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Cotto loses his son in a museum—and finds a new approach to being a good dad. By Andrew Cotto Upon hearing that our second child would be a boy, I walked out of the doctor’s office, crossed 8th Avenue, and stepped into a Mexican restaurant to drink something with tequila in it. Then I drank another. My wife would have joined in the drinking, but she was far enough along in the pregnancy for a penis to show up on a sonogram. So, I drank, and she inhaled corn chips with guacamole. We knew that mommies and daddies can make both little girls and little boys, but... MORE

tomorrow, only tomorrow Sajo jon te i fe, Ousmane ko ka bi fe ka bi fe koniete ka le te sigi Sajo jon te i fe malienw ko ko u bi fe ko u bi fe ko ni e te ko ulu te sigi mogo ma taa folo kanaa saya ma son nene ma an sayakera nene balidi tomorrow, only tomorrow Sajo see you tomorrow (refrain) sajo jon te i fe Fatoumata ko o ka bi fe ka bi fe kono ete ka le te sigi Sajo jon te i fe BâOumou ko ka bi fe ka bi fe ko ni ete ka le te sigi mogomataa folo kanaa say mason nenema an mogo mataa folo kanaa saya mason nenema an saya kera nenebali ye tomorrow see you tomorrow, sajo see you tomorrow Salif Keita is a ‘blues man’ in the words of Cornel West. He does not subscribe to your everyday idea of optimism and pessimism — instead simply has a hope for tomorrow. The feeling is everywhere within this song from it’s cultural beat to it’s African/English blend of lyrics. Inspirational to say the least. From his 1999 Album “Papa”. Source

NYPOST: Liquid drain cleaner was found coursing through the system of the Nicaraguan diplomat discovered dead last week in his Bronx apartment, police sources said today. Cesar Mercado – who had recently been diagnosed with HIV – had apparently gulped down Spanish brand drain-cleaner, the empty bottle... MORE

Pace University student killed during robbery A Pace University student was killed early this morning at his off-campus apartment during a botched holdup, police said. Max Moreno, 21, of Matawan, NJ, was found dead with a gunshot wound at about midnight in his high-end Financial District...

Student secretly filmed with man jumps off GWB A Rutgers University freshman who had his privacy violated after two classmates allegedly filmed him during a "sexual encounter" and posted it on the Internet committed suicide by jumping off the... Read Full Story

Has this ever happened to you: A fine brother approaches you (at a bar, a party, wherever) and starts chatting you up. He's smart, handsome, and he's funnier than any comedian. You get that feeling in your stomach and feel like he's someone you could really enjoy getting to know. He asks for your number, and you oblige him only to think, "What'd I do that for. He's not going to call me. The fine ones always say they will, but they don't." Then he ACTUALLY calls! Not only that, but he wants to go out on a date. Not those after 10 p.m. dates either, but a REAL date. You two dine at a cool restaurant, converse about everything under the sun, you laugh for hours, and at the end of the night, he's content with a kiss. What?! But instead of enjoying and savoring the moment, you translate the evening into a disaster in the making and convince yourself that you'll never hear from him again." But to your surprise, he calls the next day, telling you...

By Alicia Cruz The New Jersey Newsroom The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced the discovery of additional human remains belonging to two servicemen missing in action from World War II . DPMO announced that the remains have been identified as those of Navy Lt. Francis B. McIntyre of Mitchell, South Dakota and Aviation Radioman Second Class William L. Russell of Cherokee, Oklahoma. The DOD press release states that on Nov. 10, 1943, the two servicemen took off for a bombing and strafing mission in their SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber from Munda Field, New Georgia, in the Solomon Islands. Witnesses last saw the aircraft flying at low altitude through a large explosion on an enemy airfield on Buka Island, Papua New Guinea, though no one reported seeing the aircraft crash. Throughout 1949, the American Graves Registration Service searched numerous South Pacific Islands in an effort to gather data about aircraft crashes or missing Americans. The team was unable to recover ...

By Alicia Cruz The Black Urban Times On Monday, the Department of Defense announced the death of an Army soldier killed in a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan. Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II, killed Friday Sept. 24, was assigned Company C, 2 nd Battalion, 22 nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10 th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. The 21-year-old Sanford, Maine native was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom at the time of his death, which is still under investigation, according to The Department of Defense. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13921 According to the Cape Cod Times, Springer grew up in Bourne , Massachusetts, and attended Bourne High School. The Governor of Maine, John Baldacci , issued this statement in relation to Springer's death : “Pfc. Springer died while serving his country. His loss is a terrible tragedy,” Gov. Baldacci said. “The military men and women serving in Afghanistan are called up...

At least five insurgents were killed and another was captured during a failed attack on Forward Operating Base Gardez in Afghanistan's Paktia province today, military officials reported. The attack began when a vehicle, followed closely by four insurgents wearing suicide-bomber vests, attempted to breach a fortified area of the base. Coalition forces engaged and destroyed the insurgents' vehicle. The remaining attackers were killed as they tried to flee. In the aftermath.... MORE

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Wounded soldier has 'no regrets' A U.S. Army officer who lost his legs in Afghanistan shares his experience and his thoughts for the future.... Read More When Lefty Tried a One-Arm Swing... Phil Mickelson spent Tuesday afternoon hitting golf balls into the water. This time, though, he was doing it on purpose. Lefty was on .... Read More Prosthetic Knee Holds Promise of Improving Lives of Veterans Young — and Old John Loosen has worn a prosthetic leg long enough — four decades — that it is second nature. But there are still simple movements that are struggles against gravity: walking down hills or up stairs, stepping..... Read More For troops with brain trauma, a long journey back Army Ranger Cory Remsburg was thrown like a rag doll into an Afghanistan canal Oct. 1 by the blast from a 500-pound roadside bomb, the right side of his head caved in by shrapnel. After a medical evacuation ... Read More First All Amputee Team to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro The three climber...

Make Your Voice Heard And Help Our Nation’s Wounded Warriors! Through WWP’s active support, legislation concerning the long-term rehabilitative care for warriors with severe traumatic brain injury was introduced by Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) in the House of... MORE Wounded Warrior Project Army Wounded Warriors Wounded Warrior Assistance Provided by Numerous Organizations

Have you ever actually listened to the words in Tracy Chapman's song, Crossroads"? Makes so much sense when you actually read the words and think about what she's saying. Not all of us have a price tag hanging from our necks. And sometimes, the things in life that can be bought but shouldn't be, come with a price far too costly to ever be worth the struggle and pain that follows. Think about that... Tracy Chapman in Crossroads All you folks think you own my life But you never made any sacrifice Demons they are on my trail I'm standing at the crossroads of the hell I look to the left I look to the right There're hands that grab me on every side All you folks think I got my price At which I'll sell all that is mine You think money rules when all else fails Go sell your soul and keep your shell I'm trying to protect what I keep inside All the reasons why I live my life Some say the devil be a mystical thing I say the devil he a walking man He a fool he ...

By Alicia Cruz The Black Urban Times Residents in one North Carolina town oppose the placement of a Soup Kitchen in their neighborhood. Montrio Belton, who lives in the Paradise community, told Newschannel 36 Charlotte that he fears having a soup kitchen in the neighborhood would hurt property values. Belton said, "It does sometimes introduce other elements to the community and that's what our concern is." Wendy Chrisley, a resident who volunteers in Paradise said, "There's a lot of kids here and a lot of foot traffic in the area. Just by putting it here, you’re endangering children who are walking." ... MORE

The city of Concord will honor PFC James Fleet McClamrock with a procession accompanying his body from the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport to Hartsell Funeral Home on Wednesday. McClamrock was killed while serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq. Wednesday’s processional route will be as follows: I-85 to Exit 60... MORE

By Alicia Cruz The Black Urban Times The murder investigation into the death of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright continues as investigators track the Memphis natives last steps and continue following leads. The rumor mill has been churning with reports of the murder investigation shifting to Wright's former wife, Sherra Wright. Click HERE to read that story Former NBA star found dead

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A Memphis man who claimed he accidentally killed his new bride when he tripped and fell causing the weapon to fire and hit his wife in the head, has been found guilty of first-degree murder, The Commercial Appeal reported. James Britt was widowed a month after exchanging "I do's" with new wife, Jennifer Grosser-Britt the night he readily admitted that he shot his 24-year-old wife two years ago in their Nutbush home, but he told police his gun went off accidentally when he tripped in the bedroom after searching outside for a prowler. "When I came back inside, I had to go around the heater to let her know I couldn't catch nobody and that's when I tripped and slammed face first into the gun and it went off," Britt said in his statement that was read to the jury. "When my.... MORE