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The campaign co-chair for Niagara West-Glanbrook Tory MPP-elect Sam Oosterhoff downplayed the impact social conservatives had in the recent byelection victory, but not the sizable youth support the teen candidate attracted. “We did have a lot of those people come out and volunteer,” said Tony Joosse, a political veteran and Grimsby resident. |
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In 1960, she moved with her family to Brooklyn, growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant; later, she would write a song for a Christmas album called “Ain’t No Chimneys in the Projects.” She sang gospel music in church and soaked up James Brown, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Stax and Motown from the radio. |
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BANGOR, Maine — is moving forward with its effort to provide the makings of a Thanksgiving meal to thousands of area families. What is changing, however, is that the Bangor-based social services organization won’t be hosting its traditional sit-down meal, Executive Director Bill Rae said Thursday. |
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I almost lost my job because of Brian Tamaki. Years ago, I used to host a radio show on Sunday morning. During the course of a conversation, I described Tamaki in a way he obviously took objection to. A few days later, my boss received a letter from Tamaki's lawyer. The leader of the Destiny Church wanted a public apology. |
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Sharon Jones, lead singer of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, has died. She was 60. Jones died after a "heroic battle against pancreatic cancer," reads a message on the band's website . "She was surrounded by her loved ones, including the Dap-Kings," her high-voltage backing band. |
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Republican President-elect Donald Trump's choices for leadership posts threaten national unity and promise to turn back the clock on progress for racial, religious and sexual minorities, civil rights leaders and others said Friday after his nomination of Alabama U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general. |
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But civil groups, among them the anti-Marcos August Twenty-One Movement, vowed to press their opposition via a massive protest that will be staged at still unannounced locations on November 25. Meanwhile, at least 2,000 supporters of the Marcos family visited the grave of the former president at the.... |
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It would be irresponsible to imply that the “fake news” phenomenon that skyrocketed on Facebook and other social media sites in the buildup to the Nov. 8 election actually swayed the outcome of the presidential race. Information on such an impact simply doesn’t exist. |
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YAZEED KAMALDIEN. Cape Town - Cape Town singer Jimmy Nevis is releasing new music independently as he is splitting with his record label. Nevis, who opens the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concert series tomorrow, said he wants to “do things differently and on a bigger scale”. “Being a musician is a business,” said the articulate 24-year-old. |
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For months, Rose Aller kept her support for Donald Trump a secret from colleagues at the Northern Virginia school where she works as a substitute teacher. “You’re judged for your beliefs,” she said. “Our media branded you a racist, a bigot, a homophobe if you were Republican.” So Aller stayed quiet. |
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Women participate in a GirlTrek event in Tarrytown, N.Y., in 2013. The group now claims 80,000 members nationwide. (T. Morgan Dixon)
Angela White was a new director of program faculty and admissions for the American Studies Program at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002. |
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