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Aretha Franklin stole the show with her national anthem performance on Thanksgiving Day

Aretha Franklin really stole the show at the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day game. Franklin totally went off book and performed a rather lengthy performance of the National Anthem that made for some pretty hilarious responses from Twitter. RELATED: Soon-to-be first daughter Ivanka Trump gave us a glimpse inside her family’s Thanksgiving Day Yes, Franklin has […]

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sports & Competitions, USA

Trump tells Mayor Garcetti he supports LA’s Olympics bid

LOS ANGELES — President-elect Donald Trump expressed his support for Los Angeles’ 2024 Olympic bid during a phone call with Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday, Garcetti’s office said in a statement. Garcetti spokeswoman Connie Llanos said Trump spoke on the phone with the mayor in their first exchange since the Nov. 8 election. Besides talking

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Laurie Hernandez Wins ‘Dancing With The Stars’!

Laurie Hernandez has becme one of America’s sweethearts with her victory with Team USA in the 2016 Olympics. Riding her celebrity, the 16-year-old was casted as a competitor on the competition series “Dancing With The Stars.” While this season had stiff competition, the 16-year-old came, saw and conquered! According to the New York Post, Olympic

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Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Trump says Brady ‘totally innocent’ in Deflategate

President-elect Donald Trump says New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is “totally innocent” in the Deflategate scandal. Trump’s comments, shared in a video clip by TMZ Sports, aired Friday night on FOX News in a one-hour special called “OBJECTified: Donald Trump.” The special was filmed on Sept. 15 at the then-presidential candidate’s home. “He’s a

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Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar, Scully to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

NBA legends Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Barack Obama named 21 recipients for the honor on Wednesday that included the three sports icons. The medals, the nation’s highest civilian honor a president can award, will be presented at the White

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Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

The Mighty Hillary Strikes Out

(With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer) By Laurie Baron The outlook was optimistic for Clinton-Kane just yesterday. The polls showed leads of three points, but narrowing each day. When Comey concluded that she was not to blame. The voters who despised her had nothing to defame. The Donald was campaigning, appealing to white males. Spouting

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Lawrence Baron, Sports & Competitions, USA

Colin Kaepernick not voting, not alone in that among 49ers teammates

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Midway through Election Day, Colin Kaepernick said he had not voted and did not plan to do so. Kaepernick had more company in that aspect among the 49ers than he’s had in his national-anthem protest this season. In an anonymous poll of 25 players conducted by this newspaper during Tuesday’s locker-room

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Cubs win first World Series since 1908 with 8-7, 10-inning victory

CHICAGO — After waiting since 1908 for a World Series title, the potential for misery became even more acute for the Cubs when they failed to close out a victory after needing only four outs to fulfill their long-awaited quest. From manager Joe Maddon’s use of the pitching staff to Javier Baez’s failed one-out bunt

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Miami-Dade commission approves ‘Jose Fernandez Avenue’ near Marlins Park

One early sign of Jose Fernandez’s lasting legacy will be a literal one. Miami-Dade County commissioners approved Tuesday a proposal to rename the portion of 17th Avenue near Marlins Park “Jose Fernandez Avenue” in honor of the Marlins pitcher who died in a Sept. 25 boat crash that also killed two of his friends. Bruno

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Here’s what happened during the National Anthem at the first World Series baseball game

Protesting the National Anthem has been a focus on this year’s football season, but at the first game of World Series baseball game Tuesday night, the scene was different. Singer Rachel Platten, famous for her song “Fight Song,” sang the opening National Anthem, and all players appeared to stand during the ceremony. RELATED: National anthem

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