Lifestyle Stories from April 4, 2016 (Change date)
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Review: Reunion takes unexpected turn in 'Antlia Pneumatica'Apr 04, 2016 8:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Ghosts from our past are often in our minds, but thinking they walk among us is another story. Ann Washburn provides a realistic, disarming ghost tale, i...
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'For the Love of Wine' explores an ancient wine cultureApr 04, 2016 9:05 am - "For the Love of Wine: My Odyssey Through the World's Most Ancient Wine Culture" (Potomac Books), by Alice Feiring As children we learn to read starting with ABCs, yet m...
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Soul Train brand acquired by Viacom's BET NetworksApr 04, 2016 10:05 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Soul Train is on track for acquisition by BET Networks, the company announced Monday. Assets acquired include one of the largest libraries of African-Ame...
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Review: 2 sisters' secrets go viral in 'Keep Me Posted'Apr 04, 2016 10:05 am - "Keep Me Posted" (NAL), by Lisa Beazley Cassie and Sid are sisters, best friends, and desperate for more time together. While Cassie balances twin 3-year-olds, a cramped...
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Watchdog group calls TV ratings flawed, demands overhaulApr 04, 2016 8:05 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The TV content ratings system consistently fails to protect children from adult fare and must be overhauled, a watchdog group said Monday. The study b...
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James McBride pays tribute to the Godfather of SoulApr 04, 2016 10:05 am - "Kill 'Em and Leave" (Spiegel & Grau), by James McBride James McBride, best-selling author of "The Color of Water" and "The Good Lord Bird," has written a furious ode to...
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All-star benefit planned for funk pioneer Bernie WorrellApr 04, 2016 7:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bernie Worrell, funk's "Wizard of Woo," is amazed at the lineup of friends and admirers expected to turn out for his benefit concert: George Clinton and ...
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Review: Augusten Burroughs searches for love in new memoirApr 06, 2016 6:29 am - "Lust and Wonder" (St. Martin's Press), by Augusten Burroughs If you've read author Augusten Burroughs' other cynically funny memoirs, you might be surpr...
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New single by Phife Dawg to air Tuesday on Beats 1 RadioApr 06, 2016 6:07 am - NEW YORK - A new single by Phife Dawg, who died last month, is coming out Tuesday, with portions of the proceeds going to charity. The late hip-hop artist's wife, Deisha...
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Fever: Federal report says global warming making US sickApr 04, 2016 8:05 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Man-made global warming is making America sicker, and it's only going to get worse, according to a new federal government report. The 332-page report i...