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High school basketball team suspended for using N-word
Sentinel Sports Now - Orlando SentinelThe Buffalo News broke the story that a New York high school girls basketball team has been suspended for using a locker room chant involving a racial slur. School officials learned about the N-word chant after an African American teammate, Tyra Batts,... -
'Arrested Development' kicks critics in the teeth at its own peril
Television critics of the world unite: Let's start reviewing shows whenever the heck we get around to it. That's the model Netflix appears to be recommending with its decision to release 15 episodes of "Arrested Development" Sunday without making any...
Tags: Social Media, Netflix Inc., Arts and Culture, Hulu, Arrested Development (tv program)
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'I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs
It's almost a cliche. First, someone talking about blacks makes reference to fried chicken, watermelon, monkeys or dogs — or even uses the indefensible N-word. Then, along with the inevitable apology, comes the kicker: I'm not racist. The latest...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Arts and Culture, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Specialization
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Applications due for St. Francis program
The St. Francis Upward Bound Program is accepting applications form college-bound eighth-, ninth- and 10th-grade public school students in Cambria County. The program is designed to help students prepare for and pursue a college degree following high...Tags: Students, Education, Arts and Culture, School Examinations, Culture
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Singer gallery to celebrate repairs
By Rebecca Massie Lane Special to The Herald-Mail In 1949, Anna Brugh Singer traveled to Hagerstown to dedicate the addition of two wings to the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, including the Singer Memorial Gallery. She and her husband, William,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Arts, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Artists
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France secures support to limit scope of EU-U.S. trade talks
ReutersBRUSSELS/PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) - France has secured backing from other EU member states for the exclusion of the movie and television industries from a proposed free-trade pact between Europe and the United States that it fears could threaten European...Tags: Politics, David Cameron, European Union, Arts and Culture, France
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66 finalists named for lucrative Knight Arts Challenge grants
One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically. Over the course of five years, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Literature, Arts and Culture, Arts, Global Expansion
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Adrian Cheng: updating a Hong Kong family empire for a changing China
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker. Now, Adrian Cheng, 33-year-old scion of the world's largest jewellery retailer and one of Asia's leading property developers is gearing up for his latest challenge -...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Property, Banking, Realty, Cheng Yu-tung
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INTERVIEW-Adrian Cheng: updating a Hong Kong family empire for a changing China
ReutersBy Farah Master HONG KONG, May 14 (Reuters) - He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker. Now, Adrian Cheng, 33-year-old scion of the world's largest jewellery retailer and one of Asia's leading property developers is gearing up for his...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Property, Banking, Realty, Cheng Yu-tung
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CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note
A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Pat Quinn, Poetry, Hospitals and Clinics, Illinois Governor
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Documentary spotlights Chinese artists Wang Guangyi, Liu Gang
BEIJING -- One scene of the new documentary “Chimeras” shows the young Chinese artist Liu Gang wandering with his camera around a town in China that's been built to resemble an English village. Liu is in Thames Town, a development outside...
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In Hartford, A Call For 'Cultural Competence' In Schools
The Hartford CourantTiana Hercules lives with her husband and two young sons on Asylum Hill, one of the area's most diverse neighborhoods. But Hercules, a program director for the city, said she feels a certain "disconnect" in the schools. "I've noticed a lack of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Wethersfield, Family, Teachers
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