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Globe and Mail Don Cornelius, 'Soul Train' Creator, Is Dead at 75New York TimesDon Cornelius, the smooth-voiced television host who brought black music and culture into America's living rooms when he created the dance show “Soul Train,” was found dead at his home in Los Angeles early Wednesday in what appeared to be a suicide, [...]

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Tuskegee Airmen movie “Red Tails” a hard sell in Hollywood – msnbc.com Globe and Mail Tuskegee Airmen movie “Red Tails” a hard sell in Hollywoodmsnbc.comBy Amber Payne and Christina Caron More than two decades in the making, George Lucas' passion project “Red Tails” hit theaters today after a long search to find a distributor that [...]

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Teen calls for Girl Scout cookie boycott – Globe and Mail Globe and Mail Teen calls for Girl Scout cookie boycottGlobe and MailA California teen and ex-Girl Scout has set out to be one tough cookie. Identified in news reports only as Taylor, from Ventura County, Calif., the 14-year-old girl is calling for a US-wide [...]

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Globe and Mail US Supreme Court rejects Troy Davis' request for stayAtlanta Journal Constitution10:08 State Attorney Generals office notifies MacPhail's mother Anneliese they have received an email from the US Supreme Court to expect word in another 10 to 20 minutes. 10 pm The number of Davis supporters outside the prison has dwindled from …US [...]

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Globe and Mail Troy Davis executed in GeorgiaCBS NewsGeorgia executed Troy Davis on Wednesday night for the murder of an off-duty police officer, a crime he denied committing right to the end as supporters around the world mourned and declared that an innocent man was put to death. Defiant to the end, …Troy Davis put [...]

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Who won at the 2011 Emmy awards – San Francisco Chronicle blog Globe and Mail Who won at the 2011 Emmy awardsSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Here's a list of who took home trophies at Sunday's 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. — Actress, Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, “The [...]

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Globe and Mail Winners and losers: Clemson comes aliveYahoo! SportsThe defending national champions instead blew an early two-touchdown lead and scored just three points in the final 38 1/2 minutes of a 38-24 loss to Clemson . Clemson coach Dabo Swinney played wide receiver on Alabama's 1992 national championship team …Clemson upsets Auburn to end [...]

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Artest changes name to Metta World Peace – The Seattle Times Globe and Mail Artest changes name to Metta World PeaceThe Seattle TimesA court commissioner granted a request by Ron Artest to officially change his name to Metta World Peace on Friday, three weeks after the… No comments have been posted to this article. A [...]

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Globe and Mail New planet; deep space exploration: NASA bounces backWashington Post (blog)New planet; deep space exploration: is NASA bouncing back? By Melissa Bell An artist's impression of the newly-discovered planet Kepler 16b orbiting its twin suns, much like the planet Tatooine in the movie “Star Wars”. (Courtesy of Science AAAS) Two …Astronomers discover new [...]

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Globe and Mail We have World Peace: Ron Artest gets name changeLos Angeles TimesThe former Ron Artest's ballyhooed switch to Metta World Peace is approved during a brief court session. The Lakers star skips the hearing because of a 'jam-packed schedule' for 'Dancing With the Stars.' Lakers' Ron Artest changed his name to Metta …L.A. [...]

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