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Mitt Romney Projected to Win Wyoming Caucuses
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is projected to win the Wyoming caucuses, according to the Associated Press. The Republican presidential front-runner picked up seven of 12 delegates in Wyoming with a lead of 17 percentage points, with 96 percent of precincts reporting. Earlier on Saturday his closest competitor, Rick Santorum, won the Kansas caucuses. The…
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Ex-Child Soldier in 'Kony 2012' Video Tells Story
The escaped child soldier at the center of the viral video about Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony is telling his story eight years after the video was shot, according to the Daily News. Jacob Acaye opened up to ABC News Friday about the plight of Uganda’s children. His brother was killed by the Ugandan…
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Man Caught on Tape Attacking, Kidnapping Woman
A man is being sought by the police after he was caught on surveillance video attacking and possibly abducting a woman, according to the Daily News. The video, which was shot at a train station on the Long Island Railroad Line in New York, has Metropolitan Transportation Authority cops on the hunt for the unidentified…
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Rick Santorum Projected to Win Kansas Caucuses
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is projected to win the Kansas caucuses, according to NBC Politics. The Republican presidential hopeful was named the winner with 70 percent of the precincts reporting. At the time of that reporting, he led with 53 percent of the vote, with the remaining votes divided among rivals Mitt Romney, Ron…
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'Burn, Baby, Burn' Singer Dead at 74
The man who belted out the classic refrain “Burn, baby, burn!” has passed away, according to the Associated Press. James T. Ellis, the frontman of the legendary group the Trammps, died Thursday in a nursing home in South Carolina. The cause of death is not known, though he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease before his…
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Prince Harry Grooves to Marley in Jamaica
If you thought all the royals were too stiff to let loose, you haven’t seen England’s Prince Harry during his four-day trip to Jamaica. After “racing” the world’s fastest man, Jamaican-born Usain Bolt, Prince Harry got down with the locals after incessant urging. In the video below, Harry shows that he has some surprising moves…
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Is Skin Tone an Issue in the Adoption of Black Children?
According to the founder of an adoption agency that specializes in adoptions of black children by black families, color is a deciding factor when it comes to which children these families adopt. Mardie Caldwell, founder and CEO of the Lifetime Adoption Agency, says that the color of a black child is a bigger issue for…
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Court Blocks Parts of Ala. Immigration Law
A federal appeals court blocked two parts of Alabama’s controversial immigration law on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The tough new law targeting illegal immigrants is being challenged by the federal government and a coalition of activist groups. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order temporarily halting a section that says…
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Limbaugh Defended the LRA's Kony While Blasting Obama
Controversial conservative talk-show radio host Rush Limbaugh can’t stay out of the news. He is now being criticized for defending Joseph Kony, head of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, on his show last year, according to the Huffington Post. In a video by the organization Invisible Children that went viral a few days ago,…
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Black Woman Wins Ohio Primary, Could Make History in Nov.
The state of Ohio is on its way to making history this November, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Former Ohio House Minority Leader Joyce Beatty, who is black, won narrowly in a four-candidate Democratic primary for the newly redrawn 3rd District, which encompasses much of Columbus and nearby Franklin County. She prevailed over former Rep.…