‘Candyman’ Slashes Way Toward No. 1 Box Office Spot

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‘Candyman’ Slashes Way Toward No. 1 Box Office Spot

Director Nia DaCosta's horror remake earned $22 million at the box office in its opening weekend.

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In the thick of primary season, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden brawled over “Medicare for All”: He called her approach “angry,” “elitist,” “condescending”; she shot back, who defends the health care status quo with industry talking points is “running in the wrong presidential

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Judge clears the way for Florida’s former felons to vote –

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Trump Posts Bizarre Video Of Black People Dancing At Joe Biden’s ‘Funeral’

In one instance, presidential opponent Joe Biden made himself an easy target after his interview with Charlamagne Tha God last Friday when he said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump then you

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(ThyBlackMan.com) Those sharing #Obamagate on Twitter would do best to avoid the hysterics we saw from Russian-collusion believers, but they have no reason to ignore the mounting evidence that suggests the Obama administration engaged in serious

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