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George Washington Carver: An Innovator Beyond His Era
George Washington Carver earned great fame as an inventor and director of the Agriculture Department of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Bettman/Getty Images Few famous Americans enjoy a status as mythic as that of George Washington Carver, a man whose life as a botanist, agronomist, chemist and inventor earned him a lasting place in the
October 26, 2023
George Ezra and The Chemical Brothers provide electrifying IOW double bill
The worlds of pop and dance collided on Saturday night (17th June) as George Ezra and The Chemical Brothers headlined the third night of Barclaycard presents the Isle of Wight Festival 2023. As the sun set over Seaclose Park, George Ezra delivered a delightful set, filled with his feel-good pop hits spanning his three number
June 18, 2023
Adani-Hindenburg row: Why is George Soros questioning Modi government & ‘democratic revival’ in India
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February 19, 2023
Boy George: ‘Music is the thing that has always saved me in all my difficult situations’
David Walliams and Boy George joined the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky to talk about their prizes in Chris Evans’ auction for Ukraine and Jared Leto on his Marvel universe turn as Living Vampire Morbius.David Walliams on his auction prize of afternoon tea at his house:"It can be a whole family of people -…
March 25, 2022
Zach George: From Wall Street to investing in African startups
2010 was a watershed moment in football. For the first time, the World Cup was hosted by an African country. 3.2 billion people watched the matches from their homes while 3.18 million fans attended the matches live in South Africa—Zach George was one of them. George, who was born in Oman, had spent the past…
February 11, 2022
George Spiro Dibie, Emmy-Winning Sitcom Cinematographer, Dies at 90
George Spiro Dibie, the Jerusalem-born cinematographer who collected five Emmy Awards as he shot such sitcoms as Barney Miller, Night Court, Growing Pains and Sister, Sister, has died. He was 90. Dibie died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, a spokesman for the International Cinematographers Guild said. From 1984-2004, he served as president of…
February 9, 2022
George Clooney is delighted to be reunited with Julia Roberts in 'Ticket to Paradise'. The 60-year-old actor and 54-year-old actress are both starring in the new rom-com as a divorced couple who travel to Bali to stop their daughter from getting married and George insists he is "lucky" to collaborate with his 'Ocean's Eleven' co-star…
George Clooney and Brad Pitt took pay cut to ensure new movie’s cinema release
George Clooney and Brad Pitt took a pay cut for new movie credit:Bang ShowbizBrad Pitt and George Clooney accepted lower fees to ensure their new movie hits theatres.The Hollywood stars - who have starred together in many projects together over the years, including ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and ‘Burn After Reading’ - are reuniting for the upcoming…
January 28, 2022
George Freeman School hosts student market, raises money for charities
By John Watson, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterStrathmore TimesThu., Jan. 27, 2022timer2 min. readAfter having not been able to host an event for the students to show off their work along with raising money for the community for two years, the George Freeman School student market has made its return. On Jan. 21, grade eight and…
January 27, 2022
Cops Who Watched George Floyd Die Never Said He Wasn’t Breathing, Paramedic Testifies
SCREEN SHOT FROM SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE INTRODUCED IN THE TRIAL OF FORMER MINNEAPOLICE POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN. None of three officers who watched as former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd told paramedic Derek Smith that the 46-year-old Black man wasn’t breathing and had no pulse, Smith testified Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. Smith’s…
January 26, 2022