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  The 2023 version of The Little Mermaid will officially premiere in theaters everywhere today, May 26th. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. (Terms and conditions). This rendition, featuring Disney’s first black princess in a live-action film, has Halle Bailey playing Ariel. Bailey opened up […]

A massive manhunt is underway after it was found during a prisoner count that two individuals were missing. The inmates James Lee, 47, and Bradley Gillespie, 50, had escaped from a correctional facility in Lima, Ohio.  Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. (Terms and conditions). […]

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the U.S. Senate, officially files to run for president in the 2024 election, according to the Federal Election Commission’s website. While he has made his grandfather’s work in the cotton fields of the deep south a part of his political identity, saying “my grandfather went […]

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new menopausal medication on Friday. The once a day pill will aid in controlling uncomfortable hot flashes, night sweats, and chills. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. (Terms and conditions). The new drug, Veozah (also known […]

You may want to think twice before plugging your mobile device up for a quick charge in public. The FBI warns against using free public charging stations, and for good reason. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. (Terms and conditions).  This practice is referred to […]

 Tennessee’s Republican-Led House votes to expel Democratic Representatives for protesting gun violence. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. (Terms and conditions). Last week, three of the House’ representatives participated in a gun-control protest on the House floor, in response to the recent tragic school shooting in […]

Johnson & Johnson offers up to $8.9 billion to settle allegations that its baby powder causes cancer. The proposed agreement would be paid over the next 25 years “to resolve all the current and future talc claims,” Johnson & Johnson said. Over 60,000 victims, mostly women, filed claims due to their development of ovarian cancer from […]

While the cannabis debate still has its fair share of supporters and detractors, its legalization has been linked to positive public health outcomes.

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Tensions got hot quickly this morning on ESPN's First Take as JJ Redick and Kendrick Perkins engaged in a heated debate over racial bias in MVP awards.

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