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Humanitarian charged with sexually abusing 9 Haitian boys

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4:46 PM on 09/18/2009

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) -- The founder of a school for poor children in Haiti has been indicted on charges of sexually abusing nine boys there...
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Hofstra rape accuser recants after video surfaces

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11:45 AM on 09/18/2009

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- A Hofstra University freshman who had claimed she was raped by five men in a dormitory bathroom changed her story after prosecutors confronted her with the revelation that a video of the encounter may have been recorded, a prosecutor said Thursday...
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Muslim teen sues Abercrombie & Fitch

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11:12 AM on 09/18/2009

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A Muslim teenager claims in a federal lawsuit that she was denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store at a Tulsa mall because she wore a head scarf...
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Abercrombie & Fitch sues Beyonce over plan for fragrance

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3:42 PM on 09/16/2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is suing singer Beyonce Knowles over her plans for a fragrance named after Sasha Fierce, her alter ego...
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Carter: Wilson comments part of disturbing trend of racism

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8:27 AM on 09/16/2009

VIDEO -- Carter called Wilson's comment "dastardly" and an aftershock of racist views that have permeated American politics for decades...
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Obama's jackass comment creates debate about journalism ethics

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4:55 PM on 09/15/2009

ABC News says it was wrong for its employees to tweet that Obama had called West a "jackass" for the rapper's treatment of country singer Taylor Swift...
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Taylor Swift and Kanye West finally speak after outburst

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3:00 PM on 09/15/2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- It looks like Kanye West has finally given a personal apology to Taylor Swift. Representatives from "The View" say West called the country sensation after her appearance on Tuesday's show.
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City workers suspended for hanging nooses

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12:15 PM on 09/15/2009

Three city employees in Springfield have been suspended for 60 days without pay for separate incidents in which nooses were hung at their workplaces.
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Condoleezza Rice joins exclusive, formerly white-only golf club

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11:00 AM on 09/15/2009

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined two exclusive golf clubs in Alabama...
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Kanye talks on Jay Leno's show and apologizes again

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10:49 PM on 09/14/2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kanye West used Jay Leno's prime-time debut Monday to offer another apology for ruining Taylor Swift's night at the MTV Video Music Awards...
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Dr. King's children fight in court over parents' estates

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5:30 PM on 09/14/2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- Two children of slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. were back in court Monday in a wrangle with their brother over their parents' estates...
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Oprah is still the queen of daytime, despite waning viewership

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11:23 AM on 09/14/2009

Winfrey is still the queen of daytime television, but the aura of invincibility is gone...
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US Census Bureau breaks from advocacy group ACORN

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11:15 AM on 09/14/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud...
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House Democrats demand apology from Rep. Joe Wilson

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11:08 AM on 09/14/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are planning to take action against the congressman who heckled President Barack Obama...
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Serena Williams slapped with $10,000 fine for outburst

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9:00 AM on 09/14/2009

Serena Williams' profanity-laced, finger-pointing tirade at a U.S. Open linesperson drew a $10,000 fine Sunday, and more punishment could follow...
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In new tape, bin Laden calls Obama "powerless"

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8:49 AM on 09/14/2009

CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden described President Barack Obama as "powerless" to stop the war in Afghanistan...
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Kanye makes another outburst at MTV's Video Music Awards

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9:57 PM on 09/13/2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- Taylor Swift was relishing her unlikely win of best female video at the MTV Video Music Awards. The 19-year-old knew that the network doesn't exactly make a habit out of giving their moonman trophies to country music stars...
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Obama moves to seize momentum in health care debate

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7:48 AM on 09/13/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is working to reclaim the initiative from critics of his health care initiative and boost momentum to push his chief domestic priority...
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Serena loses match, threatens to shove ball down official's throat

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7:00 AM on 09/13/2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- Serena Williams walked toward the line judge, screaming, cursing and shaking a ball in the official's direction, threatening to "shove it down" her throat...
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Track star's father outraged at hermaphrodite reports

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2:55 PM on 09/11/2009

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Gender tests on running sensation Caster Semenya determined she has internal male sexual organs, Australian newspapers reported Friday, triggering new outrage from South Africa and her father...
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