Cuban raft survivor Elian Gonzalez turned 18 on Tuesday. The current military school student was seen celebrating in his hometown of Cardenas with his father. As a 5-year-old, Gonzalez was in the middle of an controversy between the United States and Cuba. In an attempt to leave, he and his mother boarded a ship heading [...]
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Notable Rapper Heavy D’s Month Old Collaboration With Ruben Studdard
This Tuesday in Los Angeles, well-known rapper Heavy D passed away at the age of 44 from flu-like symptoms. A month before his passing, second season American Idol winner Ruben Studdard got the chance to collaborate with him, making a song titled “Sexy Mama.” “I’ve always been a fan of his. I grew up listening [...]
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NBA Lockout’s Effect on Store Sales
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN – Stores around Madison Square Garden usually experience a boom in business during the NBA season. But due to the NBA lockout in its fifth week, some neighboring stores are feeling the financial pressure. Thomas Tallaphro, a sales representative at Footaction across the street, said that during the NBA season they would make [...]
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Protesters Brave the Rain, Snow and Wind
Winter conditions give Wall Street occupiers serious test of their resolve
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Ohio University Students Protest Against Stereotypical Halloween Costumes
Ten students from Ohio University’s STARS (Students Teaching About Racism in Society) recently began a campaign against costumes that negatively portray cultures. According to the group, dressing as the stereotypical versions of people is highly offensive. Occasionally during the Halloween season, we see ensembles that range from playful to disrespectful. Their slogan, “we’re a culture, [...]
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Former Rikers Island Officers Plead Guilty for Assault
Officers Michael McKie and Khalid Nelson recently were charged with assaulting Rikers Island prisoners of the juvenile detention center. Both pleaded guilty of assault of the second degree and are receiving respective sentences of 2 years of prison and 2 years of supervision, and 1 year of time. Mckie and Nelson were also charged with [...]
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Bloomberg Orders Protesters to Leave Zuccotti Park for Cleanup
This Wednesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made an appearance at Zuccotti Park and announced that the Occupy Wall Street protesters had to leave in order to clean the park. Many of the protesters thought it sounded more like a ploy to ultimately remove them. In their efforts to stop the cleanup, they started cleaning on Thursday. [...]
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