Chan leads dragon dance on Great Wall during Lantern Festival
Jackie Chan led 10,000 youths in a dragon dance atop the Great Wall marking Lantern Festival. The event showcased youth from China and regions, promoting nationalism and unity as part of a Youth League initiative. Chan helped launch a conservation education fund tied to growth impacts on China’s environment.
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Queen Rania Plants Tree For Green Jordan Drive
Queen Rania joined a UNICEF campaign Saturday near Amman to plant trees as part of a push to plant over a million trees across Jordan. The effort aims to foster environmental stewardship among children and communities nationwide.
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Amman
Jordan
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University cancels Carrot Top show over clean act concerns
The University of Findlay in Findlay Ohio canceled Carrot Top's appearance citing vulgar language worries and to meet prime time standards. Dean of students David Emsweller noted the school's strong Church of God affiliation.
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Santana lawyers target Skybar and Zamora Foundation
Attorneys for Carlos Santana issued cease and desist letters to the Mondrian hotel Skybar on Sunset Strip and the Pedro Zamora Foundation in West Hollywood CA for using his name to promote a post Grammy fundraiser without permission.
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Sunset Strip
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Pedro Zamora
West Hollywood
Calif
Peace Prize laureate appeals for Peltier clemency
Rigoberta Menchu said her human rights foundation seeks the release of American Indian activist Leonard Peltier from federal prison. Peltier, 55, has served 24 years of two life terms for the killings of two FBI agents, and Menchu spoke Friday in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Kansas City
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Trader Jon's founder Martin Weissman dies in Pensacola
Martin Weissman known as Trader Jon died Friday at Sacred Heart Hospital after a 1997 stroke. The Pensacola saloon, opened in 1953, was a veteran aviator favorite and a hangout for Navy sailors, astronauts and celebrities. Weissman was an honorary Blue Angels flight leader and famed for his welcoming smile and mismatched socks.
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Key West
NAACP keeps boycott over South Carolina flag atop Capitol
NAACP leaders reaffirm the boycott of South Carolina over the Confederate flag, with Kweisi Mfume saying the flag represents dignity and promising continued pressure as they plan a Tallahassee march to oppose Gov. Jeb Bush admissions and contract policies. The group aims to mobilize 20,000 for future actions and vows to persist until the flag comes down.
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