Plus, waitress stiffed by white couple because they "don’t tip Black people" and Amazon.com, FreshDirect to accept food stamps for online grocery shopping.

Across the Baltimore area, customers are being turned away from more than a dozen businesses that were raided by federal agents on Tuesday morning as reported by foxbaltimore.com. The owners of 14 stores were arrested following a federal investigation into food stamp fraud.They have been charged with stealing more than $16 million altogether from taxpayers. […]

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Bobby Brown and his wife Alicia Etheredge are reportedly expecting a new bundle of joy. According to a close source Etheredge, who tied the knot with Brown back in 2012, is carrying the couple’s third child.

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