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Oscar Minority Winners

  In 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed for a second consecutive year to nominate any African-American actors in the major acting categories, prompting director…

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Key to Pronunciation Symbols

Key to Pronunciation Symbols u sofa (sO ´fu ), ite m (I ´tu m), easi ly (E ´zu lE ), canno n (kan´u n), circu s (sÛr´ku s) a a ct (akt), ba t (bat) A a pe (A p…

Entertainment Bios — D

Willem DafoeRoald DahlTimothy DaltonMatt DamonClaire DanesRodney DangerfieldJeff DanielsBlythe DannerTed DansonArthur C. DantoBobby DarinMarion DaviesBette DavisDonald DavisGeena DavisJudy…

September 2006

WorldIraqi Casualties Have Risen Sharply (Sept. 1): Pentagon report finds that since the new Iraqi government was established in May, civilian and security forces casualties have increased by 51%.…

The Oscars

By Alicia Potter Oscar was in big trouble. The year was 1952, and talk swirled on the backlots and in the boardrooms that the Academy Awards were on their last legs. The problem? Money. The…

House of Representatives, 113th Congress

Below is the composition of the 113th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2012 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…

Watergate affair

(Encyclopedia) Watergate affair, in U.S. history, series of scandals involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon; more specifically, the burglarizing of the Democratic party national…