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Obama warns Air Force grads not to succumb to isolationism
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Obama warns Air Force grads not to succumb to isolationism

Josh Lederman, Associated PressJune 8, 2016

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) President Barack Obama implored the next generation of U.S. military leaders not to give in to isolationism or pull back from U.S. leadership in the world, drawing a contrast with a foreign policy vision that’s been laid out by Donald Trump. Obama used his final commencement address as president to reassure the military that it remains the dominant fighting force in the world, implicitly pushing back on critiques that the military’s might has ebbed under his watch. Under searing sun and sweeping blue skies at the U.S. Air Force Academy, he told graduates they’d be

Michelle Obama gives commencement speech in New York City
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Michelle Obama gives commencement speech in New York City

Associated PressJune 8, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) Michelle Obama has delivered the final commencement speech of her tenure as first lady at New York’s City College. Mrs. Obama addressed more than 3,000 members of the Class of 2016 at the 169-year-old public college on Friday. She praised the school’s diversity, telling the graduates they’re “living, breathing proof that the American Dream endures in our time.” City College President Lisa S. Coico presented an honorary doctorate of humane letters to the first lady. City College of New York was founded in 1847 and has long prided itself on educating immigrants and those without the means

Prince death investigation focuses on flight, drugs, doctor
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Prince death investigation focuses on flight, drugs, doctor

ERIC TUCKER, AMY FORLITI and MICHAEL TARM, Associated PressMay 4, 2016

Authorities are investigating whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing drugs for the musician in the weeks before he was found dead at his suburban Minneapolis home. A guide to the latest developments:

Nigerian princess seeks funds to help Boko Haram survivors
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Nigerian princess seeks funds to help Boko Haram survivors

Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated PressMay 4, 2016

It pains Nigerian princess Modupe Ozolua every time she hears about the suicide bombings, killings and kidnappings by the Boko Haram militant group in her ancestral homeland.
But Ozolua feels just as troubled when the plight of survivors dealing with the aftermath of the attacks goes unheard. The princess, a member of Benin Empire in southern Nigeria, doesn’t want those victims to be forgotten.

Malia Obama to take gap year before entering Harvard in 2017
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Malia Obama to take gap year before entering Harvard in 2017

Darlene Superville, Associated PressMay 4, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia will take a year off after graduating high school in June before enrolling at Harvard University in 2017, a year later than had been widely expected, the president and his wife said in a long-awaited announcement Sunday.

Harvard encourages admitted students to defer for one year to travel, pursue a special project or activity, work or spend time in another meaningful way. The student must not enroll in a program at another college that would grant the student a degree.

Police: 16-Year-Old Girl Dead After Fight at High School
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Police: 16-Year-Old Girl Dead After Fight at High School

RANDALL CHASE, ASSOCIATED PRESSApril 28, 2016

A fight in a high school restroom involving several female students ended with the death of 16-year-old sophomore Amy Inita Joyner-Francis last Thursday, authorities said. The victim was a 10th-grader from New Castle who had gotten involved in a confrontation involving two other students at Wilmington’s Howard High School of Technology, spokeswoman Kathy K. Demarest said in a statemen

Magic memories: Prince’s warmth and wit shone in private
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Magic memories: Prince’s warmth and wit shone in private

NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Entertainment WriterApril 28, 2016

Slight, soft-spoken and just 5-foot-2, Prince improbably cut an imposing figure. So it was two years ago, when I waited in his Paisley Park studios for what would be our third and final sit down: Me, the commoner, awaiting the prince who was actually king.

PBS’ documentary on Jackie Robinson reveals complicated life
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PBS’ documentary on Jackie Robinson reveals complicated life

DAVID BAUDER, AP Television WriterApril 13, 2016

PBS’ documentary on the life of Jackie Robinson gets most interesting when the gloves and bats are put away for good.

The two-part film directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon airs Monday and Tuesday at 9 p.m. EDT on most PBS stations. The first part details Robinson’s early life and his baseball career, when he became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947. The second part is more complex, showing Robinson navigating a civil rights era that he helped put in motion.