Oprah Winfrey says her friend Gayle King is facing death threats following a social media backlash caused by an interview with retired WNBA star Lisa Leslie that concerned the late Kobe Bryant. On an appearance on “Hoda & Jenna & Friends” on Friday, Winfrey said King “is not doing well″ and has to travel with […]
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An American dies of coronavirus in China as the last scheduled chartered flights evacuate hundreds of US citizens
A United States citizen died from the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, embassy officials said Saturday, marking the first known American death from the outbreak that has killed hundreds. The patient was 60 years old, and died at a local hospital Thursday, the US Embassy in Beijing said. It declined to disclose more […]
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#Election2020 – Biden campaign mocks Buttigieg’s experience in new attack ad
Joe Biden mocks Pete Buttigieg’s experience as a small-city mayor in a new digital ad the former vice president’s campaign is set to use on YouTube and Facebook in New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday’s primary. The ad marks a sharply negative turn as Buttigieg led and Biden finished fourth in Iowa’s caucuses on Monday. Titled […]
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Democrats on edge after 2020 election season’s ragged launch
CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) — For Democrats, this was supposed be a moment to begin easing three years of built-up of anxieties. Instead, the launch of the 2020 presidential primary has left the party deeply unsettled and President Donald Trump gleeful about the chaos. Party leaders are on edge over embarrassing technical issues that marred this past week’s Iowa caucuses, as well as […]
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Key takeaways from Democratic debate in New Hampshire
Three days before the critical New Hampshire Primary, seven Democratic presidential candidates debated, with many of them fighting to survive in the race to challenge President Donald Trump. Here are some key takeaways. MAYOR PETE MAKES HIS CASE Pete Buttigieg, the 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend., Ind., was the candidate of the moment Friday. […]
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CBS News head calls threats against Gayle King reprehensible
The CBS News chief called threats against journalist Gayle King “reprehensible” Saturday as backlash grew against rapper Snoop Dogg and others critical of King for an interview where she asked about a sexual assault charge against the late Kobe Bryant. Snoop Dogg had threatened King online this week following her interview with WNBA player Lisa Leslie […]
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This Republican governor isn’t part of Trump’s cult of personality
To watch President Donald Trump’s victory lap Thursday at the White House, you would think that every Republican elected official in the country had fully surrendered to the cult of personality that is the modern-day version of the GOP. The assembled members of Congress hung on Trump’s every word — loudly applauding when he attacked […]
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Oprah tearfully says Gayle King ‘not doing well’ in midst of Kobe Bryant controversy
Talking about her best friend’s recent troubles got Oprah Winfrey emotional on Friday. Winfrey started choking up during an appearance on “Today” with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager while talking about the backlash against her BFF, Gayle King, over a recent interview. “She is not doing well,” Winfrey said as she teared up. “She […]
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Nick Gordon, the former boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, died from a heroin overdose
Nick Gordon, the former boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, died from a heroin overdose, according to Florida’s Districts 5 & 24 medical examiner’s office. The cause of his death was ruled as heroin toxicity, according to the autopsy report. Gordon died in Seminole County on January 1 at the age of 30. The autopsy was […]
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Blake: There’s a painful Black History Month lesson in Trump’s acquittal
Diane Nash was talking about President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial one evening when she began experiencing sickening flashbacks. As a civil rights leader who worked in the Jim Crow South, Nash saw white mobs tearing into young civil rights activists with baseball bats and poor black families kicked off their land for trying to vote. […]
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Hiring surges in January as Americans flood into job market
Hiring jumped last month as U.S. employers added a robust 225,000 jobs, bolstering an economy that faces threats from China’s viral outbreak, an ongoing trade war and struggles at Boeing. The Labor Department also said Friday that a half-million people streamed into the job market in January, though not all of them found jobs. That […]
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Former NAACP Chief, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Kweisi Mfume wins primary for Cummings seat
Former NAACP President and five-term Congressman Kweisi Mfume won big in a Democratic primary contest to replace the late Congressman Elijah Cummings who passed away on October 17, 2019 at the age of 68. Mfume’s primary challenger in Maryland’s seventh congressional district was Cummings’ widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings. But the contest was not close. The […]
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2/24: Bryant memorial reflects dad and daughter’s uniforms
Kobe Bryant ’s widow announced Friday that a “celebration of life” memorial will be held on Feb. 24 at the Staples Center to honor her late husband and 13-year-old daughter Gianna. They and seven others died in a helicopter crash last month. Vanessa Bryant posted a graphic on Instagram morning to announce the service, a day after reports surfaced about […]
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MLS players take off: charter flights, sharing media rights
Major League Soccer players expect to take off in their new collective bargaining agreement. After years of complaints from players about commercial flights that involved middle seats, connections and delays, the league and its players’ union greatly expanded the use of charter flights as part of a five-year labor contract announced Thursday. “Our primary reason […]
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Hawks finish overhaul at center, adding Dedmon, Labissiere
The Atlanta Hawks completed their dramatic overhaul of their center position on Thursday by reacquiring Dewayne Dedmon from the Sacramento Kings and Skal Labissiere from the Portland Trail Blazers. The trades came one day after Atlanta acquired center Clint Capela from Houston. The Hawks didn’t stop with Dedmon and Capela. The team added more help […]