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Matthew Slater, a special teams player for the New England Patriots, recently announced his retirement and thanked God for his time in the NFL. He started his announcement with 2 Timothy 4:7, which reads, “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.” He added, “As a player,…

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From an early age, actress Hilary Swank knew she wanted to act. An interest in the craft, coupled with her natural talent, ultimately led Swank to make a significant change: leave her high school after her sophomore year and move to California. She and her mother, Judy, who recently separated from Swank’s father, drove from…

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Beyoncé has gone country. In anticipation of her upcoming new album, the iconic entertainer released two singles with some serious twang. “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold ‘Em” have soared up the streaming charts, with “Texas Hold ‘Em” debuting at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. When one of the most prominent artists…

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Grammy-Award-winning South African DJ Black Coffee is making international headlines after a video showing him responding to an altar call at a church service went viral. Days before the video of him accepting the altar call went viral, the 47-year-old, whose real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, shared a message with fans on Instagram after he…

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