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

• March 11, 2012 • 4 Comments

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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
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I’m Going to Watch the Funeral Like You Will Be, and Doing the Laundry, Too

• February 18, 2012 • Comments Off

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

• February 13, 2012 • 10 Comments

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Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The Bathtub

• February 12, 2012 • Comments Off

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Tags: "The Bodyguard", Accidental Death, Accidental Overdose, African Americans, Alcohol, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills California, BK, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, California, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Drama, Drug Abuse, Drug Dependency, Erratic, Fritz Lang, Kevin Costner, Love, Michael Jackson, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Tampering, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney, Whitney Houston

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

• February 11, 2012 • 2 Comments

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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.
Former Louisiana Trooper Faces Federal Civil Rights Charge September 24, 2021
Body-camera footage shows the ex-trooper, Jacob Brown, repeatedly pummeling a Black man, Aaron Larry Bowman, with a flashlight during a traffic stop in 2019.
Biden urges those eligible for a Pfizer booster to get one soon. September 24, 2021
President Biden’s remarks came just hours after one of his top health officials overruled a recommendation by her agency’s panel of scientific advisers that had refused to endorse booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine for frontline workers.
How Did Californians Spend Their Second Summer of the Pandemic? September 24, 2021
Finding joy even in bleak moments.
Grassley Will Run for 8th Term in Senate September 24, 2021
The Republican senator, 88, is the former head of two high-profile committees and will spare his party a bitter primary fight to succeed him.

The Guardian, UK

‘Necessary for security’: veteran Taliban enforcer says amputations will resume September 24, 2021
Nooruddin Turabi, in charge of Afghan prisons, says executions and removal of hands will restart, but possibly not in publicThe Taliban will resume executions and the amputation of hands for criminals they convict, in a return to their harsh version of Islamic justice.According to a senior official – a veteran leader of the hardline Islamist group who was in […]
German election too close to call as SPD lead evaporates September 24, 2021
A coalition appears inevitable in reflection of the increasing fragmentation of German politicsThe race to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor remains completely open two days before Europe’s largest nation goes to the polls, with the latest predictions showing the leading parties almost neck and neck.A final big opinion poll ahead of Sunday’s electio […]
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont arrested in Sardinia September 24, 2021
Former head of autonomous government to appear in court to hear Spanish case for extraditionThe former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain four years ago in the wake of a failed unilateral bid for regional independence, is due to appear in court in Sardinia after being detained by police shortly after arriving on the Italian island on Thursda […]
China declares transactions involving cryptocurrencies illegal September 24, 2021
Country steps up its campaign to block use of unofficial digital moneyChina’s central bank has declared illegal all transactions involving bitcoin and other virtual currencies, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.The price of bitcoin fell more than 8% immediately after the announcement, dropping to just over $41,000 (£30,000). Con […]
Switzerland gears up to vote in same-sex marriage referendum September 24, 2021
Conservative parties oppose extension of same-sex couples rights beyond basic civil partnership Swiss voters will determine on Sunday whether to allow same-sex couples to wed and enjoy the same rights as heterosexual marriage partners, after a bitter referendum campaign in one of the last western Europeans countries still to ban gay marriage.The government a […]
New evidence suggests spyware used to surveil Emirati activist Alaa Al-Siddiq September 24, 2021
Citizen Lab confirms human rights campaigner probably hacked by a government client of NSO Group from 2015 to 2020Even in death, there was little peace for Alaa Al-Siddiq.When the body of the 33-year-old Emirati activist, who died in a car accident in Oxford in June, was shown in a viewing to mourners at Regent’s Park Mosque, a number of her close friends st […]
‘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 inv […]
Boris Johnson asked for ‘emergency’ food deal, says Bolsonaro September 24, 2021
No 10 denies Brazilian president’s claim but some speculate food item is turkeys for ChristmasThe Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has claimed Boris Johnson asked him for an “emergency” deal to ease shortages of an unspecified food product, amid concerns about further disruption to supermarket supplies.A lack of drivers and food pickers, as well as carbo […]

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Afghanistan: Executions will return, says senior Taliban official September 24, 2021
Extreme punishments like executions and amputations will resume in Afghanistan, says the Taliban's head of prisons.
Detained Huawei boss due in court amid deal reports September 24, 2021
Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou is due to appear in a Brooklyn court.
German election: Climate protesters rally in cities September 24, 2021
They want the next government to do more to limit global heating and to end the use of coal.
Kim Yo-jong says North Korea open to ending war if conditions met September 24, 2021
Kim Yo-jong was responding to a renewed call from the South to officially declare an end to the Korean War.
Migrants freezing to death on Belarus-Poland border September 23, 2021
The BBC finds stranded migrants facing sub-zero temperatures amid a row between Poland and Belarus.
Jitender Maan Gogi: India gangster shot dead in Delhi court September 24, 2021
Two men dressed as lawyers opened fire in court on a man police detained on charges of murder and extortion.
China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal September 24, 2021
Trading Bitcoin and other crypto-currenices is a criminal activity, China's central bank says.
Syria war: UN calculates new death toll September 24, 2021
It says that the actual number is bound to be higher than its tally, 10 years after the war began.