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Former First Lady Michelle Obama is speaking out for the first time about why she didn't attend President Donald Trump's inauguration. In January, the IMO podcast host fueled speculation about possible marital issues with former President Barack Obama after she declined to attend Trump's second inauguration. Michelle's decision came shortly after she missed late President Jimmy Carter's funeral, where she was expected to sit next to Trump.

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Cincinnati football player Jeremiah Kelly has died, per NBC News. He was 18. On Tuesday (April 22), Kelly, a freshman offensive lineman for Cincinnati, died unexpectedly at his residence, the athletic department said. A cause of death hasn't been released by the school or police department. “The Bearcats football family is heartbroken by the sudden loss of this outstanding young man,” Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield said in a statement.

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Tina Knowles is opening up about being diagnosed with breast cancer last year. In a new issue of PEOPLE, Knowles, mom to Beyoncé and Solange, revealed that doctors discovered stage 1 breast cancer in her left breast last July. Knowles documents her breast cancer journey in her newly released memoir "Matriarch.""I struggled with whether I would share that journey [in the book] because I'm very private.

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NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe has responded to a lawsuit in which he's accused of rape and sexual assault. According to PEOPLE, a woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit against Sharpe in Nevada state court, alleging that the former NFL star raped her several times during their nearly two-year "rocky consensual relationship.""A woman can say 'yes' to consensual sexual relations with a man ninety-nine times, but when she says 'no' even once, that 'no' means no," the lawsuit states.

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At least 113 people have died after the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed on Tuesday (April 8). According to NBC News, the deadly collapse occurred Tuesday morning at the Jet Set nightclub. It's unclear what caused the collapse. Rescue efforts by the Dominican navy and fire service continued on Wednesday (April 9). Among the fatalities were former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera and Governor of the Montecristi province Nelsy Cruz.