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Christmas Songs: “Oh, Tannenbaum,” José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, from “The Three Tenors Christmas” 1999

• December 20, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Austria, Celebrities/Royals, Cultural History, European History, Health, Italy, Love, Music, Spain, The Three Tenors, Women
Tags: California, Carreras, Christmas, Christmas Tree, Domingo, José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, O Christmas Tree, O Tannenbaum, Placido Domingo, The Nineties, Three Tenors, Three Tenors Christmas, United States, Washington National Opera

The Ancestors Take Home Jazz Saxophonist and Flautist James Moody, 85

• December 11, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Ba'hais, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Differently-Abled, Education, European History, France, Health, Italy, James Moody, Love, Music, People of Color, Race, Religion, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, World War II
Tags: Aretha Franklin, Be-Bop, Be-Bop Jazz, Bill Cosby, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Jefferson, Flautist, Flute, Funeral Services, George Wein, James Moody, James Moody Jazz Scholarship for Newark Youth Fund, Jazz, King Pleasure, Lou Watters, Moody's Mood for Love, Pancreatic Cancer, Quincy Jones, San Diego, San Diego CA, San Diego County, San Diego Union-Tribune, Saxophone, Saxophonist, The Grammys, The Visionary Project, Van Morrison, Wynton Marsalis

Actress Pam Grier Has a New Memoir, and Is On the Book Tour Trail

• April 23, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Acting, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, Italy, Love, Memoir, Native Americans/First Nations, Pam Grier, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Philippines, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Foxy Brown", "Foxy: My Life in Three Acts", "Jackie Brown", "L.A. Times Festival of Books", "The Arena", African American Women, African Americans, Blaxsploitation Films, Denver CO, Frederico Fellini, Italy, John Lennon, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Lew Alcindor, Living Legends, Los Angeles CA, Native American Ancestry, Pam Grier, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Pryor, Roger Corman, Sexy, Single Black Women, The Eighties, The Seventies, Womanly

The Pope Linked to Pedophile Cleric in Germany

• March 13, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Crime, Education, Germany, Italy, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Vatican City
Tags: "H", "The Times", Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, Authoritarian, Authoritarianism, Baptists, Child Abuse, Children, Collaboration, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Curling, Embezzlement, Excommunication, Faith, Gohonzon, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, Nichiren Shoshu, Nikken Abe, Oral Sex, Orthodoxy, Pedophilia, Pope Benedict XVI, Reform, Roman Catholicism, Saha World, Simon Bar Sinister, Soka Gakkai, Soka Gakkai International, The Holy Office, The Inquisition, The Pope, The Spiritual Church of New Orleans, The Vatican, Vocations, Yehoshua ben Yosef

“Vogue Italia” Now Has Three Spinoff Websites: “Vogue Curvy,” “Vogue Black,” and “Vogue Talents”

• March 3, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Italy, Race, Women
Tags: "Afrobella, "American Vogue", "Folio", "Italian Vogue", "Vogue Curvy", "Vogue Italia", "Vogue Talents", "Young Fat and Fabulous", African American Women, African Americans, Blacks, Chandra Johnson-Greene, Fashion, Fashion Magazines, Fashion Websites, Full-Figured Women, Grace Jones, Naomi Campbell, New Talents, Self Image, Toccara Jones

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The Day Ahead, March 2: 'Crazy Stupid Love,' Pundamonium March 2, 2015
Your daily guide to what's happening in and around Madison.
Let's Eat: Echo Tap's cheap happy hour apps keep customers coming back March 2, 2015
A Madison institution for over 70 years, the Echo Tap has a wide array of appetizers for half off during happy hour.
Quick Question: Should the state end the 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases? March 2, 2015
Here’s how six citizens answered this week’s question posed by Capital Times freelancer Kevin Murphy.
Dave Kastberg: It's shocking to be compared to terrorists March 2, 2015
Dear Editor: I marched around the Capitol Square with several thousand Wisconsin citizens in 2011 to exercise my constitutional right to assemble and my right to free speech. We did not kidnap…
Morning briefing: Behind Scott Walker's claim of doing what he says, a record of dropping bombshells March 2, 2015
Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
Paul Fanlund: Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln and the politics of 2015 March 2, 2015
Two books — viewed through the prism of current events — crystallize the stunning contrast between Scott Walker and Barack Obama.
Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: Another awful Scott Walker idea: privatizing Family Care March 2, 2015
Under Scott Walker's budget, a program serving frail elderly and disabled people could be turned over to a for-profit insurance company with no legislative oversight.
Scott Walker on amnesty as part of immigration reform: 'My view has changed' March 2, 2015
"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace grilled the governor on a change in positions since a 2013 interview.

The Chicago Tribune

Small-town watchdogs search for misconduct, misspending March 2, 2015
They are the muckrakers of the farm fields, bloodhounds for small-town waste and corruption, self-appointed guardians of taxpayer money who comb through the books of municipal governments all across Illinois in search of misconduct and misspending.
Woman delivers baby girl in car off of I-290 March 2, 2015
A woman gave birth to a baby girl in a car just off the Eisenhower Expressway early Monday morning.
String of residential burglaries hit North, West sides March 2, 2015
Police are alerting residents to a string of residential burglaries that happened in February on the North and West sides.
LAPD fatal shooting of man caught on tape March 2, 2015
Authorities said Sunday night that Los Angeles police fatally shot a man on skid row during a struggle over an officer's weapons.
CTA to double speed of some downtown buses that crawl at 3 mph March 2, 2015
A long-awaited project designed to more than double the 3-mph average speed of CTA buses traveling across the middle of downtown will be called Loop Link, and construction of bus-only lanes and rapid transit-style boarding stations is set to begin in two weeks, city officials were set to...
Salacious rumors about Patrick Sharp are nobody's business March 2, 2015
By Saturday night, Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp decided enough was enough.
2 men hurt in shootings on Far South, Northwest sides March 2, 2015
Two men were injured in separate shootings on the Far South Side and Northwest Side Sunday afternoon and evening, police said.
In Benjamin Netanyahu's coming speech to Congress, a message for Israel March 2, 2015
The setting will be a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, but Benjamin Netanyahu's most crucial audience may be the one back home: the Israeli electorate.

The New York Times

White House and Netanyahu Are Set to Make Dueling Cases in Washington March 2, 2015
A day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, the verbal sparring over an American deal with Iran is likely to continue.
Op-Ed Contributor: In King v. Burwell, the Plaintiffs Misread Obamacare March 2, 2015
The court can’t ignore the harsh consequences of gutting Obamacare.
Op-Ed Contributor: A Life Without Papers March 2, 2015
I was so close to a break from the constant fear of deportation.
After 7 Months in Jail, U.S. Journalist in Iran Is Allowed to Hire Lawyer March 2, 2015
The obstruction of Jason Rezaian’s right to counsel has been one of many questions shrouding the Washington Post reporter’s prosecution on undisclosed charges.
Los Angeles Police Kill Man in Confrontation Caught on Video March 2, 2015
The fatal shooting occurred Sunday in a homeless encampment downtown, where officers had gone in response to a robbery report.
Most Doctors Give In to Requests by Parents to Alter Vaccine Schedules March 2, 2015
A majority of pediatricians acquiesce to parents who wish to delay vaccinating their children, a new survey has found.
Wells Fargo Puts a Ceiling on Subprime Auto Loans March 2, 2015
Fearing increased risk and slipping standards, Wells Fargo will keep new subprime car loans to no more than 10 percent of its total auto loans.
Psychiatric Drug Overuse Is Cited by Federal Study March 2, 2015
Investigators are recommending that Medicare officials take immediate action to reduce unnecessary prescriptions to older Americans with dementia.

The San Jose Mercury News

Late-winter storms spread across areas of California, Southwest March 2, 2015
LOS ANGELES -- Parts of California were getting a welcome dose of rain and snow from a storm system moving through the state, while late-winter weather dumped snow elsewhere in the Southwest.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: 'I don't believe in amnesty' March 1, 2015
Gov. Scott Walker once envisioned a world where the 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally could embark on a path to citizenship.
Utility crew digs up rare Native American pendant in Ohio March 1, 2015
A rare Native American pendant dating to the fifth century has been discovered by a crew doing utility work in southwest Ohio.
Political Blotter: Former state GOP chairman explores Senate bid February 27, 2015
Former state Republican chairman Tom Del Becarro, of Lafayette, opened a 2016 U.S. Senate exploratory committee; also, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina releases her first presidential campaign video.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Kentucky middle school teacher, 26, admits raping 13-year-old 'boyfriend' March 2, 2015
Jessica Boyers, 26, accepted a plea agreement last week in Jefferson Circuit Court.
4th Marine Division has new sergeant major in Algiers March 2, 2015
Sgt. Maj. Daniel Fliegel served four tours in Iraq in addition to the Persian Gulf War.
Motorcyclist injured in Monday morning Metairie crash March 2, 2015
Authorities on are the scene of a crash on Causeway Boulevard in Metairie that injured a motorcyclist Monday morning. The crash occurred about 7:15 a.m. on Causeway Boulevard between 44th and 43rd streets. An unidentified vehicle turned in front of the motorcyclist,...
Celebrate different personalities: The Home Front March 2, 2015
Remember to set your clock forward March 8.
China Moves dance show set, Confucianism and education lectures planned in New Orleans March 2, 2015
The Japan Society of New Orleans and Charitable Film Network will present a free film screening of "My Neighbor Totoro," a Japanese animated fantasy directed by Hayao Miyazaki, March 16 at 7 p.m., at Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans.
Ebola survivor Nina Pham to sue Dallas hospital where she was nurse, contracted disease March 2, 2015
Pham alleged the hospital's lack of training and proper equipment and violations of her privacy made her "a symbol of corporate neglect."
'Burnouts' outside a Slidell bar prompt police chase, K-9 capture March 2, 2015
A Lacombe man who Slidell police officers said was doing "burnouts" with his truck outside an Olde Towne bar at closing time led police on a chase before he crashed the vehicle, made a run for it and was tracked...
Oldies But Goodies news in Norco, Promapalooza set at Destrehan High March 2, 2015
Destrehan High will host its annual after prom party, Promapalooza, March 29 for juniors and seniors and their dates at the school.

The Guardian, UK

Iraqi army and militia begin assault on Isis strongholds north of Baghdad March 2, 2015
Shia-backed military operation is biggest in province since Sunni Islamist radicals seized swaths of northern Iraq last yearIraq’s armed forces, backed by Shia militia, have begun a fresh campaign to wrest control and “liberate” Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, now a stronghold of Islamic State, the country’s prime minister has said.The long-promised bat […]
'The best employee we ever had': Mohammed Emwazi's former boss in Kuwait March 2, 2015
Kuwaiti-born Londoner identified as Isis killer was ‘calm and decent’ as a stellar 21-year-old salesman but disappeared in April 2010 after returning to UKMohammed Emwazi, the Briton identified as an Islamic State executioner, was once a star salesman for a Kuwaiti IT company, the Guardian has learned, in fresh revelations about the journey from normality to […]
Kerry and Lavrov hold 'frank discussions' over Ukraine ceasefire March 2, 2015
US secretary of state expected to have used meeting in Geneva to warn Russian counterpart of further sanctions against Russia if ceasefire fails to holdThe US secretary of state, John Kerry, and the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, have met in Switzerland to try to shore-up a shaky two-week old ceasefire in Ukraine.Kerry said Monday’s talks in Geneva […]
Boris Nemtsov murder: chief witness 'prevented' from leaving Russia March 2, 2015
Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya, who was with opposition politician when he was shot dead, complains of being kept under guard in Moscow The chief witness to the murder of Russian protest leader Boris Nemtsov, a Ukrainian model who was with him when he was shot dead, has complained of being kept under guard in Moscow.Anna Duritskaya, 23, said she had given a […]
Boris Nemtsov: tens of thousands march in memory of murdered politician March 1, 2015
Mood of quiet dismay as crowds mourn Vladimir Putin’s adversary who was gunned down near the Kremlin on FridayThey came with placards and plaintive cries of “shame” – a vast column of mourners snaking through central Moscow to commemorate the latest Russian opposition figure to meet a wretched fate. But as tens of thousands trudged through the bone-chilling […]
Phenomenal success for new film that criticises China's environmental policy March 2, 2015
Under The Dome notches up 100m views for Chai Jing, who tells of her concerns about the effect of country’s filthy air on her childIt has been compared to Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s seminal work that shaped US environmental policy. Chai Jing, a former Chinese state television reporter, has produced a widely seen video documentary weaving her personal con […]
Bangladesh authorities arrest man over atheist blogger's murder March 2, 2015
Police say Islamist blogger Farabi Shafiur Rahman is the prime suspect in the death of US man Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death with a machete in Dhaka Bangladeshi authorities have arrested a radical Islamist over the murder last week of an atheist US blogger, accusing him of being behind earlier death threats on social media.A spokesman for the police’s e […]
Netanyahu arrives in US to oppose Iran nuclear deal March 1, 2015
More than 30 Democrats threaten to boycott Israeli prime minister’s planned speech in CongressIsrael and the US are bracing this week for the most strained moment in relations since Barack Obama came to power, after the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, arrived in Washington on Sunday night to urge Congress to oppose a nuclear deal with Iran.As he […]

The BBC

Iraq moves against IS in Tikrit March 2, 2015
Iraq launches a military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit from Islamic State.
Kerry: US 'hope' for Ukraine truce March 2, 2015
US Secretary of State John Kerry says the US hopes the Ukraine ceasefire deal will be implemented within "hours".
US police shoot homeless man dead March 2, 2015
A video captures the moment three US police officers shoot dead a homeless man during a scuffle in the Skid Row area of central Los Angeles.
Police question Nemtsov girlfriend March 2, 2015
Russian police are still questioning the Ukrainian girlfriend of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was with him when he was shot dead in Moscow.
Al-Qaeda in Yemen frees Saudi envoy March 2, 2015
A Saudi diplomat held hostage in Yemen for almost three years by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been released, officials say.
Bangladesh arrest over writer murder March 2, 2015
Police in Bangladesh arrest a radical Islamist for alleged involvement in the hacking to death of atheist writer Avijit Roy.
S Sudan 'acts on boys' abductions' March 2, 2015
South Sudan's army says it has summoned for questioning a militia leader accused of abducting hundreds of boys from school.
Namibia president wins $5m award March 2, 2015
Outgoing Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba wins the world's most valuable individual award, the Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership.

The Independent, UK

US teen Michelle Carter faces manslaughter charge for 'encouraging friend to suicide by text' March 2, 2015
An American teenager has been charged with manslaughter for allegedly encouraging a friend to kill himself.
US woman sends man in Africa she has never met almost £1 million because they are 'in love' March 2, 2015
An American woman who has sent a man in Africa who she has never met almost £1 million says she is “95 per cent certain” that their relationship is not a scam.
Rare Western Lowland gorilla born in Chicago zoo March 2, 2015
A rare Western Lowland gorilla has been born in a US zoo - and she’s already attracting fans.
Oregon school apologises for making late six-year-old eat lunch behind a screen March 2, 2015
A school in the US has been forced to apologise and promise it won’t do it again after its method for punishing late children was exposed via social media.
Video: SUV flips five times in terrifying car crash but all four passengers survive March 2, 2015
A dashcam has recorded the unbelievable moment a SUV flipped five times in a horrific crash off a US highway with all four passengers emerging alive.
Isis wages war Twitter: Militants threaten to behead employees for deleting accounts March 2, 2015
Isis supporters have called on jihadists around the world to murder Twitter employees because of the social network’s crackdown on extremist accounts.
Google Plus might be dead, as ‘Streams’ and ‘Photos’ take its place March 2, 2015
Google is splitting its social network apart, breaking it into “Photos” and “Streams” and leaving the fate of the often mocked Google+ service hanging in the balance.
Video captures moment US officers shoot dead homeless man in broad daylight March 2, 2015
A shocking video has emerged of the moment five US police officers shot dead a homeless man on the streets of Los Angeles.

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