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Whitney Houston: The Daughter, The Singer, Her Life and Her Lover(s)

• March 11, 2012 • 4 Comments

Posted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
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Chris Rock at L.A.’s Comedy Store Riffs About Being Invited to the President’s 50th Birthday Party

• March 9, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Bobbi Kristina Brown Was Said to Have Disappeared For Hours and Was Found Doing Dope After Whitney’s Funeral

• February 19, 2012 • 2 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston
Tags: Addict, Addictions, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown, Children, Cissy Houston, Daily Beast, Doing Dope, Drugs, Funeral, Getting High, Growing Up, Houston, Love, Rehab, Self-Worth, Singers, Substance Abuse, Whitney, Whitney Houston

Whitney’s Funeral to be Livestreamed Saturday from New Hope Baptist Church…and More

• February 16, 2012 • 1 Comment

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: African Americans, Associated Press, Baptist, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Funeral, Gay, Houston, John Russell Houston Jr., Katherine Jackson, Lesbian, LGBT, LiveStream, Love, Marriage, New Hope Baptist Church, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Newark NJ, Peter Tatchell, Robyn Crawford, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sex, Tell All Book, The Eighties, The Nineties, United States, Whitney Houston

Whitney’s Family Told That It Was Drugs and Alcohol That Killed Her, Not Drowning

• February 13, 2012 • 10 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Drug Culture/Industry, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Protestant Denominations, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wendy Williams, Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: Accidental Death, African Americans, Alprazolam, Beverly Hills Police Department, Black Women, Blacks, California, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Funeral, Houston, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County California, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Mary Jones, Michael Jackson, New Jersey, Prescription Drugs, TMZ.com, United States, Valium, Wendy Williams, Whitney, Whitney Houston, Xanax

The Ancestors Have Taken Whitney Houston, 48 (w/Update)

• February 11, 2012 • 2 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Film, Health, Love, Race, Sexuality, Suicide, Whitney Houston, Women
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Dane County receives grant to defend immigrants in danger of deportation September 19, 2017
Immigrants facing a deportation hearing in Dane County often have to fight the charges alone. A new $100,000 grant will help defend immigrants in danger of deportation.
Oshkosh Rep. Gordon Hintz elected to Assembly minority leader post September 19, 2017
Rep. Gordon Hintz was chosen by his colleagues in the Assembly to lead them once Minority Leader Peter Barca steps down at the end of the month.
Live from the Cap Times Idea Fest podcast: Barry Alvarez didn't come to Wisconsin to leave September 19, 2017
Alvarez reflects on his more than quarter century here, saying his lifelong career ambition was, essentially, to transform a losing program into a winning one and then maintain it.
August estimates, quarterly jobs numbers unimpressive for Wisconsin September 19, 2017
Wisconsin lost 8,800 non-farm jobs this August, according to preliminary estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released Friday.
Kevin Barrett: Zionism has massive power, impact in U.S. September 19, 2017
Dear Editor: Pat Schneider’s “UW student council adopts anti-Semitism resolution” was a pathetic pro-Israel puff piece.
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch: Investing in all our workers, including our inmates September 19, 2017
Fourth-grade students from across Wisconsin visit the lieutenant governor's Capitol office throughout the school year. In the office, a wooden box displays all the challenge coins I’ve been given. There are coins representing military, fire and police, each a reminder…
Trump's DACA announcement pushes Madison's Centro Hispano to expand fundraiser September 19, 2017
Thanks to help from sponsors, Centro was able to make the event free and open to the public.
Coming Attractions: Violent Femmes, Sandra Bernhard, Dispatch September 19, 2017
Violent Femmes will bring their "Viva Wisconsin!" tour to the Barrymore Theatre on Oct. 24.

The New York Times

Trump’s U.N. Speech Targets North Korea, Iran and Venezuela September 19, 2017
President Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea, and said that Iran masked a corrupt dictatorship under “the false guise of a democracy.”
Puerto Rico Braces for ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ Hit by Hurricane Maria September 20, 2017
A glancing hit by Hurricane Irma left 70 percent of households without power and 34 percent without water. Now Hurricane Maria is on a path to hit the vulnerable island directly.
Justice Delayed: 10 Years in Jail, but Still Awaiting Trial September 19, 2017
Kharon Davis was 22 when he was charged with murder in Dothan, Ala. He has served half the minimum sentence, but has yet to have his day in court.
Amid Protests, St. Louis Mayor Walks a Political Tightrope September 19, 2017
Mayor Lyda Krewson promised to curb violence and heal racial divisions. Then a former police officer was acquitted of murder.
A ‘Quest for Justice’ for a Murdered Civil Rights Pioneer, 52 Years Later September 20, 2017
Who killed Alberta Jones, Louisville’s first black prosecutor, in 1965? Prodded by a professor, the police are trying again to find out.
Despite Rising Seas and Bigger Storms, Florida’s Land Rush Endures September 19, 2017
Florida rose from a swamp and never stopped growing. But hurricanes become harder to absorb as the buildings keep spreading.
Republican Leaders Defy Bipartisan Opposition to Health Law Repeal September 20, 2017
Senator Lamar Alexander gave up on his effort to shore up health care markets as his fellow Republicans pressured lawmakers to back the latest Affordable Care Act repeal.
Senate Republicans Embrace Plan for $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut September 20, 2017
Senate Republicans, abandoning a key fiscal doctrine, agreed to move ahead on a budget that would add to the federal deficit in order to pave the way for a $1.5 trillion tax cut.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017
Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
Hurricane Maria aims at Puerto Rico after slamming Dominica September 20, 2017
Puerto Rico's governor warned that Maria could hit "with a force and violence that we haven't seen for several generations."
GOP health bill hits hurdle in resistance from governors September 20, 2017
Powerful health-care groups continued to rail against the bill, including AARP and the American Hospital Association.
Man shot in leg on North Broad Street: NOPD September 20, 2017
The shooting took place around 8:35 p.m.
'Let me hug him': Father fatally shot in Lower Ninth Ward September 20, 2017
A man was shot and killed Tuesday night (Sept. 19) in the 1400 block of Tupelo Street, New Orleans police said.
Stone Mountain: The ugly past - and fraught future - of the biggest Confederate monument September 20, 2017
Calls to remove what may be the planet's largest Confederate monument have sparked what could be the most complex of the hot-button Rebel memorial fights erupting across the country.
7.1 magnitude quake in Mexico kills at least 79 as buildings collapse September 19, 2017
The quake came less than two weeks after another quake left 90 dead in the country's south.
Man beaten, robbed in French Quarter while visiting for bachelor party: NOPD September 19, 2017
Kevin Guin, 33, was left with serious injuries after being beaten with a "short, blunt object" and robbed Thursday night (Sept. 14), while in town for a bachelor party.

The Guardian, UK

Mexico earthquake: at least 149 dead after powerful quake – latest updates September 20, 2017
Death toll is expected to rise after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes 120km from Mexico City, collapsing buildings and killing more than 149 people 3.59am BST The death toll has been revised again, with 149 people confirmed to have been killed in the earthquake.Head of the Mexican civil protection agency, Luis Felipe Puente, gave the update a short time ag […]
Puerto Rico braces itself for 'worst atmospheric event in a century' September 19, 2017
US National Hurricane Center has warned Hurricane Maria could bring an ‘extreme’ threat to life and property with gusts of wind that could reach 155mphHurricane Maria: Storm grows in force to category 5 – liveIf you’ve been affected by the storm you can share your story herePuerto Rico is bracing itself for the “catastrophic” impact of Hurricane Maria, which […]
Donald Trump threatens to 'totally destroy' North Korea in UN speech September 19, 2017
President castigates ‘a small group of rogue regimes’Iran nuclear deal ‘an embarrassment to the United States’Analysis: Trump’s UN speech left presidential norms in the dustDonald Trump has threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea, in a bellicose first address to the United Nations general assembly in which he lashed out at a litany of US adversaries and […]
Too few antibiotics in pipeline to tackle global drug-resistance crisis, WHO warns September 19, 2017
Nowhere near enough new drugs are currently in development says report, which calls for urgent investment and responsible use of existing antibioticsToo few antibiotics are in the pipeline to tackle the global crisis of drug resistance, which is responsible for the rise of almost untreatable infections around the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) wa […]
Three people held in Brazil on suspicion of British kayaker's murder September 19, 2017
Police investigating disappearance of Emma Kelty, 43, say they have arrested two 17-year-olds and another man are looking for four othersThree people have been arrested over the murder of a British woman who went missing in Brazil while kayaking alone from the source of the Amazon to the Atlantic.Emma Kelty, a 43-year-old primary school headteacher, was last […]
Aung San Suu Kyi award suspended by UK union over Myanmar crisis September 19, 2017
Unison one of a number of institutions in Britain to withdraw honours in response to humanitarian crisisOne of Britain’s largest trade unions has suspended an award given to Aung San Suu Kyi during her time as a political prisoner, as international criticism mounts over her tepid response to Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis.The move comes as a number of British […]
More than 140 dead after powerful earthquake hits southern Mexico September 19, 2017
The 7.1 magnitude earthquake has reportedly killed more than 140 people and caused serious damage to buildings in Mexico City, spreading panicMexico earthquake – latest updatesEmergency crews and ordinary people were digging with bare hards through rubble in search of trapped survivors after a powerful earthquake stuck central Mexico on Tuesday, toppling doz […]
Azerbaijan Laundromat: Merkel ally 'received cash from regime' September 19, 2017
Allegations against Karin Strenz drag scandal over payments to European politicians into German election campaign Revelations over payments by Azerbaijan to European politicians have seeped into the German election as it emerged that a close ally of Angela Merkel allegedly received money from the authoritarian regime.The revelations are embarrassing for the […]

The BBC

Mexico: Strong earthquake topples buildings, killing scores September 20, 2017
The tremor toppled buildings in the capital where many are feared trapped in the rubble.
Hurricane Maria bears down on Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico September 20, 2017
"Evacuate," Puerto Rico's safety commissioner warned residents. "Otherwise, you're going to die."
Trump's first UN speech met with criticism from some leaders September 19, 2017
The US president's first key speech at the UN was denounced by some member nations he had singled out.
Catalonia referendum: Spanish raid on Unipost deals blow to vote September 19, 2017
Police discover a mass of documents directly related to the banned independence referendum.
German WW1 U-boat found off Belgium September 19, 2017
The UB-II type submarine is said to be in good condition and the crew's bodies may still be on board.
Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy protection in US September 19, 2017
The once dominant toy retailer has struggled against larger rivals such as Amazon and Walmart.
Paris climate aim 'still achievable' September 19, 2017
The ambitious goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is still within reach, a study indicates.
Some Auckland petrol stations run out of fuel after burst pipe September 19, 2017
Flights have also been cancelled after a damaged pipeline disrupted supplies to the city.