareness About Femicides in Mexico

Two Mexican artists came across a list of over a thousand victims of femicide in Mexico posted by activist who goes by the pseudonym, Frida Guerrera. The pair created the Instagram project, No estamos todas

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Wells Fargo Celebrates Houstonian’s Entrepreneurship

Wells Fargo saluted Orgena Keener, owner of Kaffeine Coffee Internet & Office Café, during a special Community Builders event celebrating African American entrepreneurs and encouraging support of small business.

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State Department Warns Spring Breakers of Mexico Threat

The State Department warned US citizens against travel to Mexico's Playa del Carmen late Wednesday, a week after an explosive device was found on a tourist ferry in the area.

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A White Photographer Commercialized And Capitalized Off A Fake Black Model He Created Himself

Instagram model Shudu Gram has over 43 thousand followers on Instagram, skyrocketing into fame after Fenty Beauty reposted a photo of her modeling the Saw-C lipstick color.

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Memphis Makes it’s Way to Houston Audiences with an All –Too Familiar Narrative

Written by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan and directed by Dan Knechtges, the story of Memphis begins in musically–rich Memphis during the 1950’s south where Rock and Roll was born. It tells a story of a white radio DJ named Huey Calhoun who becomes obsessed with the taboo music of Blacks. Lured into a jute-joint by the sound of Rhythm & Blues, he starts to regularly visit a local nightclub for Blacks only and develops a crush on the nightclub’s star singer, the beautiful and talented Felicia Farrell.

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Comfort Food Made Quick and Easy

A steaming bowl of savory soup is the perfect comfort food when the wind is howling, rain is falling or the temperature is dropping. It’s a time to cozy up and enjoy the warmth of being inside while indulging in some of your favorite flavors.

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Barbie Models Doll After NASA 'Hidden Figure' Katherine Johnson

A once-"hidden figure" from NASA's history is being celebrated by one of the most well-known toy lines in the world. NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose real-life experience as an African American "human computer" was depicted in the 2016 movie "Hidden Figures," is among the first three historical figures to be honored in Barbie's "Inspiring Women" doll series.

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NAACP Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Capital One Bank

Capital One Bank has been closing many of its brick-and-mortar locations around the state of Texas in what the bank claims to be a cost-cutting measure. The NAACP, however, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the publicly traded company, alleging that its actions are discriminatory against its black and Latino customers, while also using black celebrities in its commercials to enhance its agenda.

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In Salisbury, Grist for Conspiracy Theorists, and An Elusive Truth

The saga in the English cathedral city of Salisbury has all the elements of a John le Carré thriller -- a double agent, a mysterious and potentially deadly toxin, Cold War leitmotifs, a confounded security service and a flummoxed state government.

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'Booth babes' Are Vanishing From Auto Shows

There's something different about this year's Geneva Motor Show: The "booth babes" are almost all gone.