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With Samsung, Jay-Z's business continues to boom

With Samsung, Jay-Z's business continues to boom

19 June 2013

That intelligence agencies monitor our calls and Internet usage shouldn’t come as a surprise

That intelligence agencies monitor our calls and Internet usage shouldn’t come as a surprise

19 June 2013

Man pleads not guilty in NYC hate-crime shooting

Man pleads not guilty in NYC hate-crime shooting

19 June 2013

Atlanta radio station fires three hosts for mocking ex-Saints player Steve Gleason

Atlanta radio station fires three hosts for mocking ex-Saints player Steve Gleason

19 June 2013

Autism often goes undetected in Black kids
Areva Martin By Freddie Allen WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Areva Martin watched her youngest child play with growing co…
The death of Saint Paul’s College
JOHNNY C. TAYLOR, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND by Freddie Allen WASHINGTON (…
EEOC sues BMW, Dollar General over background checks
The EEOC, run by Jacqueline Berrien, weighed in on background checks. (AP Photo/File) by Freddie Allen WASHI…
Jones could be the first Black player ever taken No.…
Portland Winterhawks defenseman Seth Jones (3) celebrates his goal with teammate Nicolas Petan (19) during the…
$100 margarita! America's most expensive cocktails
The St. John cocktail from Osteria 177 in Annapolis, Maryland, mixes Louis XIII cognac, Grand Marnier Cuvee du…
A White South African's memories of Nelson Mandela
by Nadia Bilchik (CNN) -- I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1964, the year Martin Luther King Jr. …
In Trayvon Martin case, history's ghosts linger
In this Sept. 20, 1955 file photo, jurors sit in a courtroom in Summer, Miss. for the trial of Roy Bryant and …
Miss Connecticut wins Miss USA contest in Vegas, Miss S.C.…
Fifth runner-up Miss South Carolina Megan Pickney walks the runway during the introductions of the Miss USA 2013 pagea…
Christian college expels lesbian, charges tuition
Danielle Powell, right, and her spouse Michelle Rogers are photographed in Omaha, Neb., June 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati …

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Metro Briefs: Dowd resigning from City Coucil to join nonprofit

Metro Briefs: Dowd resigning from City Coucil to join nonprofit

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh City Councilman Patrick Dowd is resigning to head a nonprofit designed to benefit children. Dowd has represented the city's District 7, whic... Read more

Washington Pa. shopper killed while chasing bank robber

Washington Pa. shopper killed while chasing bank robber

An image form a surveillance video released by the South Strabane Township Police shows a robbery Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the Citizens Bank inside the Giant Eagle at Strabane S... Read more

Toomey Update: Two judges confirmed for PA's Eastern District including fir…

Toomey Update: Two judges confirmed for PA's Eastern District including first Latina

Last week, the Senate voted to confirm Judges Nitza Quiñones Alejandro and Jeffrey Schmehl as U.S. District Judges for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. President Obama nomin... Read more

Report faults Heinz Endowments head for gas ties

Report faults Heinz Endowments head for gas ties

A large drilling rig sits outside the Covelli Center with some of the Youngstown, Ohio skyline in the background. Officials say drilling in Ohio's Utica shale reg... Read more

Cook-Off fundraiser to inspire youth that ‘Men Can Cook’

Cook-Off fundraiser to inspire youth that ‘Men Can Cook’

ORGANIZERS—The organizers are Jeanette Meacham, Theda Fuqua, Audrey Parker, Denise Johnson, Leo Halcomb, Cheryl Hurt, Greg Kelly and Jackie Moore. (Photos by J. L. Martello) &nb... Read more

New Pittsburgh Courier to honor 50 Women of Excellence June 20

New Pittsburgh Courier to honor 50 Women of Excellence June 20

2013 50 WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE HONOREE OLGA GEORGE - KDKA PITTSBURGH, PA - The New Pittsburgh Courier will host its 2013 Women of Excellence Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Ju... Read more

Multiple PAT route changes

Multiple PAT route changes

Starting Sunday, nearly 430 stops will be eliminated from 36 Port Authority of Allegheny County bus routes in the first phase of a consolidation process approved four years ago. ... Read more

Senate works to meet liquor law deadline

Senate works to meet liquor law deadline

May 14, 2013 - Senator McIlhinney and members of the Senate Law and Justice Committee held a second hearing to examine the governor’s liquor privatization plan. ... Read more

Stop the Violence focus of Juneteenth event

Stop the Violence focus of Juneteenth event

Almost a month after the senseless shooting deaths of 1-year-old Marcus White Jr., who was killed at an East Hills community picnic with his aunts... Read more

Community Calendar 6-12-13

Community Calendar 6-12-13

Soiree JUNE 14—The Urban League Young Professionals of Greater Pittsburgh will host its Commit to Care Soiree at 9 p.m. at the August Wilson Cen... Read more

Fla. authorities seek Steelers stabbing suspect

Fla. authorities seek Steelers stabbing suspect

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Mike Adams (76) and guard David DeCastro (66) during practice May 30, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) by Joe Mandak Associated Pre... Read more

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County experience critical shortage of public housing

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County experience critical shortage of public housing

Aki Witherspoon and Chris Winston, both 20, live in transitional housing provided by the nonprofit Familylinks. They submitted their applications for low-income public housing a ... Read more

Sharp rise in East/Mon Valley shootings, killings

Sharp rise in East/Mon Valley shootings, killings

Less than a week after a fatal shooting in McKeesport’s Crawford Village housing complex, a man was shot on the complex’s basketball court in broad daylight only moments ... Read more

Bev Smith is Courier 2013 50 Women of Excellence legacy honoree

Bev Smith is Courier 2013 50 Women of Excellence legacy honoree

BEV SMITH In 2011, nationally known radio personality Bev Smith signed off as host of the “The Bev Smith Show” on American Urban Radio Networks after more than 10 years ... Read more

Legendary Pitt Jazz Studies Program Director Nathan Davis to retire

Legendary Pitt Jazz Studies Program Director Nathan Davis to retire

NATHAN DAVIS (Photo Credit: CIDDE) by Sharon S. Blake (This article was reprinted from the May 28, 2013, issue of the Pitt Chronicle.) University of Pittsburgh Profess... Read more

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert series helps keep music in Wilkinsbur…

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert series helps keep music in Wilkinsburg schools

COLLABORATION—Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on stage and Wilkinsburg community choir below. (Photo by J.L. Martello) The decade-long partnership between the Wilkinsburg ... Read more

Centre SHOP ‘n SAVE looks to fall opening

Centre SHOP ‘n SAVE looks to fall opening

ATTENTION HILL SHOPPERS—With the main structure enclosed the Centre Heldman SHOP ‘n SAVE is expected to open in September, bringing fresh food and 100 jobs to the Hill District. ... Read more

29 of 38 homicides Black lives

29 of 38 homicides Black lives

The homicides of May 2013 were filled with tragedies, senseless violence, and a loud call to end the “no snitching” code of silence and the need for changes in our communities. O... Read more

Community Calendar 6-5-13

Community Calendar 6-5-13

Annual SummitJUNE 6—The African American Leadership Association of Pittsburgh will host its Annual Summit from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel, 100 ... Read more

Pittsburgh Justice Collaborative urges end to War on Drugs

Pittsburgh Justice Collaborative urges end to War on Drugs

City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Commander Rashall M. Brackney (Photo by Gail Manker) According to David Simon, creator of the television show “The Wire,” which portrayed drug ... Read more

Police: 2 arrests in stabbing of Steelers Mike Adams

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police say they've arrested two suspects in the weekend stabbing of Pittsburgh Steeler Michael Adams. Read more

Tomlin expects Adams to recover from stabbing

Tomlin expects Adams to recover from stabbing

MIKE ADAMS (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Mike Adams is expected to make a full recovery after being stabbed dur... Read more

Vice Chancellor Robert Hill reflects back on time at Pitt

Vice Chancellor Robert Hill reflects back on time at Pitt

ROBERT HILL In 2004, Robert Hill, vice chancellor for public affairs at the University of Pittsburgh collaborated with Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg to... Read more

Sturdivant takes helm at NEED, named president and CEO

Sturdivant takes helm at NEED, named president and CEO

Marcia Sturdivant PhD is shown after accepting her New Pittsburgh Courier Women of Excellence award in June 2012. (Photo by J.L. Martello/File) After a national sea... Read more

9-year-old activist sees victory as fight against school closings rages on

9-year-old activist sees victory as fight against school closings rages on

ASEAN JOHNSON Last week 9-year-old Asean Johnson became the latest YouTube sensation when he criticized Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for his decision to close 54 Chicago p... Read more

Jitney driver fatally shot in McKeesport

Jitney driver fatally shot in McKeesport

MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) — Police say a jitney driver was fatally shot after picking up a passenger at a western Pennsylvania housing comple... Read more

Sylvia Wilson wins Pittsburgh School Board Dist. 1 big

Sylvia Wilson wins Pittsburgh School Board Dist. 1 big

SYLVIA WILSON With 62 percent of the vote, former Pittsburgh Public School District teacher Sylvia Wilson won both the Democratic and Republican nominations for the District 1 s... Read more

Community Calendar 5-29-13

Community Calendar 5-29-13

Arthritis Walk JUNE 1—The Arthritis Foundation will host their annual Walk at 8 a.m. at South Side Works, 26th St., South Side. The walk will ra... Read more

Black voter turnout key in mayoral primary

Black voter turnout key in mayoral primary

Democratic candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh, City Councilman Bill Peduto, right, walks with his communications director Sonya Toler on his way to vote in the Pennsylvania primar... Read more

Youth, 16, charged in slaying of teen Rankin girl, second suspect sought

Youth, 16, charged in slaying of teen Rankin girl, second suspect sought

BRADDOCK, Pa. (AP) — Police in western Pennsylvania say a teenager has been charged and a second suspect is being sought in the shooting death of a 16-year-old gi... Read more

UPMC lone corporation to make diversity commitment. Initiative asks others …

UPMC lone corporation to make diversity commitment. Initiative asks others to get on board

MARSHA JONES, CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER AT PNC At a press conference on May 23, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald joined community and corporate leaders to announ... Read more

Rehabilitation or Demolition: Which Path for Homewood and Hill District Com…

Rehabilitation or Demolition: Which Path for Homewood and Hill District Community Development?

C. MATTHEW HAWKINS It feels like Deja Vu: B-PEP is calling for a moratorium on the demolition of housing in low-income neighborhoods and Bill Peduto, the likely next may... Read more

Community outraged over toddler’s shooting death, Rayco declares 'War'

Community outraged over toddler’s shooting death, Rayco declares 'War'

RAYCO 'WAR' SAUNDERS (Courier Photo/William McBride) The shooting death of a 1-year-old boy at an East Hills cookout has left many in the community feeling outraged and ... Read more

Fitzgerald fosters outreach to African American community

Fitzgerald fosters outreach to African American community

RICH FITZGERALD Saying he wants to have more open lines of communication, particularly on issues pertaining to the African-American community, Allegheny County Executive... Read more

Clairton residents fight to keep lone bank open

Clairton residents fight to keep lone bank open

CHERYL HURT About 60 concerned Clairton residents, business owners and city officials convened for a town hall meeting on May 16 in an effort to keep the city's only ban... Read more

Dems nominate new mayors in Pa. primary, Harrisburg's first Black mayor lo…

Dems nominate new mayors in Pa. primary, Harrisburg's first Black mayor loses

Democratic candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh, City Councilman Bill Peduto, right, walks with his communications director Sonya Toler between one of his campaign signs and one of hi... Read more

Parham to accept highest French honor for WWII

Parham to accept highest French honor for WWII

HENRY PARHAM More than 65 years after his participation of service in World War II, one local veteran will get his due honors at an international ceremony in Washington,... Read more

Take a Father to School big success

Take a Father to School big success

TAKE A FATHER TO SCHOOL—Frank Battles with daughter, Amaya Springs. (Photo by J.L. Martello) More than 5,000 were expected to turn out for the Pittsburgh Public School D... Read more

Community Calendar 5-22-13

Community Calendar 5-22-13

Alpha Weekend 2013 MAY 24—The Alpha Omicron Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will host Alpha Weekend 2013. The four-day event will incl... Read more

Council passes Domestic Violence Bill

Council passes Domestic Violence Bill

Police officers will tell you the call they dread the most is one for a “domestic disturbance” because they never know what exactly it is, and even one that seems relativ... Read more

Affirmative action ruling contest: race vs. class

Affirmative action ruling contest: race vs. class

In this Sept. 27, 2012 photo, students walk through the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas. This giant flagship campus - once slow to integrate - is no... Read more

Glasnost on the Potomac under Obama? Not quite

Glasnost on the Potomac under Obama? Not quite

BARACK OBAMA (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) by Calvin Woodard WASHINGTON (AP) — It's as if the United States has two governments, one open and one very muc... Read more

Family Seeks Help for Child with Rare Disease

Family Seeks Help for Child with Rare Disease

by Alice Thomas-Tisdale On June 25, Janiya Bowens will be 10 years old. Quite a feat for Jackson’s little champion. Since age six, Janiya has struggled to maintain her balance, ... Read more

African Americans disproportionately affected by disasters

African Americans disproportionately affected by disasters

Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, causing billions of dollars of damage and a death toll in the thousands. (Photo courtesy of Dan Anderson) ... Read more

Chicago public school officials fire 850 teachers and staffers

Chicago public school officials fire 850 teachers and staffers

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that about 850 teachers and other employees at schools scheduled to either close this month or reboot their staffs were ter... Read more

Hartford Man Seeks to Expand Educational Practice

Hartford Man Seeks to Expand Educational Practice

by Maya RhodanNNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When Samuel Cephas was a child, he recalls his mother, preaching the importance of a solid educat... Read more

US Whites falling to minority in under-5 age group

US Whites falling to minority in under-5 age group

by Hope Yen WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, reflecting sweeping changes by race and... Read more

Police: Gunman shot 3, self at St. Louis business

Police: Gunman shot 3, self at St. Louis business

An unidentified woman and man walk away from the scene of a shooting after talking to police Thursday, June 13, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) by Jim Sal... Read more

Southern Baptists re-elect first Black president

Southern Baptists re-elect first Black president

Rev. Fred Luter Jr. points upward after being re-elected as the Southern Baptist Convention's president during the 2013 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting at the ... Read more

This Week In Black History 6-12-13

This Week In Black History 6-12-13

MEDGAR EVERS For the week of June 12-18June 121840—The world’s first anti-slavery convention took place in London, England. The aim of the gathering was to unite aboliti... Read more

Conn. woman accused of crushing her ex with car

Conn. woman accused of crushing her ex with car

Cherelle Baldwin, 21, of Bridgeport, was arrested Monday, June 10. (AP Photo/Bridgeport Police Department) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A woman has been charged with murder after... Read more

Cleveland punishes 12 officers in deadly chase

Cleveland punishes 12 officers in deadly chase

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson answers questions during a news-conference June 11, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) by Thomas Sheeran CLEVELAND (AP) ... Read more

Promoter: I slapped 'despondent' Michael Jackson

Promoter: I slapped 'despondent' Michael Jackson

In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson speaks at a news conference in London. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File) by Alan Duke LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- AEG Live's CEO sai... Read more

Grandmother says she watched officer shoot girl, 7

Grandmother says she watched officer shoot girl, 7

Detroit Police Special Response team Sgt. Anthony Potts Wednesday June 5, in court in Detroit, shows the way to use two hands in holding the MP-5, which is the weapon .(AP Photo/... Read more

Former Miss America seeks House seat

Former Miss America seeks House seat

Former Miss America Erika Harold, 33, announces her plans to challenge first-term U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis in the 2014 Republican primary Tuesday, June 4, at Urbana High School in ... Read more

Once dying, Birmingham is suddenly hot

Once dying, Birmingham is suddenly hot

In an April 6, 2013 photo Erynias Tribe bellydancers dance to the music of Juka Tribe at the Darter Festival in Railroad Park in Birmingham Ala. (AP Photo/AL.com, Mark Almond)&nb... Read more

Newark Mayor Booker formally joins NJ Senate race

Newark Mayor Booker formally joins NJ Senate race

Newark Mayor Cory Booker announces his plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat that opened with the death of Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) during a news conference in Newark, N.J. on Jun... Read more

But wait, there's more: A domestic spying Q&A

But wait, there's more: A domestic spying Q&A

Here's what you should know about NSA grabbing your phone records, and now your computer files An aerial view of the NSA's Utah Data Center in Bluffdale,... Read more

Demonic serial killer Richard Ramirez known as the 'Night Stalker' dies in…

Demonic serial killer Richard Ramirez known as the 'Night Stalker' dies in LA

This 1985 file photo shows Richard Ramirez, center, know as the Night Stalker shows a pentagram on the palm of his hand in court. California corrections officials say convicted ser... Read more

Judge accused of making racial comments in speech at U of Penn

Judge accused of making racial comments in speech at U of Penn

Judge Edith Jones by Will WeissertAssociated Press Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A coalition of civil rights organizations has filed a judicial misconduct complaint again... Read more

This Week In Black History

This Week In Black History

JOHN CARLOS AND TOMMIE SMITH Week of June 5-11 June 5 1945—Track star John Carlos is born in Harlem, N.Y. Carlos and fellow sprinter Tommie Smith created an international sens... Read more

Obama appellate court nominee behind 'driving while Black' case

Obama appellate court nominee behind 'driving while Black' case

Robert Wilkins listens as President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 3, where he announced his nomination of Wilkins, Patricia Ann Mi... Read more

TV host's Black war posters focus of Pa. exhibit

TV host's Black war posters focus of Pa. exhibit

In this Thursday, May 30, 2013 photo, University of Pennsylvania professor and PBS History Detectives host Tukufu Zuberi speaks about an Italian 1942 broadside matted on ... Read more

Study on female breadwinners ignites verbal brawl

Study on female breadwinners ignites verbal brawl

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly poses at the anchor desk at the Fox studios in New York. Kelly says she's offended by a male colleague's suggestion that children of working mot... Read more

Graduation melee: A whole new definition for kindergarten cops

Graduation melee: A whole new definition for kindergarten cops

by Stephanie Gallman (CNN) -- The words "kindergarten graduation" usually evoke images of tearful parents taking pictures of cute kids in pint-sized graduation caps and ... Read more

One on One with Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett

One on One with Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett

VALERIE JARRETT by Kenya King ATLANTA--To this day, the remembrance of an oral argument in law school gives her a ghastly uneasiness. But now she finds a way to joke ab... Read more

'Black is Beautiful' pioneer Ophelia DeVore's papers at Emory

'Black is Beautiful' pioneer Ophelia DeVore's papers at Emory

Ophelia DeVore Mitchell, a model, businesswoman and pioneer in the "Black is beautiful" movement, has placed her papers at Emory University's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book ... Read more

Little Richard gets honorary doctorate from Mercer University

Little Richard gets honorary doctorate from Mercer University

GOOD GOLLY—Little Richard acknowledges the crowd while being wheeled onstage during Mercer University’s commencement ceremony. by Wayne Crenshaw MACON, Ga.--Not far fro... Read more

Wife: I'm sorry for trusting Pa. abortion doctor

Wife: I'm sorry for trusting Pa. abortion doctor

Pearl Gosnell, wife of Kermit Gosnell, walks to the center for criminal justice, May 29, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The ... Read more

Detroit officer on trial in death of girl, 7

Detroit officer on trial in death of girl, 7

Aiyana Stanley-Jones, 7, was shot and killed May 16, 2010, by a shot from a Detroit police officer during a raid of a Detroit home in search of a murder suspect. (AP Photo/Family P... Read more

This Week In Black History 5-29-13

This Week In Black History 5-29-13

SOJOURNER TRUTH Week of May 29 to June 4 May 29 1854—Escaped slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth delivers her famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech at the Ohio Women’s Ri... Read more

Obama and Christie yet again; emphasis on recovery

Obama and Christie yet again; emphasis on recovery

President Barack Obama, accompanied by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, stop to play the 'Touchdown Fever' arcade game on the boardwalk during their visit to Point Pleasant, NJ., ... Read more

I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs

I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs

Michael Richards stands with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, after appearing on Jackson's nationally syndicated radio show in Los Angeles on Nov. 26, 2006. Richards said on the progr... Read more

JaNae Hornsby, third grader who loved to sing, among Oklahoma tornado victi…

JaNae Hornsby, third grader who loved to sing, among Oklahoma tornado victims

9-year old JaNae Hornsby was one of 24 people killed in the recent Moore, Oklahoma tornadoes, which caused an estimated $1 billion in damage. Read more

75-year old man arrested for running prostitution ring at senior home in NJ

75-year old man arrested for running prostitution ring at senior home in NJ

What is the world coming to? James Parham, an elderly man in Englewood, New Jersey, is being accused of running a prostitution ring out of a senior home living fa... Read more

NJ: Caramel-colored rubbing alcohol sold as scotch

NJ: Caramel-colored rubbing alcohol sold as scotch

A map is displayed showing findings in an investigation dubbed "Operation Swill," in which 29 bars and restaurants in New Jersey are accused of putting cheap booze in premium bra... Read more

Conyers hits Farrakhan 'racist, anti-Semitic' talk

Conyers hits Farrakhan 'racist, anti-Semitic' talk

U.S. REP. JOHN CONYERS DETROIT (AP) - A Michigan congressman apologized Thursday for his participation in a Louis Farrakhan appearance at a Detroit church six days earli... Read more

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube

Kaiba Gionfriddo plays with the family's dog, Bandit, outside his Youngstown, Ohio home May 21. Born with a birth defect that caused the boy to stop breathing every day, he can now... Read more

Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage

Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage

A young man runs under an elevated section of subway tracks in The Bronx borough of New York, May 22. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) by Verena Dobnik NEW YORK (AP) — A company that prom... Read more

Detroit's emergency manager takes on critics in candid interview about city…

Detroit's emergency manager takes on critics in candid interview about city’s future

Kevin KEVYN ORR (AP Photo/Detroit News, Elizabeth Conley) by Bankole ThompsonKevyn Orr, Detroit’s emergency financial manager, unfazed by criticisms and mounting oppo... Read more

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Mandela's wife thanks world for 'love, generosity'

Mandela's wife thanks world for 'love, generosity'

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Your Advice Guru: Why do men have to pay?

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