Week In Review

ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Al Sharpton  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) By Tina Nguyen mediaite Last week, Comcast and Time Warner Cable were served with a lawsuit from a group of African-American media owners seeking $20 billion — yes, “billion,” with a “b” — for discriminatory practices, and alleges that Al Sharpton and his organizations received big money…

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By Terry Shropshire Atlanta Daily World In a move that will make conservatives and extreme right-wingers rejoice, MSNBC is reportedly going to get rid of the left-wing programming and liberal hosts in light of their recent ratings slide and therefore will remove Rev. Al Sharpton from his nightly TV show slot. Sharpton has had a…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  In this photo provided by the North Carolina Education Lottery, shows Powerball jackpot winner Marie Holmes, second from left, after she received a check from North Carolina Education Lottery executive director Alice Garland, second from right, in Raleigh, N.C. To the left is financial adviser Dexter Perry and attorney Charles Francis, right. Holmes,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Iraqi demonstrators protested against ISIS in front of the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2014.  (Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com) By Josh Lederman Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama gathered police leaders, lawmakers and mayors from around the world Wednesday to address the threat of violent extremism at a White…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  President Barack Obama speaks at the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at the State Department in Washington. The White House is conveying a three-day summit to bring together local, federal, and international leaders to discuss steps the US and its partners can take to develop community-oriented approaches to counter…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Michael Nutter announcing the choice of Philadelphia for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. — at Philadelphia City Hall.  (Photo by Denise Clay) Washington, DC–DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced Philadelphia will host the 2016 Democratic National Convention the week of July 25, 2016. The DNC signed the final contract with Philadelphia…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  In this April 7, 2014 file photo, Bob Simon of “60 Minutes,” attends the New York premiere of “The Railway Man” in New York. CBS says Simon was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Manhattan. Police say a town car in which he was a passenger hit another…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  President Barack Obama  (Shutterstock/Mykhaylo Palinchak) By Martin Crutsinger associated press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $4 trillion budget Monday that seeks to raise taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations and use the extra income to lift the fortunes of families who have felt squeezed during tough economic times. He…

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Sheriff Jewell Williams and several members of his Special Investigations Unit (SIU) arrested three individuals today in connection to a check cashing scam that netted them close to $60,000 over a two-month period last year. The money, withdrawn from the office’s Tax Lien Account, was taken with forged checks.  Both the sheriff’s accounting division and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Baseball legend Ernie Banks receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at The White House on November 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com) By Mike Fitzpatrick associated press Even as the Chicago Cubs lost one game after another, Ernie Banks never lost hope. That was the charm of…

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