Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Surgery helped Aretha Franklin lose 85 lbs. – just not that surgery. That’s the story the Queen of Soul’s sticking to as she once again shoots down rumors about her health, this time the theory that she underwent gastric bypass surgery to drop weight. “Definitely not – and would not,” Franklin, 68, tells Access Hollywood […]

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SENDAI, JAPAN — In a nation already besieged with grief over mounting casualties, fears of possible radiation and the threat of more earthquakes, the nightmare grew for Japanese residents Monday as thousands of bodies reportedly were found and crews struggled to keep damaged nuclear plants under control. Friday’s 8.9 earthquake and ensuing tsunami killed thousands, […]

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The woman accused of killing a Middle Tennessee State University women’s basketball player was released from jail Friday on bond, and her parents said they planned to take their daughter home and hoped to meet with the family of the slain student. A Friday viewing was scheduled for the junior guard, Tina […]

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Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) appeared on Morning Joe to discuss his testimony at the homeland terror hearings led by Peter King. At the hearings, Ellison, who is the first Muslim to be elected congressman, broke down when describing the actions of a Muslim paramedic who died responding to the 9/11 attacks. “He gave his life […]

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A 14-year-veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department is out of job amidst allegations that he tried to benefit from false insurance claims. Sgt. Dwayne Darby II and his roommate allegedly filed a fraudulent claim to avoid costly car loan payments, according a grand jury report released by the District Attorney’s Office Thursday. The focus of […]

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MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The FBI’s Cold Case Initiative is investigating the 46-year-old case of a Massachusetts minister who was beaten to death in Alabama while doing civil rights work, a spokesman said Friday. The Rev. James Reeb, a Unitarian Universalist minister from Boston, was among a group of ministers who traveled to Alabama in response […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Throughout the history of professional sports, only one group of people completely revolutionized athletics, and at the same time provided an outlet for African American athletes. That group is called the Harlem Globetrotters. Originally known as the Savory Big Five, the Harlem Globetrotters were obtained by Abe Saperstein […]

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is meeting Wednesday with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before hosting a White House party to watch basketball. In between, Pres. Obama will meet with the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Richard Eubank. Clinton, national security adviser Tom Donilon, CIA Director Leon Panetta and other top […]

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CHARLOTTE, NC — Michael Jordan endorsed Derrick Rose as the NBA’s best player after seeing the new Bulls star shred MJ’s Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. “He’s the MVP for the season,” said Jordan, a five-time MVP. “He deserves it. He’s playing that well. And if he doesn’t get it, you’ll see how I felt […]

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