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Mo’ Kelly’s Take On The Latest Eddie Long Revelation About Centino Kemp

• August 3, 2011 • Comments Off

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Vanessa Long Has Left Both Bishop Long and His Church

• June 14, 2011 • Comments Off

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A Stunt? Bishop Eddie Long Gets a Huge Wad of Green from An Unidentified Female Parishioner

• June 13, 2011 • 5 Comments

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Creflo Dollar Defends, Sherri Shepherd Derides Bishop Eddie Long As New Reports Surface Regarding How Much The Four Young Men Were Really Paid

• June 9, 2011 • 6 Comments

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The Woman on the Bridge November 29, 2021
Police and prosecutors spent five years chasing a domestic violence case. Would it be enough?
In Minneapolis Schools, White Families Are Asked to Help Do the Integrating November 27, 2021
In a citywide overhaul, a beloved Black high school was rezoned to include white students from a richer neighborhood. It has been hard for everyone.
How Austin Became One of the Least Affordable Cities in America November 29, 2021
The capital of Texas has long been an attractive place to call home. But with an average of 180 new residents a day arriving, its popularity has created a brewing housing crisis that is reshaping the city.
Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big Infrastructure November 28, 2021
The nation’s most ambitious engineering projects are mired in postponements and skyrocketing costs. Delivering $1.2 trillion in new infrastructure will be tough.
Baptism Is Getting Wild: Horse Troughs, Hot Tubs and Hashtags November 29, 2021
In some evangelical churches, a once-staid ritual is returning to its informal roots — and things sometimes get “a little rowdy” along the way.
As Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Begins, Epstein’s Shadow Looms Large November 30, 2021
Ms. Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in Manhattan, which starts on Monday, is widely seen as a proxy for the courtroom reckoning that her longtime partner never received.
U.S. Governors Respond to Omicron Variant November 29, 2021
No cases of the new coronavirus variant have been confirmed in the U.S., but leaders said they were using existing safeguards and watching closely.
The Woman on the Bridge November 29, 2021
Police and prosecutors spent five years chasing a domestic violence case. Would it be enough?

The Guardian, UK

Covid news live: WHO warns Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk; new variant detected in at least a dozen countries November 30, 2021
The ‘highly mutated’ Omicron variant poses very high global risk of infection surges, WHO says; Sweden, Spain and Portugal the latest countries to confirm presence of new variantUK to ramp up Covid booster jabs and halve minimum gap to 3 monthsOmicron variant prompts nervous governments to impose travel curbsChina president Xi Jinping pledges 1b Covid vaccin […]
Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court set to deliver first verdict on deposed leader November 30, 2021
Ousted leader could be jailed for three years if found guilty of incitement against military, and faces a range of other chargesOusted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to hear the verdict in her incitement trial on Tuesday, the first judgment from her many junta court cases that could see her jailed for decades.The Nobel laureate has been detained […]
Leaked papers link Xinjiang crackdown with China leadership November 29, 2021
Secret documents urge population control, mass round-ups and punishment of UyghursExcerpts from previously unpublished documents directly linking China’s crackdown on Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang province to speeches by the Chinese leadership in 2014 have been put online.The documents – including three speeches by Chinese president Xi Jinp […]
Queen congratulates Barbados as it becomes a republic November 30, 2021
Monarch sends message marking ‘momentous’ day and wishing Barbadians peace and prosperityAs Barbados removes the Queen as its head of state and becomes a republic, the monarch has sent her congratulations on the nation’s “momentous” day.Prince Charles arrived on the Caribbean island on Sunday to join the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Sandra M […]
Channel crossings are an English issue, says French minister November 29, 2021
UK accused of having a labour market akin to modern slavery that encourages people to make risky crossingsSenior French ministers have accused the UK of operating a labour market akin to slavery and called on London to open safe routes for migrants, as the two governments continued to deflect blame for last week’s drownings in the Channel.The criticism came […]
Australia accused of trying to block Unesco process that could put Great Barrier Reef in danger list November 30, 2021
A dozen countries block Morrison government’s ‘highly inappropriate’ push to suspend process for adding sites to world heritage ‘in danger’ listGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesA dozen countries have accused the Australian government of trying to hit pause on a process that could s […]
Ghislaine Maxwell ‘preyed on vulnerable young girls’, prosecutors say November 29, 2021
Maxwell ‘was involved in every detail of Epstein’s life’, federal prosecutors say in opening argumentsIn Ghislaine Maxwell’s child sex-trafficking trial, Manhattan federal prosecutors shared a simple, chilling message with jurors in their opening statement: “She knew what was going to happen to those girls.”Maxwell “preyed on vulnerable young girls, manipula […]
Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter chief executive November 29, 2021
Dorsey co-founded site in 2006 and posted world’s first tweetParag Agrawal, chief technology officer, to replace DorseyJack Dorsey: the exiting Twitter CEO with an artist’s visionTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has stepped down from his executive role at the social media company.Dorsey will be replaced by chief technology officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal, the comp […]

The BBC

Covid: Biden urges calm over Omicron fears November 29, 2021
No cases of the strain have been detected in the US, but Mr Biden called its arrival "inevitable".
Omicron: WHO warns of 'high infection risk' around globe November 29, 2021
Omicron could lead to severe consequences in some regions, the World Health Organization has warned.
Ghislaine Maxwell accused of preying on young girls for Epstein to abuse November 29, 2021
Prosecutors say Ghislaine Maxwell was "essential" to Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, as her trial opens.
Yemen: The children haunted by 'ghosts' of war November 30, 2021
BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen meets terrified families running from civil war in Yemen.
Jussie Smollett: Actor hatched 'secret plan' for hate hoax November 30, 2021
The actor is accused of staging an attack on himself in 2019 as a publicity stunt, which he denies.
The Simpsons: Tiananmen episode not found in Hong Kong November 29, 2021
The episode includes jokes about China's censorship of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Mark Esper: Former Pentagon chief sues Pentagon over book release November 29, 2021
Trump's fired defence secretary opposes the Defense Department's redactions to his new memoir.
Oscar Pistorius: Reeva Steenkamp's parents to meet her killer November 29, 2021
The ex-Paralympian is moved to a prison close to the parents of the woman he killed eight years ago.