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Limbaugh: Government Raises Black Children

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
Instead of Black men stepping up to the plate to provide for their families, nationally syndicated radio show host Rush Limbaugh said they would rather let the government do it. Limbaugh said he was citing a news article which reports 34 percent of black males between 16-24 are unemployed.
Categories: Black Media

Limbaugh: Government Raises Black Children

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
Instead of Black men stepping up to the plate to provide for their families, nationally syndicated radio show host Rush Limbaugh said they would rather let the government do it. Limbaugh said he was citing a news article which reports 34 percent of black males between 16-24 are unemployed.
Categories: Black Media

Day 26 Leaving Bad Boy, Diddy

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
Looks like another Diddy reality-show created group is leaving their mentor. Quanell, Willie, Brian and Mike--known better as Day 26--is under Atlantic Records while Diddy is taking Bad Boy Records to Interscope. Day 26 says Diddy is family but the move to Atlantic is the best thing for their careers.
Categories: Black Media

Anchor Guilty of Spousal Abuse

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
Dominic Carter, the former host of "Inside City Hall" on the NY1 network was convicted of assaulting his wife. Carter was arrested last year after his wife, Marilyn, called 911 from their home in distress. She later recanted her story but the judge called her new statements on ...
Categories: Black Media

‘Jihad’ Obama Billboard Causes Controversy

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
Is Barack Obama President or Jihad? That's the question pondered by a used car salesman in a Denver suburb who has placed a billboard advertisement on his business suggesting that the President of the United States is not an American citizen. Jihad is a term used describe holy war. ...
Categories: Black Media

HBCU Makes Overweight Students Take Fitness Course

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
A controversial graduation requirement from Lincoln University mandating all overweight students  to take a health and fitness course is causing a serious debate between students, health officials and legal scholars. Lincoln University, a historically Black university near Philadelphia, requires students who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) above 30 to take the health and fitness course which consists of ...
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50 Cent Safe Sex Campaign Scrapped

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
50 Cent wants to remind people to practice safe sex.  He just has to find another way to do it. Plans for the creation of 50 Cent brand condoms have been tabled, for now. From HipHopWired.com According to 50, he wanted to create a campaign to replace “The Wrap It Up” campaign ...
Categories: Black Media

Terrence Howard: I’m Sorry

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
Terrence Howard wants to set the record straight with his exes. In an interview with Redbook Magazine, Howard expressed regret for the ways he handled relationships and dating as a younger man. Howard said his views on women changed after becoming a father to two daughters. Howard was also asked about ...
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Klan Rallies at College Football Game

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
Members of the Ku Klux Klan protested the University of Mississippi for barring a pep song that some consider insulting to minorities. The banned pep song referred to "Dixie" and "The South Will Rise Again" The protest took place during a nationally televised game between Ole Miss and Louisiana State University. No arrests ...
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Snipes to Fight Tax Charges

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
Wesley Snipes will not go to prison quietly. Snipes, who was convicted of federal tax evasion a year ago asked a federal appeals judge in Atlanta to review his conviction. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison for failure to pay $2.7 million in back taxes. Snipes, 47 is free ...
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Bomb Scare at Grand Hustle Office

BET - News You Should Know - 3 hours 44 min ago
Atlanta police are investigating a firebombing at the Grand Hustle Records office building in Atlanta. Someone threw two bottles filled with flammable fluids into the office.  No one was hurt. Grand Hustle is the label co-owned by rap star T.I. Jason Geter, the CEO of Grand Hustle Records spoke about the ...
Categories: Black Media

Blog - A Microbot Shows off its Soccer Skills

MIT Technology Review - 6 hours 30 min ago
A machine no bigger than a fruit fly's eye successfully scores a goal.

Categories: MIT

Blog - A Microbot Shows off its Soccer Skills

MIT Technology Review - 6 hours 30 min ago
A machine no bigger than a fruit fly's eye successfully scores a goal.

Categories: MIT

Blog - The Real Costs of Cellulosic Ethanol

MIT Technology Review - 8 hours 30 min ago
New figures get beyond startup company hype.

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Blog - The Real Costs of Cellulosic Ethanol

MIT Technology Review - 8 hours 30 min ago
New figures get beyond startup company hype.

Categories: MIT

Day 26 Leaving Bad Boy, Diddy

BET - News You Should Know - 11 hours 44 min ago
Looks like another Diddy reality-show created group is leaving their mentor. Quanell, Willie, Brian and Mike--known better as Day 26--is under Atlantic Records while Diddy is taking Bad Boy Records to Interscope. Day 26 says Diddy is family but the move to Atlantic is the best thing for their careers.
Categories: Black Media

Anchor Guilty of Spousal Abuse

BET - News You Should Know - 11 hours 44 min ago
Dominic Carter, the former host of "Inside City Hall" on the NY1 network was convicted of assaulting his wife. Carter was arrested last year after his wife, Marilyn, called 911 from their home in distress. She later recanted her story but the judge called her new statements on ...
Categories: Black Media

‘Jihad’ Obama Billboard Causes Controversy

BET - News You Should Know - 11 hours 44 min ago
Is Barack Obama President or Jihad? That's the question pondered by a used car salesman in a Denver suburb who has placed a billboard advertisement on his business suggesting that the President of the United States is not an American citizen. Jihad is a term used describe holy war. ...
Categories: Black Media

Troops Busted with 680 Pounds of Pot

BET - News You Should Know - 11 hours 44 min ago
Three U.S Army soldiers, Dwayne Campell, Llewellyn Stamoulis and Romaine May were arrested with having more than 680 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Phoenix, AZ. The soldiers have been charged with drug transportation, money laundering and conspiracy. I'm sure they will also face some reprimand ...
Categories: Black Media

Blog - Electric Dragsters Burn Rubber, and Volts

MIT Technology Review - 13 hours 30 min ago
A U.S. competition showcases the fastest battery-powered cars and bikes.

Categories: MIT
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