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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

An Exercise In Listening To Your Kids: 'The Training Wheels Are Off' Edition

One of the fun parts about parenting is seeing your kids “get” something. From reading to tying shoes to...whatever, that look they get in their eyes once they realize that they can do something is inspirational. And sometimes, our kids know well before we do that they’re ready to do stuff. We’re still worrying about…

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Judge Allows Jurors to Hear Tapes That Capture R. Kelly Verbally and Physically Assaulting Accusers

On Tuesday, day 16 of the federal sex trafficking trial against disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, a Brooklyn judge granted prosecutors the ability to provide additional audio and video evidence that allegedly shows Kelly verbally and physically assaulting multiple accusers.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Beats Recall Election and Remains in Office

On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom defeated the recall intended to remove him from office.

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We Just Learned the Deeper Meaning Behind Jeremy Pope's Met Gala 'Fit, and—Whew

The Met Gala’s ivory-colored carpet was filled with fashion statements on Monday night—while just outside its velvet ropes on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, a protest was waged to defund the police. Predictably, arrests were made, as cries of “Black Lives Matter” maybe, just maybe reached the ears of New York City mayor…

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Houston Rockets, John Wall Are Working Together to Find Him a New Team to Call Home

With the Houston Rockets fully embracing a rebuild, and five-time NBA All-Star John Wall looking to play for a contender, a divorce between the two sides seemed inevitable. So with training camp set to begin at the end of the month, now comes the news that the Rockets will keep Wall on the bench indefinitely until…

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