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‘They Coerced Confessions’: New York Man Released After Decades In Prison on Murder Conviction After Investigation Finds Evidence Pointing at Other Suspects Was Not Disclosed

August 16, 2021
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A Black man was released from prison on Monday after spending decades behind bars in a New York prison for the murder of a Hofstra University coach. Christopher Ellis, now 51, was convicted in 1992 for murdering a Hofstra University assistant coach, but according to Judge Patricia Harrington, the conviction should be thrown out because…

David Paterson, NY’s First Black Governor, Says He ‘Was Always Pretty Leery’ Of Andrew Cuomo

August 16, 2021
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New York Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press conference with New York Gov. David Paterson on Nov. 9, 2010, in New York City. | Source: Mario Tama / Getty As the dust settles from the political downfall of Andrew Cuomo — who announced his resignation last week amid fallout from sexual misconduct allegations from…

‘I’m Calling Him Out’: Damon Wayans Talks Doing a Comedy Verzuz with Dave Chapelle, Fans Lose It

August 16, 2021
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Damon Wayans said that he would do a comedy-style “Verzuz” with comedian Dave Chappelle. The comedian challenged Chappelle when he appeared on the morning radio show 97.9 The Box in Houston, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 13. Wayans was not familiar with “Verzuz,” and the The Box hosts filled him in and asked who he would battle if…

Mississippi student, 13, dies of COVID-19 after governor doubles down against mask mandate

August 16, 2021
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Mkayla Robinson, an active eighth-grader at Raleigh High School in Mississippi, had gone to classes all week before she died. A 13-year-old girl died of COVID-19 in Mississippi not long after that state’s governor, Tate Reeves, downplayed the number of cases among its children. Mkayla Robinson died of coronavirus complications early Saturday just hours after…

Biden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan

August 16, 2021
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The speed of the Afghan government’s collapse and the ensuing chaos posed the most serious test of Biden as commander in chief President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials have been stunned by the pace of the Taliban’s nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, as the planned withdrawal of American forces urgently became a mission to ensure…

‘Oh….So You’re Black Now????’: Candace Owens Demands Apology from American Booksellers Association Because Its CEO ‘Sees No Irony In Calling a Black Woman Racist,’ Critics React

August 16, 2021
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Candace Owens demanded a public apology from the American Booksellers Association on Aug. 11 after CEO Allison Hill apologized to their readers after the ABA accidentally promoted Owens’ new book “Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation.” In an initial tweet, Owens said ABA labeled her book as racist…

Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297

August 16, 2021
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Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 5,700 people injured, with thousands more displaced from their destroyed or damaged homes The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off frantic rescue efforts ahead of a potential…

Haiti braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as storms brew

August 16, 2021
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Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft determined that Fred’s maximum sustained winds increased to nearly 60 mph Tropical Depression Grace drenched earthquake-damaged Haiti on Monday, threatening to dump up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain on a landscape where people are huddling in fields and searching for survivors of a 7.2 earthquake. Tropical Storm…

Naomi Osaka Pledges to Donate Upcoming Tournament Prize Money to Relief Efforts for Haiti Following Devastating Earthquake

August 16, 2021
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Tennis star Naomi Osaka quickly took to Twitter on Aug. 14 with a pledge to donate her earnings from the Western & Southern Open to relief efforts for Haiti following the earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation earlier in the day. By Sunday night the death toll from Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude temblor was being reported as some 1300 people,…

Fake Vaccination Cards Could Cause Big Problems In Efforts To Stop COVID-19 Spread

August 16, 2021
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Source: Pacific Press / Getty Fake vaccination cards are starting to circulate throughout the United States and a new black market is on the rise. COVID-19 is once again on the uptick in the United States, proof of vaccination has become a hot topic amongst lawmakers and business owners. Many states have already mandated that…