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Cee-Lo Green’s Really Big F Bomb

• September 2, 2010 • Comments Off

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Tags: "Fuck You", "Mystery Men", "The Lady Killer", African Americans, Blacks, Casanova Frankenstein, Cee-Lo, Cee-Lo Green, Danger Mouse, Frustration, Gnarls Barkley, Goodie Mob, Growing Up, Humor, Longing, Love, Profanity, SNL, Solo, Sorrow, The F Bomb, The N Word, Viral

At Last Night’s Vigil for Shaniya Davis

• November 17, 2009 • Comments Off

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The New York Times

Arizona's Election Review Inspires Copycat Efforts in Other States September 24, 2021
The inquiry into the 2020 vote, derided as a badly flawed partisan exercise, has already spawned imitators in other states.
Jim Justice's Basketball Dreams Are Blocked. And He Is Crying Foul. September 23, 2021
As his state was battered by Covid-19, Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia applied to coach a boys’ team in his spare time. When the school board rejected him, he threatened to haul the members before a judge.
Lawsuits Filed Against Texas Doctor Could Be Best Tests of Abortion Law September 24, 2021
Legal experts said two lawsuits filed this week might test the constitutionality of the Texas law more than federal challenges by abortion providers and the Justice Department.
A Bitter Fight Over Fate of Surfside Condo Collapse Site September 21, 2021
What to do with the site of the collapsed condo in Surfside, Fla.? There is no easy way to both honor victims and compensate condo owners.
Republican Review of Arizona Vote Fails to Show Stolen Election September 24, 2021
The much criticized review showed much the same results as in November, with 99 more Biden votes and 261 fewer Trump ones.
Olivia King, Kroger Shooting Victim, Is Remembered as 'Selfless' September 24, 2021
Olivia King died in a hospital after the gunman shot her in the chest, one of her sons said.
Texas, Spurred By Trump, Announces Election Audit in 4 Counties September 24, 2021
The announcement came hours after the former president publicly pushed for an audit of the election results in Texas.
Voting Rights Groups Sue Ohio Over Redistricting Map September 24, 2021
“Ohio may be the canary in the coal mine from what we can expect from a partisan-dominated map-drawing process,” an official with the A.C.L.U. said.

The Guardian, UK

House committee on Capitol attack subpoenas Trump’s ex-chief of staff and other top aides September 23, 2021
Mark Meadows, Steve Bannon and Dan Scavino among advisers called to testify over president’s connection to 6 January eventsThe House select committee scrutinizing the Capitol attack on Thursday sent subpoenas to Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a cadre of top Trump aides, demanding their testimony to shed light on the former president’s co […]
‘Necessary for security’: veteran Taliban enforcer says amputations will resume September 24, 2021
Nooruddin Turabi, prisons minister in the new Afghan government, says executions and removal of hands will restart, but possibly not in publicOne of the founders of the Taliban and the chief enforcer of its harsh interpretation of Islamic law when they last ruled Afghanistan has said the hardline movement will once again carry out executions and amputations […]
US envoy to Haiti resigns over ‘inhumane’ decision to deport migrants September 23, 2021
Daniel Foote excoriates Washington in letter addressed to Antony Blinken for deporting hundreds from a border campThe US envoy to Haiti has resigned after just two months in the role, in protest at what he called the Biden administration’s “inhumane” mass deportation of Haitian migrants and asylum seekers to what he said was a highly dangerous “collapsed sta […]
‘Eerie silence’ as Evergrande misses payment deadline September 24, 2021
As debt-laden Chinese property giant enters 30-day grace period, officials look to limit unrest and job lossesThe embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande is inching closer to the potential default that investors fear, after missing an interest payment deadline.The company, which has total debts of about $305bn (£222bn), has run short of cash and inve […]
Five climbers die after blizzards on Russia’s Mount Elbrus September 24, 2021
Fourteen also rescued in operation hampered by strong winds, low visibility and sub-zero temperaturesFive climbers have died after a blizzard on Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest peak, Russia’s emergencies ministry said Friday.Thursday’s incident happened when a group of 19 climbers were at an altitude of over 5,000 metres (16,000ft). Continue reading...
Canary Islands ‘miracle home’ stands alone against volcano’s lava flow September 24, 2021
Eruption on La Palma has destroyed hundreds of homes, but one escaped the devastation all aroundLike a cartoon house with its own raincloud, a Canary Islands home has survived rivers of lava flowing from the volcanic eruption on La Palma, with images showing the untouched residence and nearby landscape surrounded by charred black landscape.Social media users […]
China sends jets and bombers near Taiwan as Beijing opposes island’s trade deal bid September 24, 2021
Nuclear-capable bombers entered air defence zone, says Taipei, amid simmering row over competing bids to join regional trade agreementChina has voiced opposition to Taiwan joining a major trans-Pacific trade deal as it flew 24 planes – including two nuclear-capable bombers – into the self-ruled island’s air defence zone, the biggest incursion in weeks, Taiwa […]
Furious French defence contractor to seek compensation over Aukus deal September 23, 2021
Head of Naval Group attacks Australia’s ‘political’ decision to cancel €56bn contract with his firmAustralia has signed up to an empty promise by agreeing to a US nuclear powered submarine deal for which there is no clear delivery date or technology transfer agreement, the furious head of the French defence contractor Naval Group has warned.Pierre Eric Pomme […]

The BBC

Kim Yo-jong says North Korea open to ending war if conditions met September 24, 2021
The sister of Kim Jong-un said she was open to the idea if the South stopped its "hostile policies".
Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont arrested in Italy September 24, 2021
Spain accuses the former president of the Catalonia region of sedition, and wants him extradited.
Haitian migrants at US border: 'We've been through 11 countries' September 24, 2021
One man tells how he trekked through jungle with his young son, seeing fellow migrants' dead bodies.
Kenyan basketballer: Sexual abuse rife for years September 24, 2021
A former basketball player in Kenya says sexual abuse has plagued the country's women's game for "many years".
Mozambique militant attacks: 'So much destruction' September 24, 2021
The BBC's Anne Soy sees how Islamic militants have terrorised Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique.
Gabby Petito case: FBI issues arrest warrant for boyfriend Brian Laundrie September 23, 2021
The indictment says Brian Laundrie used a debit card that did not belong to him after her death.
Canary Islands volcano: 'Miracle house' escapes lava September 23, 2021
The volcano on La Palma has been erupting since Sunday, destroying hundreds of homes.
Capitol riot committee to investigate Trump allies September 24, 2021
The committee investigating the 6 January riot has issued the first subpoenas of the Trump team.