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Rap Music Gave Me a Second Chance at Life – Rolling Stone

HIP-HOP WAS BORN in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout this year. I try to be deliberate about describing it as a “car crash” and resist writing “accident,” because I’m not so sure. I didn’t think I was suicidal, at least not while sober. I was in Detroit preparing for an academic conference the first time I watched the video for Ab-Soul’s “Do Better.” For my panel on Black Study...
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The Diplomat: Fans hail new Keri Russell drama on Netflix as 'modern day West Wing'

Sign up for our FREE IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up for our free IndyArts newsletter Deborah Kahn’s new play diplomatic arrived on Netflix on Thursday (April 20) and fans are already comparing West Wing, Kahn began his career as a writer and producer on the acclaimed political drama, generally regarded as one of the greatest TV shows of all time, and is also known for his work on Homeland. Her new series follows Keri Russell, the US ambassador to the UK who is...
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3 charged with murder in Sweet 16 party shooting in Alabama

Dadeville, Ala. — Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless homicide in connection with the shooting death of four youths at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama, investigators announced Wednesday. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency announced that Tuskegee residents Tyrese “Ty Rick” McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, of Auburn — and Wilson Lamar Hill Jr., 20 — have been charged with four counts of reckless homicide. Tallapoosa County District Attorney Mike Segrest said the two teens will be tried as adults,...
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Manhattan DA and House Republicans settle dispute over Trump investigation

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg agreed Friday to allow a former prosecutor from his office to testify in the House GOP investigation of the DA’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Bragg and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, filed a joint motion Friday that paves the way for Mark Pomerantz to sit for a deposition next month. A spokesman for the House panel said in a statement The deposition was scheduled for May 12 after Bragg’s office withdrew its appeal. Bragg last week sought to block elements of the...
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New discovery by Madeleine McCann focuses on reservoir in Portugal

Arade Dam, Portugal – Police updated on Tuesday Search for Madeleine McCann, the British girl who went missing in Portugal in 2007, was discovered by authorities digging and scraping the surface of land next to a dam not far from where she went missing. About 20 officers with tools such as rakes and spades spread out in a line and began digging and raking mud close to the Arade dam, about 30 miles from Praia da Luz in southern Portugal, where the 3-year-old girl was . Last seen alive 16...
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Biden and McCarthy will meet as the debt ceiling expires

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Monday afternoon to discuss the way forward to avert a potential crisis. credit limit The breach failed to produce a deal, but both sides agreed that the talks were “productive”. “We don’t have an agreement yet, but I think the discussions were productive in areas where we have differences,” McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters after leaving the Oval Office. It was better than any other night involved in our discussions.” A White House official said disagreements remained, but echoed the...
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I find relationships very difficult. How can I let people in? , relationships

Dilemma I am a 44 year old unmarried woman, working in a pensionable job which I would rather not work in. I have my own house. I had a problem with drug abuse in the past, but I was helped to overcome that and have been clean and sober for over four years. But my addiction history is part of my personal identity Meaning very few people know about it. Since getting sober I’ve let go of friends I used to know for various reasons. I don’t have the patience...
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Oklahoma favors universal schooling: It 'shouldn't just be for the rich or those who can afford it'

Oklahoma became the 7th state on Thursday to implement universal school choice. Gov. Kevin Stitt signed private and homeschool tax credits that would make school choice universally available to all families. “School choice shouldn’t be just for the rich or those who can afford it,” Stitt said. Now it’s available to every single family in the state of Oklahoma.” States Pass Universal School Choice Amid Parent’s Rights Movement American Federation for Children Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis told Fox News Digital that Gov. Stitt is an “education freedom fighter.” “Public school...
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Arsenal v Southampton: Premier League – Live | Premier League

show only major events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature “You have made the fan of Ram happy David Hopkins says, referring to the 2-1 win over Arsenal just before they were crowned champions in 1989. “As a footnote, Derby actually did a double on the Gunners that season. I was behind the goal when Phil Gee won with a proper screamer.” That Phil Gee Target is a Belter. It’s on my (very) long list of goals if I ever tackle a sports history website. It’s a huge blow...
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Elon Musk Says He's 'Personally' Paying Some Celebs To Keep Verified

This time it’s real. Several high-profile Twitter users are losing the blue checks that help verify their identities and separate them from pretenders on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. After several false starts, Twitter on Thursday started making good on its promise to remove blue checks from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee to keep them. Twitter had about 300,000 verified users under its original blue-check system – many of them journalists, athletes and public figures. The checks — which meant the account was verified by Twitter based...
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