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GRAMMY-Winning Recording Artist John Legend To Receive Global Impact Award At Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective
The Recording Academy® announced today 12-time GRAMMY®-winning artist John Legend will be honored during Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective taking place in-person during GRAMMY Week. Legend will be receiving the first-ever Recording Academy Global Impact Award for his personal and professional achievements in the music industry.
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Ethnonationalism-Corrosive and Toxic
You would be hard-pressed to find a nation without a creation myth. Such myths are the fountainhead of justifications for most belligerent acts by one group of people against another.
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Officials: Trump May Roll Back Obama Opening With Cuba
President Donald Trump is expected to roll back portions of the Obama opening with Cuba as early as June, according to a US government official involved in the review of current US policy toward the communist-run island.
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50+ Killed in Las Vegas Strip Massacre; Gunman Had 10 Rifles, Police Say
Thousands of country music fans ran for cover as a gunman fired on them from a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip -- a mass shooting that is now the deadliest in modern US history.
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Ciociaria: Secret Italian Region Offers Luxury Stays
"You see all this? It now belongs to my family after decades of hard labor and sweat. We've redeemed it," says Lorenzo Pacitti as he points to the hills surrounding his estate.
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Mother fights for answers after discovering son killed in hit-and-run crash was also stabbed
A case that started out as a deadly hit-and-run on Highway 50 last month has taken a darker turn.
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Jussie Smollett's brother defends him in new essay
Jussie Smollett's older brother, Jojo Smollett, is supporting him in a new essay published by BET over the weekend.
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David Byrne apologizes for donning blackface in 1984 video
Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has apologized for wearing black and brownface in an unearthed promotional video, calling it a "major mistake in judgement."
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'Aladdin' should rub audiences the right way
Chalk it up to modest expectations -- starting with early previews that rubbed people the wrong way -- but "Aladdin" is a great deal of fun, with charming leads and elaborately mounted songs. It's hardly a whole new world, but in this suddenly well-populated land of live-action reboots, makes the most out of its familiar one.
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'Fantastic Beasts' turns 'The Secrets of Dumbledore' into too much of a snore
Despite the enticing subtitle "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," the second sequel to J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World franchise mirrors the first, which is to say that it feels like an extended prologue for a better movie that's yet to materialize. In hindsight, Rowling should have funneled her Harry Potter prequel into a limited series, where leisurely pacing is more the norm.
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The Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris Joins First Cohort of the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle
$1.25 Million Gifted To Support the Present and Future of Women in the American Theater
The Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director, Eileen J. Morris is among five female artistic leaders selected as the first in the Nation awarded part of a $1.25 million gift of The Pussycat Foundation and Northern Stage in support of women artistic directors in professional theaters across the United States.
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The League’s County Election Website Review Finds Fewer Counties With Outstanding Websites
In preparation for the 2022 General Election, the League of Women Voters of Texas completed its ninth review of county election websites. The League commends the 35 websites rated as “outstanding” and the 32 websites rated as “very good” We offer congratulations to these counties and celebrate all counties, large and small, which meet the needs of their voters.
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McDonald's Restaurants Across Texas Look to Hire More Than 22,000 Employees This Summer
McDonald’s and participating independent owner/operators have provided more than $9.5 million in tuition assistance to crew members and managers in Texas
McDonald’s restaurants across Texas are looking to hire approximately 22,000 restaurant employees this Summer. Job seekers are encouraged to apply to a local McDonald’s restaurant today.
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Bill lists gang members as terrorists - Oklahoma state lawmaker objects - fellow lawmakers say not enough
An Oklahoma state lawmaker says he will now change the language of a bill he proposed that designates anyone “of Hispanic descent” that is “a member of a criminal street gang” and convicted of a “gang-related offense” a terrorist.
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Virginia's Confederate History Also Bubbling Up In Governor Race
The Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville, Virginia -- the removal of which helped spark the protests that turned violent last weekend -- is just one example of the hundreds of statues, monuments, highways and holidays designed to honor the Commonwealth's Confederate roots.
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Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader lived ‘like a king’ while locked up; his jailbreak shines light on country’s lawless prisons
With its four-piece bathroom suite, queen-size bed and mini fridge, the untidy prison cell of the notorious leader of the Los Choneros gang, José Adolfo Macías, could have been in a hotel instead of one of Ecuador’s largest prison complexes.
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Behind the Scenes of Cirque du Soleil Corteo: High Stakes & Rewards With Jackson "Kaj" Kanukai
One of Cirque du Soleil’s most beloved productions, after wrapping up an exclusive six-performance run at Houston’s Toyota Center, many are wondering just how the masterful performers behind Corteo do it. Featuring 51 acrobats, musicians, singers and actors from across the globe, the theatrical masterpiece has become a fan favorite.
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Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir appoints Brian Miller as new Executive Director
The Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, under the direction of Founder and Artistic Director Robert Simpson, announces the appointment of Brian Miller to the new position of Executive Director of the renowned choral group. In his role as Executive Director, Miller will oversee day-to-day operations, including administration, marketing communications, development and finance, while Simpson will continue to manage the choir’s artistic endeavors.
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Why are all the ambulances and firetrucks there?
I couldn’t imagine exactly why the question made me ponder. My body had left from night one of Astroworld Festival, feet and legs tired from walking a mile from the festival grounds back to my car.
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How Paul Ryan is Getting Trump's Team Ready for Battles in Congress
It's hard to overstate how much is on House Speaker Paul Ryan's plate right now. He presides over a restive group of Republicans who deposed his predecessor. He's dealing with a new president who -- even on his best days -- refuses to stick to the script and has no trouble throwing party orthodoxy out the window. Many of the top staffers he has to work with in the new administration have no idea how Congress works.
