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ABOVE PHOTO: John Witherspoon  (Photo: shutterstock) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube’s father in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 77. Witherspoon’s manager Alex Goodman confirmed late Tuesday that Witherspoon died in Los Angeles. No cause of death was released. The actor had a prolific career, co-starring in three…

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ABOVE PHOTO: In this 1985 file photo, singer Prince performs in concert. The Revolution, the band that helped catapult Prince to international superstardom is reuniting in his memory. “Prince: The Beautiful Ones,” the memoir Prince started but didn’t finish before his 2016 death, will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/File) By Leanne Italie…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Ralph Peterson By Steve Bryant The fall concert season is in full swing, and November brings  concerts by two of the finest performers on the modern jazz scene. That makes these appearances special is that both performers are local guys made good. They hail from the Philadelphia or the Tri-State area. November 9,…

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Black Health Matters and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that they are expanding their partnership to educate at-risk communities about hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis by hosting a series of local events across the United States. hATTR amyloidosis is a rare, inherited, progressively debilitating, and often fatal disease that disproportionately impacts…

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By Ralph D. Russo ASSOCIATED PRESS The NCAA took a major step Tuesday toward allowing college athletes to cash in on their fame, voting to permit them to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness.” The nation’s largest governing body for college sports and its member schools now must figure out how…

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NNPA NEWSWIRE Being aware of your own psychological and emotional approach to money is the first step to developing healthy spending habits. Psychologists agree that these beliefs can start early. They may also come from other life experiences — whether you need to support a family, for example, or if you’ve had a negative history…

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BPT The leaves have changed, temperatures are dropping and pumpkin spice treats abound, which means winter is coming. Now is the time to winterize your home, which can mean up to a 10% savings on your energy bills, according to Energy Star. “Winter brings unpredictable weather and dropping temperatures, which can test the limits of…

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All signs: This week many people will encounter power struggles with others. This is because fiery Mars is at odds with big daddy Pluto. The best way to use this energy is to change the world around you to better suit your needs and desires. However, what is more likely, is that people will have…

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By Wendell Griffen and Lauri Umansky BNG Princeton Theological Seminary, the second-oldest institution of its kind in the United States, recently announced a plan to “repent” for its historical ties to slavery. In 2016 the seminary commissioned an audit of the institution’s historical embroilment in the slave economy. Ties ran deep, the study found, with…

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Winning “Chopped” is just the latest challenge Philadelphia-based Chef Kristol Bryant has met. By Denise Clay Anyone who is a fan of the Food Network show “Chopped” knows that the baskets the chefs competing on the show contain a whole lot of things that if you saw them on your grocer’s shelves, you’d walk right…

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