In today’s top news, President Obama was elected to a second term in office, Maine voted in favor of legalizing gay marriage within the state and a nor’easter threatens to dump snow on the East Coast one week after Hurricane Sandy.

President Obama was elected to a second term in office. [BET]

Maine voted in favor of legalizing gay marriage within the state. [BET]

Just one week after Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East Coast, a nor’easter threatens to dump snow on the region. [NBCNews]

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was reelected while on medical leave. [AP]

Donald Trump calls on Americans to revolt in the wake of Obama’s win. [Yahoo!]

Black GOP star Mia Love loses Utah congressional race. [Grio]

World stock prices rose after Obama’s re-election. [AP]

Cleveland’s infamous “uppercut” bus driver was fired from his job as a result of the incident. [Plain Dealer]

Too Short and E-40 announce collab album 10 years in the making. [BET]

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said he looks forward to working with Obama in the future. [BBC]

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In today’s top news, Jay-Z says he feels like he has achieved the “American Dream,” police are investigating racist hate mail sent to GOP Congressional candidate Mia Love and Bronx’s District Attorney vows to cut back on prosecuting certain stop-and-frisk cases.

Jay-Z says he feels like he has achieved the “American Dream.” [AP]

Police are investigating racist hate mail sent to GOP congressional candidate Mia Love. [Politico]

The Bronx’s District Attorney vows to cut back on prosecuting certain stop-and-frisk cases. [BET]

Two women were caught trying to smuggle cocaine in weaves at New York’s JFK International Airport. [DailyCaller]

Swizz Beats is named global ambassador for the NYC Health and Hospitals Corp. [BET]

DMX dismisses Fredro Starr’s diss, calling him a “midget rapper.” [BET]

Study: Black girls under stress gain more weight. [USN]

Bobbi Kristina Brown was involved in a “mysterious” car accident with her boyfriend. [Yahoo]

The South African gold mine strike continues to spread. [BBC]

Sudan and South Sudan sign a groundbreaking deal. [AJE]

In today’s top news, Evelyn Lozada has filed for divorce from Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Vice President Joe Biden said Mitt Romney’s policies would “put y’all back in chains” and George Zimmerman won’t rely on a “Stand Your Ground” defense at trial.

Evelyn Lozada has filed for divorce from Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson. [BET]

Vice President Joe Biden said Mitt Romney’s policies would “put y’all back in chains.” [CNN]

George Zimmerman’s attorney says he won’t rely on a “Stand Your Ground” defense in his upcoming murder trial. [FOX]

Condoleezza Rice is hitting the campaign trail on behalf of rising GOP star Mia Love. [BET]

The oldest Black church in the U.S. celebrates 225 years. [BET]

Four million Bumbo Baby infant seats have been recalled amid reports of infant skull fractures. [AP]

The U.S. government is considering the use of battlefield blimps along the Mexican border. [MSNBC]

Starting today, undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children may now apply for work without danger of deportation. [CNN]

Olympic athletes from Ivory Coast and Guinea have been added to the roster of those gone AWOL in London. [ThisDay]

IBM plans to open a research lab in Kenya to help combat staggering traffic jams. [BBC]