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Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American woman, was fatally shot in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment on March 13, 2020. At least seven police officers forced entry into the apartment as part of an investigation into drug dealing operations. Videos Explanation Interview
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Dune is a 1965 science fiction book by American author Frank Herbert that was first published as two independent serials in Analog magazine. It shared the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1966 with Roger Zelazny’s This Immortal, and it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. It is the first episode in the
Brian Keith Kelly (born October 25, 1961) is a football coach in the United States who is presently the head coach at Louisiana State University (LSU). Kelly formerly coached at Grand Valley State University (1991–2003), Central Michigan University (2004–2006), the University of Cincinnati (2006–2009), and the University of Notre Dame (2010–2021). In 2002 and 2003,
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Julia Fox is an Italian-American actor, artist, model, and filmmaker who was born on February 2, 1990. She is most recognized as an actor for her breakthrough performance in the 2019 film Uncut Gems, for which she received a nomination for the Breakthrough Actor Award at the 2019 Gotham Awards. Vogue has referred to her
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Roku is a hardware digital media player brand owned by the American firm Roku, Inc. They provide access to many web services’ streaming media content. In May 2008, the first Roku model, designed in partnership with Netflix, was released. Roku devices have been seen as significant in the digital media player industry, having contributed to
The Flexner Report is a book-length landmark report of medical education in the United States and Canada, written by Abraham Flexner and published in 1910 under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation. Many aspects of the present-day American medical profession stem from the Flexner Report and its aftermath. The Report called on American medical schools
Iron Butterfly is an American rock band, formed in San Diego, California in 1966, among band members who used to be “arch enemies.” They are best known for the 1968 hit “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal music. Although their heyday was the
James Island is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It is located in the central and southern parts of James Island. James Island is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area. Here at James Island on November 14, 1782, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Colonel of the Continental Army,
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (doing business as SpaceX) is an American aerospace manufacturer, space transportation services and communications corporation headquartered in Hawthorne, California. SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars. SpaceX manufactures the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles,
An Indian reservation is an area of land tenure governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, rather than by the government of the state in which it is located. The 326 Indian reservations in the United States are associated with specific Native American nations, often on
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