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Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about Steve Jobs, Walt Disney
Steve Jobs had another iconic business leader in mind as he contemplated turning over the reins of Apple Inc. to his successor, Tim Cook. When Apple's ailing chief executive and co-founder called Cook to his home to discuss the leadership transition that...
Tags: Tim Cook, Companies and Corporations, Pixar Animation, The Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs
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Political art: 'Presidential Campaign Posters' has election fever
Before the era of the 24-hour news cycle and weekly televised debates, the predominant and most creative outlet for presidential candidates to communicate their vision was the campaign poster. With "Presidential Campaign Posters" (Quirk Books), the...
Tags: Politics, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Library of Congress, Libraries
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H.H. Brookins dies at 86; pastor was influential black leader
The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and mentor to former Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse...Tags: Jimmy Carter, Local Elections, Obituaries, Maxine Waters, Jerry Brown
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L.A. Unified can apply for federal Race to the Top funds
For the first time, L.A. Unified and other individual school districts can apply for federal Race to the Top grants, bypassing California officials, including the governor, who had objected to the rules for receiving the education-reform incentives....
Tags: Politics, Academic Progress, U.S. Department of Education, Charity, Jerry Brown
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Sarajevo with tears: Another walk down Logavina Street
Jacket CopyBarbara Demick says that" real Sarajevans don’t like to talk about the war," but her book, "Logavina Street," follows the lives of a small community during the conflict. It has been re-released, with additional materials, commemorating the 20th... -
Flesh-eating bacteria hospitalizes another victim: New S.C. mom
The rare disease commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria has claimed another victim: a South Carolina woman who had just given birth to a healthy set of twins and who noticed an unusual spot on the back of her leg. Lana Kuykendall, 36, is a paramedic,...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Amputation, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Social Media, Health
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Autopsy: Mary R. Kennedy died of asphyxiation from hanging
Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. who had struggled with alcohol and drugs, died of asphyxiation due to hanging, it was announced Thursday. The body of the 52-year-old was found in a building at her home in Bedford, N.Y.,...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Bedford (Bronx, New York), Asphyxiation, John F. Kennedy, Health
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Disco balls of days gone by: Mourning the loss of Donna Summer
It's been decades since Donna Summer ruled the airwaves. But her loyal followers made clear Thursday morning that she was still the Queen of Disco. Summer, 63, died early Thursday morning, reportedly following a protracted battle with cancer. Her...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Barbra Streisand, Disco (genre), Twitter, Inc., Cancer
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in New York
Associated PressRobert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday. Attorney Kerry Lawrence, who had represented her in a drunken-driving case, said he didn't know the cause...Tags: Bedford (Bronx, New York), Allergies, John F. Kennedy
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Los Angeles Times to discontinue LA, its Sunday magazine
The Los Angeles Times said its Sunday magazine, facing tough challenges, will cease publication. LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine will print its final issue June 3, Kathy K. Thomson, president and chief operating officer, said in an email Tuesday to...Tags: Politics, Periodicals, Peru, Conde Nast Publications, Newspaper and Magazine
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C. David Heymann dies at 67; controversial bestselling biographer
C. David Heymann, a bestselling biographer whose titillating accounts of famous lives often were criticized as inaccurate or dishonest, including a book on heiress Barbara Hutton that was recalled because of factual disputes, has died. He was 67.
Heymann...Tags: Cornell University, Elizabeth Taylor, Book, Literature, Farrah Fawcett
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Nicholas Katzenbach dies at 90; attorney general under Johnson
WASHINGTON — Nicholas Katzenbach, the Kennedy administration lawyer who faced down Gov. George Wallace to enroll the first black students at the University of Alabama and who helped write the landmark civil rights and voting rights acts of the...Tags: Labor Markets, Lawyers, Regional Authority, Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Department of State
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