Jolie to be named UN goodwill ambassador next week
Angelina Jolie will join the United Nations as a goodwill ambassador with a ceremony at the UNHCR Geneva headquarters on Monday. Kris Janowski said the actress can help convey the message to youth, continuing a line of celebrity envoys since Danny Kaye.
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Springfield street renaming halted for Taj Mahal plaque
Springfield city officials rejected renaming Monroe Street to Taj Mahal Way after resident objections and mailing concerns. Taj Mahal, born Henry Fredericks, lived in Springfield for 23 years and won two Grammy awards.
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Paul Harvey Returns To Air After Illness
Paul Harvey returned to his Paul Harvey News and Comment program sounding hoarse but saying he feels good to be back. The 82 year old broadcaster had been off air since mid May recovering from a virus affecting a vocal cord after laryngitis was suspected. He spoke from Chicago where doctors had treated him earlier in the month.
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Paltrow weighs in on beauty in fat suit role Shallow Hat
Gwyneth Paltrow discusses lessons in beauty after wearing a fat suit for the Farrelly brothers film Shallow Hat in which she plays an obese woman. The movie co stars Jack Black and opens November 9.
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History Journal Highlights Dates From Long-Expired Conflicts
Timeline notes major events such as Richard II’s death at Bosworth Field in 1485 ending the Wars of the Roses, the 1846 US annexation of New Mexico, Theodore Roosevelt’s 1902 auto ride, Huey P. Newton’s 1989 death, and Gorbachev’s return to Moscow after the failed coup with a purge of opponents.
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Birthday salutes to Schwarzkopf Bradbury Harper Williams
Today's birthday list includes retired Gen. H Norman Schwarzkopf turning 67 author Ray Bradbury at 81 actress Valerie Harper at 61 actress Cindy Williams at 54 singer Tori Amos at 38 R and B musician James DeBarge at 38 and singer Howie Dorough of Backstreet Boys at 8.
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Kerouac’s imaginary baseball league joins New York archive
The New York Public Library acquired Kerouac’s literary and personal archives, revealing his childhood fantasy six team league with figures like Villa and Lou Gehrig. The archive includes diaries, letters, manuscripts, and a detailed real time style game using cards, marbles, and erasers.
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Teen car stereo craze may clash with city noise rules
Many teenagers have invested time and money in powerful car audio systems. The extreme decibel levels exceed normal limits and could violate the city noise ordinance, prompting concern over permissible sound levels and enforcement.
Bus Stop actress Kim Stanley dies at 76
SANTA FE AP Actress Kim Stanley famed for Broadway roles from Bus Stop to Pic nic and Traveling Lady has died at 76. She played Cherie in Bus Stop and earned Oscar nominations for Seance on a Wet Afternoon and Frances, with later TV Emmys for Ben Casey and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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OutKast and Nelly Lead Source Hip Hop Awards
OutKast won best group artist and best live performer of the year at the Source Hip Hop Music Awards in Miami. Nelly claimed best new artist and best album for Country Grammar. Eminem took video of the year for Stan while Ja Rule won single of the year for Put It On Me.
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