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'Homeless-to-Harvard' woman enthralls graduates
The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.Let's face it. Try as they might, graduation speakers do not always hold the attention of their audiences -- especially if they go on and on and on. Liz Murray, who lived on the streets of New York for several years but earned a psychology degree from...Tags: Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice, Johns Hopkins University, Colleges and Universities, Biology
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Cannes 2013: Oscar Isaac sings fresh tune in 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
CANNES, France — The British reporter at the press conference had a question for Oscar Isaac--the same question on a lot of reporters’ minds. “Where have you come from?” It was a logical query for Isaac after seeing him in the...
Tags: Entertainment, Ethan Coen, Les Miserables (movie), Oscar Isaac, Music Industry
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New UCLA basketball Coach Steve Alford's honeymoon was very short
UCLA and Steve Alford. A basketball program of unmatched pedigree led by a former prodigy who became a national champion and Olympic gold medalist before making a steady climb up the coaching ladder. On paper, a harmonic convergence. How they came...
Tags: Missouri State Bears, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Crime, Law and Justice, Sexual Assault, National Basketball Association
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Mitchell keeps faith in basketball skills
St. Louis Post-DispatchAs it turned out, Tony Mitchell's college detour didn't cause irreparable harm to his future. The former Mizzou recruit, who never was able to gain entrance, is projected as a first-round pick in next month's NBA draft and said after his workout at...Tags: B.J. Young, North Texas Mean Green, National Collegiate Athletic Association, LeBron James, Phil Pressey
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5A state track roundup: Capital shot-putter wins, records fall
The Idaho StatesmanIt came down to one final throw, and Capital's Kayla Stephens wasn't worried. On more than one occasion this season, the senior shot-putter has saved her best throw for last. Stephens maintained that tradition Friday at Eagle High, catapulting the...Tags: Track and Field, Dwayne Johnson
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Top enlisted personnel named at Colorado Springs Armed Forces Week luncheon
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Three local troops were recognized Friday as the 2013 Outstanding Enlisted Military Representatives at the annual Armed Forces Week Luncheon at The Broadmoor. Senior Airman Gordon T. Burton, Air Force Staff Sgt. Donald W. Wheat III and Navy Senior Chief...Tags: Human Interest, North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Army, Behavioral Conditions, Family
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Voice of the People, May. 18
Mental-health medicines This is in response to "Psychologists seek prescription power; Health professionals split over contentious bill now up to House" (News, May 12) and "Rx: Slow down; Psychologists and mental health medicines" (Editorial, May 13)....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Chicago Hotels, Symptoms, Tour Operations Industry, Psychiatrists
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Napravnik reflects on early days at Pimlico as she prepares for Preakness ride
Sitting in front of a microphone Friday morning, Rosie Napravnik fielded questions about her first race at Pimlico Race Course while donning a hat from her new sponsor, Snickers Bites. For the 25-year-old jockey, it was a fitting juxtaposition, as she's...
Tags: Breeders' Cup, Michael Phelps, Rosie Napravnik, Equestrian, Preakness Stakes
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Class of 2013 Is a Whole New Ballgame
As the class of 2013 dispenses with college, reflects on commencement oratory and embraces quests beyond the campus cocoon, the rest of us would do well to consider their context and our choice. This is a class rooted in the last century (born in 1991),...Tags: Career and Workplace, Teach for America, Employment Opportunities, Employment, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Topless Beatrice Arthur painting part of record $495-million auction
Did it come with a card attached that says, "Thank you for being a friend"? A 1991 painting depicting a topless Bea Arthur that was created by artist John Currin has sold at an auction Wednesday for $1.9 million. The sale was part of a larger Christie's...Tags: Eli Broad, Arts, Gerhard Richter, Jackson Pollock, Painting
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Basquiat work sells in NY for record $48.8M; Lichtenstein, Pollock also fetch top prices
NEW YORK (AP) — A Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL' BAH'-skee-aht) painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York. Christie's says "Dustheads" sold for $48.8 million on...Tags: Jackson Pollock, Auction Service, Arts and Culture
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Actress Gina Lollobrigida's Diamonds Fetch $4.9 Million At Auction
(Reuters) - Diamond jewelry belonging to Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for more than 4.74 million Swiss francs ($4.9 million) on Tuesday in Geneva and set a record for pearl earrings, auctioneer Sotheby's said. Lollobrigida, a leading sex symbol...
Tags: Medical Research, Auction Service, Italy, Celebrities, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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