Sunday, December 22

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Ben Carson suspends his 2016 presidential campaign
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Ben Carson suspends his 2016 presidential campaign

The retired neurosurgeon said he looked at the delegate count, "did the math" and "simply realized it wasn't going to happen"Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson announced Friday that he's suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. "There's a lot of people who love me, they just won't vote for me," Carson said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Carson said he decided to drop out after he looked at the current delegate count, "did the math" and "simply realized it wasn't going to happen." "If that's the case, I didn't want to interfere with the process," he added. The conservative physician had his moment in the spotlight in 2015, but after the primary race began in earnest in January, Carson fell seriously behind. The outsider candidate failed to garn...
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BET Founder on the FCC, the economy and the future of black America
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BET Founder on the FCC, the economy and the future of black America

The FCC on Thursday took the first step toward cable set-top box reform. One vocal proponent of the new rules is Bob Johnson, who founded Black Entertainment Television. Johnson told Yahoo Finance that the FCC’s decision would make it easier for independent and diverse content providers to reach their audience. Source: BET Founder on the FCC, the economy and the future of black America - Yahoo Finance
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Police: Man, 18, arrested for pretending to be doctor
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Police: Man, 18, arrested for pretending to be doctor

An 18-year-old man that officials say was posing as a medical doctor posted bail and walked out of the Palm Beach County Jail on Wednesday, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies in West Palm Beach, Florida, arrested Malachi Love-Robinson on Tuesday afternoon and accused him of practicing medicine without a license. He was the head of his own practice, according to his website. The sheriff's narcotics unit, along with the Florida Department of Health, carried out an operation in which an undercover officer visited Love-Robinson's office, according to a statement from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Source: Police: Man, 18, arrested for pretending to be doctor - CNN.com
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ABC Names First Black President – Channing Dungey Makes History
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ABC Names First Black President – Channing Dungey Makes History

​ ABC just made history. The network on Wednesday appointed Channing Dungey as its president, making her the first African-American president of a big four broadcast network (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox). She's also the only woman to currently hold the role (though not the first). Dungey replaces Paul Lee, who is resigning after a power struggle with the chairman of Disney-ABC Television Group, according to The New York Times. Lee was Dungey's boss. She steps into the new role after helping bring shows like Shonda Rimes' Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder as well as Quantico and American Crime to ABC. This isn't the first time ABC has made history in its executive suite. It became the first major broadcast network with a female president when in 1998 it named Patricia Fili-Krushel to the rol...
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Trial Begins for Alleged ‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killer Lonnie Franklin Jr.
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Trial Begins for Alleged ‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killer Lonnie Franklin Jr.

The notorious "Grim Sleeper" trial began today in Los Angeles with a statement from L.A. County Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman, more than three decades after the discovery of the alleged serial killer’s first victim. In her opening statement, Silverman said that the evidence in this case will tell a story of a serial killer who stalked streets of South Los Angeles, at a time when the neighborhood was marked by the lethal epidemic of crack cocaine. Lonnie Franklin Jr. is accused of killing 10 women between 1985 and 2007, Silverman said. The women, all between the ages of 15 and 35, were strangled or shot and left in alleyways near Franklin's home in south L.A., The Associated Press said. Sexual contact was also usually involved, according to The AP. The "Grim Sleeper" nickname c...
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