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The MAGA-fication of Nicki Minaj

Once an advocate for LGBTQ people and immigrants, Nicki Minaj now praises an administration cracking down on the same people.
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The hip-hop trio will help ring in the New Year at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino in Highland on Wednesday, Dec. 31.
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