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Life In Prison - China Arnold is done for life. The 28-year-old Dayton, Ohio woman was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole this week for microwaving her baby to death after fighting with her boyfriend.
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Kidney Needed - MC Breed is currently in critical condition due to kidney failure. The rapper, born Eric Breed, was playing a game of pickup basketball last Friday when he collapsed and fell unconscious. Breed, 36, is in serious need of a kidney transplant and is seeking a donor to help save his life.
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Dead at 74 - Longtime Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad's son has died. His nephew said that Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, who was born Wallace D. Muhammad, died at his home in Markham, Ill., Tuesday. He was 74. The cause of death was heart disease.
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Not Interested - It seems everyone wants a piece of the Republican’s vice presidential pick – except Oprah. The daytime queen of gab reportedly said she’s not interested in having Sarah Palin appear on her show until after the election. Her decision has stirred up a ruckus with some Republicans who are now boycotting her.
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Be Out - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has a move-out date. It's Sept. 18, the same day he’s supposed to leave City Hall. Officials say Kilpatrick and family must be out of the mayor's mansion by midnight. City Council President Ken Cockrel Jr. takes over as mayor the next day. Kilpatrick resigned last week as part of a plea deal.
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More Blacks Please - If you go by the looks of the U.S. Foreign Service, you wouldn't know Black Americans are part of this country, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Rice says the United States needs a more diverse diplomatic corps if it's going to promote "that multi-ethnic democracies can work."
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Don't Tase Me - A city study says Houston Police officers have used Tasers more on Black suspects than any other group of individuals. Of the more than 1,400 uses of Tasers by officers between December 2004 and June 2007, nearly 70 percent were directed at Black suspects.
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Custody Beef - 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins, have been fighting in court for months over who gets to spend time when with their son, Marquise. For now, a family court judge has granted 50 visitation rights every other weekend until after the trial.
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Done Deal - Star Jones and Al Reynolds are officially free of each other. The two reached a last-minute settlement Tuesday, moments before they were set to appear in court. Reynolds was said to be upset about his cut for playing hubby to Jones – which left him with “basically nothing,” sources said.
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Breaking Up? - Is Usher and Tameka’s marriage on the rocks? Not hardly. A source close to the couple says they’re still together and happier than ever. The couple is also expecting their second child in December.
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Knocked Up - Bootz from "Flavor of Love" has a bun in the oven. She announced on her MySpace page that she's expecting her first child on March 28, 2009.
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Can't Sell - Now you know times are hard when ballers are selling their cribs for a lot less than what they paid for them. A.I. bought his home in Philly for $5 million in 2003; it lists for $6.3 million, but now he's asking for $4 million, and it's still not selling. The home has been on the market since December 2006.
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Going to Trial - Akon is going to stand trial on charges he tossed a fan offstage at a concert in New York last summer. Akon, born Aliaune Thiam, appeared in court last week and asked the judge for a jury trial. That trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 1.
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Threatening to Sue - Ciara is apparently ready to take VIBE to court. The singer is accusing the magazine of airbrushing the cover to make her appear nude. Sources say the magazine did so in an attempt to gain additional publicity for the issue.
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Fight Pic'ed - Gary Coleman tried to punch a fan and ram his truck into him, according to a TV station. Coleman was reportedly bowling with his family when a pushy fan approached him and asked to take a photo. Coleman said, "No." After an argument with the fan, Coleman jumped in his truck and accidentally bumped the "reckless" fan who was running around the vehicle.
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$1 Millon Drawls - Would you buy Michael Jackson's dirty drawers for $1 million? A pair of his unwashed tighty whities went up for grabs on eBay Wednesday with a price tag of $1 million. The Calvin Klein briefs were part of the evidence confiscated in 2003 as part of his child-molestation case.
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Dropped Again - Madame Butterfly is said to be unhappy with entertainment industry guru Benny Medina. Mariah apparently heard rumors that Medina was courting her rival and his former client, Jennifer Lopez, again, so she gave him the boot. Medina denies the rumors. Usher and Tyra Banks recently left him.
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Almost Shelved - Faith said she almost shelved her memoir, "Keep The Faith," because she was worried about the Notorious B.I.G. element, and she knew that it was one of those things that people would talk about more. The book is climbing the New York Times Best Seller List.
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Baby Mama Drama - Damon Dash is sick of his baby's mama holding their son, Damon Dash II, a.k.a. "Boogie,” hostage, so he's reportedly having to haul her to court so he can see his son. Boogie went to visit his mother last week at her Long Island home and has yet to return to daddy’s digs in Manhattan. Dame has sole legal custody of his son.
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Why Lie, Diddy? - If you were disgusted by Sean “Diddy” Combs complaining on video that he couldn’t afford to keep using his private jet because of gas prices, fret no more: Diddy lied. Federal Aviation Administration records show no aircraft registered to the Didster, Bad Boy Records or any of his other companies.
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Class Act - Barack Obama took his daughters by the hand and led them to classes for their first day of school this week. Obama said his oldest daughter didn't really want him to go up to her classroom, but he did anyway. The girls, 10 and 7, spent some of their time this summer on the campaign trail with their dad.
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Kennedy Center Honor - Morgan Freeman is among this year's recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. Center Chairman Stephen Schwarzman says Freeman is "one of the most respected performers" in U.S. cinema history and that his name "is synonymous with great screen acting."
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Congressional Honor - Stevie Wonder is being honored by the Library of Congress. The Motown legend is scheduled to receive the second Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in February. The award recognizes a musician's lifetime of work.
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Helping Haiti - Wyclef Jean has launched what he calls the "Haiti Storm Relief Fund" to provide food, water, tents and other supplies to nonprofit groups working to respond to the floods caused by a number of storms that have battered the island. The storms have left more than 500 dead and affected more than a half -million people.
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No Surgery - Kobe says surgery on his right pinkie will have to wait. The NBA baller says if he were to go under the knife now, he wouldn't have time to prepare for next season with the Lakers. He's been playing with damaged ligaments in the pinkie since February. The Lakers open training camp later this month – and start the season a month later.
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No. 1 Again - Serena is No. 1 again! She served Jelena Jankovic a "Grand Slam" and took over the No. 1 ranking Jankovic held.
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'One Night Stand' - Usher is planning a "One Night Stand" for the ladies. The R&B star says he feels his last album was intimate, "So what better way to get up close and personal than to make it all women?" He says only a few artists can pull off an exclusive tour for the ladies. The “One Night Stand" tour is scheduled for 15 intimate venues.
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Sex Scene - Ladies, have you ever wondered if Bow Wow was good in bed? Well, we might find out soon enough. The 21-year-old rapper filmed his first sex scene for HBO’s “Entourage.”
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New Beyoncé - Mark Nov. 18 on your calendars. That's when R&B diva Beyoncé is set to release her new album. Prior to the album's release, Bey will drop two new singles –"If I Were A Boy" and "Single Ladies"— simultaneously on Oct. 7. The untitled, hotly anticipated CD is being pegged as her most personal, reflective and revelatory collection to date.
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Go Bootsy - Bootsy Collins is funking things up again. He's teaming up with members of groups like Guns 'N Roses, and Primus to form a group called Science Faxtion. The new album will feature contributions from Chuck D of Public Enemy.
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Dag Ed - Arrested. Released. Booted. That's how it went down for Indianapolis Colts'Ed Johnson. He was arrested on a drug possession charge early Wednesday, and before the day was out, he was booted from the team. Colts president Bill Polian said Johnson had been put on notice that he'd be on a tight leash as far as his behavior was concerned. Johnson was stopped for speeding near Indianapolis, and police also charged him with marijuana possession.
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Stumping for Barack - Barack Obama recently sat down with David Letterman and let viewers know that former President Clinton would be campaigning for him in the weeks before Election Day. Obama told Letterman "there's nobody smarter in poilitics" -- and that he's "thrilled" to have Clinton on the campaign trail.
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Actor's Murder - Authorities in California say two Long Beach men are now charged in the shooting death of "Freedom Writers" actor Armand Jones. He was killed when he walked in on a robbery at a Denny's restaurant after celebrating the wrap of the movie at a nightclub in Anaheim. Jones played Grant Rice in the film. If convicted, Hill and Kelly could each face a maximum sentence of life without the possibility of parole.