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Etta James’ Husband Artis Mills Retains Conservatorship of Wife in Agreement Reached with James’ Sons

• December 21, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Etta James, Health, Leukemia, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Blues Singer, Conservator, Conservatorship, Donto James, Estate, Etta James, Health Care, Legend, Medicine, Mills, Riverside, Riverside County California, Sametto James, Terminal Illness

Etta James Is Not Long For This World

• December 18, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Etta James, Health, Leukemia, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Women
Tags: "At Last", "I'd Rather Go Blind", "Tell Mama", Addict, African Americans, Artis Mills, Beverly Hills, Black Women, Blacks, California, Children, Chronic Leukemia, Common Sense, Death, Donto James, Dr. Elaine James, Drug Addiction, Eric Clapton, Etta, Etta James, Gladys Knight, Heroin, James, Los Angeles, Marriage, Paul Butterfield, Prescription Drug Addiction, Press-Enterprise, Riverside California, Sametto James, Sons, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Terminal Illness, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, Weight Problems

Jasmina Anema, 6, Dies of Leukemia; Spurred Bone Marrow Drives Among Blacks, People of Color, Multiracials

• January 29, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Education, Health, Leukemia, Native Americans/First Nations, People of Color, Race, Science, Women
Tags: African Americans, Aggressive NK Leukemia, Asian Americans, Asians, Barack Obama, Be-The-Match Registry, BFFs, Blacks, Bone Marrow Donor, Bone Marrow Drives, Bone Marrow Transplant, CaringBridge.org, Celebrity Deaths, DKMS Americas, Donors, Hispanics, Jasmina Anema, Latinas, Latinos, Leukemia, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Michelle Williams, OneForJasmina.com, Paul Pierce, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rihanna, Rihanna Fenty, The First Daddy, Thea Anema

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Jonathan Bernstein: Paul Ryan can't fool us again on Obamacare March 4, 2015
Paul Ryan and two other congressmen say they are working on an Obamacare "off-ramp." We've heard this before. Don't believe it until you see it.
Recent obsessions: Max Jury's 'Black Metal' March 4, 2015
Mondays through Fridays, Cap Times staffers share their pop culture fixations.
Daryl K. Sherman: Scott Walker dealt with protesters? Ha! March 4, 2015
Dear Editor: If Gov. Scott Walker's dealing with the protesters is a model for how he would deal with ISIS and the like, we are in BIG trouble. He hid! If he came to his office, it was by an u…
Evo Morales da primer paso hacia energía nuclear March 4, 2015
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — El gobierno de Evo Morales ha puesto en marcha un programa nuclear con fines médicos y cuyo objetivo final es instalar un reactor para producir y exportar electricidad a…
Fred Middleton: Why does Scott Walker speak only in safe venues? March 4, 2015
Dear Editor: Scott Walker is ready to take on the Islamic State with boots on the ground. Is he another "chicken hawk" like Dick Cheney?
Bill Lueders: Law against political falsehoods sets high bar for prosecution March 4, 2015
To run afoul of the law, it seems, a statement made during a political campaign must be both apparently credible and knowingly untrue.
State Debate: Scott Walker's hoping Obamacare survives, Press-Gazette columnist writes March 4, 2015
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
The Day Ahead, March 4: Fly Fishing Film Tour, Paper Diamond March 4, 2015
Your daily guide to what's happening in and around Madison.

The Chicago Tribune

Could Willis Tower get a new name (again)? March 4, 2015
Not only could Chicago's tallest building soon have a new owner but could it eventually get a new name?
Feds: Car-charging company owners used fraud to get $2.9 million in grants March 4, 2015
Two former owners of a California-based company picked to build a large network of charging stations for electric vehicles in the Chicago area have been indicted on charges they used fraud to obtain almost $3 million in grants administered by the city of Chicago and others.
No federal charges coming for Darren Wilson in Ferguson shooting death March 4, 2015
The Justice Department says it won't prosecute former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old that led to weeks of protests.
Steppenwolf 2015-16 season includes new Tracy Letts play March 4, 2015
A new play by Tracy Letts, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "August: Osage County"; the regional premiere of Annie Baker's "The Flick"; a new Frank Galati adaptation of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden"; and a new production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ "Between Riverside and Crazy" all are...
McDonald's says it will begin using chicken free of most antibiotics March 4, 2015
McDonald's USA said Wednesday it will start using chicken raised without certain antibiotics and sell milk from cows not treated with an artificial growth hormone, its latest overhauls as it tries to appeal to more health-conscious customers.
Tsarnaev's lawyer admits he carried out Boston bombing, will not 'sidestep' guilt March 4, 2015
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev went on trial for his life Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing with his own lawyer bluntly telling the jury he did it. But she argued that he had fallen under the evil influence of his older brother.
Emanuel addresses reputation in new ad March 4, 2015
After months of letting others try to reform his image with Chicago voters in his campaign ads, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has launched a new TV spot in which he argues that his abrasiveness is due to his drive to improve the city.
Man shot by police in Joliet died Tuesday March 4, 2015
A Joliet man who was on parole is dead and a police officer remains on paid administrative leave following a fatal shooting this week, officials said.

The New York Times

Boston Marathon Bombing Trial Opens With Opposing Portraits of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev March 4, 2015
The judge ruled that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense lawyers would be limited in their references to his brother, Tamerlan, whom they have portrayed as the mastermind of the attack.
Supreme Court Appears Sharply Split in Case on Health Law March 4, 2015
Oral arguments were heard Wednesday in a case that will determine whether millions of people will continue to receive health insurance subsidies. The court’s decision is expected by late June.
The New Health Care: Even With an Unfavorable Court Ruling, Much of Obamacare Would Live On March 4, 2015
The list of policy changes that would be untouched by any legal ruling from the Supreme Court would be very long.
Darren Wilson Is Cleared of Rights Violations in Ferguson Shooting March 4, 2015
The Justice Department said there was no evidence to refute Officer Wilson’s assertion that he feared for his safety, calling witnesses’ claims that Michael Brown had tried to surrender not credible.
Gay Marriages Near Halt in Alabama After State Court Ruling March 4, 2015
At least half the county probate judges in the state who had been giving same-sex couples marriage licenses said they were no longer doing so.
Lining Up in the Drizzle for a Coveted Supreme Court Spot March 4, 2015
About 70 people were in line by 6 a.m., hoping to hear oral arguments in a challenge to the Affordable Care Act —what one man in the line called a “quintessential D.C. experience.”
Motherlode Blog: When Letting Children Take Risks Is Risky for Families March 4, 2015
A group of strangers in a suburban Maryland car repair place come together to condemn a verdict against being a free-range parent.
Hermosa Beach, Calif., Voters Give Thumbs Down to Oil Drilling March 4, 2015
Residents of the small Pacific Ocean community voted overwhelmingly against for the construction of up to 34 oil wells in the center of town

The San Jose Mercury News

John Boehner's job is safe despite Homeland Security vote -- but for how long? March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker John Boehner's job is safe despite passing yet another big bill that most of his Republican colleagues oppose, as he did Tuesday to avert defunding the Department of Homeland Security.
Microsoft co-founder: I found massive sunken battleship Musashi March 4, 2015
TOKYO (AP) -- Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen and his research team have found the wreckage of a massive Japanese World War II battleship off the Philippines near where it sank more than 70 years ago, he said Wednesday.
Paralympic hopeful has prosthetic leg taken in San Francisco March 4, 2015
A United States Paralympic hopeful is asking for the public for help in finding his prosthetic leg he says was stolen from his car.
Hillary Clinton's unusual use of private email account raises questions March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails -- on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state -- traced back to an Internet service registered to her family's home in Chappaqua, New York,
DOJ Ferguson report finds racial bias by police, courts March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Justice Department report says blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, are disproportionately subject to excessive police force, baseless traffic stops and citations for infractions as petty as walking down the middle of street.
Obamacare before Supreme Court: Skeptical questions from justices during oral arguments March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court justices peppered opponents of President Barack Obama's health care law with skeptical questions during oral arguments Wednesday on the latest challenge to the sweeping legislation.
Body-camera maker has deep financial ties to police chiefs March 4, 2015
Taser International, the stun-gun maker emerging as a leading supplier of body cameras for police, has cultivated financial ties to police chiefs whose departments have bought the recording devices, raising a host of conflict-of-interest questions.
Pete Stark's son launches campaign for elected office March 4, 2015
Former Congressman Pete Stark's has launched his first campaign for public office at age 19.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Reactions to Netanyahu speech differ: David Vitter calls it 'Churchill-like,' while Nancy Pelosi labels it insulting March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his speech to Congress Tuesday was not intended to be political. But reaction to the address, in which the Israeli leader warned an agreement the Obama administration and U.S. allies are trying...
Most Americans banking, not spending savings at the pump, New York Times reports March 4, 2015
The average American could have as much as $1,200 in extra cash to spend this year due to low energy prices, but economists say most people are not spending their savings, The New York Times reports.
Gloria Allred to sue Royal Sonesta, site of Texas woman's alleged Mardi Gras rape March 4, 2015
Attorney Gloria Allred is filing a lawsuit Wednesday (March 4) on behalf of a Texas woman who said she was raped by French Quarter hotel security guard during Mardi Gras 2013, according to a news release distributed by the firebrand lawyer. The...
Johnny Fair, convicted of killing Tiffany Frey, sentenced to life in prison March 4, 2015
Tiffany Frey, 36, was shot in the back of her head in her Barry Avenue apartment.
Murder suspect Abbie Head passes out in Orleans Parish court appearance March 4, 2015
Abbie Head, the 62-year-old accused of murdering his stepdaughter with a shotgun Jan. 29 in Algiers, fell to the floor unconscious Wednesday (March 4) during an appearance in Orleans Parish Magistrate Court. His condition was not immediately known. EMS personnel were summoned...
Henderson Lewis' superintendent contract up for Thursday vote at Orleans school board March 4, 2015
Interim Superintendent Stan Smith has been in place for 2 years, 246 days.
Terry Speaks to stand trial next week on sex registration charge, trial in June in Jaren Lockhart's death. March 4, 2015
Terry Speaks failed to notify Jefferson Parish authorities of his 2003 sex offense conviction in North Carolina.
2 blocks of Magazine St. to close for repairs March 4, 2015
Magazine Street will be closed between Second and Fourth streets Thursday (March 5) through Friday (March 6) as the city restores the road following last week's repair work to the sewer and water line, the city announced. "The east and...

The Guardian, UK

Delhi rape documentary-maker appeals to Narendra Modi over broadcast ban March 4, 2015
India’s Daughter director Leslee Udwin appeals to Indian PM to deal with ‘unceremonious silencing of the film’The British director of a hard-hitting documentary about the gang rape of a young woman in Delhi has appealed to the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, to intervene after authorities banned the domestic broadcast of the film and said they were als […]
Dozens feared dead after Donetsk mine explosion March 4, 2015
About 50 workers believed to be trapped underground at Zasyadko mine as relatives clamour for news about survivorsDozens of miners are trapped underground and feared dead after a blast at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk, with rescuers saying the chance of finding many survivors was slim.Mine officials said the explosion on We […]
Israel reacts to Netanyahu speech with shrugs and cynicism, Iran with anger March 4, 2015
Warning to US Congress is more about his re-election than about arms control, say some commentators Israeli opposition figures and columnists reacted to Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress with a combination of shrugs and cynicism. Some suggested it had served his desire for re-election more than helping stop Iran’s nuclear programme.In his fiery […]
Indonesia foresees diplomatic strain as Bali Nine pair arrive on execution island March 4, 2015
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran taken to Nusa Kambangan, where they will be granted 72 hours’ notice before facing a firing squadTwo Australians on death row in Indonesia have completed the grim journey from Bali to isolation cells on Nusa Kambangan, the prison island where they are due to be executed along with eight other drug offenders at a t […]
Arrest warrants issued for Paris Jewish deli shootings after 33 years March 4, 2015
Three men wanted over Jo Goldenberg restaurant deaths in 1982 said to have been members of Abu Nidal, a Palestinian splinter groupFor more than 30 years, ever since terrorists threw grenades into the packed Jo Goldenberg restaurant in Paris’s Jewish quarter and opened fire on diners, the victims’ families have waited for justice. Their long wait is not yet o […]
'St Pauli pees back': Hamburg red-light district's revenge on urinating revellers March 4, 2015
A community group in Hamburg has found a unique way to keep its streets clean – using water-repellent paint to ‘splash back’ on visitors who pee too freelyThe port city of Hamburg is a cultural hotspot of Europe. The grimy streets of central St Pauli, a rough neighbourhood where sailors once passed their time on shore, are lined with a hotchpotch of trendy b […]
French parliament has change of heart over young Albanian migrant March 4, 2015
Armando Curri, who has been threatened with expulsion, is told he can attend Sénat to collect medal for being France’s best carpentry apprenticeA young Albanian migrant threatened with expulsion from France was allowed to collect his medal as one of the country’s best apprentices after an official change of heart.Armando Curri, 19, was originally told he was […]
Western Sahara's ‘conflict tomatoes’ highlight a forgotten occupation March 4, 2015
Morocco’s control of the ‘last colony in Africa’ is at the centre of campaigners’ legal challenge to the labelling of Saharan produce and the tax breaks it receivesAccurate labelling of consumer produce is a familiar part of the struggle for Palestinian rights under Israeli occupation and a striking example of global citizen empowerment. Now campaigners for […]

The BBC

Boston bombing lawyer: 'It was him' March 4, 2015
Defence lawyers do not deny Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's involvement in the deadly bombing but argue that he was coerced by his brother.
India vows rapist interview inquiry March 4, 2015
India's home minister promises an inquiry into how a TV crew was allowed to interview a death-row prisoner convicted over the Delhi 2012 gang rape and murder.
Thirty feared dead in Ukraine mine March 4, 2015
Some 30 miners are feared dead in a suspected methane gas blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of eastern Ukraine.
Leader of Mexico's Zetas cartel held March 4, 2015
Omar Trevino Morales, the leader of Mexico's Zetas drugs cartel and one of the country's most wanted men, has been captured, security officials say.
Putin urges end to political murders March 4, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin demands an end to "shameful" political killings in Russia, after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
Blast 'hits Aleppo intelligence HQ' March 4, 2015
Dozens of Syrian security personnel and rebels have been killed in an attack on an intelligence facility in the city of Aleppo, activists say.
New wave of Paris drone alerts March 4, 2015
Ten more drones are spotted flying over Paris and reports say police are searching for four men after a chase in the east of the city.
Iraq in bid to encircle IS in Tikrit March 4, 2015
Iraqi soldiers and Shia militiamen are seeking to surround Islamic State fighters in Tikrit, on the third day of an operation to retake the city.

The Independent, UK

Jon Stewart says US Congress' standing ovation for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is the 'longest blowjob a Jewish man has ever received' March 4, 2015
Jon Stewart has compared the rapturous response to Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress as a "blowjob" after both Republicans and Democrats repeatedly leapt to their feet during the Israeli PM's 45-minute speech.
Sarah Palin allegedly gave misleading statistics about military deployment in recent speech March 4, 2015
In her address to the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, Sarah Palin pointedly spoke on the stresses faced by military families facing deployments to overseas wars and those faced by veterans returning from war.
Conrad Hilton: Hotel heir set to 'plead guilty to assault' over alleged British Airways tantrum March 4, 2015
Conrad Hilton, who allegedly threatened British Airways staff on a flight between London and Los Angeles, could plead guilty in a court case.
Leonard Nimoy: Bank of Canada urges Star Trek fans to stop 'spocking' five dollar bills March 4, 2015
Images of Leonard Nimoy began appearing on Canadian currency with increasing regularity following his death from lung disease on Friday.
JFK Airport: Man stopped trying to board flight to Qatar with $770,000 cash in luggage, say police March 4, 2015
A man trying to fly to the Middle East out of a New York airport was allegedly stopped with $770,000 hidden in cash among boxes of soap, stickng plaster and indigestion tablets.
Los Angeles shooting: Some LAPD officers are victims of 'doxxing' after shooting of homeless man March 4, 2015
Three days after police shot an unarmed black man in Los Angeles – causing backlash across the US – the city’s police department has said that at least two officers on the force have been victims of an act known as “doxxing.”
Ben Carson: Potential Republican presidential candidate says sexuality is a choice because 'straight people turn gay in prison' March 4, 2015
A leading US conservative currently considering a presidential run sparked controversy today when he claimed sexuality was a matter of choice because a lot people entered prison straight and emerged gay.
Ben Carson: Potential presidential candidate says sexuality is a choice because 'straight people turn gay in prison' March 4, 2015
A leading US conservative currently considering a presidential run sparked controversy today when he claimed sexuality was a matter of choice because a lot people entered prison straight and emerged gay.

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