American jazz singer and songwriter who sang "Strange Fruit," "Easy Living," and "Lady Sings the Blues." She received numerous awards, including being inducted into the Grammy Award Hall of Fame.
Before Fame She went to New York City, where she and her mother both ended up in prostitution and were later sent to prison.
Trivia After her release from prison at age fourteen, she began singing under the stagename Billie Holiday.
Harry Styles Latest News and Updates
EntertainmentHere's Where to Buy Harry Styles' "Golden" Necklace Everyone's Talking AboutThe pop star dropped a new music video, and while the music is good, everyone wants to know where to get Harry Styles' "Golden" necklace.
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Police Service Commission To Dismiss 37 Ex-SARS Operatives, Prosecute 24 Others
37 former members of the disbanded Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) are set to dismissed from the Force by the Police Service Commission (PSC).
24 other former SARS operatives have also been penciled down for prosecution over various acts of professional misconduct.
This development was confirmed in a statement by the spokesman of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani on Friday.
This follows the submission of a report to the PSC Chairman, Musiliu Smith, in Abuja on Friday by the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu.
Protests going unnoticed | YouGov
Sometimes no change at all can be as interesting as dramatic movements and that is certainly the case when we look at brands that have been targeted by UK Uncut over the past five months.
The protest movement has attempted to shame brands that it claims have dodged UK taxes. A series of actions began on 27th October last year when Vodafone’s Oxford Street store was closed by protesters. Similar shut-downs have occurred across the country since then, and following The March for the Alternative on Saturday 26th March, a number of stores including Topshop and Boots on Oxford Street, were closed, while Fortnum and Mason was occupied.
Ruto's lawyer demands KSh2trillion from Britain
- Two communities from Kericho County are demanding KSh2trillion from Britain for historical injustices during Kenya's colonisation period
- The two tribes include Kipsigis and Talai communities and are being represented by Deputy President William Ruto's lawyer, Karim Khan
- Khan was the lead lawyer for Ruto during his much-publicised case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague, Netherlands
Two communities from Kenya have sought the legal services of deputy president lawyer Karim Khan to demand KSh2trillion from the British government over historical injustices committed during colonisation period in Kenya.
Sexes: TLC for DWMs and SWFs
Classified love ads are a booming business At a few dollars or so per line, they are the natural outlet of the discreet, the sincere and the sensitive, all seeking kindred spirits for meaningful relationships. Classified love ads, once relegated primarily to nonmainstream papers like New York City’s Village Voice and the sex magazines, are now blossoming almost everywhere. In the ad columns of at least 100 magazines and newspapers, even in dailies like the Chicago Tribune, armies of hopeful DWMs and SWFS seek mergers as POSSLQs (translation: divorced white males and single white females wish to unite as persons of the opposite sex sharing living quarters).
Should Wild Animals Become Pets to Ward Off Extinction?
In February 2009, Australia’s Environment Minister Peter Garrett made a depressing announcement. The Christmas Island pipistrelle bat — an inch-long winged creature no heavier than five grams — was about to go extinct. Articles about its imminent demise were accompanied by photos of the bat’s minuscule body, barely big enough to embrace the full diameter of a human finger. In February, there were estimated to be just 20 bats left. One was seen fluttering around the island in August, but there have been no sightings since.
Spielbergs 3-D Cartoon Adventure: Its Tintinastic!
Paramount Pictures Tintin (Jamie Bell) in "The Adventures of Tintin"
Steven Spielberg, fantast supreme, always felt manacled by movie reality. Simple live action cramped his dreamy style; the cool, superkid things he envisioned demanded techniques beyond Hollywood naturalism. From the beginning — starting with Duel, which aired on TV 40 years ago last month, then Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. — he placed ordinary people in nightmare or dream worlds that echoed comic books or cartoons.
Tiger Woods - Age, Family, Bio
Champion golfer who won over 100 Tour events and became the youngest player to complete the PGA Career Grand Slam. He has won 15 majors, including 5 Masters Tournaments.
Before Fame He started playing golf before the age of two under the tutelage of his father Earl Woods, who was one of Kansas State University's first African-American college baseball players.
Trivia He was named after Col. Vuong Dang Phong, who was a friend of his father and was also called Tiger.