Over the past 60 years, trumpeter-vocalist Herb Alpert has scored 14 platinum albums, co-founded A&M Records (the home to Janet Jackson, the Police, and Peter Frampton) and become a major philanthropist; his foundation has donated millions to arts-education programs ranging from the Harlem School of Arts to UCLA. Alpert’s story …
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2020 Democrats: Who Should Drop Out Next? Who Should Stay in the Race?
For the Democratic presidential candidates who want to block Bernie Sanders’ path to the 2020 nomination, the field is too damn crowded. The best way to beat Sanders, at least so the theory goes, is to face him in a one-on-one matchup before he racks up an insurmountable delegate lead. …
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Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company that chartered the flight that crashed in January and killed the NBA legend, his daughter Gianna and seven others, the Los Angeles Times reports. The suit names Island Express Helicopters, Island Express Holding Corp. and …
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