Despite some bigoted viewer backlash, interracial families and couples on TV are more prominent than ever. By: Leah Pickett Aricle Reprint One of the hottest TV romances to enrapture audiences over the past year has
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President of Iraqi Kurdistan ready to defend Kurds in Syria
endthelie.com Article Reprint Masoud Barzani, the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, has said that he will use “all capabilities” to defend Kurdish civilians who are under threat by Al-Qaeda-linked fighters involved in the Syrian
Read moreEU branching out: 20,000 bank outlets closed in EU since start of downturn
endthelie.com Article Reprint Banks in Europe have cut 5,500 branches in 2012, bringing the total number of outlets closed since the beginning of the credit crunch in 2008 to 20,000. To cut costs financial institutions
Read moreBanana-tossing Giants fan says gesture wasn’t racially motivated, just out of frustration
By Mike Oz Article Reprint A San Francisco Giants fan stepped forward on Monday, claiming responsibility for tossing a banana on the field Sunday and drawing the ire of Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones. The
Read moreA coming of age? Hip Hop at 40
The dawn of a new era of responsibility or simply a powerful commercial tool? By Ashahed M. Muhammad Article Reprint By all legitimate historical accounts, DJ Cool Herc is credited with being the inventor of
Read moreJudge Rules NYC’s ‘Stop-And-Frisk’ Unconstitutional
By JOSH MARGOLIN and AARON KATERSKY Article Reprint A federal judge this morning rebuked the New York Police Department in stunning fashion, declaring the force’s controversial so-called “stop-and-frisk” policy unconstitutional as currently practiced. In a
Read moreMexico releases drug lord behind 1985 DEA agent killing
By Anahi Rama Article Reprint Notorious Mexican drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted of ordering the torture and murder of a U.S. anti-drugs agent in 1985, was freed from prison on Friday in a move
Read more‘Affordable’ Care: $1 Pay Hike Costs Middle-Class Family $9,355 Hike in Premiums
By Terence P. Jeffrey Article Reprint When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare) is fully enforced on individuals and families next year, a middle-aged, middle-class couple with three children could be hit
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