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Is Shyne’s Deportation To Belize Imminent?

Immigration officials detained the rapper immediately after his release from prison. By Jayson Rodriguez Shyne Photo: MTV News Shyne ‘s deportation appears imminent, according to a conversation Hot 97’s Angie Martinez recently had with the detained rapper off-air. The Belize-born former Bad Boy recording artist has been held in custody by the U.S

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There are 5 million children who could be potentially orphaned by ICE deportations

Cristina in her show on Univision tonite featured the stories of several children who have been left orphaned in the United States due to the deportation of their parents. On Cristina's website she reports, based on ICE estimates, that 5 million children, United States citizens by birth, live with their illegal alien parents.

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US scientist charged with attempted spying for Israel

WASHINGTON — The US authorities arrested Monday a leading American scientist who had worked for the Pentagon and NASA and charged him with attempted spying for Israel. Stewart Nozette, 52, was apprehended after a sting operation involving an undercover FBI agent, the Department of Justice said, adding that there was no wrongdoing by Israel.

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War game imagines Obama on the run

The year is 2011. President Obama has just outlawed the private ownership of firearms, announced that the Constitution has been dissolved and revealed that the United States is going to be replaced by the North American Union, an amalgamation of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Revolution breaks out.

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US tax amnesty nets 7,500 tax dodgers

A United States tax amnesty, part of a campaign to crack down on perceived tax havens such as Switzerland, has netted 7,500 repentant tax dodgers. An investigation into UBS, that found that the Swiss bank had helped US citizens evade tax, helped fuel a crusade to weed out cheats who were using offshore accounts to hide undeclared assets

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Vote Sends Gaza War Report to Security Council

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. Human Rights Council voted Friday to endorse a Gaza war crimes report and send it to the Security Council, possibly setting up international prosecution of Israelis and Palestinians accused of war crimes. The council approved a Palestinian-backed resolution after two days of debate on the Goldstone report, which it had commissioned following the Dec.

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Captain Lou Albano, Famed Pro Wrestling Manager, Dead At 76

Albano’s appearance in Cyndi Lauper videos made him an ’80s pop-culture icon. By Gil Kaufman Lou Albano Photo: Ann Clifford/ Time & Life Pictures For pro wrestling fans of a certain age, Captain Lou Albano was a larger-than-life figure who helped turn what was once a low-rent, cable-access sport into a pop-culture phenomenon. The World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer died on Wednesday morning (October 14) at the age of 76, according to the WWE and Wrestler’s Rescue , an organization that helps raise money for retired wrestlers’ health care.

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Marlon Jackson Responds To Australian Blackface Jackson 5 Parody

‘Man, if they turned up looking like that in the United States,’ says brother of late pop star. By Jocelyn Vena Marlon Jackson Photo: Harrison Funk/ WireImage Marlon Jackson , brother of Michael Jackson , is weighing in on the controversial skit that aired on the Australian television show “Hey Hey It’s Saturday,” during which a group of singers dressed in blackface did a parody performance of the Jackson 5 .

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President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Obama awarded for his ‘efforts to strengthen international diplomacy.’ By Gil Kaufman President Barack Obama (file) Photo: Mark Wilson/ Getty Images After eight years of retreat from the world stage under President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday by a committee that praised his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Obama became just the third sitting U.S.

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After Shyne’s Release, What’s Next?

It’s unclear whether rapper will be deported to his native Belize or under probation in the U.S. By Jayson Rodriguez Shyne Photo: MTV News Shyne’s expected release date from prison came and went Tuesday as the rapper remained in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in New York.

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