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Prince's protege Vanity dies, aged just 57 years old
A spokesperson for Washington Hospital Health Care System confirmed to NBC the singer had died but could not say exactly when or how. Vanity, whose real name is Denise Matthews , played one of the leading roles in the movie Purple Rain , quickly becoming a household name in the 80's.
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Trump Holds Massive Lead In Nevada Poll
Days out from the Nevada Democratic caucuses, a new poll shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders South Carolina, an effort to reach millennial voters, who have flocked to the septuagenarian's campaign, preferring him over Clinton .
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Oil prices pare gains after Iran meeting concludes
Saudi Arabia's oil production has stagnated at slightly more than 10 million bpd throughout 2015, meaning that "all that was achieved was an agreement to continue what they were doing", Phillip Futures said. That could prove too much to ask, with the group that controls more than one-third of the world's oil more fractured than ever by wars, heightened competition for market share, and low oil prices that have devastated members' economies.
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Tesla Motor Inc (TSLA) Stock Spikes Back Up Despite Earnings Miss
Investors shrugged off a surprise quarterly loss and revenue miss for Tesla Motors Inc. to focus on promises of profit and abundant cash later on, but Wall Street didn't seem as ready to extend the electric-car maker the same pass. Deliveries are a key metric for the company because it gauges how quickly Tesla is producing its electric cars and getting them to customers that placed orders for them.
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Obama Recess Appointment of Scalia Supreme Court Replacement Would Be Self-Defeating
The court has also placed a black drapery over the courtroom doors. "I'm amused when I hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the constitution suddenly reading into it, a whole series of provisions that are not there", Obama said .
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Chelsea Attacks Bernie: 'We Are Not Electing a King'
Speaking to a packed town hall in Cleveland, Ohio, Chelsea Clinton took the opportunity to denounce Senator Sanders' proposed criminal justice reforms when she was asked about her mother's "vagaries" towards African American policy. "They just want to throw it around". Ms. Clinton must still be called the favorite, but the Sanders magic is now on the march in Nevada and a stunning Sanders upset may not be likely but is certainly now possible.