Chuck Brown, also known as the Godfather of Go-Go, created a brand of funk music that resonated in Washington, D.C. for decades, and struck a chord with musicians across generations and genres. He died Wednesday at age 75. Host Michel Martin remembers Brown and his music.
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Facebook’s initial public offering — $ 16 billion and counting — is shaping up to be one of the largest in history. The company and its investors are betting that the social media giant can learn enough from its users so it can target ads that will be worth big, big money.
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Facebook is nearing the last step before its landmark initial public offering by finalizing the price for its shares later Thursday.
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The 2012 Fit Nation Tri Challenge Team is made up of seven CNN viewers selected to train for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in September. For updates, visit the Fit Nation page, follow the team on Twitter, or like our page on Facebook.
The city will kick in $ 29 million toward a downtown high rise project on a prime piece of riverfront property, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Wednesday.
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In the newly released video for “Right By My Side,” Nicki Minaj plays one half of a lovesick couple that has been separated for an unknown reason.
While Chris Brown sings the male verse on the song, Minaj recruited rapper Nas to play her brooding leading man.
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Authorities in Louisiana say a man who starred in the reality television show “Swamp People” died from natural causes.
Eduardo Saverin, who left the company after two years, has settled in Singapore and is assessing how best to manage the extraordinary wealth that will come his way in Facebook’s initial public offering.
Spain’s borrowing costs lurched higher at a bond auction as mounting doubts over Greece’s future in the euro zone spurred fears that other fiscally frail nations could be the next weak links in the currency bloc. Dow Jones’s Martin Essex reports. Photo: Reuters