Racing Returns to Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Racing returned to Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids with opening night featuring roaring engines, excited fans, and determined drivers. Images captured a colorful scene of people and machines at the southwest Cedar Rapids venue.
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Lopez shines on People en Espanol beauty issue cover
Angelina Jolie tops People magazine’s annual list while Jennifer Lopez graces the Spanish language version. Lopez, a Bronx native, says she embraces her Latina identity as Hispanics claim her as theirs. Also on the unranked list are Eva Longoria, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Jessica Alba and Daddy Yankee.
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Weaver urges women to study science at Syracuse ceremony
Sigourney Weaver urged more women to pursue science during Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex dedication. She criticized the educational system as failing students for decades and cited a need to make science more engaging for younger students and women.
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Snoop Dogg Bailed After Heathrow Fracas
Snoop Dogg was released on bail after a Heathrow Airport incident in which seven police officers were injured. Detained overnight, the 34-year-old rapper was driven away Thursday. His attorney Peter Binning said he was not charged.
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Kristen Bell on Veronica Mars and Fanboys road trip
Kristen Bell speaks with James Brady about Veronica Mars and her upcoming film Fanboys which follows Star Wars fans on a cross country journey.
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Birthdays for Carl Gardner Keith Baxter Otis Rush
Today marks birthdays for singer Carl Gardner of The Coasters bluesman Otis Rush actor Keith Baxter country singer Duane Allen of The Oak Ridge Boys actor Daniel Day-Lewis actress Michelle Pfeiffer actress Eve Plumb from The Brady Bunch singer Stephanie Bentley singer Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips actress Uma Thurman rapper Master P and comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
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Fisher blames ecstasy for 1992 shooting
Amy Fisher claims in an Entertainment Tonight interview that ecstasy fueled her actions when she shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco in 1992. The Long Island Lolita says the drug gave her strength and confidence and that she had no control over the incident.
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Notable Obituaries: Bill Kirschner and Strini Moodley
Bill Kirschner 87 of Seattle inventor of the first successful fiberglass ski and founder of K2 Corp died April 22 from pneumonia while recovering from surgery Strini Moodley 60 of Johannesburg founder of the Black Consciousness Movement died Thursday after a brief illness
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