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• Florida Pastor Calls Off Quran Burning

  Thu, 09/09/2010 - 13:56

  The Associated Press is reporting that Terry Jones, the pastor of the Florida church that planned to burn hundreds of copies of the Quran on 9/11, just announced he has called off the protest. He says he struck a deal with the Imam of the proposed Park51 Mosque, planned to go up near Ground Zero in New York City. He says he will not burn the Quran b ...

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• T.I. Could Lose "Axe" Endorsement Deal

  Thu, 09/09/2010 - 08:33

  T.I.‘s most run-ins with the law may cost him his most recent endorsement deal, hiphopwired reports. The Atlanta rapper that was arrested in late August after being found with marijuana and ecstasy pills, could lose his deal with Axe, the body spray, shower gel, anti-persp ...

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• Willow Smith, Daughter Of Will Smith, Signed To Jay-Z

  Thu, 09/09/2010 - 08:29

  The 9-year-old daughter of Will Smith is set to be music's next pop singing sensation, now that she's officially been taken under the wing of Jay-Z, hiphopwired reports. The preteen has been the buzz for months and has this week released a single called “Whip My Hair.” The song will hit the airw ...

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• Crowd Boos L.A. Police Chief

  Thu, 09/09/2010 - 08:20

  An angry crowd greeted Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck with boos, whistles and chants of "Justicia!" Wednesday night at a community meeting intended to calm residents after police fatally shot a man they said brandished a knife, msnbc reports. A crowd of more than 300 packed a school in the Westlake neighborhood where an officer shot Manuel ...

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