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Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It’s also where three international armies have zeroed in on Joseph Kony, one of the world’s most wanted warlords. Obo was the first place in the Central African Republic that Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army […]

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With dreadlocks covering part of his face, Robert Griffin III couldn’t keep his Washington Football Team’s cap on straight. Trent Richardson’s Browns‘ hat sat all the way back on his head, tilting precariously over hair dangling below his shoulders. Others, such as Richardson’s Alabama teammates Mark Barron, Dre Kirkpatrick and Dont’a Hightower, tugged firmly on […]

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An Idaho man has been charged with assault after authorities say he ordered another man to perform the “moonwalk” at gunpoint. The Bonner County Daily Bee (http://bit.ly/IGAoPn) reports 30-year-old John Ernest Cross was charged with the felony Tuesday in 1st District Court and appointed a public defender. Police say they were called Monday to Cross’ […]

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John Edwards’ former aide acknowledged Thursday that much of nearly $1 million in campaign supporters’ cash went to build his North Carolina dream house, not to buy the silence of the presidential candidate’s pregnant mistress. Andrew Young testified for a fourth straight day at Edwards’ campaign finance fraud trial, peppered with questions from Edwards attorney […]

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Doc Rivers was a little surprised by the number, though not by the trend. Fourteen NBA head coaches are black, tying the league’s own record for the most ever in a sport and nearly half of its 30 teams. With Mexican-American Kaleb Canales of Portland and Miami coach Erik Spoelstra, a Filipino-American, the NBA has […]

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Expanding the prostitution investigation, the Secret Service acknowledged Thursday it is checking whether its employees hired strippers and prostitutes in advance of President Barack Obama’s visit last year to El Salvador. The disclosure came not long after the Homeland Security secretary assured skeptical senators that the recent prostitution scandal in Colombia appeared to be an […]

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George Zimmerman’s attorney says a website created to raise money for his legal defense has raised more than $200,000. Mark O’Mara said on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 Thursday night that he learned about the money on Wednesday and will inform a judge at a Friday hearing. Zimmerman, who has been charged with second-degree murder in […]

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Security forces seized 3.3 tons of cocaine during an anti-drug operation at one of Venezuela’s main seaports Thursday, a top security official said. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said National Guard troops found the cocaine inside 1,680 boxes containing ceramic mix at La Guaira port. The cocaine was destined for Mexico, he said. El Aissami […]

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Leave it to Ann Coulter and the like to conquer the ever-vexing issue of race relations, unequivocally internalize the volcanic plight of blacks and other minorities everywhere, rather than simplistically merge theories relative to both to the point of irrefutable resolution— all in a matter of a less than a minute TV sound bite. In […]

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President Barack Obama went after the college vote Tuesday, pitching cheaper student loans as he courted the one age group where he has a decided advantage over Republican rival Mitt Romney. The twist? Romney, too, has endorsed the idea, though it’s unclear whether deficit-leery Republicans in Congress will go along. In the race for the […]

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We saw his face a bloody, pulpy mess. And in 1992, when the four Los Angeles Police officers who beat him after a traffic stop were acquitted, it touched off anger that affected an entire generation. Now, 20 years later, this is the face of Rodney King, and this is what has happened to him […]

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The entrepreneur behind a controversial online sugar daddy dating service is using the Secret Service Colombia sex scandal to urge international business travelers who don’t want to be lonely on the road to BYOB – Bring Your Own Booty. Brandon Wade, the man behind SeekingArrangement.com, has launched a new venture, MissTravel.com, which will match deep-pocketed […]