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Camilla Williams dies at 92; opera singer broke racial barriers
Camilla Williams, believed to be the first African American woman to appear with a major U.S. opera company, has died. She was 92.
Williams died Sunday at her home in Bloomington, Ind., according to her attorney, Eric Slotegraaf. She died of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Concerts, Opera (genre), Entertainment, Nobel Prize Awards
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That bad attitude? Blame the birth month
If you don't believe in horoscopes, you're in step with science. But that's not the same as saying the season of your birth cannot affect your fate. Hundreds of studies, published in peer-reviewed journals, have suggested that the month a person is born...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Human Body, Physical Conditions, Physical Conditions, Human Body
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Judy Wright dies at 72; 'Ms. Claremont' wrote two books about city
After moving west from Illinois in 1972, Judy Wright turned into a civic leader and amateur historian whose active role in her community earned her a telling nickname: "Ms. Claremont."
She arrived as a "faculty wife" whose husband taught economics at...Tags: Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, New Year's Day, Brigham Young University , University of Chicago
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PASSINGS: Sidney W. Benson
Sidney W. Benson Former USC chemistry professor Sidney W. Benson, 93, a chemistry professor who was scientific co-director of USC's Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, died Dec. 30 at his home in Brentwood of complications from a stroke, the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Awards and Prizes, Science, Nobel Prize Awards, University of Maryland, College Park
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PASSINGS: Fred Milano, William Polk Carey, Mike Colalillo
Fred Milano
Doo-wop singer with Dion and the Belmonts
Fred Milano, 72, a singer who made rock 'n' roll history on doo-wop hits with Dion and the Belmonts in the 1950s, died Sunday, three weeks after his lung cancer was diagnosed, said Warren Gradus, who...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Awards and Prizes, Finance, Massapequa, University of Maryland, College Park
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James Franco signs publishing deal with Amazon
Tribune NewspapersJames Franco, the actor-writer-producer-graduate student, has signed a publishing deal with Amazon's fledgling publishing house, the Observer reports. It will be Franco's first novel, tentatively titled "Actors Anonymous," and said to be loosely based on...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Book, Academy Awards
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PASSINGS: Julia Sampson Hayward, James Rizzi, Bob O'Rourke
Julia Sampson Hayward
Champion tennis player in 1950s
Julia Sampson Hayward, 77, a champion tennis player who won the women's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the 1953 Australian Open, died Tuesday at her home in Newport Beach of complications from a...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Human Body, Boston, Aneurysm, Arts
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Herbert Nipson dies at 95; helped broaden Ebony magazine's audience
When Herbert Nipson joined Ebony magazine's editorial staff in 1949, the publication, founded just four years earlier in Chicago, had a target readership of urban African Americans, and its stories reflected that sensibility. But as the civil rights...Tags: Journalism, University of Iowa, U.S. Army, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities
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Dutch scientist accused of falsifying data
Social psychologist Diederik Stapel made a name for himself by pushing his field into new territory. His research papers appeared to demonstrate that exposure to litter and graffiti makes people more likely to commit small crimes and that being in a messy...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Religion and Belief, Science, Health and Medical Professionals
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UC system, UCLA professor charged in lab fire that killed staffer [Updated]
L.A. NOWFelony charges have been filed against the University of California and a UCLA chemistry professor in connection with a laboratory fire that killed a staff research assistant three years ago.... -
College degree is still worth the (very considerable) cost
Money & CompanyWith college costs soaring and new graduates struggling to land jobs, is higher education still worth the money? Yes, according to an analysis by one recent college graduate who has studied the issue carefully. Sarah Millar, who is now gainfully......
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