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Capote, Truman
(Encyclopedia) Capote, TrumanCapote, Trumankäpōˈtē [key], 1924–84, American author, b. New Orleans as Truman Streckfus Persons. During his lifetime, the witty, diminutive writer was a well-known…McCarthy, Kevin Owen
(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Kevin Owen, 1965–, U.S. politician, b. Bakersfield, Calif., grad. California State Univ., Bakersfield (B.S. 1989, M.B.A. 1994). A conservative Republican, he was elected to…Bears Ears National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Bears Ears National Monument, 201,876 acres (81,696 hectares), SE Utah; est. 2016. Named for prominent twin buttes, the national monument as proclaimed by President Obama was more than…Weicker, Lowell Palmer, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Weicker, Lowell Palmer, Jr., , 1931–2023 , American politician, b. Paris, France, Yale Univ. (B.A., 1953), Univ. of Virginia School of…Perry, Rick
(Encyclopedia) Perry, Rick (James Richard Perry), 1950–, American politician, governor of Texas (2000–2015), b. Haskell, Tex. A fifth-generation Texan from the state's agricultural western plains, he…Barrett, Amy Coney
(Encyclopedia) Barrett, Amy Coney, 1972–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2020–), b. New Orleans, grad. Univ. of Notre Dame Law School (1997). She clerked for Supreme Court Justice…McCain, John Sidney, 3d
(Encyclopedia) McCain, John Sidney, 3d, 1936–2018, U.S. politician, b. Panama Canal Zone. A much decorated navy veteran, he was born into a career…fetal tissue implant
(Encyclopedia) fetal tissue implant or fetal cell therapy, implantation of tissue from a fetus into a patient. In experimental procedures, fetal brain tissue has been implanted in the brains of…West, Kanye Omari
(Encyclopedia) West, Kanye Omari, 1977- , African American rapper, b. Atlanta (some sources give Douglasville), Al. West’s father, Ray, was a…March 2016: Trump's Campaign Manager Charged with Battery
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of March 2016. Trump's Campaign Manager Charged with Battery…Trending
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