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“Bittersweet.” That’s how Kyla McMullen describes what it feels like to be the first African-American woman at the University of Michigan to graduate with a doctorate in computer science. “I don’t think there’s anything special about me,” says McMullen, with a modest laugh. She explains that while it is gratifying to be recognized as a …
Arthur Delaney arthur@huffingtonpost.com The number of Americans unemployed for 99 weeks or longer has averaged just shy of 2 million for the past two years, but their ranks may have begun to dwindle. In December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics counted just 1.5 million “99ers,” the smallest number in any month since 2010. The …
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The Huffington Post | By Kia Makarechi Hollywood’s awards race just got serious. Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announced Oscar nominations for the 2013 Academy Awards on Thursday morning, adding a bit of levity to what will surely be taken quite seriously come Feb. 24, when MacFarlane hosts the actual awards broadcast. In pre-announcement buzz, …
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The Huffington Post | By Madeline Boardman Quvenzhané Wallis just made history. With the announcement of the nominees for the 85th annual Academy Awards this morning, the Louisiana-born Wallis, just 9 years old, is now the youngest ever nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Wallis, who was just 5 when she auditioned for …
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The Huffington Post | By Meredith Bennett-Smith If the Washington Redskins ever want to return to the city of D.C., the team will need to seriously consider changing its name. That was the message sent by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, following a press conference Wednesday. Gray said that the team, which lost to the Seattle …
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Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rightshas taken another step toward construction. Although the center broke ground last summer, major construction on the downtown site had to wait until the permitting process was completed. Now, the stage is set for work to begin. Contractor Holder Construction Company recently filed for land development permits at 100 …
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Robert Griffin III should be healthy at the start of the 2013 NFL season, according to Dr. James Andrews, who performed surgery to repair torn ligaments in the right knee of the dynamic Washington Redskins rookie quarterback. Andrews, the foremost authority on reconstructive surgery, fixed Griffin’s torn lateral collateral ligament and performed a “re-do” of …
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In a strong signal that the Obama administration is serious about instituting new gun control measures, Vice President Joe Biden said today that the president would be using executive action — in addition to pushing legislation in Congress —to make it harder for individuals to commit mass murders with firearms. Sitting beside Attorney General …
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Scientific illustrator Danny Quirk was just trying to make his girlfriend a Halloween costume when he stumbled upon viral gold. His stunning anatomical reproductions, made of Sharpie and latex, quickly gained an Internet following, prompting Quirk to draw on his own hand “as a means of self promoting in public,” the illustrator wrote in an …
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The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson Nicki Minaj is on a roll–straight down the road to dressing normal, that is. The 30-year-old rapper stepped out Tuesday night wearing a figure-hugging and considerably tame black lace dress for the Fox TCA Winter All Star party in California. The ensemble was finished off with a chunky …
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The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson Wowzas! The internet is abuzz with the image of a nearly naked Beyonce covering what could be GQ’s February issue. She’s a bit more covered up than Rihanna’s racy cover for the glossy, but that’s not saying much considering the image that’s been circulating. On the potential cover, …
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Jon Stewart devoted his entire show to the subject of gun control on Tuesday, including discussing the subject with retired General Stanley McChrystal. But it was his two-part opener that was less satire and more impassioned plea for reasonable discussion and ideas that cut right to the heart of the matter. In a particularly eye-opening …
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Flanked by more than 100 construction workers, philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa celebrated the placement today of the final steel beams in the framing of The Broad museum on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. At the topping out ceremony, Broad and Villaraigosa thanked the workers …
On Jan. 7, 1955, Philadelphia-born singer Marian Anderson broke barriers when she became the first Black person to perform at the New York Metropolitan Opera as a regular company member. She played the role of Ulrica in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Un Ballo in Maschera (The Masked Ball). Despite Anderson’s talents early on in her career, her ascent to success …
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When a $1 million stolen Matisse painting is recovered after 26 years missing, we’d say that is cause for celebration. The work in question, Henri Matisse’s 1920 painting, “Le Jardin,” was stolen from Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm during an early morning robbery on May 11, 1987. The bold burglar reportedly smashed into the …
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