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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Dan Johnson, a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky who defiantly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home, died in an apparent suicide Wednesday night, the county coroner said. He was 57. Bullitt County Coroner Dave Billings said Johnson died of a single gunshot […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at January’s Golden Globes. Morgan Freeman made the announcement for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association during its broadcast of the “Golden Globe 75th Anniversary Special” Wednesday on NBC. HFPA President Meher Tatna called Winfrey “one of the most respected and admired figures […]

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MatteMoiselle Lipsticks are set to drop the day after Christmas.

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According to an exclusive report from Variety, Tavis Smiley has been accused of sexual misconduct. He is currently suspended from his half-hour interview program that airs weeknights on PBS. The network released a statement, “Effective today, PBS has indefinitely suspended distribution of Tavis Smiley, produced by TS Media, an independent production company. PBS engaged an […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Three women have told the New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them. In a statement Simmons vehemently denied what he called “these horrific accusations,” saying all his relations have been consensual.   https://www.instagram.com/p/BcqZWCsAlfX/?taken-by=unclerush   The accusations reported by the Times Wednesday stem from the 1980s and 1990s. One […]

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The median net worth of people from the Caribbean is much higher than that for non-immigrant African Americans, who have an average of $8.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is raising its benchmark interest rate for the third time this year, signaling its confidence that the U.S. economy remains on solid footing 8½ years after the end of the Great Recession. The Fed is lifting its short-term rate by a modest quarter-point to a still-low range of 1.25 […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate GOP leaders forged an agreement Wednesday on a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax laws, paving the way for final votes next week to slash taxes for businesses, give many Americans modest cuts and deliver the first major legislative accomplishment to President Donald Trump. Top GOP aides said lawmakers […]

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On the heels of its warmly received world-premiere run at Berkeley Rep, “Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations” are headed to the Nation’s Capital. In what is being billed as a pre-Broadway engagement, the musical about the legendary Motown group will play a five-week run early next summer at the […]

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CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — A wildfire in a popular South Dakota state park grew rapidly overnight, pushing beyond the park’s borders and threatening nearby communities, officials said Wednesday. The fire in Custer State Park, which is just south of Mount Rushmore in the state’s southwest, grew from about 6 square miles (16 square kilometers) on […]

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Mary J. Blige’s soon-to-be ex-husband Kendu Issacs claims he has been unemployed since their divorce case was filed, and he blames it on Blige trashing him in the press and in her music. After airing out her former manager for cheating on the latest album, Strength of a Woman, Issacs says no one wants to […]