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Remembering Michael Jackson: Fans Hold Vigil at Musician's Childhood Home
In honor of what would have been Michael Jackson's 54th birthday, numerous fans and the Jackson family held a vigil outside his childhood home in Gary, Ind. Daughter Paris Jackson tweeted a photo of the crowd and wrote, "you guys are amazing!!!"...
Tags: Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson
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Stars and Family Celebrate Whitney Houston
On any other day, this would have just been a who's who of R&B, soul, pop and gospel luminaries.
But the impressive number of stars gathered Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., were paying tribute and saying their goodbyes to Whitney...Tags: Clive Davis, Marvin Winans, Religion and Belief, Tyler Perry, Bobby Brown
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Whitney Houston Tribute at the Grammys
With Whitney Houston's sudden death Saturday, tonight's 54th Annual Grammy Awards will not only coronate a new star, but say farewell to a legend.
As previously reported, Jennifer Hudson will take part in a "respectful musical tribute" to the late...Tags: Entertainment Events, Chris Brown, Awards and Prizes, CBS Corp., Steve Jobs
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George Zimmerman trial: Jurors share concerns, and opinions, on Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD — Seminole County residents poured into the criminal courthouse last week as potential jurors for the trial of George Zimmerman. By the dozens, most were sent back home. The first week of jury selection focused on pretrial publicity:...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Alzheimer's Disease, Shootings, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Trials
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George Zimmerman trial: 23 jurors questioned this week asked to return Tuesday
Attorneys in the George Zimmerman trial have spent the week questioning potential jurors about their knowledge of the high-profile shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and today 23 of those people were asked to return next week. These jurors...
Tags: Radio Industry, Alzheimer's Disease, Racism, Trials, Health and Medical Professionals
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George Zimmerman trial: Day 5 of jury selection in Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD - At 9:30 a.m. Friday, 23 people who survived Round 1 of jury selection this week in the George Zimmerman murder trial caught a break: they were free to leave until Tuesday. And just before 5 p.m., Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson called in another...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Racism, Trials, Health and Medical Professionals, NPR
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Prosecutors want staggered terms for Jacksons
Chicago Tribune reporterNote: This story ran on June 8, 2013, in the Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON -- Casting Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, as well-paid public officials who stole large amounts of campaign cash out of "greed and entitlement," prosecutors Friday urged...Tags: Prosecution, Jesse Jackson, Jr., U.S. Congress, Michael Jackson, Sandi Jackson
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George Zimmerman trial: Day 2 of jury selection for Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD — For now, they are nameless people, potential jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial whose identities are protected by court order. But if they're chosen, that will change once the trial ends. On Day 2 of jury selection Tuesday, that...
Tags: NPR, Radio, Media Industry, George Zimmerman, Al Sharpton
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Letters to the Editor: Seminole schools, Trayvon Martin, The Villages
Fix Seminole schools I read with amazement the Sentinel article on the need for Seminole County schools to fix its facilities problems using the recently passed millage increase ("Seminole schools chief urges fixes using tax hike, but board skeptical,"...
Tags: Sports, Same-Sex Marriage, Golf, Separation of Church and State, Internal Revenue Service
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Pocos protestan frente a la corte mientras interrogan jurados
Especial para El SentinelEl juicio contra George Zimmerman continuó este martes en un juzgado de Sanford con las entrevistas a los integrantes de otro grupo de 100 de los 500 potenciales jurados, todos residentes del condado de Seminole, que aunque en su mayoría han confesado...Tags: NPR, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Sanford
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Letters ask for leniency in Jackson sentencing
As former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, await sentencing in the looting of about $750,000 from his campaign fund, the defense has filed a thick stack of letters of support from prominent figures, including passionate pleas from the ex-...
Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Jesse Jackson, Jr., U.S. Congress, Sandi Jackson
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South Side street renamed for Massachusetts governor
Tribune reporterMassachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick was honored on the South Side this afternoon with the unveiling of a city street named in his honor. The 5300 block of South Wabash Avenue was adorned with honorary street signs bearing his name. Patrick was greeted by...Tags: Deval Patrick, Pat Quinn, Politics, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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