JAY-Z DEFENDS DEAL WITH STORE ACC– USED OF PROFILING
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY and KAREN MATTHEWS FILE- In this May 14, 2012 file photo, entertainer Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter arrives at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The rap mogul is…
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SHARPTON THREATENS STORE BOYCOTT OVER PROFILE SUIT
By KAREN MATTHEWS File- This July 26, 2013 file photo shows the Rev. Al Sharpton gestures as he takes part in a panel discussion during the National Urban League’s annual…
FROM ENGLAND, ONE MAN FEEDS WESTERN MEDIA ON SYRIA
By RAPHAEL SATTER In this photo taken on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2013, Rami Abdurrahman, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Coventry, England. He’s practically a one man…
MEXICO’S CRACKDOWN ON DRUGS SPURS EXTORTION WAVE
By MARK STEVENSON A police vehicle is parked next to the clinic owned by Dr. Roman Gomez Gaviria on the outskirts of Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. Security has…
TYCOON PLANS $8 BILLION CHINESE HOLLYWOOD
By WANG YISHAN and KELVIN CHAN Wanda Chairman Wang Jianlin speaks during a press conference after a launching ceremony of Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong…
OIL FALLS TO NEAR $107 ON US-RUSSIA DEAL FOR SYRIA
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, file photo, oil pumps work in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices fell slightly Friday,…
NEW MOB BIO TRACES PROBE OF PA. GAMING INDUSTRY
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM This book cover image released by Berkeley shows “The Quiet Don: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bafalino,” by Matt Birkbeck. (AP Photo/Berkeley Mass Market Original)…
REPUBLICAN NYC MAYORAL HOPEFULS SPAR OVER POLICE
By JONATHAN LEMIRE FILE – In this Aug. 9, 2013 file photo, New York City Republican mayoral candidates, from left, Joe Lhota, George McDonald, and John Catsimatidis participate in a…