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Three Danville High students qualify for national speech tournament
Danville High School qualified three students to compete at the grand national speech and debate tournament of the National Forensic League, which will be held June 17-21 in Birmingham, Ala. The event, the largest academic competition in the world,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Shelley Long, Awards and Prizes, Language
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BREAKING NEWS: Whitney Houston, superstar of records and films, dies at 48
AP Music WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Publicist...Tags: ABC (tv network), Bobby Brown, Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan, Katie Couric
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Former Winchester resident to be guest on Oprah
Dina Piersawl, formerly of Winchester, will appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show on Thursday.
Piersawl will share how her initial misdiagnosis of high blood pressure led to a stroke.
The segment was taped on Nov. 4, 2010, and was co-hosted by Dr. Mehmet...Tags: Mehmet Oz, Stroke, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Interest, Celebrities and Health Issues
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Who is George Soros, and why should we care?
Contributing columnistSome conservative commentators have gotten all worked up over a Hungarian-American immigrant and successful currency speculator named George Soros. He started life in a Jewish family in Budapest as Georgy Schwartz, but his family changed its name to avoid...Tags: Government, White House, Real Estate, Human Interest, Europe
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Tyler Perry premieres two new series on OWN: “The Haves and the Have Nots,” and “Love Thy Neighbor”
Channel Guide MagazineThe prolific Tyler Perry is premiering two new series on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network over the course of two nights, May 28 and 29 — a one-hour ensemble drama called The Haves and the Have Nots on May 28, and the sitcom Love Thy Neighbor on May 29.... -
George Packer chronicles American boom and bust in 'The Unwinding'
George Packer's new nonfiction book, "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America," has many of the qualities of an epic novel. Packer's subject is the last 35 years of U.S. history, the decades that gave us the conservative "Contract With...Tags: Services and Shopping, Environmental Issues, Book, Real Estate, Biofuels
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'Dexter' enters last season with knife marks all over TV landscape
When Showtime debuted "Dexter" way back in 2006, people couldn't quite grasp what they were seeing. A serial killer? As a sympathetic leading man? Were those the flames of Sodom burning distantly behind us? "Silence of the Lambs" had whet our appetite...
Tags: Scandal (tv program), Human Interest, Murder, Dexter (tv program), Criminals
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Hulu bids are in. 'Fast & Furious' to smoke 'Hangover III.'
After the coffee. Before deciding what movie not to see this weekend. The Skinny: I'm going to try to not stuff myself on "Arrested Development" this weekend. Just because Netflix is releasing all the new episodes this weekend doesn't mean I have to...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Johnny Depp, Media Industry, Epic (movie), Jason Bateman
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Why USC and not a black college, Dr. Dre?
I was in Detroit preparing to give a speech last week when the news came across my Twitter feed: "Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine donate $70 million to USC to create new degree." As one of the first university presidents from the hip-hop...
Tags: Students, Human Interest, Music Industry, Teaching and Learning, Howard University
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Sustainable seafood: Would you eat a giant squid?
There were a lot of startling statistics that came out of the seafood discussions at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sustainable Foods Institute last week. Did you know that more than 90% of the fish we eat is imported? How about the fact that more than...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Seafood, Umamicatessen
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A history of celebrity-owned restaurants in the Chicago area
The week before The Squared Circle opened in mid-March, owner and pro wrestler Lisa Marie Varon — better known as Victoria during her WWE days and Tara currently with TNA wrestling — sat in a corner booth of her Lincoln Park restaurant,...
Tags: Navy Pier, Israel Idonije, Michael Jordan, Lifestyle and Leisure, Super Bowl
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2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony May 18 on HBO
Channel Guide MagazineThe 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — the 28th annual event — took place April 18 at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre, marking the first time since 1993 that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held on the West...
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