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Monday, September 20, 2021

House Party and Friday Star Anthony ‘AJ’ Johnson Dead at 55

Anthony Johnson, an actor and comedian best known for his role as Ezal in Friday, has died at age 55. There has been no word yet on the cause of death.

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Teddy Checkdown Is No More, Kyler Murray Kicks Open the Door and Other Takeaways From Week 2 of the NFL

Y’all already know what time it is so let’s get to it.

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Pfizer Announces Its COVID-19 Vaccine Works for Children Ages 5 to 11

On day 558 of what feels like a neverending pandemic, Pfizer-BioNTech announced that its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine is effective in children. In a press release on Monday, the companies, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, revealed that their vaccine was tested in a trial of 2,268 kindergartners and elementary…

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Chris Rock Tests Positive for COVID-19

Actor and comedian Chris Rock has tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19.

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WTF? Man Who Inspired Hotel Rwanda Found Guilty of Terror Charges

In what can only be described as a major head-scratcher, the man who inspired Hotel Rwanda, the man that would be played by Don Cheadle, the man who would be seen as the hero in the movie, was found guilty of terror-related offenses.

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