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  • Kandi Burruss Now Has Beef With Phaedra Parks?

    The Real Housewives of Atlanta is no stranger to feuds. In fact, every episode focuses on the girls fighting and then trying to make up. And while it looks like the show is split into two camps with NeNe, Phaedra, Porsha on one side and Claudia, Kenya, and Cynthia on the other, one cast member seems to be caught in the middle of it all. Kandi Burruss is not only caught between the other cast members’ feuds, she’s also facing problems of her own. Her musical, A Mother’s Love, failed to take off, and on top of that, she’s also fighting with her mom.

    “Mom and I had been arguing a lot at that time, and I just felt that she never accepted any responsibility for being wrong. She always finds a way to make me the bad guy,” Burruss told BravoTV about her feud with her mother. “When she said I’ve changed and that I’m not there for my family, I was too through!” For Burruss, the reason why she doesn’t visit her mother is because she wants to avoid all the negativity. Because being in the middle of feuding reality TV stars is grueling enough as it is.

    In the same interview, Burruss also opened up about Phaedra Parks. Parks thinks that Kandi is siding with Apollo because he is good friends with Kandi’s husband, Todd. “I didn’t even know Phaedra had a problem with me like that,” Burruss said in the interview. “I have argued with Todd defending Phaedra. I have defended Phaedra when Apollo came around talking B.S. to everyone about their relationship. There have been plenty of times that I have taken up for Phaedra. No one can say that I have taken anybody’s side against her.”

    Despite the countless times the group attempted to make peace with each other, it looks like the fighting will never stop until they stop talking behind each other’s backs.

  • Porsha Williams Is Beefing Again; Kenya Moore And Claudia Jordan Are The Targets

    Porsha Williams was interviewed by OK! Magazine about her opinions of Kenya Moore and the near-reconciliation they almost had during a recent episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Williams had some choice words for her cast-mate, who she deems insincere. “I just think it’s pathetic for Kenya to try so hard to convince us that she meant her apology to me at dinner with NeNe. She then gave me the most awkward, insincere hug in history to stab me in the face as soon as she had the chance,” Porsha Williams said about Moore’s apology.

    Aside from Porsha Williams’ feud with Moore, a new storm is brewing in the form of Claudia Jordan. It seems like Williams and Jordan are headed for a collision course after Jordan was seen flirting with Williams’ ex-husband, Kordell Stewart, in the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. This came after Jordan accused Williams of sleeping with a married African prince for money and gifts.

    In the OK! Magazine piece, Williams also addressed Jordan’s accusations. “Claudia’s attack was out of nowhere and I’ll always pray for my enemies and hope they find peace in their lives. She and I were not necessarily considered friends, but I had never spoken ill towards her, of her or tried to call her out,” Porsha Williams wrote.

    As to why she thinks Jordan has it out for her, Porsha Williams says, “Claudia believes if she can slander my name it will make her look better and distract people from Googling her and her shady past. I would love for Claudia to live in her truth and find out what went wrong and why she’s so mad.”

    Williams added, “Don’t attack me and instead be a sister and support.” It seems like Porsha Williams is fighting a battle on two fronts. And with Claudia Jordan expressing interest in Porsha’s ex, things are bound to get messy.

  • 50 Cent Beatdown Recounted By Ja Rule On ‘Ebro In The Morning’

    Ja Rule and 50 Cent have long been rivals. The two rappers, both from Queens, have a history of violent exchanges.

    In his new book entitled Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Being a Man, Ja Rule detailed the first physical fight he had with 50 Cent.

    “50 tried to swing on me, but I dipped, then I hit him with the baby Louisville Slugger.” Their first altercation happened in Atlanta where Ja Rule came armed with a baseball bat. “Bam! I dropped the bat. I pulled the shirt over his head. I started catching him left, right, uppercut,” he said.

    Ja Rule also appeared on Hot 97’s “Ebro in the Morning” on Monday to discuss further what had happened during his fight with 50 Cent.

    Apparently, the feud didn’t end with the uppercut. Ja Rule said that after the fight, he heard that 50 Cent was spreading news that he knocked Ja Rule out and took his chain, but that’s not the way it went, according to Ja Rule.

    Ja Rule talks about altercation with 50 Cent on Hot 97’s ‘Ebro in the Morning’ (explicit dialogue)

    Aside from the incident in Atlanta, Ja Rule also recalls another incident with 50 Cent at the Hit Factory in New York where he hit 50 Cent with a crutch. “I hit him with the crutch. We proceeded to whip his ass. I was putting in my work. 50 was crunched in the corner. I slammed the big Tannoy speaker down on him,” Ja Rule said.

    There was also a time when 50 Cent filed a restraining order against Ja Rule. “I had actual, factual documents of them having the restraining order against us. And people said, Ah, man, he doctored that,” Ja Rule said.

    Last year, the two rappers ended up on the same flight. Fortunately, nothing happened.

    Ja Rule is making a comeback and announced that he will be releasing a new album called Genius Loves Company.

    Ja Rule Diss Song: The Crown (Explicit)

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  • Mexican World Cup Players Banned From Beef, Chemical In Meat Could Trigger Drug Tests

    Mexican world cup players were recently banned from eating beef. Why? As it turns out, red meat has a lot to do with doping.

    Mexico’s world cup coach Miguel Herrera says that he has banned his players from eating red meat until the World Cup is over. The team is being cautious ever since some players tested positive for clenbuterol during the 2011 Gold Cup. As it turns out, clenbuterol is a muscle-building drug used in people and animals. When red meat is eaten, it can trigger the drug tests that look for the drug.

    The USDA has banned the use of clenbuterol in animals, and most other civilized nations have followed suit. Mexico is not one of those nations though. The country says it uses the drug to fatten up its cattle. It’s also frequently used as a performance enhancing drug in the sports world which is where the current concern stems from. A number of athletes over the years have been barred from competing after it was found they used clenbuterol to build muscle.

    This puts Mexico in a unique position. The country is one of the only major nations that uses the drug in its food supply and yet it’s use is banned by all the major sports associations. Back in 2011, FIFA found that over 100 competitors at the Under-17 World Cup in Mexico tested positive for the drug after consuming meat in the country.

    While players haven’t been eating beef for a few weeks, one of the players may be flagged. Miguel Ponce was called in to replace the injured Juan Carlos Medina. Since he wasn’t originally going to play, he wasn’t banned from eating meat. He claims to have eaten a few tacos before he was placed on the team, but he hopes he doesn’t get flagged for the drug before the game.

    Besides Ponce, the Mexican World Cup players should be fine as they prepare for their first match against Cameroon on June 13. The team will then play against Brazil on June 17 and Croatia on June 23.

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    [h/t: USA Today]

  • Meat Recall: Improper Inspections Lead to Contaminated Beef Products

    Pounds of beef products from Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma, Calif.,  have gone on recall due to improperly inspected animals.

    Approximately 8.7 million products were said to be unfit for human consumption.

    The recall was first announced January 13 when thousands of beef packages processed by the Northern California food company were said to come from unhealthy animals that didn’t go through a full federal inspection.

    According to CNN, an assortment of different meats listed from Jan. 1, 2013 to Jan. 7, 2014, including “heads, cheeks, lips, livers, feet and tongues in boxes of 20 pounds and bigger,” are contaminated.

    “The products are adulterated because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce,” reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

    The government agency has yet to confirm the details of the disease, but a year’s worth of beef products will immediately be removed from grocery store shelves.

    A number of contaminated packages were sent to distribution centers and restaurants across the U.S. States like Florida and Texas are said to be those who may be affected by the recall.

    Additionally, on February 5, Patterson Food Processors of Fort Worth, TX recalled nearly 16,000 beef products contaminated with E. Coli.

    Brookshire Grocery Co. was one of the stores listed by the USDA. Director of public relations Rebecca Sanders verified Saturday the concerns related to the recall.

    “BGC officials encourage any customers who may still have this product with UPC number 0085411300189 and “use by” date of 1/13/2014 to return it to their local store for a full refund…Consumer safety is of utmost importance to Brookshire Grocery Company and encourages any customer to return [the] product to their local Brookshire Grocery Co. store if it is included in this recall.”

    Although no illnesses have been reported, federal regulators say that consumption of beef products could definitely cause extreme health problems or possibly even lead to death.

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  • South Dakota Blizzard Devastates Livestock

    South Dakota has recently experienced a horrible blizzard, which is affecting the cattle and many farmers in the state. While much of the country is still having summer or early fall-like temperatures, South Dakota has been hit early with the nasty weather that usually does not come for another couple months. Tens of thousands of cattle have been found dead, huddled and frozen, after the shocking storm that hit South Dakota earlier this month.

    Due to the government shutdown, many of the farmers are not able to get help and the 6,000 ranching operations that have been hit do not have any safety net. Mile after mile, half-buried by snow, the dead animals lay huddled in groups. Carcasses by the dozens strung out along field fences and packed into ditches, black hooves poking up through the drifts like macabre stakes, according to the Los Angeles Times.

    In what is being called the state’s worst economic disaster in decades, officials are saying that the storm has ravaged South Dakota’s $7 billion livestock industry. NPR reports that the cattle, who were grazing in their summer pastures when the blizzard hit, and had not been able to build up a thick winter coat of fur yet, causing them to have disastrous results as soon as the storm hit.

    Many, disoriented in the blizzard, wandered to exhaustion and fell victim to hypothermia before suffocating under the snow drifts. The number of casualties to the livestock is hard to determine still, partly due to the fact that the federal agency in charge of tallying the loss of livestock after a disaster is closed during the government shutdown.

    For those that say that the government shutdown is not having an effect on regular American people, these cattle ranchers would certainly have something to say about that.

    The cattle that has been lost could be a heavy blow to South Dakota’s economy, as they rely on the cows for their beef. It is predicted by the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association that the state lost at least 5 percent of its cattle. The South Dakota blizzard is proving to be very disastrous for the livestock and the farmers all over the state who depend on them to make a living.

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  • Teyana Taylor Blasts Rihanna on Twitter, Things Get Out of Hand

    First lady of G.O.O.D. Music, Teyana Taylor became one of the most controversial topics of today after verbal shots were fired between her and Rihanna earlier today on Twitter. According to BET, this particular Twitter rant began with an Instagram video posted two weeks ago. Taylor posted a 15-second Instagram video singing her own rendition of Anita Baker’s “Caught Up in the Rapture.”

    Then, on September 24, Rihanna posted a video of her own on Instagram account. Rihanna’s parody video featured her male hairstylist wearing a wig exasperatingly performing the same Anita Baker record. While the song itself immediately drew speculation of a diss, what her hairstylist wore was a tell-tale sign that the video was definitely about Taylor. Dressed with a wig and a ‘snap-back’ hat, he paraded around dancing in a way that was supposed to look choreographed — or like a show Teyana Taylor would put on.

    In response to the parody video, Taylor took the liberty of firing back in her own parody, which has since been removed from her Instagram account. Her video ‘diss’ came in the form of a comical version of Rihanna’s hit record, “We Found Love.” Then, if the video war wasn’t enough, Taylor decided to go a step further moving the battle to the verbal platform, Twitter. This was where things took a very interesting turn. With the vast number of expletives, the verbal attack became relentless.

    When Taylor received no response from the “Pour it Up” singer, she forged on to conclude her thoughts:

    Just when Taylor thought the rant was over, Rihanna took the liberty of chiming in with her own jabs. Then, the firing tweets went back and forth:

    Rihanna went on to tweet, “I REFUSE to help your career…you will NOT get an @ from me! Not til you pay me! #nomorefreepromo #iRefuse.” However, this tweet has been removed from the singer’s timeline.

    The tweet was rather evasive, as Rihanna didn’t direct the tweet toward anyone in particular. However, it soon became clear she was definitely firing at Taylor. She decided to step things up and take the rant to an unprecedented level. Changing her Twitter header, Rihanna decided to play ‘compare and contrast’ embedding two comparative images from CelebrityNetWorth.com. The two images showed her net worth in comparison to Taylor’s.

     Taylor responded with another rant:

    Taylor also took one last blow at Rihanna posting an extremely obscene tweet which, of course, was later removed from her timeline. It read: “90 million dollars & 90 million n—-s diving in that b—h box.” The statement was meant to make a vile reference between the number in the singer’s net worth and how it defines her alleged level of promiscuity. Lastly, Taylor changed her Twitter header in response to Rihanna’s. She placed a altered version of she and Rihanna in a boxing match, using the picture of the singer that was taken after her 2009 altercation with Chris Brown.

    Due to the nature of the dialogue, a number of the tweets have since been deleted by both parties. In most cases, when verbal conflicts get out of hand on Twitter, public relations representatives step in and impose more professional etiquette. However, the damage had already been done.

     

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  • 50,000 lbs Of Beef Recalled Due To E. Coli Fears

    The National Beef Packing Co. has recalled around 50,000 pounds of ground beef over fears that it may be contaminated with the dread E. Coli bacteria.

    The Kansas company’s products are shipped all around the country, so the recall is both terrifying and widespread, although there have been no reported illnesses due to the possible contamination.

    The company is calling the action “a voluntary recall for NatureSource Natural Beef, Naturewell Natural Beef and National Beef commodity ground beef.” The packages in question are reported to have a use by/freeze date of August 7th and were produced on July 18th. The company is hoping that by releasing that information they can assist customers in avoiding ingesting the meat in question.

    Perhaps the scariest part of this story is that the meat was sold to wholesalers and food service distributors, meaning that a consumer could ingest the possibly tainted product without their knowledge. It is unknown whether or not the meat was released at a general retail level.

    National Beef Packing is no stranger to being forced to recall meat. The company was forced to recall around 22,000 pounds of product earlier this summer over similar concerns. With certain strains of E. Coli being potentially fatal, National Beef Packing should reconsider their protocols and packing methods. Not only could they lose valuable customers, if they haven’t already, but they could potentially play a part in the death of someone who just wanted a burger.

  • Beef Recall: National Beef Could Contain E. Coli

    The National Beef Packing company this week recalled almost 23,000 pounds of ground beef over fears it could be contaminated with E. coli. The Missouri company issued the recall after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service tested a ground beef sample positive for the bacteria. As of Wednesday, there have been no reported illnesses related to the beef.

    The recall is regional, affecting 22,737 pounds of ground beef produced on May 25 2013. The products are all 10-pound packs of National Beef-branded beef and chuck. Packages of 80/20 Coarse Ground Chuck, 81/19 Coarse Ground Beef, 80/20 Fine Ground Chuck with sell by dates of June 14, 2013 are all included in the recall. The package codes for these products are 0481, 0421, and 0484. The products were shipped in 70-pound boxes to distributors and military commissaries in the Kansas City area.

    The products are no longer available to consumers, though there are still concerns that some packages could still be found in consumers’ freezers. National Beef has stated that it is cooperating with authorities to investigate the meat and is in the process of contacting customers who purchased it.

    E. coli can cause severe diarrhea, abdominal cramps, dehydration, and, in rare cases, death. The USDA recommends using a food thermometer to ensure that ground beef is cooked to 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

  • Cali Swag District’s M-Bone Killed: Did a Twitter War Prompt it?

    TMZ Live has been talking about the shooting of Cali Swag District Rapper Montae Talbert, better known as M-Bone for the last few hours.

    Although it is ultimately unclear whether M-bone was targeted or simply the victim of a random act, TMZ Live just broke that it may have been a targeted attack.

    And get this…possibly because of a beef on Twitter?

    M-Bone was a member of hip-hop group Cali Swag District, best known for their breakout sensation “Teach Me How to Dougie.” The song, which has its own dance, exploded over the internet and made its way into mainstream pop culture – becoming a dance staple at clubs and sporting events everywhere.

    Members of the group have discussed his death on Twitter:

    @thenameisyung
    yung     Thank yall for the hit ups… i lost my lil bro yesterday no words can express how i feel… i love you bro 2 hours ago via twidroyd · powered by @socialditto

    Just a few minutes ago, TMZ reported that M-Bone may have been targeted after a Twitter war over a girl. Apparently, sources tell TMZ that M-Bone got involved with a girl, and there was a particular guy who didn’t like this, and he began to threaten him on Twitter.
    The car M-Bone was shot in was registered to the girl in question.,

    The last tweet from M-Bone is a retweet that mentions a girl:

    @MbOoONe
    M-Bone    “@NewNew_Monroe: @MbOoONe smh plz tell yo gf nvr do dat again!”yea right 16 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

    And right before that a tweet that contains a twitpic that has now been removed:

    @MbOoONe
    M-Bone    R u serious lol http://t.co/VQajCZJ 16 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

    If this turns out to be a targeted hit due to a Twitter war, then it may be the first of its kind. Not exactly a shining endorsement of the social media age.

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