In today’s top news, a man allegedly killed himself over President Obama’s re-election, Mitt Romney says President Obama won the election because he gave “gifts” to Blacks and Latino voters, and BP says the company is close to striking a deal with the U.S. government over the 2010 oil spill.

A man allegedly killed himself over President Obama’s re-election. [Daily Mail]

Mitt Romney is telling top donors that President Obama won the election because he gave “gifts” to Blacks and Latino voters. [AP]

BP says the company is close to striking a deal with the U.S. government over the 2010 oil spill. [BET]

Some Denny’s restaurants will charge customers a 5 percent “Obamacare” surcharge. [Grio]

Texas is set to execute its 15th resident this year. [Reuters]

Chris Brown says he is remaining mum on the Drake club fight incident because of legal issues. [BET]

The man who accused Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash of underage sex has a dicey past. [BET]

Snoop Dogg is launching a food initiative for needy children in Jamaica. [BET]

The African Union backs ECOWAS’ plan to intervene in northern Mali. [AJE]

Israel stands poised to invade Gaza as cross-border fighting intensifies. [NBCNews]

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In today’s top news, President Obama honors veterans on Veteran’s Day, citizens in 19 states file petitions to secede from the U.S. following Obama’s re-election and Rihanna donated 1,000 sleeping bags to victims of Hurricane Sandy.

President Obama honors veterans on Veteran’s Day. [Reuters]

Citizens in 19 states file petitions to secede from the U.S. following Obama’s re-election. [Gawker]

Rihanna donated 1,000 sleeping bags to victims of Hurricane Sandy. [BET]

Usher was allowed to breeze past a long line of voters on Election Day. [BET]

A California woman was fired and reported to the Secret Service after posting Facebook comments about an Obama assassination. [Turlock Bee]

Many Long Island residents are still without power following Hurricane Sandy. [Reuters]

Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo, has been accused of having sex with an underage boy. [TMZ]

Fantasia dismisses rumors that she recently had a nose job. [BET]

A Nigerian NBA manager is seeking to mine talent from his homeland. [CNN]

Ghana ends its search for people trapped in last week’s mini mall collapse. [BBC]

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In today’s top news, President Obama sheds tears while thanking his campaign staff in Chicago, a Las Vegas employer fired 22 employees as a direct result of Obama’s re-election and prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case release FBI records to Zimmerman’s attorneys.

President Obama sheds tears while thanking his campaign staff in Chicago. [CNN]

A Las Vegas employer fired 22 employees as a direct result of Obama’s re-election. [CBSNews]

Prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case release FBI records to Zimmerman’s attorneys. [Orlando Sentinel]

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is believed to be in plea deal talks with federal prosecutors. [Grio]

The 18-year-old son of a billionaire jokes about plans to “kill Obama.” [Grio]

Jermaine Jackson is changing his last name to “Jacksun” for artistic reasons. [BET]

Three men in Detroit were sentenced to 20 years in prison for carjacking Marvin Winans. [AP]

Chris Brown wants to be the Steven Spielberg of music videos. [BET]

2 Chainz and Drake’s “No Lie” goes platinum. [BET]

A company has created an iPhone case that shoots pepper spray. [NBCNews]

In today’s top news, Americans are hitting the polls to choose the country’s next president, Jay-Z sings “99 problems but a Mitt ain’t one” at a last-minute Obama rally, and Beyoncé penned an open letter to President Obama on the eve of the election.

Today is Election Day. [BET]

Jay-Z sings “99 problems but a Mitt ain’t one” at a last-minute Obama rally. [Yahoo!]

Beyoncé penned an open letter to President Obama on the eve of the election. [Grio]

Michelle Obama encouraged Florida voters saying, “Don’t let anybody push you out of line.” [NBCNews]

In a rare move for most states, a Washington, D.C., jail helped its inmates vote. [USATODAY]

Polls in Hurricane Sandy-hit areas in New York and New Jersey show voters are undeterred by the storm’s damage. [AP]

Mary J. Blige helped raise $23 million for those affected by Hurricane Sandy. [BET]

Natina Reed of Blaque was laid to rest in Georgia. [BET]

50 Cent admits that his beef with Floyd Mayweather was a publicity stunt. [BET]

South Africa rolls out Nelson Mandela bank notes. [BBC]

Flooding in Nigeria has displaced 2 million people. [BBC]

In today’s top news, analysts say Obama is set up for an electoral win in Tuesday’s presidential election, Jay-Z will perform at an Obama event in Ohio Monday and Chris Rock tells undecided white voters, “Barack Obama is a white president you can trust.”
Some analysts say Obama is set up for an electoral win in Tuesday’s presidential election. [CBSNews]

Jay-Z will perform at an Obama event in Ohio Monday. [BET]

Chris Rock tells undecided white voters, “Barack Obama is a white president you can trust.” [Politico]

California residents found absentee ballots in the trash. [NECN]

Celebrities gathered to honor comedian Eddie Murphy. [USAToday]

A$AP Rocky says his fashion choices champion homosexual acceptance. [BET]

Juvenile’s son, Young Juve, was arrested for fighting a woman outside an Orlando nightclub. [BET]

African firms are making a bid to take over mobile gaming. [CNN]

Somalia gets its first female foreign minister, Fauzia Yusuf Haji Adan. [BBC]

South Sudan expelled a U.N. human rights official accusing her of producing “unjustified” reports. [AJE]

In today’s top news, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed President Obama’s reelection, the Black unemployment rate rose to 14.3 percent in October and President Obama and Mitt Romney are winding up their final campaign events in swing states.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed President Obama’s reelection. [BET]

The Black unemployment rate rose to 14.3 percent in October. [BET]

President Obama and Mitt Romney are winding up their final campaign events in swing states. [CNN]

The bodies of two NYC boys swept away by Hurricane Sandy were found. [NYPost]

Newark Mayor Cory Booker let a Hurricane Sandy victim “hang out” at his house and use his electricity. [Observer]

New charges were filed against Penn State officials in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse case. [CNN]

A sequel to The Best Man is scheduled for a Nov. 15, 2013 release. [BET]

Iranians mark the anniversary of the U.S. embassy seizure. [AP]

Three Kenyans have been charged with the murder of Venezuela’s ambassador to Kenya. [BBC]

South African president Jacob Zuma calls for traditional African courts to solve “African problems.” [BBC]

In today’s top news, President Obama is scheduled to visit hurricane ravaged New Jersey today, experts say Hurricane Sandy is unlikely to stall the election and Stacey Dash tweets a photo of her and Paul Ryan.

President Obama is scheduled to visit hurricane ravaged New Jersey today. [MSNBC]

Experts say Hurricane Sandy is unlikely to stall the election. [NBC]

Stacey Dash tweets a photo of her and Paul Ryan. [USWeekly]

Queen Latifah’s daytime talk show is set to debut in fall 2013. [BET]

Toni Braxton says Oprah was mean to her in a 1998 interview. [BET]

Toni Braxton has been accused of transferring money to avoid paying creditors. [TMZ]

A study shows teens with smartphones may be more sexually active. [NBCNews]

Iranian warships leave the coast of Sudan after a four-day post. [Reuters]

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was sentenced to eight years in jail on charges stemming from the 1994 genocide. [AP]

In today’s top news, Hurricane Sandy kills at least 16 in the U.S. and leaves millions without power across the East Coast, Sandy may delay the release of Friday’s job’s report; the last before the election and President Obama says, “I know Black America wants to keep Michelle as first lady.”

Hurricane Sandy kills at least 16 in the U.S. and leaves millions without power, reeling from floods. [CNN]

Sandy may delay the release of Friday’s job’s report; the last before the election. [AP]

In an interview President Obama says, “I know Black America wants to keep Michelle as first lady.” [Grio]

A Florida judge in the Trayvon Martin case refuses to issue a gag order for George Zimmerman’s lawyers. [Reuters]

A study shows Black students feel more prepared for college than other races. [HoustonChronicle]

Cissy Houston and Bobbi Kristina resolve inheritance issues. [BET]

Basketball Wives star Tami Roman inked a six-figure product endorsement deal. [BET]

Scott Storch avoids arrest for child support by paying $20,000 in arrears. [BET]

Tanzania’s capital, Dar es Salaam, gets its first commuter train. [BBC]

Europe’s fashion buyers are looking to Nigeria. [AP]

In today’s top news, Lil Wayne was hospitalized after suffering a seizure aboard a private jet, President Obama and Mitt Romney are both on track to raise nearly $2 billion in campaign donations and Condoleezza Rice defended Mitt Romney’s position on women’s issues.

Lil Wayne was hospitalized after suffering a seizure aboard a private jet. [BET]

President Obama and Mitt Romney are both on track to raise nearly $2 billion in campaign donations. [NYT]

Condoleezza Rice defends Mitt Romney’s position on women’s issues. [Politico]

Oprah Winfrey is reportedly developing a drama series for HBO. [WaPo]

Hurricane Sandy is headed for the East Coast. [NYT]

A Texas high school has begun tracking students with computer chips. [NBCNews]

Rapper Angel Haze opens up about being raped on new song. [BET]

A video surfaced showing Chief Keef associate Lil Reese brutally beating a young woman. [BET]

Angola launched a $5 billion sovereign wealth fund to diversify its economy. [CNN]

Sudan plans to report Israel to the U.N. over an alleged airstrike that caused an explosion. [BBC]

In today’s top news, Louisiana police say 20-year-old Sharmeka Moffitt lied about being burned by the KKK, reports say Donald Trump has evidence that President Obama and Michelle Obama once filed for divorce and Mitt Romney’s son Tagg apologized for stating that he wanted to “swing” on Obama.

Louisiana police say 20-year-old Sharmeka Moffitt lied about being burned by the KKK. [CBSNews]

Reports say Donald Trump is gearing up to reveal evidence that President Obama and Michelle Obama once filed for divorce. [DailyMail]

Mitt Romney’s son Tagg apologized for stating that he wanted to “swing” on Obama during the presidential debates. [CNN]

A friend of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says its unclear whether the congressman will return to work. [CNBC]

A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Indiana said when pregnancy results from a rape, “God intended” it. [Reuters]

Amber Rose slipped and told Twitter fans she will be having a baby boy. [BET]

Vivica A. Fox is the latest celeb to weigh in on Stacey Dash’s endorsement of Mitt Romney. [BET]

Lil Wayne says Kanye helped with new album. [BET]

Syria agrees to a ceasefire during the Islamic holiday of Eid. [BBC]

Officials from Western nations say an offensive against Mali rebels will not happen until 2013. [AJE]