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In today’s top news, President Obama will sign an updated version of the Violence Against Women Act; the Seattle public school system is under investigation for racial bias in disciplining students; and an African-American man’s DNA has been traced back 338,000 years.

President Obama will sign an updated version of the Violence Against Women Act that includes new requirements for how colleges handle allegations of sexual assault. [NPR]

The Seattle public school system is under federal investigation for alleged racial bias in disciplining students. [AP]

DNA from an African-American man living in South Carolina has been traced back 338,000 years. [Discovery News]

Tia Norfleet, the ‘first and only African-American female licensed by NASCAR,’  has been overstating claims about her success. [Yahoo! Sports]

A petition is going around demanding the National Anthem be changed to R. Kelly’s “Ignition” Remix. [TheGrio]

A 24-year-old interning at a California Cat Haven was mauled to death by her favorite lion. [CNN]

North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a  nuclear strike before the United Nations approved new sanctions against the country. [Reuters]

An Italian court sentenced ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to one year in jail over a leaked wiretap transcript published in his family’s newspaper. [BBCNews]

The party of Raila Odinga, Kenya’s prime minister, wants to halt the election vote-counting process on claims votes were “doctored.” [NYTimes]

In today’s top news, a witness recounts seeing drum major Robert Champion beaten with drum mallets during hazing, former high school football star Brian Banks is exonerated in rape case and Lil Wayne fires back at Pusha T for Young Money diss track.

A witness recounts seeing drum major Robert Champion beaten with drum mallets. [CNN]

Former high school football star Brian Banks is exonerated in rape case. [GMA]

Lil Wayne fires back at Pusha T for Young Money diss track. [BET]

One Atlanta man is gearing up to celebrate Memorial Day with his family from the motherland. [BET]

A high school in Brooklyn plans to hand out condoms for students at this year’s prom. [MSNBC]

The Ukranian reporter who kissed Will Smith apologizes for the gaffe. [BET]

Rapper Kendrick Lamar supports President Obama’s stance on gay marriage. [BET]

Doctors report an increasing number of children eating detergent packs thought to be candy. [AP]

The U.N. urges member nations to drop sanctions against Zimbabwe. [BET]

African Union forces capture Al-Shabab militant stronghold near Mogadishu, Somalia. [BBC]

In today’s top news, Google’s privacy policy is set to change tomorrow, March 1, Mitt Romney wins primary elections in Michigan and Arizona, and Ohio will prosecute school shooting suspect T.J. Lane as an adult.

Google’s privacy policy is set to change March 1. [BET]

Mitt Romney wins primaries in Michigan and Arizona. [MSNBC]

Ohio to prosecute school shooting suspect as an adult. [ABC]

Slaves who built the U.S. Capitol were honored by lawmakers. [LATimes]

Stroke deaths down in African-American children with sickle cell. [BET]

Autism not diagnosed as early in minority children. [AP]

Wendy Williams tells Chris Brown and Rihanna to back off romantic revival. [BET]

Pentagon admits it dumped 9/11 remains in a landfill. [MSNBC]

Syrian army continues assaults on civilians as the U.N. prepares a humanitarian resolution. [Reuters]

Uganda attracts $3 billion in oil investment. [EastAfrican]

Iran now accepting gold for oil in light of E.U. sanctions. [BBC]

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In today’s top news, Herman Cain’s accuser gives the nitty gritty of their alleged affair, FAMU students have taken matters of hazing into their own hands and the Occupy Movement may be your new next door neighbors.

Herman Cain accuser shares details of affair. [HuffPo]

FAMU students take action on hazing. [BET]

Two-year old Bianca Jones missing in Detroit. [AP]

Clothing retailer H&M in trouble for using computer-generated models. [Daily Mail]

Haiti seeks to build its tourism rep. [AFP]

DMX hoops in a wheelchair to show support for injured troops. [BET]

FAA chief in the hot seat after drunk driving arrest. [BBC]

Occupy Movement settles into foreclosed homes after park evictions. [MSNBC]

U.S. strengthens sanctions on Eritrea. [AJE]

Basketball’s Stephon Marbury says he is never moving back to the U.S. [BET]