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Conductor invited refugees who’d never played instruments to join his orchestra changed his lifeed
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Severe storms/tornadoes leave path of destruction from Georgia to Illinois
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Master P On Rap Feuds, Conscious Parenting, Black Superheroes
Sitting among carved mahogany wood paneled accents and with displayed awards gathered from an unrivaled multi-hyphenate career, Master P began our conversation by allowing me to take the floor. Not surprisingly, he is a master delegator with a brilliant sense of when to shoot the ball and when to pass it. One of the greatest minds to emerge from the 1990s hip hop pantheon, Percy “Master P” Miller transcended a childhood of poverty in New Orleans’ Calliope Projects, to become a beacon of generational wealth, divested business interests, and ownership in an industry once notorious for exploiting its artists. From music, movies and real estate, to the food and automotive industries, his portfolio continues to grow.
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Tara Reid on DMX, Deepak Chopra & the Art of Ascension
Tara Reid burst onto the scene as the flawless blue-eyed babe of the iconic 1999 camp comedy American Pie, a Fast Times at Ridgemont High for twenty-something Gen-Xers and precocious Millennials. Her flawless all-American looks led to films from cult favorite The Big Lebowski, to Urban Legend, Van Wilder, Josie and the Pussycats, Dr. T & the Women and My Boss’s Daughter. She starred and held her own alongside Ryan Reynolds, Ashton Kutcher, Rosario Dawson, Kate Hudson, Richard Gere and other movie heavyweights.
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The dramatic true story behind the new movie 'Devotion'
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40,000 people/64,000 eggs: 144th White House Easter Egg Roll underway
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Exceptional Attorneys Honored with Prestigious 2018 HNBA Top Lawyers Under 40 Award
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is proud to announce the exceptional attorneys who have been selected to receive the prestigious “HNBA Top Lawyers Under 40” Award.
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Mom at Center of 'wrongful birth' Debate: If Lawmakers Cared, They Would Have Called
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Forget Abortion: What Women in Appalachian Kentucky Really want
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Deadly storms/tornadoes leave path of destruction from Georgia to Illinois
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American landmark gets $100 million makeover
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How Beyoncé answered Dolly Parton’s call and switched up lyrics to ‘Jolene’
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: The ups and downs of a ‘bad boy’ turned businessman
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Final chance for survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre - ‘this is it’
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Galveston College Invites High School Girls and Women of All Ages to Attend 2024 Women In Industry Conference on April 3
Women Leaders from ExxonMobil, Worley, Phillips 66, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Turner Industries and Others to Serve as Speakers
Galveston College – along with eight other community colleges which comprise the Texas Gulf Coast Community College Consortium – is inviting high school girls and women of all ages to attend the 2024 Women In Industry Conference on Wednesday, April 3, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT. Conference attendees will hear from accomplished speakers and panelists, network to build connections, and learn about rewarding careers for women in petrochemical, construction, avionics, biotech, and IT industries.
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Galveston College Invites High School Girls and Women of All Ages to Attend 2024 Women In Industry Conference on April 3
Women Leaders from ExxonMobil, Worley, Phillips 66, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Turner Industries and Others to Serve as Speakers
Galveston College – along with eight other community colleges which comprise the Texas Gulf Coast Community College Consortium – is inviting high school girls and women of all ages to attend the 2024 Women In Industry Conference on Wednesday, April 3, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT. Conference attendees will hear from accomplished speakers and panelists, network to build connections, and learn about rewarding careers for women in petrochemical, construction, avionics, biotech, and IT industries.
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Screeners Available for PBS Docu-Series "Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution"
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What Sandra Day O’Connor’s papers reveal about a landmark Supreme Court decision; why it could be overturned soon
The newly opened papers of the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor reveal the internal deliberations of a groundbreaking Supreme Court case that gave US regulators significant latitude to protect the environment and public health – and show how the ruling almost never happened.