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It Ain’t Safe: Tyson Recalls Nearly 70,000 Pounds Of Chicken Strips That Might Contain Metal

Source: Ramin Talaie / Getty Tyson Is Recalling Almost 70,000 Pounds Of Their Chicken The United States Department of Argiculture  announced on Thursday that Tyson Foods, Inc. recalled 69,093 pounds of their frozen chicken strip. According to the company, Tyson fears that the food was contaminated with metal. For everyone out there with some chicken in their freezer wondering which product specifically, it’s the buffalo and crispy style ready-to-eat variety, which were produced on November 30, 2018. That means that all of the recalled products should have a “best if used by” date of Nov. 30, 2019, along with the establishment number “P-7221” printed on the back. These products were shipped all around the country, including going to Washington and Michigan for “ institutional use. “ The decision to recall the chicken came after a pair of customers complained of “extraneous material” in their strips. This most recent situation definitely isn’t the first time a product of theirs has caused some trouble for the company–as a matter of fact, it’s not even the first time this year. Tyson asked customers to return 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets back in January because they may have been contaminated with rubber. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service gave this recall a “Class I” label, which means a high health risk and a “situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.” Yikes. The agency says if you have any potentially contaminated strips in your fridge or freezer at the moment, you should return them to the store you got them from or just throw them out. The release also points out that “there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.”

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Preciousness: Kanye West & Adidas Stock Lemonade Stands With Yeezys And Donate The Proceeds To Charity

Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty Kanye & Adidas Sold Yeezys Through Lemonade Stands Across The US Lemonade stands are inarguably the most popular way for most kiddos to make money, but we’ve never seen a lemonade stand like this. On Friday, Kanye West and his people over at Adidas teamed up with families across the country to stock the upcoming “Geode” Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 V2 at various homemade lemonade stands. The idea for this was not only to bring families closer together, but also to raise funds in support of mental health awareness. Ye’s wife Kim K tweeted about the venture and explained the whole thing yesterday, also showing off photos of her kids at their lemonade stand. Today Kanye and Adidas partnered with families across America to create homemade pop-up YEEZY Lemonade Stands stocked with limited pairs of the unreleased YEEZY Boost 700 V2 “Geode”. — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 22, 2019 In the continued spirit of bringing people & families together, the brand has selected unexpected locations for the stands to connect w communities throughout the country. — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 22, 2019 Stand Locations: Indianapolis, IN; Missouri, TX; Waterloo, IA; Minneapolis, MN; Alton, IL; West Chester, OH; Belle Fourche, SD; Cedar Rapids, IA. — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 22, 2019 All proceeds made via the stands will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI https://t.co/74GhHLKuAL ) the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 22, 2019 Our YEEZY stand pic.twitter.com/fXHAnAuFli — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 23, 2019 There were also a bunch of photos shared all across social media of the different families chosen to participate in the event having some good, old fashioned family time at their lemonade stands. Thomas Family | Missouri, TX #YEEZY pic.twitter.com/1UYGmBp780 — TeamKanyeDaily (@TeamKanyeDaily) March 23, 2019 Wide Family | Indianapolis, IN #YEEZY pic.twitter.com/Zj2Fomn70K — TeamKanyeDaily (@TeamKanyeDaily) March 23, 2019 Sledge Family | Minneapolis, MN #YEEZY pic.twitter.com/vjrAYRx2ey — TeamKanyeDaily (@TeamKanyeDaily) March 23, 2019 Just as Kim mentioned, all proceeds made from these stands will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. Are you here for companies doing some unexpected marketing campaigns and getting different communities involved like this?!

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Came In Handy: Fingerprints Helped Free A Man Serving 36 Years In Prison For A Rape He Didn’t Commit [Video]

Source: Milan Markovic / Getty Fingerprints Help Exonerate A Man That Spent 36 Years In Prison For A Crime He Didn’t Commit Free at last. Archie Williams spent almost 36 years in prison for a 1982 rape and assault case that he didn’t commit. He was finally released after being exonerated. According to NY Post , during his case, Williams’ family testified that he was indeed at home during the time that the incident took place, but the 12 members of the jury thought otherwise and found the then 22-year-old Williams guilty and he was sentenced to life without parole. Last week however, new fingerprint technology with a national database showed that the crime was committed by another man, Stephen Forbes. Forbes allegedly committed several other rapes around the same time and died in prison in 1996. Williams first requested that his fingerprints be run in the national database in 1999, but it was denied by prosecutors.   View this post on Instagram EXONERATED: Archie Williams is a free man after spending 36 years of a life sentence in jail for a 1982 rape and stabbing he did not commit, with the Innocence Project using new fingerprint technology to tie the crime to someone else. “You always fight for your freedom,” Williams said. #batonrogue #louisiana #la #wrongful #conviction #exonerated #innocent #jail #prison #law #justice #free #worldnewstonight A post shared by ABC World News Tonight (@abcworldnewstonight) on Mar 22, 2019 at 12:12pm PDT During Williams’ hearing, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III told him, “This is the right, honest, ethical and now factual thing to do. You are factually innocent, wrongfully convicted, and on behalf of the state, we apologize that you have suffered this.” Louisiana law says that Williams is only entitled to a maximum of $250,000 for his wrongful incarceration, roughly $7,000 for each year he was in prison.

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Ebro In The Morning: Bomani Jones Talks Zion Williamson, Paying College Athletes, Colin Kaepernick And More [Video]

Source: Hot97 / Hot 97 Bomani Jones On Ebro In The Morning Bomani Jones, ESPN’s slender sports analyst, sat down with Ebro In The Morning on Hot 97 to talk about everything from paying college athletes to how he’s navigated his career to this point. Seems like Ebro has wanted this interview for a while, press play below to peep the conversation.

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So Sad: Akbar V Weeps To Atlanta News Over The Death Of Cliff Dixon + New Details [Video]

Source: Paras Griffin/Prince William / Getty Akbar V Speaks On Cliff Dixon’s Death Cliff Dixon is being mourned by many in the hip hop community. His close friend and rapper Akbar V actually spoke with him hours before he was fatally shot. Akbar, appearing to be grieving hard spoke to WSBTV about her friendship with Cliff. A new detail, according to the report is that Cliff was shot ‘multiple times’ while standing in the parking lot of the club. The gunman allegedly walked up to him and let off shots, no reports yet say that it was a robbery. So far there is no suspect arrested over this senseless tragedy.

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Baby PJ’s Arrival: Porsha Williams & Dennis McKinley Welcome A Bouncing Baby Girl

Source: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images / Getty Porsha Williams Gives Birth Porsha Williams is officially a mom. The RHOA star has welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with her fiancé Dennis McKinley. The news came initially from Porsha’s sister Lauren Williams who posted a text from Porsha announcing her baby PJ’s arrival and then from the couple who spoke to PEOPLE. “What a time to be alive! Porsha and I are so happy and blessed to announce the arrival of our daughter, Baby PJ,” the Dish Nation host, 37, and McKinley tell PEOPLE. “We couldn’t have imagined a more magical moment! Can’t thank everyone enough for joining us on this journey-it’s been a fantastic journey,” they add. Baby PJ was born at 1:36 p.m., weighing 6 lbs., 15 oz., and measuring 20 inches long. Dennis Mckinley teased on Instagram that they have to pick PJ’s name. Instead of Porsha Junior, the couple considered Pilar, Penelope, Paris, or Po. What do YOU think they chose? View this post on Instagram It’s going down! BASEMENT #MEETtheMcKinleys #BabyPJ #MILFSeason #Grateful A post shared by Dennis McKinley (@workwincelebrate) on Mar 22, 2019 at 7:27am PDT Congrats Porsha!

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Woah: NYC Subway Worker Finds Dead Man’s Body On The Train 

Source: Gary Hershorn / Getty Dead Man’s Body Found On NYC Train You’re bound to find anything on the New York City MTA, including a dead body apparently. That was the case on Friday morning after an MTA worker on the F train at the 169th Street station in Queens found a 31-year old man’s dead body in the train car. According to police : The individual was spotted by an MTA worker at 7:17 a.m. aboard a northbound “F” train at the 169th Street station in Jamaica Hills. [The man] was unconscious and unresponsive with no obvious trauma to his body when he was found. EMS declared the unidentified man dead at the scene. No word on what his actual cause of death was, as police are still investigating the incident. An autopsy report is currently being conducted. Damn.

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Birdman Handrub: Special Counsel Robert Mueller Files Russian Investigation Report With Attorney General

Source: NICHOLAS KAMM / Getty Robert Mueller Files Russian Investigation Report To Attorney General Well, ladies and gentleman, the day has finally arrived. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation into Russian tampering in the 2016 Presidential election. The one that got Comrade Donald Trump elected POTUS. According to the NYTimes , Attorney General William Barr has been given the report that details the two-year investigation into whether or not the Trump campaign, Trump himself, and those who work for Trump have colluded or conspired with a foreign enemy to aid in his election. During William Barr’s confirmation hearing he was grilled by lawmakers who were concerned that he would attempt to keep Mueller’s report private and not release the findings to the public. Word is that Barr could release the information found as early as this weekend. Earlier this month The House voted unanimously on a nonbinding resolution to make these finding public. Both Democrats and Republicans understand that any attempt to obfuscate the report will lead to a riotous response from the American people, especially those who believe deeply in Donald Trump corruption and criminality. The next few months of American politics are going to get down and dirty.

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Landlord Says “Love & Hip Hop’s” Masika Skipped Out On $15K Rent (Exclusive)

Source: Jesse Grant / Getty “Love & Hip Hop” Star Embroiled In Dispute Over Back Rent An L.A. area landlord has accused reality star Masika Kalysha of being a rent dodger. That’s according to a new lawsuit from Emerson Vierra Reis, who is suing the “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” star for skipping out on four month’s worth of rent payments on a three bedroom, two bath house in Woodland Hills, CA. According to the suit, Instagram star Masika – who shares a two-year-old with rapper Fetty Wap – signed a lease to rent the place back in December 2017. But last September, she stopped paying the rent entirely and eventually moved out after Christmas without settling the rent debt, the suit, which was obtained by BOSSIP, said. In total, Reis said Masika’s back rent topped out at $14,740. Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty Reis withheld Masika’s $4,750 security deposit but is suing for the balance, $9,999. Reis said Masika also allegedly trashed the place, and he said he had to spend an additional $3,285 to fix the damages, according to court papers. The landlord said he tried to reason with Masika before filing the suit, but she still refused to pay up. The property in question is nearly 2,000 square feet and boasts marble countertops, stainless steel appliances and his and hers sinks. Masika moved out after Christmas and the home later sold for almost $800,000, according to public records. Masika has posted glamorous pictures of herself on social media in the home. Masika never responded to the suit, and the case is scheduled to go to trial next week. We reached out to both Masika and the landlord for comment.

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‘Tis The SZN: “Aries Be Like” Features Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta, Basketball Wives, And Others Putting On For Their Signs [Video]

Source: VH1 / VH1 “Aries Be Like” Compilation Of Reality TV Stars Exhibiting Sign Behavior We are now in the season of the Aries and the folks at VH1 wanted to celebrate by compiling a montage of Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta, Love & Hip-Hop: New York, Basketball Wives and more displaying behaviors of their signs. What say you Aires BOSSIP fam? This seem accurate to you? Lol

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