The Headlines 12/19/11

Maya Angelou Criticizes Common’s Use Of The N-Word [hiphopdx]

NBA Preseason: Chris Paul Makes Staples Center Debut As Lakers Host Clippers [sbnation]

Yung Joc’s Atlanta Studio Robbed After Three Victims Tied Up At Gunpoint [hiphopdx]

Kepler opens habitable world hopes [usatoday]

The Roots Weave A Tale Of Crime And Karma [npr]

Report: Baron Davis to Sign With NBA’s New York Knicks [bloomberg]

Windows 8 Picture Passwords: Smudging Your Finger for Security [pcmag]

With Blake Griffin willing to defer, LA could make fast strides under Paul [espn]

Study: Nearly 1 in 3 will be arrested by age 23 [stltoday]

Another Billionaire Joins Space Race [scientificamerican]

The Headlines 12/16/11

US Marks End to 9-Year War, Leaving an Uncertain Iraq [nytimes]

TSA Finds Weed in Rapper’s Luggage, Lets Him Keep It Anyway [sfist]

Barry Bonds to be sentenced for obstruction of justice conviction [latimes]

Joe Budden on First Take [thescore]

ABC Cancels Extreme Makeover: Home Edition [usmagazine]

Fraternity suspended after rape query [usatoday]

Nearly 1 in 5 Women in US Survey Say They Have Been Sexually Assaulted [huffingtonpost]

Marijuana use among US teens hits a 30-year high [nydailynews]

Research in Motion’s Earnings Fall 71% Amid Soft Product Sales [nytimes]

Ta-Ta! Woman’s Body ‘Swallows’ Breast Implant [abcnews]

The Headlines 12/14/11

Waka Flocka Flame Says That Wiz Khalifa Is All Hype [hiphopdx]

Lakers react to Lamar Odom feeling disrespected [espn]

Rapper 50 Cent says Lindsay Lohan no better than a stripper [theprovince]

FCC passes rules against excessively loud TV commercials [latimes]

Kanye West To Direct ‘N*ggas In Paris’ Music Video at Los Angeles Staples Center [thisbeatgoes]

Facebook users can report suicidal behavior with new online tool [latimes]

Under Armour signs first footwear deal with NBA [usatoday]

Carrier IQ Defends Mobile Phone Monitoring Tool as FBI Denies FOIA Request [eweek]

Working Moms Are Happier And Healthier [medicalnewstoday]

The Facebook Resisters [nytimes]

The Headlines 12/12/11

Billboard Names Lil Wayne Top R&B/Rapper Of 2011, Nicki Minaj Places Second [allhiphop]

NBA insider Tom Penn of ESPN sorts out Dwight Howard trade scenarios [orlandosentinel]

50 Cent Talks Signing Paris, New Album And Mixtape [hiphopdx]

Deron Williams: David Stern’s a ‘bully’ [nydailynews]

Norwalk rapper Chris Webby shoots to top of iTune downloads [thehour]

Tim Tebow pulls off his weekly miracle [latimes]

Canibus Disses J. Cole On “J. Clone,” Explains Beef [hiphopdx]

Ex-Dictator Noriega Returns to Panama, Faces 60-Year Sentence [businessweek]

Record Number of Billion Dollar Weather Disasters for 2011 [decodedscience]

Virginia woman accused of faking cancer, taking money [bostonherald]