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Nick Cannon’s children, including the birth of his youngest child last month, have been a topic of conversation. The actor recently admitted that having seven children is on purpose. And of course, it became a hot topic when Cannon joined The Breakfast Club on Monday (Aug. 9). During a conversation …

StockX, an online marketplace for sneakers and collectible items, has named former TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot as its first female board member. Many including Business Insider believe the move is another sign StockX is setting themselves up to go public early next year. Brown-Philpot said StockX being based in Detroit, …

Image: Jason Merritt / Homer (Getty Images) Can someone come get their mans Frank, because he decided to drop a luxury fashion brand and not another album. Much like other artists, Frank Ocean has ventured into the luxury fashion industry with the launch of Homer, a brand offering high fashion …

Miki Lowe A poem by William Meredith, published in The Atlantic in 1987 By William Meredith Photo illustrations by Miki Lowe In 1983, the poet William Meredith had a stroke that impaired his ability to produce language. It was a cruel twist of fate for a poet—especially one who was …

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Reuters – School districts in Florida and Texas are bucking their Republican governors’ bans on requiring masks for children and teachers as coronavirus cases soar in conservative areas with low vaccination rates. The Broward County school board in Florida on Tuesday became the latest major district to flout an order …

Denver Nuggets coach George Karl and player Carmelo Anthony listen during a news conference at the NBA basketball team’s media day Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, in Denver.Photo: Jack Dempsey (Getty Images) NBA legend George Karl might be the sixth winningest coach in history of the league, but his turbulent tenure …

Rihanna (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) Are people seriously celebrating Rihanna becoming a billionaire? Have we gone mad? Don’t get me wrong, Rihanna is a lovely person and a great recording artist. I’ve loved her since “Pon De Replay.” I’m a fan. And I salute her business success as it’s …

The president won’t be able to celebrate the Senate’s bipartisan passage of an infrastructure bill until Democrats deliver the rest of his economic agenda this fall. Joshua Roberts / Reuters; Joe Raedle / Getty The moment the gavel came down on the Senate’s passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs …

R. Kelly’s sex trafficking trial begins Monday in Brooklyn, N.Y., with jury selection after several delays. It is one of several charges he is facing in a high-profile proceeding that could land him in prison for 20 years on these charges alone. State charges he faces in Illinois could get …