After people meet in the real world, their next step is often a visit to the virtual one, where they’ll make a “friend” request on Facebook or MySpace. But that can create a dilemma for teachers who get such requests from students, especially in Broward and Palm Beach counties, which have no written social media [...]

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According to early reports, last night’s show at Detroit’s Comerica Park was nothing short of historical. “What [Detroit] got was an evening that may well go down as a milestone for hip-hop,” Brian McCollum wrote in USA Today “Rock ‘n’ roll has its enduring concert superstars, its Springsteens and Stones. But for hip-hop — whose [...]

There is always statistical noise in month-to-month changes in the labor market, but some patterns are clear. Black workers still have a far higher unemployment rate than other groups measured by the Labor Department. And the gap appears to be widening. In August it hit 16.3 percent after being 15.6 in July. It’s unclear if [...]

T.I.‘s arrest for drug possession on Wednesday could get the hip-hop icon back in jail, says Steven Knowles, a lawyer not representing the “Got Your Back” rapper. T.I. and his wife, Tameka Cottle, were arrested in West Hollywood, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told the Associated Press. Deputies pulled their car over after smelling [...]