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Def Jam CEO Steve Bartels to Deliver Keynote at MIDEM 2017

Steve Bartels, CEO of Def Jam Recordings and a music industry veteran who has worked with some of the world’s top artists, will deliver a keynote presentation June 7 at Midem on scouting talent and developing new artists as well as the iconic label’s brand-identity and marketing tactics.

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NTSB Investigates Texas Church Bus Accident That Left 13 Dead

National Transportation Safety Board investigators are trying to determine what caused a tragic accident that claimed the lives of 13 senior citizens after their church minibus collided with a pickup truck in the Texas Hill Country.

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5 Things for Thursday, March 30: Bathroom, Travel Ban, Brexit

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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'13 Reasons Why' finds binge-worthy soap in teen's suicide

Adapted from a 2007 young-adult novel, and counting writer-director Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight") and Selena Gomez among its creative team, the series oscillates between the recent past and present, gradually puttying in the circumstances surrounding Hannah (Katherine Langford), who, a la "The Lovely Bones," essentially narrates her own tragic tale.

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FDA Approves First Treatment For Severe Type Of Multiple Sclerosis

The US Food and Drug Administration approved on Tuesday the first treatment for a rare form of multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disorder in which the body's own immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord.

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NFL Executives Reportedly View Colin Kaepernick As A "Traitor"

"I don't want him anywhere near my team."

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Spotify's New Series "Traffic Jams" Features T-Pain, Joey Bada$$, D.R.A.M & More

"This is the real way to make music...It just forces us to be creative" - !llmind

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Will Congress Finally Vote On ISIS War?

The Trump administration's deployment of additional US troops to Iraq and Syria -- and the prospect of increased operations in Yemen and elsewhere in the Middle East -- will ramp up pressure on Congress to formally authorize the war against ISIS, according to lawmakers pushing for action on Capitol Hill.

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Trump, Christie Promise To Combat Opioid Abuse During WH Session

Christie, an early backer of Trump's campaign, led the President's transition team before running afoul of Trump's inner circle and being replaced by Vice President Mike Pence. The New Jersey governor and former 2016 campaign rival has been an outspoken leader on opioid deaths, which have skyrocketed by 214% since 2010 in the Garden State, according to the New Jersey attorney general.

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McCain Threatens Shut Down If Continuing Resolution Is On The Table

The Arizona Republican told CNN he wouldn't vote for a continuing resolution, a funding bill that maintains the previous spending levels. When asked how far he would go, McCain said he only had one vote, but that he wouldn't rule out a shutdown.

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H-1B Visa Applications Open Up Next Week

It's busy season for immigration lawyers. On April 3, people can start submitting H-1B visa petitions for the new fiscal year.

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Tiny Had This To Say About T.I.’s Rumored New Boo

The singer and songwriter is unbossed and unbothered about her ex's relationship with Instagram model Bernice Burgos.

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Judge Throws Out Divorce Judgement Between Phaedra Parks And Apollo Nida

This has to got to be the messiest uncoupling in all of Black history.

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Trump Says NYT 'Failing' -- But Stock Up 30% Since Election

Trump loves to claim that the publisher is "failing," but that idea needs to be fact checked, because shares of New York Times Co. are up 30% since he was elected president. If that's a failure, what's his definition of success?

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Will Congress Celebrate Trump's 100th Day In Office With A Government Shutdown?

Saturday, April 29, will mark President Trump's 100th day in office. But will it also mark Day 1 of a government shutdown?

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Prosecution Fights Cosby Request To Prescreen 2,000 Potential Jurors

Prosecutors in Bill Cosby’s sex assault case in Pennsylvania objected Monday to defense efforts to prescreen as many as 2,000 potential jurors.

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Terminally Ill Teen Dies Days After Chat With Beyoncè

A terminally ill teen from Houston, Texas sadly lost her battle with cancer just days after talking with her musical hero Beyoncè, reports The Associated Press.

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Fed Official: U.S. Economy Finally Back To Normal

Congratulations, America. The economy is finally back to normal.