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Many local organizations will stage public events, most of them free, to mark Black History Month. Here is a sampling of local events. Check with schools, libraries and other organizations for more.
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Move over, “M*A*S*H” finale. You’ve finally been surpassed.
According to Nielsen ratings estimates published in Hollywood trade publications, Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV – in which the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 – now holds the record for viewership. The event was watched by 106.5 million viewers, slightly more than the famed 1983 “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” conclusion to “M*A*S*H,” which was watched by 105.97
In this classic clip, Basheer discusses the Law of Attraction (Part 1). Look for Part 2 on Friday, February 12.
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An almost-nude model caresses a pumpkin. Two dudes find love over potato chips. Mickey Rooney does the unthinkable. Watch these and other ads that never made it to game day.
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We all the know the best part of the Super Bowl is the commercials! Here’s a list of some of the top ads of all time!
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The evolution of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. may be shaped in large part by how well it can live down — and learn from — its past.
Reynolds received another clear example of that reality last week when the Food and Drug Administration requested research on the company’s three innovative dissolvable smokeless products — Camel Orbs, Camel Sticks and Camel Strips — and others being considered.
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More than 2 feet of snow piled up at the nation’s capital as a blizzard pounded mid-Atlantic states Saturday, cutting power to hundreds of thousands in the region in what the president referred to as “Snowmaggedon.”
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Should ticket-generating cameras be used for traffic enforcement? That question may be put before Cleveland and Garfield Heights voters this fall.
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Volunteers are taking to the streets of Miami, Florida, this weekend to provide alternatives for teenage girls working the streets as prostitutes on Super Bowl weekend.
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Low cloud ceilings forced NASA to scrub Sunday’s launch of space shuttle Endeavour to the international space station.
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Can’t remember which football teams you’ve played for? Forget who you defeated in that boxing ring? Dementia pugilistica may be to blame.
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