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With Baltimore Club and charity work, DJ AngelBaby helps city get pumped
In July 2008, Angel Carpenter, better known as DJ AngelBaby, fulfilled her lifelong dream of earning an on-air position at 92Q, the city's hip-hop radio station. On one of her first days at the job, Carpenter spotted the source of her inspiration —...
Tags: Howard University, Entertainment, Music, Social Issues, Human Interest
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Coming to terms with terror
Commenting on the horrific explosions in Boston, President Obama insisted Tuesday that "the American people refuse to be terrorized." Brave words, but also accurate ones. In the years since 9/11, residents of this country have acquiesced in an array of...
Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Barack Obama, Sports, Timothy McVeigh
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On screens, familiar images of terror flash
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Marathon explosions and their aftermath were captured in chilling images that ran as relentless tape loops of terror online and on TV networks Monday, a sickeningly familiar routine in an age of violence designed for...
Tags: George Stephanopoulos, Scott Pelley, Entertainment, Massachusetts General Hospital, The Associated Press
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Man sees race, indifference in experience with Baltimore police
I don't know how to answer Michael Hanchard's questions, but I understand why he asks them: "If we were a middle-aged white couple, rather than a black couple, and if the group of people who surrounded us were black or Latino, rather than white, would the...
Tags: Prosecution, Johns Hopkins University, Health and Safety at School, Roland Park, Jones Falls Expressway
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Trice: Musical tells transgender woman's story of learning happiness
Honey West will tell you that for the first four years of her life, she was "unedited." Her parents allowed her to play with her sister's dolls, and she was so eager to wear her sister's tutu that she would pull it off the laundry line and put it on...
Tags: Theater, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Music, Social Issues
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Cowboys Stadium to play host to first championship game in new format
Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will play host to the first championship game in the new College Football Playoff. "The stadium itself was the biggest determiner," Bowl Championship Series Executive Director Bill Hancock said after the...Tags: College Football, Rose Bowl Game, Football, Sports, Bowl Championship Series
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Power conferences in college football gain even more strength
College football commissioners were going to end their three-day unity conference in Pasadena with a round of "Kumbaya" at the hotel's valet carport. That was before the consulting firm that dreamed up "College Football Playoff" suggested something more...
Tags: Mountain West Conference, College Football, Cotton Bowl Classic, Southeastern Conference, Big East Conference
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Divorce court weds power and privacy
J.F.'s marriage was crumbling in 2010, but he didn't want that public. J.F. is a well-known Chicago politician, and when he and his wife ended up in divorce court, he asked that their names be kept secret to avoid a “media frenzy.” Despite...
Tags: Divorce, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Illinois Supreme Court, Interior Policy
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Two 'Idols,' one goal: a long career in music
Life has gone on for Kris Allen and Lee DeWyze — the 2009 and 2010 winners of Fox's "American Idol," respectively — since they parted ways with RCA Records. Allen, who famously beat out runner-up Adam Lambert, will become a father in July....
Tags: Science and Technology, Entertainment, Music, American Idol (tv program), Lee DeWyze
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FSU has three more former players sign as NFL undrafted free agents
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State's busy NFL Draft weekend continued Sunday when three more former Seminoles signed deals as undrafted free agents. Fullback Lonnie Pryor, receiver Rodney Smith and defensive tackle Anthony McCloud were not selected...
Tags: NFL Draft, Jacksonville Jaguars, National Football League, Football, NFL Scouting Combine
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Chris Thompson, Brandon Jenkins headline FSU's record 11 picks in NFL Draft
Florida State set a record in NFL Draft selections Saturday evening when 11 former Seminoles were claimed by professional franchises. Six of them went during the final day of the three-day event, helping best the school's previous draft record of 10 ...
Tags: Alfred Morris, Christian Ponder, Lorenzo Booker, Nigel Bradham, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Owner of Earl of Old Town folk club dies
Tribune reporterEarl J.J. Pionke, whose storied Earl of Old Town club on the North Side helped launch the careers of folk singer-songwriters for decades, died Friday, April 26. He was 80. The club closed more than 30 years ago after a decades-long run as one of the...Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment, Music, John Prine, Pancreatic Cancer
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 16, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 13, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Apr 29, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 25, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Apr 25, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 17, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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