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ReutersHas Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, "I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel." And while the rapper's got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels),...Tags: Disney Channel (tv network), Artists, Albert Hall, Sally Field, American Idol (tv program)
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Ex-Kleiner partner wants day in court in discrimination lawsuit
ReutersBy Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO, June 19 (Reuters) - A high profile sex discrimination lawsuit in Silicon Valley should be taken private via arbitration, lawyers for venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers argued on Wednesday, but the...Tags: Trials, Electronic Arts Inc., Litigation, Lawyers, Arbitration
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Serena Williams apologizes for 'what I supposedly said' about rape
Serena Williams has issued an apology for insensitive comments attributed to her in Rolling Stone magazine -- even though she also suggests she never made them. Williams is featured in an article posted Tuesday on the magazine's website. Toward the...Tags: Serena Williams, NBA Finals, Wimbledon Championships, Rolling Stone, Venus Williams
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Abolitionist Frederick Douglass celebrated with Capitol statue
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Frederick Douglass, prominent abolitionist, writer and orator, now towers over a podium in the U.S. Capitol, a speech curled passionately in his hand. Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner and several key members of Congress sat...Tags: Arts and Culture, Martin Luther King Jr., Harry Reid, Sculpture, Newspaper and Magazine
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Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast. House Republicans flexed their cultural and...
Tags: Abortion, Jim Gerlach, John Fleming, Civil Rights, Sociology
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Republicans, choice and pain
Two-thirds of American voters support Roe v. Wade. Women overwhelmingly favored Barack Obama over Mitt Romney, the Republican who wanted to de-fund Planned Parenthood and overturn Roe. Public approval of Congress is at or near its lowest level ever...
Tags: Abortion, Justice System, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Family Planning
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Williams issues apology for rape comments
ReutersTennis star Serena Williams apologized Wednesday on her website for comments she made in a magazine interview about a rape case in Steubenville, Ohio, that made national headlines. "What happened in Steubenville was a real shock for me," the world's No....Tags: Serena Williams, Steubenville Rape Case, Newspaper and Magazine, Wimbledon Championships, Rolling Stone
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Best bets for the week
Rummage and Resale Extravaganza Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster St., Skokie, presents the Rummage and Resale Extravaganza, featuring gently used items for sale: small appliances, household goods, clothing, baby clothes/gear, accessories, DVDs,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Macy's, Farms, Music, Ruby Keeler
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You might be standing on history right now
Some 15 years ago, Andrew Carroll heard the story: During the Civil War, Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, saved the life of Lincoln's son Robert at a New Jersey train station. Intrigued, Carroll started digging. He not only...
Tags: Al Capone, Penicillin (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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93-5 'KHY Rock Report
Headlines for Wednesday, June 19, 2013
RAY MANZAREK: Last Recordings Out Today
Less than a month after his death comes a new album from Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Twisted Tales is Manzarek's third album with slide guitar player Roy Rogers came...Tags: Vocal Music (genre), Blink-182 (music group), Cage the Elephant (music group), Amy Grant, Transportation Accidents
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An author interviews his mom before it's too late
I recently moderated a panel discussion on the kind of storytelling that informs us about history and ultimately ourselves. It occurred to me that this is the time of year when families get together for reunions, and it's a terrific opportunity to...
Tags: Separation Anxiety, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Alzheimer's Disease
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Freedom: The unfolding revolution
"Why are there no libertarian countries?" In a much-discussed essay for Salon magazine, Michael Lind asks: "If libertarians are correct in claiming that they understand how best to organize a modern society, how is it that not a single country in the...Tags: Adam Smith, Politics, Political Systems, Sweden
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