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Le Pavillon Hotel: “The Belle of New Orleans”
Not many hotels will offer you a peanut butter and jelly sandwich late at night as a treat; Le Pavillon is not like most hotels. Nicknamed the “Belle of New Orleans,” Le Pavillon is located just minutes away from the French Quarter in the Central District of New Orleans, LA. With 226 guestrooms and seven themed suites, the hotel is luxury on a very grand scale. Growing up in Southern Louisiana and spending a lot of time in New Orleans, I would drive down Poydras Street and always stare at the façade of Le Pavillon with its over the top luxury and French/European inspired design. Once I received word that I was going to experience this one of kind icon, I knew I would be in for a real treat. Come along on as I dive into the history of this luxurious property.
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Watch out, Tinder, Facebook is getting into online dating
Facebook wants to help people find love on its platform. At its annual developers conference, F8, on Tuesday, the company announced a new dating feature.
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Checking the Narrative on Black Women's Leadership It's Not Only Time to Court Black Women's Votes, But Also Support Them As Candidates
In a recently published Rolling Stone article, recording artist Janelle Monae exposes a disconcerting, yet largely universal awareness shared by Black women seeking to exercise power: when we reveal ourselves to be human and inevitably imperfect, we are too often labeled unworthy and incapable of leading. It's why, Monáe says, she spent the better part of a decade masking herself behind the persona of an android named Cindi Mayweather.
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Misery in Puerto Rico: No Power, No Job, 'enormous' Lines
Leslie Cofresi started to cry when he saw his staff the day after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico.
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Donald Trump is not sorry. Ever.
People seem surprised, for some reason, that the White House has not issued a public apology to Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. But they shouldn't be. If there's an implied mantra of President Donald Trump's political life, it is this: Don't apologize. For anything. Ever.
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Wine & Spirits Magazine Hosts Inaugural Top 100 Symposium in New York
The Top 100 Wineries of 2019 come to New York in a benefit for NY/NJ Baykeeper.
After 16 years hosting the Top 100 Tasting in San Francisco, Wine & Spirits Magazine now brings the best of the best to New York City. On January 14th, 2020, the Top 100 Symposium invites the New York wine community to meet the winemakers and to taste the top-scoring wines from the Top 100 Wineries of 2019.
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How debate rules are shaping 2020 candidate spending
Eight of the major Democratic presidential contenders spent more than half of their Facebook advertising dollars over a two-month period on ads that mentioned either "debate" or "stage" -- a stark sign of how much new donor requirements to join nationally televised debates are driving campaign spending.
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Kemp's office launches probe of Georgia Democratic Party days before historic election
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp's office said Sunday that it is investigating the Georgia Democratic Party over what it described as an attempted hack of the state's voter registration system on Saturday evening.
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Black Leaders Need to Stand Up for the Black Community
I am fond of saying, “weak people take strong positions on weak issues.” There is no better example of this than the embarrassing behavior of the weak Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the National Urban League (NUL).
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Biden's stimulus will keep America's economy humming for years, Goldman Sachs predicts
President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion economic rescue is so massive that economists are marking up their growth forecasts for not just this year, but next as well.
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Who is Kenya's new President-elect William Ruto?
William Ruto has emerged the winner of a tense and fiercely fought contest for Kenya's presidency, but who is the man who will lead east Africa's largest economy?
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Children among at least 36 people killed in child care center massacre in Thailand
Thailand recoiled in horror Thursday after at least 36 people were killed, at least 24 of them children, in a massacre at a child care center in northeastern Thailand that is believed to be the country's deadliest incident of its kind.
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Harris to focus on portfolio issues on trip to California
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to return to her native state of California on Monday for a series of events meant to showcase her leadership, as the White House struggles to reach an American electorate largely unconvinced of the Biden administration's progress.
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Disney shows off its post-Iger politics
Disney's CEO transition from Bob Iger to Bob Chapek marked a shift from an outspoken, famous CEO with political ambitions, to a largely unfamiliar name whose politics remain a mystery. This week, we got a glimpse at how Chapek's Disney might respond to the world's tumultuous political climate.
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Prosecutors say man went to Obama’s DC neighborhood after Trump posted what he claimed was the Obamas’ address
A man arrested last week with weapons in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood began live-streaming in the area shortly after resharing a social media post from Donald Trump in which the former president posted what he claimed was Obama’s address, according to federal prosecutors.
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Attorney for former West Virginia basketball head coach said he did not resign, threatens to sue school if not reinstated
Former West Virginia University men’s head basketball coach Bob Huggins claims he did not resign from the school after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Pittsburgh last month, his attorney said.
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‘Get an ambulance here now’: 911 call reveals response to Bronny James’ cardiac arrest
Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of NBA legend LeBron James, had gone into cardiac arrest during basketball practice. The incoming freshman for the University of Southern California’s basketball team was hospitalized Monday, his family had said.
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Biden to receive annual physical at Walter Reed
President Joe Biden is going to receive his annual routine physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday, which will likely be the last presidential health update before the 2024 election as Biden faces persistent questions about his age.
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Ex-Trump Campaign Adviser Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement
A former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the FBI after he lied about his interactions with foreign officials close to the Russian government.
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FBI Finds the Car a Missing Chinese Grad Student Was Seen Entering
The last known sighting of University of Illinois graduate student Yingying Zhang was on the afternoon of June 9.
