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Jovan Belcher and Other Sports-Related Killings: It’s Not Over Until The Victim Blaming Stops

• December 9, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Jovan Belcher-Kassandra Perkins, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, Sports, Suicide, The Brain, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Uncategorized, Women
Tags: African Americans, Anger Management, Armour Boulevard, Belcher, Bentley, Black Women, Blacks, Bob Costas, Brittni Glass, CDC, Children, Chris Henry, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Common Sense, CTE, Deadspin, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drama, Infants, Jamaal Charles, Jason Whitlock, Jovan Belcher, Kansas City Chiefs, Kasi Perkins, Kassandra Perkins, Loleini Tonga, Love, MAAV, Male Athletes Against Violence, Motherhood, Murder, Murder Suicide, Newborn, Perkins, Power and Light District, Pregnancy, Sex, Trey Songz, What About Our Daughters?, Zoe

Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Womb Jealous Annette Morales-Rodriguez Murders Expectant Mother and The Boy Fetus She Wanted

• October 11, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Puerto Ricans, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Annette Morales-Rodriguez, Baseball Bat, Bludgeoned, C-Section, Caesarean section, Caesarian Section, Carlos Mercado, Child Stealing, Childhood Sweetheart, Children, Christian Mercado, Common Sense, Darla Gutierrez, Darlene Haynes, Discovery Channel, Exacto Knife, Fake Pregnancy, Immigrants, Infants, Julie Corey, Latinas, Latinos, Maritza Ramirez-Cruz, Midwest, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee WI, Morales-Rodriguez, Motherhood, Murder, Omar, Predator, Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, Puertorriqueño, Self Image, Self-Love, Single Mothers, United States, Value, Wisconsin, Womb Jealousy

It’s Going To Be HOT in Madison Today

• June 7, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Cooking, Food, Health, Stroke, The Heart, Travel, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Babies, Cats, Channel 3000, Children, Conditions and Diseases, Dogs, Elderly, Gary Cannalte, Hard-headedness, Health, Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Hydration, Infants, Madison Metro, Pets, Severe weather terminology (United States), Southern Wisconsin, Stroke, Stubbornness, Sun, Sunblock, Sunshine, Temperature, The Heart, Water, Weather, Weather Report, Wisconsin

Womb Jealousy and Infant Stealing: Yet Another Expectant Mother Found Murdered

• July 30, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Boston Herald", Abuse, Attention, Babies, Baby Worship, Children, Class, Color, Crime, Culture, Darlene Haynes, Department of Mental Retardation, Developmentally Disabled, Domestic Violence, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetus, Infants, IQ, Julie Carey, Lower Middle Class, Massachusetts, Motherhood, Murder, Nadya Suleman, Newborns, Parents, Psychology, PTSD, Roberto Rodriguez, Stalking, The Poor, Womb Jealousy

Nadya “Octomom” Suleman is Back

• July 28, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Nadya Suleman, People of Color, Reality Shows, Television, Women
Tags: "Circus Boy", "Jon & Kate Plus 8", "Make Room for Daddy", "The Donna Reed Show", "The Monkees", A Minor Consideration, Children, Danny Bonaduce, Infants, Mickey Dolenz, Nadya Suleman, Octomom, Octuplets, Paul Petersen, Radar Online, Rusty Hamer, Schadenfreude, State of California

In Case You Believe That We’re Goners…(With An Update)

• April 26, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mexico, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "12 Monkeys", "Outbreak", "Shaun of the Dead", "The Andromeda Strain", AIDS, Antibiotics, Antiviral Drugs, Bird Flu, Centers for Disease Control, Common Sense, Elderly, End of Days, Fear, Gays, Human Race, Hysteria, Infants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Latinos, Mexicans, Mexico, Nostradamus, Pandemic, Panic, Sensationalism, Swine Flu, The Mainstream Media, Virus

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For This Fourth of July, Officials Say Celebrate Freedom by Staying Home July 3, 2020
As the nation staggers toward a holiday weekend during the coronavirus pandemic, health officials are pleading with residents to not make a bad situation worse.
Texas Governor Reverses Course and Orders Face Masks July 4, 2020
In an abrupt reversal, Gov. Greg Abbott directed Texans in all counties with 20 or more coronavirus cases to wear face masks in public places. He also authorized limits on public gatherings.
All Eyes on Bars as Virus Surges and Americans Go Drinking July 3, 2020
Governors were closing bars — again — in some states as coronavirus clusters emerged. Even federal health officials have pointed to bars as a problem.
Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge July 2, 2020
Amid a national accounting over racism after George Floyd’s death, at least a dozen schools have revoked admissions offers to incoming students.
The Pandemic’s Big Mystery: How Deadly Is the Coronavirus? July 4, 2020
Even with more than 500,000 dead worldwide, scientists are struggling to learn how often the virus kills. Here’s why.
Live Coronavirus Updates: A More Subdued Fourth July 4, 2020
Protests in Arizona focus on new restrictions. Thousands of U.S. renters face eviction. England’s pubs reopen, and Iraq’s health care system nears breakdown.
New Trump Appointee Puts Global Internet Freedom at Risk, Critics Say July 4, 2020
A battle involving Michael Pack and a U.S.-funded tech group revolves around software from Falun Gong, the secretive, anti-Beijing spiritual movement with pro-Trump elements.
Beyond Broadway, the Show Does Go On July 4, 2020
Watching through windshields. Audiences of two. An elbow bump instead of a kiss. Theaters across the country find novel ways to play in a pandemic.

The Guardian, UK

Coronavirus live news: pubs reopen in England as Catalonia announces new lockdown July 4, 2020
Fourth of July holiday weekend in US sees cases still surging; WHO changes timeline of how it was alerted to virus; housing estates in Melbourne locked down after outbreak. Follow all the developments liveWhat we’re learning about Covid as US states open upHow Victoria’s outbreak divided AustraliaScotland and Wales attack UK government’s shambolic travel cha […]
Coronavirus world map: which countries have the most Covid-19 cases and deaths? July 4, 2020
Covid-19 has spread around the planet, sending billions of people into lockdown as health services struggle to cope. Find out where the virus has spread, and where it has been most deadlyCoronavirus map of the UKCoronavirus map of the USCoronavirus cases in Australia Continue reading...
UK ponders joining EU's coronavirus vaccine scheme July 4, 2020
Ministers said to be weighing benefits against broader desire to cut ties with BrusselsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK is assessing whether to join an EU programme to help secure a potential coronavirus vaccine in what could mark a bellwether for post-Brexit cooperation.In what the Daily Express described as a “Brexit backt […]
One school, 25 bereavements: Essex head fears emotional impact of Covid-19 July 4, 2020
Vic Goddard is one of many school leaders daunted by the burden of supporting pupils and staff through their griefCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVic Goddard is trying not to cry. The headteacher of Passmores academy in Harlow and star of the 2011 TV series Educating Essex is thinking about the 23 pupils and two staff at his schoo […]
Trump claims US on way to 'tremendous victory' over Covid-19 as cases surge – live July 4, 2020
President made remark in Fourth of July message at White HouseTrump says US under assault from ‘far-left fascism’ in speech US coronavirus deaths near 130,000Supreme court gives conservatives blues – what’s really going on?Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 5.38pm BST Two country judges in Texas have urged residents to shelter in place and wear face cover […]
Ghislaine Maxwell will not say anything about Prince Andrew, says friend July 4, 2020
Laura Goldman says she expects Maxwell to seek plea deal over charges relating to exploitation of young girlsGhislaine Maxwell would never say anything about the Duke of York’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, according to one of her friends.Maxwell appeared in court in the US on Thursday accused of helping disgraced financier Epstein “identify, befriend a […]
'Hidden language': Hongkongers get creative against security law July 4, 2020
Residents use wordplay including repurposed Chinese Communist party dogma to express frustration Hongkongers are finding creative ways to voice dissent after Beijing blanketed the city in a new security law and police began arresting people displaying now forbidden political slogans.Faced with the sudden threat of prosecution for anything that might promote […]
Earl Cameron, 'Britain's first black film star', dies aged 102 July 4, 2020
Bermudian-born actor rose to prominence in the 1950s in films such as Pool of London and Sapphire, as well as appearing in the 007 film ThunderballEarl Cameron, who with his debut role in the 1951 film Pool of London, became one of the first significant black actors in British cinema, has died aged 102. His agent confirmed the news to the Guardian, saying “h […]

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Donald Trump orders creation of 'national heroes' garden July 4, 2020
Angry at the toppling of statues, President Trump wants US heroes honoured in a new national garden.
Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise July 4, 2020
Nine housing estate blocks in the Australian city are locked down amid a “new phase of the pandemic”.
Japan flooding: Many feared dead in flooded care home July 4, 2020
Fifteen people are believed dead and nine are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.
Coronavirus Spain: Catalonia locks down area of 210,000 people July 4, 2020
The Spanish region re-imposes restrictions on an area west of Barcelona after a surge in infections.
Nagaland dog meat: Animal rights groups hail ban as 'major turning point' July 4, 2020
Animal rights groups say a ban on the sale of dog meat in Nagaland is a milestone.
'Fourth of July isn't for people who look like me' July 3, 2020
What does the Fourth of July mean to black Americans?
Elijah McClain: US officers fired for pictures mocking man's death July 4, 2020
Three officers are sacked in Aurora, Colorado after they shared photos re-enacting a chokehold.
Coronavirus: Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica reopens to key workers July 4, 2020
Access to the structure is initially given only to those who helped fight coronavirus in the city.