Florida Sentinel Bulletin

NEW YORK  — Nicki Minaj canceled her appearance at the weekend’s V Festival in the United Kingdom because of damage to her vocal cords. Her representative says in an email that Minaj had to back out of her shows on Saturday and Sunday because of “strained vocal chords.” Minaj performed a free concert in New […]

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Chris Brown isn’t paying much attention to the $16 million lawsuit filed against he and Drake stemming from their bottle-throwing nightclub brawl in June. Brown’s rep said on behalf of the singer’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, saying “It’s a frivolous lawsuit.” The suit was filed by Entertainment Enterprises, the company that owns a separate club affiliated […]

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The “Today” show says Al Roker and Matt Lauer have jokingly bantered about throwing someone “under the bus” at least 27 times over the past two years. Why does that matter? Because the most recent time Roker said it, on Thursday, it was widely interpreted as a dig against his own show for the way […]

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On Wednesday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reported that a local reporter received a text message on her company phone that was sent from a cellular phone with an 813 area code. Deputies said the message stated, “seems like I gotta make threats to be heard, its f—–up how I’m being done with my kids, […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Mrs. Carolyn Caraway decided to be proactive and get all of the paperwork she would need to renew her driver’s license. She contacted the Georgia Department of Vital Statistics and obtained her birth certificate. She went to renew her license on July 30th, armed with marriage licenses, divorce […]

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Tampa Police detectives are investigating a complaint of sexual battery against a 12-year-old male. Police said on August 8th between 12 p. m. and 2:30 p. m., a man approached a 12-year-old boy in the 3600 block of East Deleuil Avenue and lured him to a vacant home under the guise of hiring him for […]

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Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people and charged them with fraudulent use of personal identification. The three were arrested after they attempted to collect $152,000 from a local credit union. Three people identified as John Hartley (pictured right), 47, of Jonesboro, Georgia; Jodi Summers, 21, at large; and Laura Jean Hall, […]

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CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a Chicago Democrat who took a hushed medical leave two months ago, is being treated for bipolar disorder, the Mayo Clinic announced. The Rochester, Minn.-based clinic specified his condition as Bipolar II, which is defined as periodic episodes of depression and hypomania, a less serious form of mania. […]

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DENVER — The newly shaped Republican presidential ticket is fighting growing pains amid charges from President Barack Obama’s re-election team that challenger Mitt Romney favors his new running mate, Wisc. Rep. Paul Ryan’s controversial plans to overhaul Medicare and cut trillions of dollars from social programs. The debate moves across five swing states as both […]

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