By Anne Driscoll After a widely-criticized post-Katrina performance, the American Red Cross talks openly about mistakes, new procedures, and (most importantly) where your money goes.
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Here are some of the highlights from the R&B legend’s nearly 40 years in the music business. By Neil Gladstone Teddy Pendergrass Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images Teddy Pendergrass , the 59-year-old Philadelphia soul legend who died on January 13 from complications due to colon cancer surgery, may be best remembered for a few things: gravelly ballads delivered sweat-drenched and bare-chested, quiet-storm mainstays such as “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” and “Close the Door” and a 1982 accident in his Rolls Royce that left him paralyzed from the waist down. After that life-changing moment, he went through a gauntlet of surgeries and wrenched his way back to the recording studio (1984’s Love Language ) and the stage (notably a Live Aid in 1985 and later in a late-’90s production of “Your Arms Too Short to Box With God.”) But he had many other memorable moments
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R&B legend suffered a difficult recovery following colon cancer surgery. By Gil Kaufman One of the world’s great soul men, singer Teddy Pendergrass , died at age 59 on Wednesday after a long battle with colon cancer. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Pendergrass, who was paralyzed after a 1982 car accident, died in a Philly hospital eight months after undergoing colon cancer surgery and suffering through a difficult recovery.
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Teddy Pendergrass, Philadelphia Soul Singer, Dead At 59
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In the latest issue of Self , Jessica Alba speaks glowingly about her husband, her political affiliation, her pregnancy and her feelings on Nancy Pelosi. It’s a wide-ranging interview
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Teddy Pendergrass, a singer admired for his bravery in the face of paralysis, has passed away from colon cancer complications. He was 59. A R&B singer, Pendergrass was paralyzed in a 1982 car accident
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An amendment that would prevent the government from working with contractors who deny victims of sexual assault the right to bring their case in court has survived attempts to dull its impact and seems poised to become law. The Senate Committee on Appropriation passed, on Tuesday, a defense appropriations bill that included the “anti-rape” amendment introduced by Sen.
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Al Franken’s anti-rape amendment survives in Senate
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On Friday, one of Nevada's most important industries took a big step toward gender equality. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean men in leotards will now be serving cocktails on casino floors at 9 a.m., but it does mean that people who like to have sex with men will legally be able to purchase an opportunity to do so. Technically, male prostitution wasn't expressly prohibited before, but health codes required “that prostitutes must undergo 'cervical' testing for sexually transmitted diseases,” leaving those without a cervix out of a job
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Nevada legalizes male prostitution
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Where, exactly, are you supposed to start when the New York Times runs a Page One media piece on the word “douche”? Times media writer Edward Wyatt penned a soft, round filing that was about the word “douche.” It appeared on today’s front page
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The Gray Lady and Her Sad, Shared, Empty Bag of "Douche"
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Where, exactly, are you supposed to start when the New York Times runs a Page One media piece on the word “douche”?
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The Grey Lady and Her Sad, Shared, Empty Bag of "Douche"
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Experts weigh in on Brown, Rihanna’s recent comments about February assault. By Gil Kaufman Rihanna Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images Nine months after the assault that shocked their fans and peers and threw both of their lives into turmoil, Chris Brown and Rihanna have begun to speak out on the events of February 8.
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