Tuesday's Best Deals: A Nintendo Switch Bundle, Weighted Blankets, Food Dehydrator, and More

A Nintendo Switch Lite sale, Anker projectors, and TRX workout bundle lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web.

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This Giving Tuesday, Invest in Black Women

There’s no denying it; black girls are magical. They are resilient, beautiful, strong beings, so it’s no wonder we call their accomplishments #BlackGirlMagic. But, their achievements are not wrought from magic. Black girls are, well, girls. Not magicians. And the constant stress of creating “magic” without political,…

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Court grants John Singleton’s daughter monthly allowance of nearly $3,000

Cleopatra Singleton, the 21-year-old daughter of the late filmmaker, John Singleton, will receive a monthly allowance of nearly $3,000 from her dad’s estate.

Cleopatra petitioned the court in September for the allowance, as well as money to pay for a semester abroad, according to TMZ. She told the court that her dad had covered her bills and that she continues to need financial support. This week, the court granted her wish.

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A judge signed off on Cleopatra receiving a payment of $2,778 per month and a one-time payment of $4,150 for the study abroad program.

John Singleton’s estate is reportedly worth more than $35 million, according to TMZ. On top of this, Singleton’s film company, New Deal Productions, recently took in another $515,472 from Sony Pictures for his 2001 year movie, Baby Boy. TMZ reports that John had asked Sony to perform an audit on the money it grossed from the film. Sony and John reached the settlement amount prior to his death.

But Singleton’s estate money would need to be divided among his five confirmed children and two minor children believed to also be his.

John died in April of a massive stroke, listed on his death certificate as acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and hypertension. Singleton checked himself into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA, shortly after he came home from a trip to Costa Rica when he started having pain in his legs. While a patient at the hospital, he suffered a massive stroke and went into a coma. He never came out of it.

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The court named his mother, Sheila, administrator of his estate. This created some friction with Cleopatra. Since that time, the two appear to be on better ground.

Singleton died with an old will from 1993 in place, according to Forbes. Since he reportedly didn’t have a trust, his estate will likely go through a lengthy probate court process.

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McDonald's Wants That Smoke With Popeyes, Testing New Chicken Sandwich in Tennessee, Houston

As if they haven’t done enough irreparable harm to our taste buds, it appears that the latest contestant in the ongoing Chicken Wars is none other than McDonald’s.

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Wayne Williams, prime suspect in Atlanta Child Murders, denied parole

Wayne Williams, suspected of killing more than 20 Black children in Atlanta from 1979 to 1981, was denied parole by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole.

Although Williams has never been charged with killing a child, he is serving two life sentences for killing two adults. Still, authorities have always considered Williams, 61, as the main suspect in the Atlanta child murders, which terrorized the nation at the time, according to WSBTV.

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For his part, Williams has always professed his innocence in the child murders.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole said the primary reason why Williams was denied parole was “insufficient amount of time served to date given the nature and circumstances of your offense(s),” reported WSBTV.

The timing of the parole denial comes as there is renewed interest in the Atlanta child murders. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said last year that the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, along with Atlanta police, would revisit the cases.

Williams has people who believe in his innocence and told Channel 2 before his parole hearing that they expected him to be released.

“I don’t see why anyone would want to hold a man in prison if there is still lingering doubts that’s he didn’t do any of the things he’s convicted of,” Dewayne Hendrix, head of the Wayne Williams Freedom Project, told the station.

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Venus Taylor, mom of 12-year-old, Angel, who was killed in March 1980, said she knows Williams is not her daughter’s killer. Taylor claims that a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent even told her that they knew who did murder Angel but stated that person would never be prosecuted.

“Wayne Williams had nothing to do with killing my child,” Taylor said, adding that she wants authorities to release him from prison. “I think he’s done enough time.”

Williams’ next parole hearing has been set for November 2027.

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