The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a suit between Comcast and Byron Allen, a prominent African American programming executive. What began as a fairly routine television carriage dispute has turned into risky gambit that may give the court’s conservative majority an opportunity to roll back fundamental civil rights protections. The lawsuit arose […]
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Pelosi adds a new element: bribery to impeachment talks
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s actions in the Ukraine scandal constitute “bribery” and that Trump has admitted to it himself. She’s the latest and most high-profile Democrat to use that word when describing Trump’s conduct on the July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which Trump has […]
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Alicia Keys will return as host of the Grammy Awards in 2020
Alicia Keys is hosting the Grammy Awards again next year. Her 2020 return for the 62nd Annual Grammys puts her in rare company after she became the first female to host the awards in 14 years. Before that, the last woman was Queen Latifah in 2005. “At first, I did think last year was a […]
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Impeachment witness says Trump asked about Ukraine probes
For the first time, a top diplomat testified Wednesday that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about “the investigations” he wanted Ukraine to pursue that are central to the impeachment inquiry. William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, revealed the new information as the House Intelligence Committee opened extraordinary hearings on whether the 45th president of […]
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Morehouse wins season opener, Brewer gets 300th win
The Morehouse Maroon Tigers men’s basketball team opened their season with a historic victory over Fisk University, winning 73-61 at Forbes Arena. Head coach Grady Brewer earned the 300th win of his career at his alma mater. Brewer began as an assistant coach for 13 seasons under legendary head coach Arthur McAfee. Currently, Brewer is […]
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Americans tune in as first public impeachment hearing opens
Cattle rancher Jeffery Gatzke was tuning in between morning chores on his South Dakota farm, ready to witness what he already believed was a waste of time and a political sham: the first public hearings into impeaching President Donald Trump. In Denver, a tech manager arranged to work from home for the moment he hoped might mark […]
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Young scores season-high 42 as Hawks beat Nuggets 125-121
Falling into a 12-0 hole less than three minutes in brought back unpleasant memories for the Atlanta Hawks. Trae Young rewrote the ending with another big game. The second-year point guard scored 15 of his season-high 42 points in the fourth quarter and added 11 assists to lead Atlanta over the Denver Nuggets 125-121 on […]
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Grammy® Award-winning rapper, College Park Skyhawks owner 2 Chainz performing at first Atlanta Hawks Peachtree night
Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum rapper 2 Chainz will headline the Atlanta Hawks first Peachtree Night when he performs halftime and postgame during the contest vs. Milwaukee at State Farm Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The Hawks game will tip-off at 7:30 pm. Announced earlier this month, the Peachtree Night games, which will feature the team wearing their 2019-20 Peachtree City […]
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As Bill Cosby awaits appeal, support for his release grows
More than a year has passed since Bill Cosby began a three-to-10-year sentence at a maximum-security prison near Philadelphia following his conviction on charges of aggravated indecent assault. Throughout two trials – the first ending in a hung jury in 2017 and the second in 2018 that resulted in his conviction – Cosby had very […]
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Disney Plus suffers some technical difficulties at launch
Disney’s brand-new streaming service Disney Plus may be a victim of its own success. The $7-a-month service offering an array of Disney classics and new shows suffered some technical difficulties hours after launching at 3 a.m. E.T. on Tuesday. The problems started a little before 7 a.m., according to downdetector.com, a website that tracks outages. […]
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Winfrey, Coates to speak at upcoming Toni Morrison tribute
Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jesmyn Ward will be among the speakers at a tribute to the late Toni Morrison. The Nobel laureate’s longtime publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, announced Tuesday that the event will take place November 21 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. Other guests will include Angela Davis, New […]
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Trump to face limits of his power in impeachment hearings
For three years, Donald Trump has unapologetically defied the conventions of the American presidency. On Wednesday, he comes face to face with the limits of his power, confronting an impeachment process enshrined in the Constitution that will play out in public and help shape how the president will be viewed by voters next year and […]
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Alabama falls to 5th behind Georgia in CFP committee rankings after loss to LSU
Alabama is fifth in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, behind LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia, which took over the fourth spot in the selection committee’s second top 25. LSU replaced Ohio State as No. 1 on Tuesday night after the Tigers won at Alabama on Saturday. The Buckeyes were bumped to No. 2. […]
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People magazine names John Legend as 2019 Sexiest Man Alive
R&B crooner John Legend has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. The Grammy-winning singer known for his silky-smooth vocals was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on NBC’s “The Voice.” He serves as a coach on the singing competition series with Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton. Shelton, who was named […]
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Separating fact from fiction in Trump’s impeachment hearings
President Donald Trump has been fulminating for weeks over the impeachment inquiry, which he sees as persecution cooked up by Democrats and “Never Trumpers.” In reality, a collection of witnesses that includes Still Trumpers, Once Trumpers and the apolitical civil service has put together a largely cohesive account of a president exerting pressure on a foreign power […]