The Matthew Rankin Morning Show

The Matthew Rankin Morning Show is talk radio every Monday & Friday 6 am Est with topics that we all as world citizens face and deal with, entertainment, and breaking news.

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Stephen Curry Injury: Updates on Warriors Star's Ankle and Return

Stephen Curry Injury: Updates on Warriors Star’s Ankle and Return

  After Stephen Curry tweaked his ankle in Game 1 vs. the Houston Rockets on Saturday, he went to the locker room several times. He did not start the second half and missed the final two quarters, despite trying to talk coach Steve Kerr into returning. The Warriors announced that Curry was “available” to return, but Kerr and the staff, with Golden State cruising by more than 20 points, wisely…

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Keke Palmer on Rumors About Her Sexuality: 'I Don't Have to Be Stuck Down to One Label'

Keke Palmer on Rumors About Her Sexuality: ‘I Don’t Have to Be Stuck Down to One Label’

Keke Palmer doesn’t want to be tied down, especially when it comes to her sexuality. The 22-year-old Scream Queens star raised a few eyebrows when she released her steamy “I Don’t Belong to You” music video in October, in which she ends up hooking up with singer Cassie. The lingerie-filled video had some wondering whether the surprise ending was Keke’s way of coming out. “The video was to…

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Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler And Diane Keaton To Co-Star In New Netflix Film

Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler And Diane Keaton To Co-Star In New Netflix Film

News does not get any bigger than this. This is no drill, no test, no false alarm: Netflix has announced plans to reunite The OG Wives Club (Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton) for a new film, Divanation. Related: Will There Be A “First Wives Club Sequel”? We Asked The Original Screenwriter According to Deadline, the power trio (who refuse to give us a First Wives Club 2 despite our…

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“Empire” Actor Jussie Smollett Comes Out To Ellen: “There’s Never Been A Closet”

In a recent backstage interview with Ellen Degeneres, Empire star Jussie Smollett confirmed that he is indeed gay

Smollett, who plays gay musician Jamal on the red-hot Fox drama, had been steadfastly opaque about his sexuality, even after his co-star Malik Yoba essentially outed him in an interview.

While Smollett did not address the subject during his on-air Ellen segment, he asked if they…

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Chris Brown Is Father of 9-Month-Old Baby Girl

Chris Brown has one more lady in his life. The singer is the father to a 9-month-old baby girl, TMZ reports. The baby’s mother is a model named Nia, and though the news is a big surprise to his fans, Brown has known about the child for months and is on good terms with his former fling.

Brown, 25, is also reportedly happy about being a dad. While it doesn’t seem like any formal custody or child…

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Bobbi Kristina Brown: Friends, Fans Shed Tears at Emotional Prayer Vigil Set to Whitney Houston Songs

Bobbi Kristina Brown: Friends, Fans Shed Tears at Emotional Prayer Vigil Set to Whitney Houston Songs

Tears and prayers flowed Monday night at a candlelight vigil for Bobbi Kristina Brown.

The spirited gathering was held in the city of Riverdale, Georgia, as the 21-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown clings to life at nearby Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

“Forget that he [Bobby Brown] is a renowned artist. That her mama, the late Whitney, was a renowned artist. These…

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Rosie O’Donnell Exiting ‘The View’ Rosie O'Donnell is leaving The View. She will leave the ABC show next week to focus on her family, following a split from wife Michelle Rounds, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

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Whitney Houston’s daughter in medically induced coma Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was placed in a medically induced coma Saturday after being found facedown and unresponsive in a bathtub full of water, a source close to the family has told CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin.

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Greg Plitt dead: Fitness model and Hollywood actor killed by train

           Burbank Police confirmed to CBS Los Angeles Sunday that Greg Plitt was with a film crew on the Metrolink train tracks when he was hit and killed by a train. The West Point graduate was a well-known fitness model and reality TV star. VPC.

nvestigators in Southern California are trying to figure out who told fitness model and Bravo reality star Greg Plitt Jr. that he could shoot a…

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The Legacy Of Whitney Houston

The Legacy Of Whitney Houston

Well one thing I have learned is that we as fans, and “WARRIORS” of Whitney Houston  it is going to be up to us to

to keep her legacy alive, and let this generation know, what she has accomplished. The media has always torn Whitney down, and only

wanted to publish her trails more than her Triumphs! We all have are ups, and downs. We all at some point in our  lives go to the mountain 

top, as we…

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The 87th Academy Award Nominations for the 2015 Oscars

The 87th Academy Award Nominations for the 2015 Oscars

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American SniperClint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole

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BoyhoodRichard and Cathleen Sutherland

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The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson, Scott…

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Andrae Crouch, legendary gospel figure, dies at 72

Andrae Crouch, legendary gospel figure, dies at 72

    Acclaimed gospel artist Andraé Crouch has died. He was 72.

The seven-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and pastor was taken to the Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles this past Saturday after suffering a heart attack, according to USA Today.

Along with writing and singing such popular gospel songs as “The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power,” “My Tribute…

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ESPN's Stuart Scott Dies at Age 49 Following Battle with Cancer

ESPN’s Stuart Scott Dies at Age 49 Following Battle with Cancer

Longtime ESPN broadcaster Stuart Scott died Sunday morning after an extended battle with cancer. He was 49 years old.

SportsCenter confirmed the news:

Scott spent more than two decades with ESPN. He joined the network in 1993 as it was getting prepared to launch ESPN2 and steadily grew into one of ESPN’s most well-known and respected personalities.

While he’ll always be remembered for assisting…

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Search launched for missing AirAsia jet QZ8501 bound for Singapore from Indonesia

Search launched for missing AirAsia jet QZ8501 bound for Singapore from Indonesia

Reuters/REUTERS – Missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 is similar to the jet seen here, a 9M-AQB model pictured on the track at Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) airport at Sepang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 19, 2013

WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR:

- AirAsia flight QZ8501 bound for Singapore from Surabaya, Indonesia and carrying 162 people on board went missing Sunday morning.

- Contact with the plane was…

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Sony cancels 'The Interview' after major theaters pull out

Sony on Wednesday said it would cancel next week’s planned release of “The Interview,” after most of the country’s largest theater chains had decided not to show it.

The decision by Sony (SNE) follows a threat on Tuesday from anonymous hackers that people should avoid going to theaters where “The Interview” is playing.

“In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the…

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Major chains drop Sony's 'The Interview'

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Most of the country’s largest theater chains have decided not to show Sony’s “The Interview,” according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

The decision follows a strange warning on Tuesday from anonymous hackers

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Golden Globes: The Nominees List On Thursday morning, Kate Beckinsale, Peter Krause, Paula Patton and Jeremy Piven announced the nominees for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.