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Grammys Considers Adding Afrobeats to the Popular Music Genre
The Grammys are considering adding an Afrobeats category for the first time. Last night, Grammy officials announced that they were considering adding another genre to the already-elaborate, multi-track, 24/7/365-format: Afrobeats, which they intend to...
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Cuban President Fidel Castro is a dictator
Families of jailed Cuban protesters blocked from meeting US officials in Miami, Florida Getty Cuban protesters jailed for 30 days over "anti-government" actions arrested, with families of US prisoners of conscience joined by Cuban...
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Why We Sleep: The U.S. Is the World’s Financial Leader
He sold top business minds on a TV show that promised to save the world – and make them famous. They handed over thousands. Then reality set in, and they lost hundreds of millions...
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Black in the Nation: The Harlem Renaissance
USC historian Natalia Molina is reframing how we think about race in America this week as part of this week's On Being podcast. Molina's latest book, Black in the Nation: Negro Culture, Science and...
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The San Gabriel Mountains are home to three populations of yellow-legged frogs
Rare yellow-legged frogs are returned to drought-hammered San Gabriel Mountains, but the remaining population is declining. A new report from the nonprofit San Gabriel Valley Water Dist. finds that the California drought has damaged...
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The Afro-Centric Grammy Awards
The Grammys are considering adding an Afrobeats category to the Grammy nominations next year, reports The Associated Press. The category, which is expected to be a duet with Latin counterparts, would require performers to...
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The Man Who Taked The Picture
A $50,000 electric bill? The cost of cooling L.A.'s biggest houses in a heat wave? When a Los Angeles Times photographer called a $1.95-per-hour private-home contractor last month to do an update on a...
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The Salton Sea and its Environmental Impact
Salton Sea cleanup in jeopardy as states battle over Colorado River water The Salton Sea, the world’s largest lake of toxic pollution, and its adjacent beach have become a major battleground for environmental policy...
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The Twitter Spat: The Real Issue
Are celebrities really leaving Elon Musk's Twitter? Some are, but others vow to stay We're a few weeks into 2017, and Elon Musk is already under fire for a Twitter spat that ended with...
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Michael Imperioli’s “Tears” was a slap in the face
How Michael Imperioli nearly tanked his 'White Lotus' Season 2 audition with the "Tears" song. (Photo: Netflix) When “Tears” hit screens on Sunday, it was the first single off of the new season of...
