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Clairo Languishes Over Domesticity - Past, Present And Future - In New Album 'Sling'

By editor • Jul 31, 2021

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Claire Cottrill, who performs as Clairo, started making music when she was a teen. Her song "Pretty Girl" has over 75 million views on YouTube. And Clairo is a true Gen Z indie pop phenomenon.

'Being Clem' Is The Final Book In Lesa Cline-Ransome's 'Finding Langston' Trilogy

By editor • Jul 31, 2021

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Chief Medical Officer Explains What Goes Into Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines At Work

By editor • Jul 31, 2021

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Senate Agrees To Infrastructure Package Deal

By editor • Jul 31, 2021

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Katie Ledecky Wins Gold For U.S. In 800-Meter Freestyle

By • Jul 31, 2021

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Opinion: New Jersey Renames Its Rest Stops As A Nation Rethinks Monuments

By • Jul 31, 2021

How do you honor historical figures?

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced this week the state will rename nine Garden State Parkway service areas after noted New Jerseyites: Judy Blume, Celia Cruz, Connie Chung, Larry Doby, James Gandolfini, Whitney Houston, Jon Bon Jovi, Toni Morrison, and, ladies and gentlemen, the Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra.

They join a few other Jerseyites already enshrined along the New Jersey Turnpike, including Alexander Hamilton, who was a rest stop in Secaucus before he was a Broadway musical.

Catholic University Lecturer Makes Huge 'Wizard Of Oz' Find

By editor • Jul 24, 2021

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JUDY GARLAND: (As Dorothy) But anyway, Toto, we're home - home. And this is my room. And you're all here. And I'm not going to leave here ever, ever again because I love you all.

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Sunny War Revisits Her Early Career In New Album

By • Jul 24, 2021

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* Sydney Ward got her in start music when she was a teen busking on the boardwalk of Venice Beach, Calif. Now she's on stage as Sunny War, a successful musician in her 30s who's celebrated for her guitar skills.

(SOUNDBITE OF SUNNY WAR'S "LIKE NINA")

Wives Of Opposition Leaders In Nicaragua Seek Help Internationally

By • Jul 24, 2021

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As An Army Chorus Member, He Didn't Carry A Weapon. His Job Was To Sing

By editor • Jul 24, 2021

Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. didn't enlist in the Army to be a soldier in combat — he was there to sing.

With the U.S. Army Chorus, Alvy performed for nine American presidents and at some of the country's most-decorated institutions. Alvy, now 65, retired in 2017 with a special distinction: the Army's oldest enlisted soldier.

He first joined the Army Chorus in 1983. But if not for his sister, Yvonne Powell, 71, he may have never pursued his career in the first place.

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