(News) Nash County,NC: Woman Tries to Poison Family with Tainted Cheese

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A North Carolina woman is facing charges after authorities say she tried to poison five people.

Tiara Drake is charged with five counts of attempted murder. Nash County deputies said on Friday, Drake asked a person in the home for some of her cheese. They said the woman told her there was another kind of cheese in the refrigerator she could eat.

According to authorities, Drake was angered by this and on Saturday, before the rest of the family woke up, she poisoned the cheese with Ajax, window cleaner and detergent.

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(News) Alexander County,NC: Teacher Accused of Sending Nude Photos to Student

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An Alexander County teacher is out of jail on accusations she texted nude photos of herself to a student.

Students at Alexander Central High said they were shocked to hear news of the arrest.

The school district has launched an internal investigation and suspended the teacher with pay.

With her husband at her side, Nikki Icard didn’t answer any of Eyewitness News’ questions as she turned herself into police.

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(News) Miguel Speaks On Billboard Stage-Jump Incident

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Miguel speaks to Billboard about his failed stage jump at the Billboard awards this weekend, which ended with him landing on a fan and injuring her.

The 2013 Billboard awards were filled with memorable performances from the likes of Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and more. However, one performance, or moment rather, stuck out in particular. During Miguel’s performance of his hit single “Adorn” he got a little carried away, and attempted to jump across the crowd from one side of the stage to the other. While he almost made the leap, he ended up landing right on top of a fan, a moment which went viral shortly afterward.

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(News) J. Cole Explains His Decision To Push Up “Born Sinner”

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J. Cole explains why he wanted to move up his release date of “Born Sinner” to June 18th.

The past week there has been a lot of confusion surrounding J. Cole’s release date for Born Sinner. The were rumors he was pushing the release date back, rumors he was pushing it up– basically, we didn’t know when it was actually dropping. Then, when Cole revealed the cover art for Born Sinner, he also confirmed the release date: June 18th.

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(News) Kevin Durant Donates $1M To Oklahoma Tornado Victims

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Kevin Durant donated $1 million to the Red Cross tornado and disaster relief fund to aid the victims of massive storms that devastated the greater Oklahoma City region Monday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward has made large donations in the aftermath or tragedies and natural disasters in the past. In 2010, he donated $100,000 to the Athlete Relief Fund for Haiti, which paired Durant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and others to offer direct contributions to those directly impacted by earthquakes in Haiti.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp pledged $1,000 per home run hit between Monday and the Major League Baseball All-Star break in July to the Oklahoma storm victims.

(News) Chief Keef Arrested In Georgia

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Chicago rapper Chief Keef was arrested in Georgia late Monday night (May 20th.) TMZ reports that the 17-year old was arrested in DeKalb County for disorderly conduct, though the details surrounding his arrest haven’t been made clear.

Chief Keef was just released from a juvenile detention center in Illinois last month after serving 60 days for violating his probation.

“Jus Got Out Of Dekalb County jail In Atlanta Mad As f*ck,” he tweeted after his release.

Keef announced earlier in May that he had joined Gucci Mane’s Atlanta-based Brick Squad crew.

More details on Keef’s arrest as the story develops.

(News) Eve Blames Media For Rap Beefs

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Eve has no interest in any sort of “beef” with other female hip hop artist. In an interview with Complex, the veteran rhymer explained why she avoids silly confrontations on wax and admitted that she feels like the media is the main culprit in a lot of the feuding that goes on between lady rappers.

“I’d rather avoid beef than use it in my career,” she said directly.

“The biggest misconception about female rappers today is that we’re trying to take another person’s light and we’re all competing against each other. I hate drama. If you have a problem with me, let’s talk about it woman to woman. Media pitting female artists against each other is the dumbest thing in the world. I don’t indulge in that sh*t.”

(News) French Montana Talks Staying In The “Classic Zone” For “Excuse My French” & Working With Miley Cyrus

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In an exclusive HNHH interview French Montana spoke to Ashlee Ray about taking influence from the classics on his new album, working with Miley Cyrus, and the difficulty in making Dancehall music.

French Montana is getting ready to drop his long-awaited debut album Excuse My French tomorrow. The Moroccan rapper spoke to HNHH’s very own Ashlee Ray about staying in the “classic zone” for the record, working with Miley Cyrus, and the approach to his hit single “Freaks”.

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(News) West Ashley,SC: Employee accused of stealing $500 worth of clothes from Walmart

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The Charleston Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old man accused of stealing $500 worth of clothes and shoes from a Walmart where he was previously employed.

Investigators arrested Kenyial Mitchell on Saturday and charged him with breach of trust.

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(News) Mary J. Blige Hit With $3.4 Million Tax Lien

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The IRS has filed a $3.4 million tax lien against Mary J. Blige.

Mary J. Blige may find herself in the same boat as Lauryn Hill if she doesn’t start paying off taxes real soon. The singer already owes an amount of $900,000 to the state of New Jersey, but now she’s been hit with a whopping $3.4 million tax lien from the IRS.

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