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The Caribbean Mob hurls rocks, torches bus at Jamaica high school a day after student fatally stabbed

NEWS Developer of $3.5B megaresort under construction in Bahamas files for bankruptcy protection as the most expensive project ever undertaken in the Bahamas.

CEO Sarkis Izmirlian says he is “committed to doing all I realistically can to move Baha Mar forward to be completed.''

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Jamaican officials say a mob of adults descended on a high school hurling rocks and setting a minibus on fire a day after one of its students allegedly killed a classmate away from the campus.

Police rushed to Maldon High School in St. James parish to chase off the attackers Wednesday and there are no immediate reports of any significant injuries.

The attack occurred a day after a ninth grade student was fatally stabbed by a classmate. The dead boy has been identified as 15-year-old Romaro Salmon. Authorities say the angry mob came from the community where the slain boy was from.

A government trauma team was approaching the school to provide counselling. Education Minister Ronald Thwaites says his ministry will “intensify’’ behaviour management programs in Jamaican schools. .

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Unpaid millions could delay extradition of convicted Jamaica con man from Turks & Caicos to US

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ The developer of a roughly $3.5 billion hotel-and-casino megaresort project under construction in the Bahamas has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Baha Mar Ltd. announced Monday that the U.S. filings were being done “voluntarily'' to hopefully complete construction and finally open the sprawling megaresort touted

It's the latest setback for Baha Mar, which puts the blame on incomplete work and missed deadlines by lead contractor China Construction America.

Plans call for the Nassau resort to be a roughly 1,000acre (405-hectare) complex with hotels, some 40 restaurants and clubs, and what's billed as the Caribbean's biggest casino.

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The World White House says no federal bailout being considered as Puerto Rico says it can’t pay its debt WASHINGTON _ The White House says it has no plans to bail out Puerto Rico from its debt crisis.

The governor of Puerto Rico, is a U.S. territory located in the Caribbean, is warning the island can’t pay its $72 billion public debt, raising serious concerns about Puerto Rico’s economy.

But White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the White House is not considering a federal bailout.

Instead, he says the Obama administration will work with Puerto Rico to identify existing federal resources that can help. He says treasury officials are also working with the island’s government.

Earnest says the federal government’s help will be similar to what it provided to the city of Detroit during its 2013 bankruptcy, the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

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Richard Branson announces Virgin Cruises will set sail from Miami beginning in 2020

Black churches targeted because of importance to African American community, life in America oldest black churches.

Authorities say 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof joined a prayer meeting inside historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and shot nine people dead.

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ U.S. officials may have to wait a little longer for the extradition of a Jamaican financier convicted of running a $220 million Ponzi scheme.

David Smith has served his sentence in the Turks and Caicos and a judge approved his extradition to the United States. But prosecutors in the British Caribbean territory say he hasn’t complied with an order to repay $20.9 million. A hearing is set for Tuesday, and could lead to as much as eight more years in prison on the islands before he’d be sent to the U.S. Smith agreed to waive extradition in 2011 when he pleaded guilty to 23 counts of fraud and conspiracy in federal court in Orlando, Florida. He’d earlier been sentenced in Turks and Caicos after pleading guilty to similar charges there.

WASHINGTON _ The black church has long been the cornerstone and sanctuary for African-American life.

It's also long been a target for racists and white supremacists trying to strike blows against the African-American psyche.

Since the shootings, other black churches have begun gathering their faithful to process the tragedy, fortify themselves for the journey toward forgiveness and renew their commitments to the social activism that has made them targets for hate through the ages.

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The latest attack came Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina, inside one of the nation's

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MIAMI _ British business mogul Richard Branson says the new Virgin Cruises line will set sail from PortMiami in 2020.

Branson and Virgin Cruises CEO Tom McAlpin announced Tuesday the signing of a letter of intent with Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri for three new mid-size ships that will feature 1,430 cabins to host 2,800 guests.

The first ship will be delivered in 2020. The other two ships will be delivered in the two following years.

Virgin Cruises plans to offer a range of seven-day Caribbean cruises sailing out on Sundays.

McAlpin said the brand would go for smaller, “more boutique’’ vessels to achieve an intimate experience, but did not offer additional details.

The announcement, which featured Branson arriving by helicopter, was made at the new downtown Perez Art Museum Miami.

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Dominican president 8 prisoners escape in ponders 2nd term western Jamaica; 5 after re election face murder charges reform approved

Haiti electoral council cuts 2 names from presidential candidate list

Dominican authorities seize some 700 pounds of cocaine; arrest 10 suspects

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic _ Dominican President Danilo Medina says he is open to running for re-election _ comments that come nearly a week after approval of a constitutional reform that lets presidents seek two consecutive terms.

PORTAUPRINCE, Haiti _ Haiti's electoral council has eliminated two more people from the list of presidential candidates, but voters will still have lots of choices: 56 people tentatively remain on the ballot.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic _ Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have arrested 10 people and seized 320 kilograms (705 pounds) of cocaine.

Medina previously said he would not support any reform that would allow for his re-election.

But he said in a public address late Wednesday that he changed his mind given what he called public support for the reform.

The measure was approved 181-39 last Friday, despite some protests. It also bars a two-term president from running for vice-president in the future

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ Eight prisoners escaped from a police holding cell in Jamaica's western region, authorities said Friday.

Police said five of them are accused of murder and two others of shooting with intent.

They range in ages from 18 to 33.

Authorities said the men escaped after making a hole through the roof of a cell at the Savanna-La-Mar holding cell in Westmoreland

The council issued a statement late Friday saying that Levelt Francois was ruled out because of a drug conviction in the U.S. Jacky Lumarque was rejected because he apparently didn't have a government-required certificate to run a state education committee.

Neither Levelt nor Lumarque could be immediately reached for comment.

The first round of presidential elections takes place Oct. 25. A final round scheduled for Dec. 27.

A spokesman for the National Drug Control Agency says the drugs arrived by boat from South America to the Caribbean country's southwest region.

Dario Medrano said late Friday that 10 men were arrested as they transported the drug aboard two cars headed to Barahona.

The Dominican Republic is considered a major transshipment point for cocaine and other drugs bound for the U.S. via nearby Puerto Rico as well as to Europe.

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In Jamaica, 3 plead guilty to lottery scam offences after being caught with lists of targets

Cuba's popularity concerns Caribbean tourism officials, prompts them to seek US help

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Jamaican authorities say three people in a southern parish have pleaded guilty to lottery scam offences after they were detained with “lead lists'' containing identity information about targets living abroad.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ Caribbean tourism officials are pushing for a partnership with the U.S. government because of concerns that warming relations between the U.S. and Cuba will result in a significant loss of visitors to the rest of the region.

Last week, two other residents of St. Elizabeth parish pleaded guilty to similar offences after they were found to have lists with U.S. citizens' Social Security numbers and birth dates.

Police said Monday that sentencing is scheduled for later this month.

Island authorities have lately been having success capturing suspects nearly a decade after the transnational lottery scam crime started flourishing on the island.

The government has cracked down with laws that target such frauds, identity theft and dishonest use of technology for accessing financial accounts.

Earlier this year, Jamaica extradited its first lottery scam suspect to the U.S.

The CEO of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association says Cuba has seen such a surge in visitors that the fragile budgets of many tourism-dependent islands will be hit hard if they don't take action.

Frank Comito said Wednesday that the association seeks to create a Caribbean Basin Tourism Initiative to help boost investment and travel across the region with help from the U.S. government. The plan would be modeled off the Caribbean Basin Initiative, a U.S.-led program in the 1980s that sought to boost trade in the Caribbean and Central America.

Dominican Republic certifies citizenship of 55,000 people, ending bureaucratic limbo

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic _ The Dominican Republic says it has certified the nationality of about 55,000 people who had spent eight years in bureaucratic limbo because their citizenship was in doubt.

The locally born descendants of Haitian immigrants had been on the point of losing their citizenship because the government and courts argued their parents had been in the country illegally. Tens of thousands had trouble enrolling in school, travelling, getting formal work, marrying or registering children for lack of residence documents.

President Danilo Medina announced the measure Friday at a summit in Guatemala.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants are at risk of being deported under a government crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

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Haitian prime minister says Dominican Republic's deportations causing 'humanitarian crisis'

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ Haiti's prime minister is warning that the Dominican Republic is creating a humanitarian crisis with its crackdown on migrants.

Prime Minister Evans Paul said Thursday that more than 14,000 people have crossed the border into Haiti in less than a week. He called it a “massive'' amount and said the number included both people being deported and those leaving voluntarily. He said many of them should be considered Dominican citizens.

Paul spoke just days after the Dominican government said it would start deporting non-citizens who did not submit applications to establish legal residency. Many of those affected are of Haitian descent or from Haiti.

The Dominican government has said the deportations will be a slow and lengthy process. Migration officials said more than 12,000 people have left the country voluntarily.

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Omi on his 'platinums all around' hit 'Cheerleader,' newly No. 1 in Canada The song has just topped the chart in Canada (it sits at No. 7 on the U.S. Hot 100) and bubbled to similar heights in Europe and Australia. The early adopting Swedes are particularly fond of the song, lifting it to platinum status six times over.

“Just platinums all around,'' Omi laughed.

OMI poses on the red carpet during the 2015 Much Music Video Awards in Toronto on Sunday, June 21, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

TORONTO _ Having just landed in Canada for the first time, Jamaican singer Omi didn't need to wait long to be serenaded with his own song.

“I can't begin to tell you how often (it comes on),'' the 28-yearold said with a laugh. “Sometimes I get in a car and I'm wondering if the radio station knows that I'm in the car. They just put it on as I walk in.

“It's amazing.''

The persistent tune in question is “Cheerleader,'' Omi's breezy ode to the thrills of monogamy that was originally released back in 2012 to little international notice.

Last year, German house DJ Felix Jaehn remixed the song _ adding a strobe-lit club-friendly portion _ and suddenly the world was captivated.

Although he swears he never lost faith that the song would eventually break through _ “it's about stick-to-it-ive-ness,'' he explains _ he also knew right away that Jaehn had hit upon something special in his interpretation.

“I loved it instantly,'' he said. “I thought it was a pretty interesting angle that he took it from.

“I was very happy he didn't take away from the song. He really complemented the song very much.''

songs since everyone flipped for “Cheerleader,'' although he sounds almost shocked when one of the new tunes comes up in conversation.

If he has to talk about only one song for the near future, he's glad it's one with as sunny a message as “Cheerleader.''

“Today at the TV station, the guy who reads the news (on CP24), he came up to me and he was like: 'Thank you for doing a song that my son is able to listen to and I'm proud to play for my son,''' he recalled.

“Because with all due respect to everyone and their music, it's quite refreshing to have something that doesn't have to be a guilty pleasure.''

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Reggae Recording Artist ORieL Added to Greatest The Royal Family of Reggae Embarks on the Reggae Show on Earth "Reggae Sumfest" Second Leg of their North American Tour hits such as "Sticks & Stones" and "Serious", and a selection from the 2 anticipated EPs with "Down Where I Live" (Confidence 2.0) and "Get Me High" and Cruise" (Love Souljah".

Reggae recording star ORieL gears up for the unprecedented July 2nd summer release of his 2 EP's "Love SoulJah and Confidence 2.0" on the same day, the artist is preparing to take the stage at what is deemed the Greatest Reggae Show on Earth "Reggae Sumfest".

Started in 1993 Sumfest stage as welcomed some of the biggest name in music, from Beres hammond to Vybz Kartel and 50 Cent to Rihanna. This year will see such stars as Grammy award winner Beenie man, rap star Rick Ross and ORieL on a 3 days musical buffet starting on Dancehall Night July 16th 2015, International Night 1 on July 17th, 2015 and International Night 2 July 18th, 2015 at Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex. ORieL will touch the stage and delight the crowd with both classic

ORieL's who gave a memorable performance at Rebel Salute 2015, is looking forward to come back to Jamaica for his first Reggae Sumfest appearance. Known for his laid back yet powerful style, an humble ORieL states "I am elated to be performing in the home of reggae music for the second time this year.

Its a blessing to be able to showcase my talents on Reggae Sum Fest and it's also a testament to the fact that my music is actually reaching the people . Give thanks to all my Revoluters for the continued love and support."

To celebrate the July 2nd, 2015 release of his unprecedented 2 EPs, 1 Day Release, ORieL's "Love SoulJah" and "Confidence 2.0" will be streamed for 24 hours via WorldAReggae.com (more info to come)

of the iconic Bob Marley and son of Stephen Marley.

Humbled by the feedback and success of the recently released "Strictly Roots" album which reached no. 1 on the US iTunes Reggae Chart and Billboard Reggae Chart. The album also debuted at # 2 in Switzerland and Holland, #8 in the UK, #3 in Germany and #4 in France on the iTunes Reggae Charts. The Royal Family of Reggae embarks on the second leg of their North American tour after a successful European promotional journey.

Morgan Heritage will hit the road with the first performance slated on June 24th in Albany, New York and will see the sensational roots reggae quintet which comprises siblings Peetah Morgan (vocals), Una Morgan (keyboard/vocals), Gramps Morgan (keyboard/ vocals), Lukes Morgan (rhythm guitar) and Mr. Mojo Morgan (percussion/vocals. They will perform from their blockbuster album such hits as "Perform and Done" and "Light It Up" featuring Jo Mersa Marley, the grandson

From Boise, Idaho and Spokane Washington June 30th and July 1st alongside The Green, to New Orleans, Louisiana and Ladsom, South Caroline, Morgan Heritage will bring reggae music and all that it encompasses to non traditional markets.

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Rapper Rick Ross arrested at his Georgia mansion on kidnapping, assault charges ATLANTA (AP) _ Rick Ross is accused of using a Glock handgun to hit a man in the head so badly the man now is unable to chew food. The U-S Marshals Service took Ross and his bodyguard, Nadrian James, into custody on charges

Rapper DMX arrested as he was to perform in NYC over unpaid child support, other issues NEW YORK (AP) _ Rapper DMX has been arrested for failure to pay child support just as he was about to perform at Radio City

Music Hall.

A spokesman for the New York City Sheriff's Department tells WPIX-TV (http://bit.ly/1HmtUVO ) the 44-year-old rapper was taken into custody Friday for several “issues outstanding.''

He said those included $400,000 worth of unpaid child support, a warrant issued by the city of White Plains for bail jumping and a robbery complaint out of Newark, New Jersey. No charges have been filed in the Newark case.

The rapper's real name is Earl Simmons. He had been scheduled to perform at the Master of Ceremony concert at Radio City.

A management company that has represented DMX did not immediately return an email seeking comment from.

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of kidnapping, aggravated assault and aggravated battery. Authorities say the June 7th incident left the man with two chipped teeth, a neck injury and no use of his jaw.

Court papers do not indicate what led to the attack or what the man's relationship is to Ross. Ross and Roberts are in jail without bail. Ross was arrested two weeks ago and charged with marijuana possession.

Beyonce, The Weeknd to headline Jay Z's Made In Rapper Lil Wayne skips America fest over Labor Day weekend in Philly Minneapolis show after some in entourage Beyonce headlined in 2013. shut out Last year included Kanye West in Philadelphia, when the festival also stretched to Los Angeles, where it will not return this year.

NEW YORK _ Beyonce is heading back to Jay Z's Made in America festival this September.

Organizers also announced Wednesday the pop diva and R&B singer The Weeknd will headline the Budweiser Made in America festival over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia.

Jay Z's two-day festival Sept. 5 and 6 across the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will also include Axwell & Ingrosso, J. Cole, Bassnectar, Modest Mouse, Big Sean, Death Cab for Cutie and Meek Mill. .

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Music mogul Diddy out on bail after arrest at UCLA, where son is on football team LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Sean “Diddy'' Combs has been arrested on the campus of the school where his son is on the football team. U-C-L-A campus police say Combs was arrested yesterday at the athletic training complex

on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon -- in this case, a kettleball.

No one was seriously injured and the victim was not identified. Jail records show Combs was released after posting 160-thousand dollar bail late last night.

Combs' son, Justin, is a redshirt junior defensive back on the U-C-L-A football team. Coach Jim Mora says it's an ``unfortunate incident'' and he will let the legal process run its course.

MINNEAPOLIS _ A Minneapolis nightclub says rapper Lil Wayne refused to perform a scheduled show after members of his entourage weren't allowed in the club.

The Venue on First Avenue said on its website that several members of the rapper's entourage refused to submit to patdowns and metal detectors and provide identification before entering the club ahead of Sunday night's show.

The club called the checks “standard safety procedures.''

Lil Wayne was allowed in but ultimately decided not to perform, the club said.

A representative for the rapper didn't immediately respond to an email Tuesday seeking comment.

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Jamaican singer Mikeylous on tour promoting new single “Get Ahead” Jamaican singer Mikeylous formerly known as Nigger Mikey is currently touring Jamaica and other Caribbean islands as well as Europe promoting his latest single, "Get Ahead". The single is released off of the star track label, and is currently getting heavy rotation on local and international radio stations.

Mikeylous is a seasoned veteran in the music industry. He played with sound systems like Class

One, Jack Ruby, Metro Media and many more. His first hit singles were "Bad mind dem" with veteran artist Peter Metro, and "Ting Deh". Mikey-lous has a few more singles which are currently doing well also, such as "Expen-sive Draws" on the "Happy hour Riddim", and a cover of a Shabba Ranks hit single, "Pay Dung Pon It"

Things are going good for Mikeylous right now as he is currently working with the experienced Star Track Music label out of Jamaica and Canada. He has a couple of shows over the summer holidays and has about 6 new singles out now as he still records more music in the studio. Look ou for his new song on the "Mab Riddim" title "An lick mi."

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It is the sequel to his critically acclaimed 2013 album Twelve Reasons to Die. The album is scheduled to be released on July 10, 2015, by Linear Labs. The album features guest appearances from Raekwon, RZA, Scarub, Vince Staples, Lyrics Born, Chino XL and Bilal. www.wikipedia.com

Free Weezy album LIL Wayne The album was originally set to be released in April of 2015 but then Lil Wayne delayed the release of the album. The release date of the album was then moved to July 4, 2015.[2] Lil Wayne stated that the album will be released for free and only sell on iTunes and Google Play and sites like DatPiff. Lil Wayne stated that FWA is his best album yet and won’t let his fans down. He also stated that FWA is an apology to his fans due to the delayed of Tha Carter V.Lil Wayne also perform in

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Justin Bieber & Usher lawsuit

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Looks like Justin Bieber and Usher are back on the hook legally in a copyright lawsuit. An appeals court in Virginia has reinstated a suit against the singers filed by two songwriters. The writers claim The Beeb and his former mentor ripped off parts of the song ``Somebody to Love.’’

Last year, a judge in Norfolk, Virginia dismissed the claim

by Devin Copeland and Maerio Overton, saying the songs didn’t sound the same to him.

But the appeals court says that should be up to a jury to decide.

Virginia woman pleads no contest to trespassing at Will Smith’s home

Los Angeles prosecutors say a Virginia woman has been sentenced to probation for trespassing at the home of actor Will Smith and refusing to leave.

Ariel Archer pleaded no contest to the misdemeanour during her arraignment Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys.

Prosecutors say a housekeeper found the 26-year-old Richmond, Virginia, woman in the kitchen of the Calabasas house on March 21.

Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and their children were not home at the time.

Deputy District Attorney Ann Korban says Archer was placed on three probation for three years and ordered to stay 150 yards from the Smith family and their home.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting a baby boy

Rapper “The Game” charged with hitting off duty officer

NEW YORK (AP) - Kim Kardashian is expecting a baby boy, a spokeswoman for the reality TV star said Monday.

Ina Treciokas confirmed a post that Kardashian made on Instagram and Twitter in a message to her rapper-husband Kanye West.

A picture of West reading a book to their 2-year-old daughter, North West, is captioned: ``You’re such a good daddy to North & you will be the best daddy to our new son too!’’

Kardashian revealed the news of her pregnancy in a clip that appeared after an episode of the E! reality show ``Keeping up With the Kardashians.’’

The show documented the 34-yearold’s fertility struggles, and she confided that an attempt to conceive through in vitro fertilization failed.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Game has been charged with misdemeanour assault and battery for throwing a punch during a basketball game in Los Angeles in March. Prosecutors say The Game had a foul called on him, then he punched a player on the opposing team. That player happened to be an off-duty police officer. The Game pleaded not guilty during a court appearance yesterday. He faces up to three years in prison if convicted. The Game is free on $50,000 bail and is due back in court July 30.

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Stephen Curry and LeBron James nominated for In Jamaica, former world record best male athlete at ESPY Awards holder Asafa Powell wins final of men's 100m with 9.84

LOS ANGELES _ Stephen Curry and LeBron James are going head-to-head again not long after battling for the NBA title.

for best comeback athlete.

The Golden State Warriors champ and Cleveland Cavaliers superstar are among the nominees for best male athlete at the ESPY Awards.

Serena Williams leads the list of nominees for best female athlete.

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is nominated for best championship performance, along with three humans: San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, Florida softball pitcher Lauren Haeger and James. Victor Espinoza, who rode American Pharoah, is nominated for best jockey.

Joining Curry and James in the best male athlete category are Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt.

Besides Williams, UFC fighter Ronda Rousey, Connecticut basketball player Breanna Stewart and Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn are nominees for female athlete. Rousey earned another nod for best fighter, along with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Vonn was nominated

The awards, hosted by Joel McHale, will air July 15 from Los Angeles on ABC.

Masters and newly crowned U.S. Open winner Jordan Spieth and Little League World Series star Mo'ne Davis are among the nominees for best breakthrough athlete.

The nominees for best coach or manager are: Geno Auriemma of UConn women's basketball, Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots, Steve Kerr of Gold-

en State, Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, and Urban Meyer of Ohio State football.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady earned a nod for best NFL player, along with Pittsburgh wide receiver Antonio Brown, Philadelphia Eagles running back DeMarco Murray, Rodgers and Watt.

Curry and James will compete for another trophy in the best NBA player category, along with Anthony Davis of New Orleans, James Harden of Houston, and Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City.

Williams earned a second nomination as best female tennis player.

Online fan voting opened Wednesday and runs through July 15 at ESPN. com.

The Canadian Press

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Former 100-meter world record-holder Asafa Powell won the final of the men's 100 metres at Jamaica's trials by clocking a time of 9.84 on Friday.

Clinching the win with a strong finish, the 32-yearold Jamaican sprinter won his seventh national title after dominating three rounds of races.

After the Friday night finals, Powell said he's in “hard training'' for August's world championships in China and he's

“going there for the gold medal.''

Yohan Blake, the 2011 world champion in the 100, failed to reach the final after finishing sixth in his semifinal with a time of 10.35.

The coach of world record-holder Usain Bolt made a late decision to withdraw the globe's top sprinter from the Jamaica trials. Bolt already has a berth secured in August's world championships.

(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

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Taraji P. Henson discusses success of the TV show 'Empire' & her character Cookie Lyon am about with my talent.''

Henson recently talked with The Associated Press about “Empire'' and the Texas law enforcement officer who threw an unarmed teenage girl to the ground.

NEW YORK _ Taraji P. Henson is on a mission: To take her brand global following the success of Fox's hit show “Empire'' _ and her breakout character Cookie Lyon.

“I am tired of Hollywood telling me what black people can't do overseas and what can't sell overseas, and black women can't do this overseas,'' Henson says. “Well, I am over there and they know who I am; and they knew me before Cookie.''

“Empire'' debuted in January with 9.9 million viewers and ended its first season run with 17.6 million viewers for the fina-

le, the most watched show that week, according to the Nielsen ratings.

With Emmy nominations set for July 16, the 44-year-old actress, who served as the ambassador for the American Black Film Festival that just completed its four-day run in New York, says she isn't focused on awards.

“That's not my driving force.

I respect the awards and I am always honoured when I am recognized, but that's not really why I got into the business,'' Henson says. “Art is very powerful. It can touch and change lives, and that's what I

Associated Press: What's the formula for the success of “Empire'' and how the show's viewership continued to grow throughout the season?

Henson: Networks started underestimating the audience.

They started believing that appointment television was dead. But we proved that if you give the audience good content they will watch, and I think that is what you are seeing. There's no special formula. There is no magic trick that we did. We just got an incredible cast, incredible writers; we deal with very diverse subject matter, subject matter that makes you think, that makes you ruffle feathers.

AP: How important is it to address delicate subjects, such as homosexuality in the African-American community?

Henson: Well it's very important to talk about any subject matter that deals with people not being afraid of being who they are. When we are born we do not get the luxury of saying, 'God I want white skin,' or 'I want to be straight,' or 'I want to be a woman,' you just get what you get, and your journey in life and how you decide to walk through that journey is what life is about and how you're going to move and affect people through your story.

AP: What can we expect for next season?

Henson: They are going to deal with a lot of the past, and this is something that I requested.

What happened with Cookie in the 17 years she was locked away from her family? How did Lucious become _ some people want to call him this monster _ but people are the way they are because of their circumstances and so we just want to delve a little bit more into how these people became who they are.

AP: How do you feel about the recent situation in McKinney, Texas, regarding the white police officer who drew his gun on unarmed African-American teens and threw a 15-year-old girl to the ground?

Henson: I think it is time for people to stop being quiet about what's going on and stop turning a blind eye to it.

People of all colour, if you see an injustice happening, say something. They always say it is not important until it affects you, but I do not know what parent in the world watched that video, I do not care what colour you are, and did not feel some kind of way. Take race out of it. That's a girl, that's a young woman in a bikini and that man slammed her down; like she was no threat, what was she doing? It's a big issue; we've got to deal with this. I do not know if we are becoming a police state. It's really scary.

By Luqman Adeniyi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ___ Follow Luqman Adeniyi at http://www.twitter. com/luqman_adeniyi (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

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Film 'Fresh Dressed' explores roots of hip hop fashion from Sunday best to Diddy's Sean John Kane, among the music pioneers to appear in “Fresh Dressed,'' was once a frequenter of Daniel “Dapper Dan'' Day, whose Harlem boutique made clothes to order, sometimes using famous logos like that of Louis Vuitton but done in fresh ways for up-and-coming rappers and the hustlers he counted among his urban clientele.

While Dapper Dan (squeezed out of business over alleged copyright infringement) serviced many, others in the film recalled the aspirational popularity of the real deal: Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Versace.

“A lot of the designers that people took to sometimes didn't really want black people in their clothing, at least at that time,'' Kane said.

Kane recalls his first taste of Versace, a pair of jeans.

NEW YORK _ From slaveera church outfits and Little Richard to the South Bronx and Dapper Dan the knockoff king of Harlem, the roots of hip-hop culture stretch beyond the music.

They stretch to “fresh,'' that feeling when your style game is on point, just right straight out of the box. That's the focus of a new documentary featuring Nas as producer, a host of designers and some of the biggest names in music.

The film “Fresh Dressed,'' out Friday in select cities and on video on demand, is the handiwork of director and journalist Sacha Jenkins, who traces the history and legacy of fresh through interviews, animation and archival footage.

“I had no idea all these things that myself and other kids in the neighbourhood were doing would one day turn into this huge global industry,'' the 43-year-old Jenkins said in a recent interview of his Queens upbringing.

“When I was coming up, break dancing was big and you had to

have a pair of Lee twill pants. ... You had to have the Le Tigre shirt, so you're mixing and matching the preppy identity with the workwear and the athletic shoes,'' he said.

And that was just Astoria.

New York City was the heartbeat of hip-hop and the style movement that accompanied its rise in the early 1970s, including distinct looks defining each of the five boroughs: velour designer sweatsuits with matching sneakers in Harlem, or a pair of Clarks on feet in Brooklyn, for example.

But fresh symbolized more than that, Jenkins said.

It was also about your ``Sunday best,'' a term stemming in part from laws in some states that required slave owners to buy slaves at least one decent set of clothes fit for church.

It encompassed the spirit of graffiti that covered trains and walls in styles and hues borrowed to personalize jeans and denim jackets with a name down the side of a leg and original artwork on the back.

It touched young people in the gang-plagued Bronx who sewed patches, silver bangles and used cowhide stitching around the armholes of denim jackets after cutting off the sleeves, emulating the outlaw bikers in “Easy Rider.''

Or it could mean a Kangol hat, some Cazal shades, ultra-baggy pants or Adidas with fat laces that required stretching, starching and pressing to perfect the look.

Fresh prompted riots over Jordan sneakers, shootings over Marmot jackets and mass lootings at the hands of boosting crews who rushed fancy Manhattan stores in search of Polo and other coveted brands.

For rapper Big Daddy Kane of Brooklyn, it was about matching the red-and-black Gucci interior of his car to one of his custom suits.

“To me, fresh means you're in something new, something that looks real nice ... and something put together creatively,'' he said by phone from Raleigh, North Carolina, where he lives.

“I remember Luther Vandross had turned me on to Versace in 1990. I remember a girl ironing the jeans for me and she was, like, 'What the hell are these?

What's Vercayce?'''

Kanye West was a Lauren man from way back in Chicago. He's now a designer himself and said it best in the film: “The entire time I grew up it was like I only wanted money so I could be fresh.''

“Hip-hop culture, it had a boldness to it. You wanted everybody to know that you were down with this movement,'' he said in the film.

But before that, April Walker, founder and designer of Walker Wear, remembers her fresh fashion turning point growing up. It was watching music pioneers Run-DMC onstage in matching leather suits and black hats.

“You were always taught in school dressed for success meant something else, and here they were breaking all the rules and winning,'' she said in the film. “I just remember that changing my life, in the sense of everything I'd been taught was a farce to me at that point.''

It wasn't easy for urban labels looking to compete with luxury.

Many had to fight their way into stores, until the '90s opened the floodgates.

Cross Colours did about $100 million in business in 1990 with boosts from television's “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' and “In Living Color.'' About seven years later, the brand FUBU proved itself at $350 million.

Strides made in the '90s soon led to market saturation as hip-hop went global. Some homegrown companies had the staying power and some didn't.

Jenkins said the flamboyance of Little Richard as a black Liberace helped light the path in personal style for black and Latino kids with little to no money.

Either way, fresh lives on years after Dapper Dan's heyday in the '80s, when the maker of one popular jacket said it would only sell him stock if he promised to rip their labels out.

“Folks who didn't have much outside of their own creativity used that creativity to express themselves in a whole new form of music and culture, and the fashion was right along with it,'' he said.

“I decided to make the jackets myself,'' he said in an interview, ``and that's how it all started.''

There were many game changers, including Diddy. He beat out Ralph Lauren and Michael Kors to be named the Council of Fashion Designers of America's menswear designer of the year in 2004 for his Sean John brand.

___ Follow Leanne Italie on Twitter at http://twitter.com/litalie

By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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scopes

Aries (March 21-April 19) Stay away from people who are know are envious of you. They will either wish badness upon you, or they will end up becoming your worst enemy. Either way they are completely useless in your life.

Taurus (April 20May 20) Someone close to you will say something that will upset you. Try not to take offence to it. They are just attempting to express their feelings and will not realize how ignorant they are

being in the midst of it.

Gemini (May 21June 20) Be careful whose toes you step on. Some people have no mercy and will report you to whoever they please.

When you least expect it, you might have an issue that will challenge you. So to prevent any unpredictable issues just treat people how you truly wish to be treated.

You know you are special. Just keep it that way and do not stoop to the level of others who have no

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regard for you.

Cancer (June 21July 22) Love is in the air.

Do not be afraid to make that move to a more serious commitment.

Leo (July 23- August 22) Right now is an awesome time to focus on health of mind and body.

Join a yoga class or simply watch a few online videos on health.

Youtube is full of them.

Virgo (August 23 September 22) Over what you can, but do not overexert yourself trying to impress

others.

Libra (September 23- October 22) Do what is necessary to be the best person you can be, even if it means going back to school. In the meantime, if you are not sure what it will take to be the best person you can be, then relax and do not worry, however, try not to be too laid back because that could cause laziness.

Laziness has its way of planting worrisome seeds in the brain and creating unnecessary worry and havoc.

July 2nd - July 15th, 2015

Give up the habits. It is not worth your physical health or mental health.

Sagittarius (November 22- December 21) It is okay to speak up and say what is on your mind.

At least people will know where you are coming from. Just use tact and class.

Capricorn (December 22- January 19) Smile and be proud of who you are. Some people may not like how comfortable you are in your own skin, however, that is truly their Scorpio (October issue and you 23- November 21) should not allow it

to affect you.

Aquarius (January 20- February 18) Be secure in who you are, and even when others might try to make you feel bad do not bow down to them or become insecure to their opinions.

Pisces (Feb 19March 20) Focus on you.

Do not allow the way of the world to crush your dreams.

By Cerise Fairfax email: cerisefairfax@gmail.com

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