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Skateboard Company -- Backlash Over Asian Slur T-Shirt ... 'G**ks of

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A major skateboard company is being accused of putting "racism for sale" ... after selling a shirt featuring two Asian men under the words, "Gooks of Hazzard." The company under fire is Baker Skateboards ... which is owned by skating legend Andrew Reynolds ... who's been featured as a character in several of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater video games. Baker is currently selling the "Hazzard" shirt on its website. Read More...

Authors are protesting Amazon's e-book policy that allows users to read and return

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Earlier this month, Lisa Kessler, a paranormal romance author, logged into Kindle Direct Publishing to check her earnings from the previous month. On her publishing dashboard, she saw something she had never seen before in her 11 years as an author: a negative earnings balance. The reason for the negative balance? Kindle e-book returns. Authors are protesting Amazon's e-book return policy, a system they say allows readers to "steal" from self-published authors. Read More...

Months After Injury, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Goes All-Out to Mark Final Run atParis Olympics

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36-year-old Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a name that is a force to be reckoned with even outside of the track and field circuits. The eight-time Olympic medalist isn’t done just yet and is rather getting ready for one last ride. At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Fraser-Pryce finished on the podium despite competing with an injury. Her determination brought her one silver and a bronze medal at the tournament, and it looks like she’s hell-bent on getting her A-game back for the Olympics. Read More...

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