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		<title>WATCH: Will Smith smacks man who tries to kiss him</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Will Smith smacks reporter who tries to kiss him in Moscow (VIDEO) (theGRIO) Will Smith doesn&#8217;t like to be kissed on the red carpet &#8212; especially by male reporters. While promoting Men in Black 3 in Moscow, a Ukrainian reporter asked Smith for a hug, he obliged only to find that same reporter trying to give him an open mouth kiss. Smith lightly smacked the man and later said he was &#8220;lucky I didn&#8217;t sucker punch him.&#8221; The Christian Post reports.   Will Smith smacked a reporter who kissed him one too many times on the red carpet of the &#8220;Men in Black 3&#8243; premiere in Germany Thursday. The actor didn&#8217;t take the move lightly, saying that he nearly &#8220;sucker punched&#8221; the...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/18/watch-will-smith-smacks-man-who-tries-to-kiss-him/</link>
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		<title>Facebook’s IPO one of the world’s largest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Social network&#8217;s stock is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday (NYDN) NEW YORK — Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of “likes” are worth on Wall Street. Facebook’s stock is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday, the day after the world’s definitive online social network raised $16 billion in an initial public offering that valued the company at $104 billion. That’s more than Amazon.com and other well-known companies such as Kraft, Walt Disney and McDonald’s. It’s a big windfall for a company that began eight years ago with no way to make money. Facebook priced its IPO at...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/18/facebook-ipo-will-be-one-of-the-largest-ever-will-wall-st-like-it/</link>
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		<title>Disco queen Donna Summer dead at 63</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Donna Summer, Queen of Disco famed for hits &#8216;Last Dance&#8217; and &#8216;Hot Stuff,&#8217; dies (NYDN) The Queen of Disco is dead. Donna Summer died Thursday morning after succumbing to a long battle with cancer, TMZ.com reported. She was 63. Born in Boston on New Year&#8217;s Eve 1948, Summers came to define the sound of late &#8217;70s and early &#8217;80s radio with hits including &#8220;Last Dance&#8221;, &#8220;Bad Girls&#8221; and &#8220;She Works Hard for The Money&#8221;. The five-time Grammy winner leaves behind a husband, songwriter Bruce Charles Sudano, and three daughers, Mimi, Brooklyn and Amanda Grace. Sources told TMZ that the singer was trying to complete an album at the time of her death.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/17/donna-summer-queen-of-disco-famed-for-hits-last-dance-and-hot-stuff-dies/</link>
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		<title>Pastor Marvin Winans assaulted, carjacked in Detroit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gospel singer, pastor Marvin Winans assaulted, carjacked in Detroit DETROIT (AP) &#8211; Popular Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans was assaulted and carjacked Wednesday afternoon at a gas station on the city&#8217;s west side. The attack happened about 3:20 p.m., and the suspects fled with an unknown amount of cash and Winans&#8217; SUV, police said. Winans, 54, told WXYZ-TV that four or five young men followed him from inside the gas station and attacked him while he gassed up his vehicle. Winans said he didn&#8217;t believe he was seriously hurt, but planned to seek medical attention. He said his attackers appeared to be among 10 young men he passed by inside the station, and he warily watched them...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/17/whitney-houstons-pastor-marvin-winans-assaulted-carjacked-in-detroit/</link>
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		<title>Thunder, not Heat, are NBA&#8217;s dream team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(FOX SPORTS) OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder forward Kevin Durant had been over-passing all night, frustratingly so, giving up the ball on much easier shots than this obstacle course that lay ahead of him now. Here is one of the more emphatic of Serge Ibaka&#8217;s seven blocks, this one coming at the expense of Kobe Bryant in the first half. Mark D. Smith-US PRESSWIRE &#8211; US Presswire So pass seemed like a good guess. Instead, KD drove. He drove without fear of what if, without doubt of himself, without the burden of previous failures that do exist. It ended with him floating in a seven-footer over Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol with 18.6 seconds remaining. This was...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/17/thunder-not-heat-are-nbas-dream-team/</link>
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		<title>Hawaii will be first state to ban plastic bags</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hawaii to become first U.S. state to ban plastic bags at checkout in every county (NYDN) Hawaii is slated to become the first state in the nation to ban plastic bags at checkouts in every county. “This is groundbreaking,” said Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle, according to msnbc.com. Carlisle signed off on the ban last week, joining Honolulu County with the state’s three other counties, which had already passed the ban. “By signing this environmentally friendly bill, Honolulu joined our neighbor island countries. Hawaii has become the only state in the United States where every county has plastic bag legislation.” Carlisle said. The change goes into effect on July 15, 2015, giving retailers “plenty of time to get...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/17/paper-please-hawaii-will-be-first-state-to-ban-plastic-bags/</link>
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		<title>Justin Bieber: &#8216;I&#8217;ve had a beer before&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Justin Bieber reveals to GQ: ‘I’ve had a beer before&#8230; but I never get out of control’ (NYDN) When you’re a mega-superstar like Justin Bieber, it’s probably a good idea to keep a steady hand on your public image. Which is why, at the young age of 18, Bieber is able to keep a straight face when he says he’s never gotten “out of control.” “For me, it’s just like, I like to be in control of myself,” he tells the June issue of GQ magazine. “I mean, I’ve had a beer, like, before&#8230; But I never get out of control.” The “Boyfriend” singer, who turned 18 on March 1, also admits that he has to remain guarded...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/17/justin-bieber-ive-had-a-beer-before-but-i-never-get-out-of-control/</link>
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		<title>Mary Kennedy, wife of RFK Jr., commits suicide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mary Kennedy suicide: Wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. was &#8216;lost and alone&#8217; (NYDN) The &#8220;lost and alone&#8221; estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hanged herself  Wednesday in a barn behind her Westchester home — the latest tragedy to claim a member of the famed Camelot clan. Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, was the mother of four children, the oldest 17 and the youngest 11. She was discovered by a family housekeeper, sources told the Daily News.. The Kennedys, who married in 1994, split almost exactly two years ago in what friends say was a devastating blow to Mary. The May 2010 divorce filing, coupled with the media frenzy following her arrest for drunken driving three days later, started...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/17/rfk-jr-s-lonely-heartbroken-wife-hangs-herself-nearly-2-years-after-split/</link>
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		<title>Autopsy shows Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles: report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Autopsy shows Trayvon Martin had injuries to his knuckles: report (NYDN) Autopsy results confirm that Trayvon Martin sustained injuries to his knuckles before he was gunned down in a Florida gated community. The medical examiner found two injuries on Martin’s body: the fatal gunshot wound on his chest and broken skin on his knuckles, according to WFTV. WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said the hand wounds could bolster the case of George Zimmerman, who claims he killed the unarmed 17-year-old in self-defense. GEORGE ZIMMERMAN SUFFERED INJURIES AFTER ALLEGED SCUFFLE WITH TRAYVON MARTIN: REPORT “It goes along with Zimmerman’s story that he acted in self-defense because he was getting beaten up by Trayvon Martin,” Sheaffer said. Sheaffer acknowledged, however, that the injuries could...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/16/trayvons-autopsy-shows-bloody-knuckles-self-defense-or-was-he-on-the-attack/</link>
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		<title>Is your mattress ruining your sex life?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is your mattress ruining your sex life? Clients weigh pros and cons of popular memory foam beds (NYDN) Bad sex life? You might be able to blame it on the memory foam. While sales for the plush, shape-shifting mattresses continue to rise, customers are reporting one major drawback — bad sex, according to a recent Barron&#8217;s report. Torn between a good night&#8217;s sleep and good roll between the sheets, customers say the main problem boils down to traction. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lack of resistance for the knees and feet,&#8221; New York sex therapist Sari Eckler told Barron&#8217;s. &#8220;And whoever is on the bottom is sinking into the bed.&#8221; Or as one commenter put it: &#8220;It&#8217;s like trying...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbannewsroom.com/2012/05/16/bad-sex-life-blame-it-on-your-mattress/</link>
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