Ray Charles Outdoor Reno Show Braces Trains
Ray Charles will headline an outdoor concert at Harrah's Plaza in downtown Reno Nevada next to railroad tracks. Harrah's asks Union Pacific to stop trains during the 8 to 9 30 p m performance to prevent interruptions with railroad spokesman Mike Furtney vowing no traffic past Harrah's during the set.
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Historic milestones and major events across centuries
A digest lists notable years and events including the 1666 Great Fire of London disaster, the 1789 U S Treasury creation, Sherman’s 1864 Atlanta advance, Roosevelt’s 1901 policy speech, the 1930 first nonstop Europe U S flight, 1945 Japan’s surrender and Ho Chi Minh’s Vietnam declaration, Wallace’s 1963 Tuskegee standoff, Ho Chi Minh’s 1969 death, 1985 Titanic wreck discovery, 1991 Baltic independence, and 1998 Swissair Flight 111 crash.
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France
Hawking urges genetic engineering to keep humans ahead of AI
Stephen Hawking says humans must pursue genetic engineering to stay superior to electronic systems. In a Focus interview, he argues DNA complexity could improve people, though admitting the process would be long.
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Notable birthday list spans rock to cinema stars
Py We Jazzman Horace Silver is 73. Sam Gooden of The Impressions is 62. Jimmy Clanton 61. Rosalind Ashford of Martha & the Vandellas 58. Joe Simon 58. Mark Harmon 50. Jimmy Connors and Jerry Augustyniak of 10 000 Maniacs 43. Paul Deakin of The Mavericks 42. Keanu Reeves 37. Salma Hayek 33. Tony Thompson 26.
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Martha & the Vandellas
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Jimmy Connors
Jerry Augustyniak
Paul Deakin
the Mavericks
Keanu Reeves
Salma Hayek
Tony Thompson
Gena Norris Delivers Twins for Chuck Norris' Family
Gena Norris gave birth to twins a girl and a boy, Dakota Alan and Danilee Kelley, about a month premature Thursday. Chuck Norris, 61, and his wife welcomed their first children together since marrying in 1998 and both mother and babies are reported to be healthy with no complications.
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Dakota Alan
Danilee Kelley
Theron Delayed Arrival at Venice Film Festival
South African actress Karlite Theron arrived late to the Venice festival after missing her original flight. She joins Nicole Kidman and Helen Hunt as major celebrity guests with Hunt in Woody Allen's The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Theron out of competition. Kidman in Amenabar's The Others.
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Theron
Woody Allen
Queen Mother Misses Braemar Highland Games Appearance
The 101 year old Queen Mother Elizabeth missed Scotland's Braemar Gathering after doctors advised rest at Balmoral. She had been hospitalized for anemia last month.
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Lynne Cheney Corrects Pronunciation For Third Graders
Lynne Cheney told Pueblo Colorado students that the media mispronounces her husband Vice President Dick Cheney’s surname. She noted her own name is CHEE nee, not CHAY nee. Cheney has worked on textbook standards and teachers. She visited Bessemer, one of 95 Title schools aiding disadvantaged children.
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