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Kirko Chainz is back in Minnesota. The Bears gave up two firsts for Jeffery Simmons, the Jags got Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates, and the Colts sold off half the building to the Chiefs and Niners. Winners and losers of the trade deadline, according to @justinstuckey_

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The Ole Miss student caught on a Ring camera making monkey noises outside a Black student’s apartment is no longer enrolled. She says she was being harassed. Her family’s dealership is also being sued over a racial slur left on a Black customer’s windshield. Plus, a former Amazon worker says the company failed her while she was pregnant with twins.

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297 yards, two TDs… and Shedeur still gets benched? That’s just one of the headlines this week. Aiyuk’s trade clock, Nabers and Olsen’s Instagram beef, the Ravens’ QB problem, and Deion’s $25.5 million question. This is The Scoreboard.

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The internet roasted it for two years. Now D-Wade’s statue finally looks like D-Wade. 😂 The Heat unveiled the updated “This is my house” statue on Oct. 30, and fans are giving it the stamp of approval

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A Black Ole Miss student’s Ring camera caught her upstairs neighbors beating their chests and making monkey noises outside her door. Now people want answers from the school. Plus the Winston-Salem State homecoming shooting, Tyler Perry joins Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms’ transition team, and Ice Cube on an NWA reunion.

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The blue wave is real. Democrats take both the House and the Senate, and Hakeem Jeffries is expected to become the first Black Speaker in American history when the new Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3. Plus: if you’re on expanded Medicaid, new work requirements start on Jan. 1. Here’s what to do now.

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Dr. King’s granddaughter cast her first-ever ballot the same night Georgia elected Keisha Lance Bottoms its first Black woman governor. Yolanda Renee King, 18, said the moment meant a lot for a family tied to the fight for voting rights. Plus the NAACP in Mississippi, two cases we’re following and Lil Baby’s new album.

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No. 0 is going to the rafters. The Thunder will retire Russell Westbrook’s jersey Feb. 7 against the Knicks: 11 seasons, an MVP, three straight triple-double years and a legacy nobody in OKC will wear again.

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“Nolan was somebody’s child.” Protesters took over Freedom Plaza and marched to the White House demanding answers in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. @RasheedaKabba reports.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month is over. The work isn’t. We sat down with Stephanie McGraw (@warmnyc), Dr. Donna Hylton (@donnahopehylton), Dr. Jamila T. Davis (@jamilatdavis) and Dawn Jackson (@theofficialdawnjackson), four survivors who turned what happened to them into a lifeline for other women. If you or someone you know needs help: 1-800-799-7233.

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After 37 years on Inside the NBA, Ernie Johnson says this season is his last. Heart issues, family time, and a chapter well earned. He didn't just set the standard, he is the standard.

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Voters showed up and showed out! Severa states across the country have Black governors for the first time in history!

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JuJu Watkins waited 588 days to return to the court and dropped 21 in her first game. Plus: Angel Reese’s offseason reset, Serena Williams on dense breast tissue, and the Panthers’ new corners coach.

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Voting is one part of the process. What happens after the polls close matters too. @BETNews correspondent @carringtonwhigham talks with Rev. Edwin Robinson of @bridgentx about counting, certification, and what to do if results are challenged. His advice: stay outside, say "count every vote," and connect with a grassroots organization working on the issues you care about. “Democracy is a team sport. It is not golf. It is not tennis.” Full conversation on @BET’s YouTube.

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Tomorrow is Election Day, and some voters say they’re worried about federal interference at the polls. Civil rights groups and labor unions have sued to keep agents away from polling places, but a new NYT/Siena poll finds nearly three in four voters still trust Tuesday’s results. Also: Jackson State cancels classes after a nightclub shooting killed two young people Saturday night, and Kirk Franklin tells Kandi Burruss he’s never had a lemon pepper wing and hasn’t touched soul food, fried food or soda in 25 years.

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Winning a championship is special. Being the one who wills your team there just means more. William Contreras was the Brewers’ two-way engine behind the plate as Milwaukee beat Tampa Bay 4-1 for the franchise’s first World Series. Gabby Williams had two points at halftime of the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history, then dropped 28 in the second half to finish with 30 and hand the Valkyries their first title in a rocking Chase Center. Two first-ever championships, two MVPs who’ll live in the history books.

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Georgia, your early voting window closes Friday. Black voters have already cast a third of the state’s 1.7 million ballots, Virginia is on track for its largest Black share of the vote in modern history, and the Bottoms-Jackson race is a coin flip. Jasmine Browley has that, the FAMU homecoming shooting, Marshall Faulk’s Parkinson’s diagnosis, and a sickle cell breakthrough in Louisiana on The Impact Report.

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Kirk Franklin said what he said. 33 years in, a new double album, a Jelly Roll collab and a Phil Collins sample, and zero explanations. Plus: Halle Berry’s court win after nine days of closed-door testimony, and Baby Phat is back with True Religion, private jet runway and all.

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Win or go home. The Dream picked win. Allisha Gray 23, Rhyne Howard 21, and the Valkyries’ championship party is on hold until Halloween. First ever Game 7 in WNBA Finals history, Saturday night in San Francisco. Golden State’s crowd vs. Angel Reese and Atlanta’s refusal to lose. Who gets it done? Justin Stuckey on The Scoreboard.

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MAKE YOUR VOICE COUNT. 🗳️✊🏿

Bevy Smith gets real with our community about the importance of voting and how every voice plays a role in shaping our future.

The midterm elections are coming up! Election Day is November 3, so start planning now and make sure you’re ready to head to the polls.

Visit https://t.co/MitrCewIHt for the information and resources you need to prepare.