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When Nadin Khoury, The Boy Hung From a Fence, Visited “The View”

• February 4, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Differently-Abled, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The View
Tags: Behavioral Problems, Bullying, DeSean Jackson, Hanging, Jamaal Jackson, Liberia, Libero-Americans, Lynched, Nadin Khoury, New York Times, Opportunity Center, Parents, Rebecca Wright, Remedial Studies, Teenagers, The View, Todd Herremans, Torture, Troubled Teens, United States, Upper Darby Township Delaware County Pennsylvania

Vietnamese Fishermen, Shrimpers, Locked Out of Gulf Clean Up Efforts; Others Are Getting Sick

• May 26, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in American History, American Politics, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Environmental Crimes, Health, New Orleans, Obama Administration, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The View, Women
Tags: 911, Bobby Jindal, BP, British Petroleum, Bush II, Cajuns, Clean Up, Cleaning Up, Creoles, Dick Cheney, Eastern Europeans, Exxon Valdez, Father Vien The Nguyen, First Generation Immigrants, Fishermen, George W. Bush, Governor Bobby Jindal, Halliburton, Jindal, Louisiana, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Mobile Baykeeper, New Orleans East, người Kinh, người Việt, Oil Spill, OilSpillVolunteers, Oxygen, Per Diem, Plaquemines Parish, Poisoning, President George W. Bush, Republicans, Save Our Seabirds, Shamrock Environmental Corporation, Shrimpers, The Deez, The Federal Government, The Gulf Coast, The International Bird Rescue and Research Center, The National Audubon Society, The National Wildlife Federation, The Twin Towers, The View, Vice President Cheney, Vice President Dick Cheney, Vietnamese, Vietnamese Community, Whoopi Goldberg

UPDATE: Mo’Nique and Her Brother Gerald–It May Have Been About the Money

• April 22, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Mo'Nique, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The View, Women
Tags: African American Women, African Americans, Barbara Walters, Black Women, Blacks, Brother, Family, Gerald Imes, Incest, Incest Among Siblings, Middle-Class, Mo'Nique, Money, Monique Imes, Parents, Shakedown, Sidney Hicks, Support, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Oscars, The Smell Factor, The View, Women

Nancy Grace Shuts Jon Gosselin Down

• October 6, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Film, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Reality Shows, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The View
Tags: "Jon & Kate Plus 8", "Kate Plus Eight", "The Insider", "The Today Show", Blackmail, Children, Children of Color, D List, Divorce, Entertainment Tonight, Joint Bank Account, Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin, Mary Hart, Minor Children, Nancy Grace, Putz, Reconciliation, The Learning Channel, The Louds, The View, TLC, Trump Tower

LaToya Jackson on “20/20” with Barbara Walters: Seeing is Not Believing

• September 13, 2009 • 4 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Crime, Gossip, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Religion, The View
Tags: 20/20, African Americans, Barbara Walters, Blacks, Cedric the Entertainer, Conspiracy, Conspiracy Theories, Diana Ross, Gods, Grown (Ass) Man, Grown Man, J. Randy Taraborrelli, Jehovah's Witnesses, Joe Jackson, Katherine Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Schonbrunn Palace, The Jacksons, The View, Vienna, Witnesses, You Tube

Sorry, LaToya, But I Think Your Crazy Ass is Wrong This Time

• August 25, 2009 • 5 Comments

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Gossip, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, The View
Tags: "Memory of Fire", "The Aviator", 20/20, Accidental Death, Accidental Homicide, Accidental Overdose, AEG, Barbara Walters, Bryan Monroe, Common Sense, Conspiracy, Dick Gregory, Diprivan, Dr. Arnold Klein, Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. Tohme Tohme, Ebony Magazine, Eduardo Galeano, Homicide, Howard Hughes, Incompetence, Infantalization, Joe Jackson, Lack of Common Sense, LaToya Jackson, Manslaughter, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Mormon Mafia, Mormons, Murder, Propofol, Psychology, Spanish Hapsburg, The View, Will

Jesse Ventura is Not Just a Body

• May 19, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, History, Race, Television, The Iraq War II, The View, Torture, War Crimes
Tags: Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Jesse Ventura, Joy Behar, Larry King, Minnesota, Sean Hannity, The View, Torture, Whoopi Goldberg

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Weinstein and His Accusers Reach Tentative $25 Million Deal December 11, 2019
A proposed settlement would end nearly every lawsuit filed by the Hollywood producer’s alleged victims, without his having to admit wrongdoing or pay anything to the women.
U.S. Troops Could Soon Be Able to Sue Over Medical Blunders December 11, 2019
A must-pass spending bill in Congress would loosen the Feres doctrine, a bar to suing the government for injuries sustained on active duty. It is named for a heroic World War II paratrooper.
Bipartisan Bill Targets Online Spread of Child Sex Abuse Material December 11, 2019
The legislation, responding to an investigation in The New York Times, would make tech companies more responsible for retaining data about abuse.
Pentagon Restricts Training for Saudi Military Students December 12, 2019
More than 800 students from Saudi Arabia have been limited to classroom training in the wake of a shooting at a Pensacola Navy base that left three people dead.
Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Blocking Border Wall Funding December 11, 2019
A federal court ruled that President Trump’s proclamation of a national emergency did not justify tapping into Pentagon construction funds.
Britt McHenry Sues Fox News, Saying Tyrus Sexually Harassed Her December 11, 2019
The Fox Nation host accused her former co-host Tyrus, whose real name is George Murdoch, of sexual harassment and said that Fox News failed to respond appropriately to her claims.
Someone Is Putting Cowboy Hats on Pigeons in Las Vegas December 10, 2019
No one knows why. A rodeo was in town but denied any connection. The Las Vegas police said it “does not appear to be a police matter at this time.”
‘They’ Is the Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster Says, Noting Its Singular Rise December 10, 2019
A surge in searches for the definition of an old-school pronoun signals a new, nonbinary meaning.

The Guardian, UK

Johnson to tell new Tory MPs they have to change party for good December 16, 2019
PM intends to set plans for Brexit bill, carry out minor cabinet reshuffle and present Queen’s speech before ChristmasBoris Johnson will tell the next generation of more than 100 new Tory MPs that they have a responsibility to change the the party for good, as he sets out plans for a first vote on his Brexit bill before the festive season.With just a week un […]
More than 600 French doctors threaten to quit amid funding row December 16, 2019
Medics say budget cuts have pushed health system to brink of collapse and put lives at riskMore than 600 French hospital doctors have threatened to resign if the government does not increase health funding, as striking medics prepare to take to the streets this week across the country.The doctors warn that budget cuts, bed closures and staff shortages are br […]
Australia faces 'massive' rethink to prepare for long-term bushfires and air pollution December 15, 2019
David Bowman says Australia must retrofit houses to make them heat and smoke-proofAustralia has a “massive adaptive program” ahead to prepare for future protracted bushfires and subsequent air pollution, a professor of pyrogeography and fire science has warned, urging politicians to “tone down the ideology and start solving the problem using the skills Austr […]
Harvey Weinstein: my work promoting women has been forgotten December 16, 2019
Disgraced mogul tells New York Post he feels his pioneering work in gender equality has been ‘eviscerated’Harvey Weinstein has complained he feels like “the forgotten man” and that his “pioneering” work championing movies directed by and about women has been “eviscerated” in the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations against him.The 67-year-old producer […]
Greece says it's 'reached limit' as arrivals of refugees show no sign of slowing December 16, 2019
EU must share responsibility for influx, says Greece, as it forms controversial plans to build ‘prison’ camps for migrantsSometimes en masse, sometimes alone they keep on arriving: in rickety boats carrying men, women and children looking for a freedom they hope Europe will offer.Despite winter’s limited daylight and whiplash-heavy storms and rains, the numb […]
Goldman Sachs to stop financing new drilling for oil in the Arctic December 16, 2019
US bank becomes the first to establish a no-go zone in the oil and gas sectorGoldman Sachs has ruled out future financing of oil drilling or exploration in the Arctic and said it would not invest in new thermal coal mines anywhere in the world.The new environmental policy, which was released by the US bank on Sunday, was praised by environmentalists, though […]
Converting coal plants to biomass could fuel climate crisis, scientists warn December 16, 2019
Experts horrified at large-scale forest removal to meet wood pellet demandPlans to shift Europe’s coal plants, including the giant Drax complex in North Yorkshire, to burn wood pellets instead could accelerate rather than combat climate crisis and lay waste to forests equal to half the size of Germany’s Black Forest per year, according to campaigners.Climate […]
New Zealand volcano investigation could take a year, says Ardern December 16, 2019
Prime minister says New Zealand’s ‘no-fault’ accident compensation system did not lead to more risk-taking in tourism sectorAn investigation into whether anyone was at fault for the deaths of at least 16 people in a volcanic eruption in New Zealand last week could take as long as a year, the county’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.A week after […]

The BBC

Citizenship Amendment Act: Protests erupt across India over citizenship law December 16, 2019
The law lets migrants fleeing religious persecution claim citizenship - but not if they are Muslim.
US envoy Stephen Biegun tells North Korea: 'Let's get this done' December 16, 2019
The US envoy calls on North Korea to resume nuclear talks - as Pyongyang's self-imposed deadline looms.
Imported for my body: The African women trafficked to India for sex December 16, 2019
BBC Africa Eye uncovered an illegal network that lures women to India from Africa for sex work.
Hiroshima buildings that survived atomic bomb to be demolished December 16, 2019
The city says the buildings, built in 1913, are unsafe - but some locals want them preserved.
New Zealand volcano: Minute's silence marks one week after eruption December 16, 2019
A minute's silence has been observed, a week after the eruption that killed at least 16 people.
McDonald's sacks Australian franchisee over race row video December 16, 2019
A video which showed the man berating his Aboriginal neighbour has caused outrage in Australia.
Hallmark apologises for pulling same-sex ads December 16, 2019
The company withdrew the adverts under pressure from conservatives, then reversed its decision.
Australia bushfires: 'Mega blaze' destroys homes ahead of heatwave December 16, 2019
The bushfire near Sydney prompts fresh warnings, as the nation braces for searing temperatures.