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Florida building 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention centre in Everglades

Florida Politics · Florida

Florida building 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention centre in Everglades

44% Center coverage: 220 sources

Florida has begun building a detention centre - dubbed the 'Alligator Alcatraz' - to temporarily hold migrants on an air strip in the Everglades. See the Story

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Confirms He Won't Testify, Defense Rests without Calling Witnesses

Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Confirms He Won't Testify, Defense Rests without Calling Witnesses

59% Center coverage: 142 sources

The prosecution rested Tuesday after calling 34 witnesses, capping a more than six-week-long presentation of evidence against the hip-hop maven. The defense also rested after calling no witnesses.See the Story

Did federal prosecutors prove their case against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs? Legal experts weigh in

Oprah Winfrey · United States

Did federal prosecutors prove their case against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs? Legal experts weigh in

69% Center coverage: 39 sources

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Whether prosecutors in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs have proven their case is a question that will be answered by his jury, which soon will start deliberating in the hip-hop mogul’s blockbuster sex trafficking trial after hearing from 34 witnesses in testimony over more than six weeks. A conviction certainly is not assured, with lawyers and legal analysts saying there is ample room for jurors to find reasonable do…See the Story

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Former Clinton Official Praises Trump’s Iran Decision, Questions Whether Harris Would Have Made Same Choice

Former Clinton Official Praises Trump’s Iran Decision, Questions Whether Harris Would Have Made Same Choice

Former Clinton Official Praises Trump’s Iran Decision, Questions Whether Harris Would Have Made Same Choice

Candace Owens says she’s ’embarrassed’ she supported Trump

Candace Owens says she’s ’embarrassed’ she supported Trump

Candace Owens says she’s ’embarrassed’ she supported Trump

Candace Owens says she’s ’embarrassed’ she supported Trump

47% Left coverage: 15 sources

Conservative commentator Candace Owens said Tuesday she’s “embarrassed” after campaigning for President Trump during the 2024 presidential election cycle. Candace Owens · United States See the Story

Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway

51% Center coverage: 35 sources

PARIS (AP) — The birds scattered in every direction as the first drumbeat thundered across the plaza outside Paris’ Pompidou Center Tuesday, clearing the way for a different kind of flight: Beyoncé and Jay-Z swept into the front row. The star couple anchored a guest list at Pharrell Williams’ latest Louis Vuitton spectacle that doubled as a map of contemporary culture now: Bradley Cooper, J-Hope, Karol G, Pinkpanthress, Future, Pusha T, Jackson …Beyoncé · Paris See the Story

What Police Claimed This Woman Did After Killing Toddler is Just Diabolic

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Suad Ali will spend 12 years in prison after her horrid act against humanity. Read more...Read Article

Why Black Folks Were Never Truly 'Woke,' Explained

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The idea of wokeness has been around since the early 1900s. History shows we were never truly there. Read more...Read Article

Tyler Perry Accuser Christian Keyes Breaks His Silence, But It's Not What You Think

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The popular Tyler Perry star is back on Instagram Live again and telling fans more unfortunate news.Read more...Read Article

How A Black Woman Said This and Got 1 million Tiktok Followers And Started a Hilarious Movement

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Melani Sanders is here to let the world know that women dealing with perimenopause and menopause have zero Fs left to give.Read more...TikTok Read Article

MAGA Trolls are Attacking Disney's 'Ironheart,' But Here's How Black Internet Is Fighting Back

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

What should've been a momentous occasion for the MCU turned into an ugly online spat thanks to some racists.Read more...Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) · United States See the Story

Why Black-Owned Businesses Face Bigger Risks in a Global Trade War

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams breaks down how tariffs, inflation, and politics hit Black-owned businesses hardest.Read more...Inflation Read Article

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