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Mark Kass is the editor of The Business Journal and covers the business of sports. Stephanie Allewalt: The person you would most like to meet? “While it may sound cliché, I’d have to say Abraham Lincoln or Daniel Burnham.” Go-to person when you need help
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Houston died the previous Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif. , on the eve of the Grammys at the age of 48. She is to be buried Sunday next to her father, John Houston, in nearby Westfield, N.J. Her death marked the end of a life of stunning achievement. Bl
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Houston died last Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif. , on the eve of the Grammys at the age of 48. Her death marked the end of a life that was marked by stunning achievements: Blessed with a voice of great power and beauty, Houston became one of pop music'
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Through the prism of a stately red brick Newark church on Saturday, celebrities stood with plain folk as united spirits soared and collective tears fell while they – and the world – said good-bye to Whitney Houston. The highly anticipated and thoroughly
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US promoter, David Gest, talks about the funeral in New Jersey of his friend Whitney Houston, known as The Voice. Mourners at the service also included Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey and her Bodyguard co-star Kevin Costner. David Gest praised Whitney's sing
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But a lot has changed in the past 50 years. The black student, James Meredith, is alive and well, living in a Mississippi where, if the past has not been forgotten, a brighter future beckons. Pockets of deep poverty and unemployment are balanced by vibra
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STAMFORD, Conn. He checks the pronunciation of a name or two, tries to get straight which man is claiming a childhood te
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Oprah Winfrey woke up on Sunday with Whitney Houston's "home going celebration" still fresh on her mind and it got her thinking about ways to recognize our most beloved stars before they're gone. In a video posted to YouTube today, Oprah confessed that s
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Mark Twain was one of the keenest minds ever to put pen to paper. He was also an utter bust at managing his money. Twain poured a fortune into technological innovations that didn't work. His publishing house went broke printing books the public didn't bu
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While Mariah Carey and Oprah Winfrey attended Whitney Houston ‘s funeral yesterday , they did their best to blend in with the crowd. With her hair scraped back into a unfussy ponytail, wearing a modest black dress and sunglasses, Carey attended with X-Fa
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It can't be easy making Sean "Diddy" Combs cry, but Oscar-nominated documentary film "Undefeated" did -- four times. "I cried like a baby in my house," the rap mogul, fashion impresario, actor and show business entrepreneur told R
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GABY Roslin on why she’d invite Bradley Cooper to dinner, and why working at Harrods was not an experience to treasure Who would attend your fantasy dinner party? Oprah Winfrey, the Obamas, Julie Walters, Miranda Hart, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Desm
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Whitney Houston was found dead in her Beverly Hills Hilton hotel bathtub on February
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston’s funeral came down to just one moment: The sound of her own voice. As th
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Actor Kevin Costner, who picked Whitney Houston for the 1992 movie, The Bodyguard, spoke at her funeral in Newark, New Jersey, saying she was the only one who could have filled her role. (Feb. 18) Go inside the funeral service of one of the influential a
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The coffin holding the remains of singer Whitney Houston is carried to a hearse after funeral services at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. , Saturday. Houston died last Saturday at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. , at the age 4
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Visiting dog trainer Brian Kilcommons, who is in Adelaide for a series of dog training workshops, has a word with Fleabag yesterday. Picture: Dean Martin Source: The Advertiser WE expect too little from our pets, celebrity dog trainer Brian Kilcommons sa
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Singer Whitney Houston will be laid to rest this morning in a private burial service in Westfield N.J.'s Fairview Cemetery. She will be buried next to her father, John Russell Houston, who died in 2003. The burial follows a nearly four-hour "home going"
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Whitney's family wanted to call it a 'home going service' and not a funeral, and that's what it was - A day to remember all the great things the legendary Whitney Houston achieved, and all the people's hearts she touched during her 48 years of life. Held
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NEWARK, N.J. The best voices of a generation all paid tribute to her. But in the end, the most powerful voice at Whitney Houstons funeral was her own. The first notes of I Will Always Love You, at the end of a 3 ˝-hour remembrance of the pop superstar,
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Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is an American television host, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century and beyond, the greatest black... Full Article
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Fans of entertainment host Oprah Winfrey cheer before her arrival at the annual Literature Festival in Jaipur, capital of India's desert state of Rajasthan, January 22, 2012. Amid raucous cheers from thousands of admirers, television superstar Oprah Winfrey praised the contrast of calm...
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U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey dressed in a traditional Indian sari, right, is welcomed by Maharani Padma Devi at the City Palace in Jaipur, India, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Winfrey attends the Literature Festival on Sunday. (AP Photo) INDIA OUT.
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U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey gestures to the media as she leaves the Taj Mahal during a visit in Agra, India, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
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US talk show host Oprah Winfrey poses as she arrives at the Taj Mahal on January 19, 2012 in Agra. Winfrey is on her first visit to the country to film an episode of her new talk show, 'Oprah’s Next Chapter', and is expected to attend a literary festival in Jaipur city.
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U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey, right, shares a lighter moment with a police personnel while on a visit at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
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U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey, center, walks with an Indian guide while on a visit at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
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US talk show host Oprah Winfrey (centre L) e walks with Australian author Gregory Roberts through a lane in Mumbai on January 17, 2012. Winfrey is on her first visit to the country to film an episode of her new talk show, 'Oprah’s Next Chapter', and is expected to attend a literary...
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Talk show host Oprah Winfrey (in green) and Graca Macel (L), wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, arrive to join high school students during the school's first graduation ceremony at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls at Henley-on-Klip, outside Johannesburg...
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MEYERTON, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 14: Oprah Winfrey and Principal Anne Van Zyl attend a press conference at the inaugural graduation of the class of 2011 at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls on January 14, 2012 in Henley on Klip, South Africa.
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Oprah Winfrey, right, leads Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel to a photo opportunity with graduates following the first graduation ceremony at Oprah Winfrey's leadership academy for girls in Henley on Klip, South Africa, Saturday Jan. 14, 2012. Winfrey said the first students to...
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