That was the case in March when Mr. Rodham attended the celebration of Wynn Beauty & Health in Santa Monica, which included a performance from an “American Idol” contestant. In addition to appearing in the promotional video, Mr. Rodham posed for at least a dozen photos.
Tony Rodham’s Ties Invite Scrutiny for Hillary and Bill Clinton - NYTimes.com
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... connections with his sister and his brother-in-law, former President Bill Clinton, to further a business career that has seen more failures than successes. The connections to the Clintons have given Mr. Rodham, a self-described “facilitator,” a unique appeal and a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to mine for gold in Haiti.
Tony Rodham’s Ties Invite Scrutiny for Hillary and Bill Clinton - NYTimes.com
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Police said Hoffman was performing a wrestling maneuver that is done by The Undertaker known as “The Last Ride” at his Jersey Shore apartment Tuesday. Hoffman had intended for the boy to land on the bed. In the move, the wrestler gets the opponent on his shoulders then throws him to the ground.
Toddler killed after man performed WWE move on him | Fox News
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Awful. There is only one emoji for this and that is the grimace emoji
This is “The Last Ride” fyi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2K2pJjkZXo#t=25s
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...nicures. They rarely spoke more than a few words to Ms. Ren, who, like most manicurists, wore a fake name chosen by a supervisor on a tag pinned to her chest. She was “Sherry.” She worked in silence, sloughing off calluses from customers’ feet or clipping dead skin from around their fingernail beds.
The Price of Nice Nails - NYTimes.com
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But largely overlooked is the rampant exploitation of those who toil in the industry. The New York Times interviewed more than 150 nail salon workers and owners, in four languages, and found that a vast majority of workers are paid below minimum wage; sometimes they are not even paid. Workers endure all manner of humiliation, including having their tips docked as punishment fo...
The Price of Nice Nails - NYTimes.com
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During the Cavs' 106-91 victory against Chicago, the team showed a video on its large scoreboard spoofing a popular TV commercial in which a couple falls while attempting the famous lift from "Dirty Dancing." In the Cavs' in-arena promotion, the male Cavs fan lifts his partner then tosses her over a sofa, saying: "Bulls fan? I didn't know you were a Bulls fan."
An announcer then says: "When it's playoff basketball time, you have to be all-in. Don't make the same mistake she made."
Later, the woman is shown holding an ice pack on her head and saying, "Well, I'm all-in now," a nod to Cleveland's playoff motto. Cleveland Cavaliers catching heat for in-game video showing man throwing woman
An announcer then says: "When it's playoff basketball time, you have to be all-in. Don't make the same mistake she made."
Later, the woman is shown holding an ice pack on her head and saying, "Well, I'm all-in now," a nod to Cleveland's playoff motto. Cleveland Cavaliers catching heat for in-game video showing man throwing woman
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... the top ten on the R&B chart. The single won her a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. As of February 2012, Barrino has sold 2,842,000 albums and 1,425,000 tracks in the United States.[2] In 2012, VH1 ranked her number 32 out of the 100 Greatest Women in Music.
Fantasia Barrino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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...ienna, Austria in 1921. Her father was Hungarian Protestant aristocrat Ferdinand Serény, who died when she was two. Her mother was a former actress from Hamburg, Margit Herzfeld, of German origin.[3] Her stepfather was the economist Ludwig von Mises.[4]
Gitta Sereny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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88,080