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KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Jamaican health officials says air quality tests done in the wake of a massive dump fire show such high levels of a known carcinogen that they now consider it a significant public health issue. The health ministry says air tests taken March 13-14 show the highest levels of benzene the government agency has ever recorded. In a Monday statement, acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse described it is a “significant public health’’ matter. But at the same time, the ministry notes that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say long-term benzene exposure means exposure of a year or more. A week ago, DuCasse said she did not believe there would be any long-term effects from the dump fire that blanketed Kingston with noxious smoke. The Associated Press
NEWS Trinidad motorists stuck in traffic jams as police block major roads amid salary negotiations
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad _ Police in Trinidad and Tobago who are in a salary dispute with the government have blocked major roadways, paralyzing traffic in the Caribbean nation. Several flights were delayed and numerous businesses and schools closed as the roadblocks forced motorists to sit in traffic jams for hours Monday morning.
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says he plans on making the switch to a republic by November 2016 when the former British colony celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence. Stuart says “it’s a little awkward’’ to keep pledging allegiance to the queen as titular monarch of an otherwise independent country. He says that despite the change, Barbados would remain in the Commonwealth grouping of former British territories. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said Monday that “it is a matter for the government and people of Barbados.’’ Barbados will need a two-thirds majority in Parliament to authorize the constitutional change. How the president would be chosen is still to be decided The Associated Press
He told a morning TV program the roadblocks across the twin-island country were meant to “show the importance of the police on the ground.'' The Associated Press Photo: Trinidad Express
Vasyli established three podiatry clinics in Sydney and later founded an orthotic footwear company that sells Vionic with Orthaheel Technology products in the U.S., the United Kingdom and elsewhere. A spokeswoman for the San Rafael, California-based Vionic Group LLC declined to comment.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ Authorities in the Bahamas said Tuesday that they have detained the wife of a well-known podiatrist from Australia who was found stabbed to death at the couple's upscale home. Phillip Vasyli died in the wealthy Old Fort Bay community on New Providence Island after being stabbed once in the chest, police spokesman Stephen Dean said in an interview. He said no one has been charged and that police are still investigating a possible motive.
Vasyli also ran a non-profit organization along with his wife, son and daughter to help improve the health of those living in poor communities, according to the company's website It is unclear how long Vasyli had lived in the Bahamas. He was fond of posting beach scenes on Twitter and was a big fan of mixed martial arts. By Danica Coto THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
He said a worker found Vasyli's body and alerted police.
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The World Russian FM Lavrov visits Cuba, calls for end to US trade embargo
HAVANA _ Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov has launched a tour of Latin America with a stop in Cuba, where he has called for an end to the U.S. embargo against the island nation. The official website Cubadebate says Lavrov discussed bilateral co-operation on Tuesday with Ricardo Cabrisas, vice-president of the Council of Ministers. He was to meet later with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez. Cubadebate quotes Lavrov as saying that Russia will work with Cuba to help end the U.S. trade sanctions. He also says that Russian companies are interested in investing in the Caribbean country’s development. Lavrov will later travel on to Colombia, Nicaragua and Guatemala.
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Well known Australian podiatrist fatally stabbed in Bahamas; wife detained
Barbados planning to replace Queen Elizabeth as titular head of state, adopt republican gov’t
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados _ Barbados plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and replace her with a ceremonial president from the Caribbean island.
Police union officials did not describe the gridlock as a job action amid negotiations for higher pay. But police welfare association official Roger Alexander has implied the police roadblocks would last all day, suggesting that people “walk with your breakfast, lunch and dinner.''
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Daughters of Martin Luther King Jr. and Alabama Gov. George Wallace reunite for historic march
MONTGOMERY, Ala. _ The daughters of Martin Luther King Jr. and former Alabama Gov. George Wallace are joining to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march. Bernice King will read a speech by her father as a re-enactment of the more than 50-mile march ends Wednesday at the state capitol. Peggy Wallace Kennedy will also speak about the day thousands of marchers arrived at the Capitol in 1965. Her father was a segregationist who opposed civil rights in the 1960s but later apologized. Commemorations began earlier this month in Selma with an appearance by President Barack Obama and tens of thousands of people walking across the city’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. The final, 3-mile stretch of the march to the Capitol will begin in west Montgomery By Marty Swant The Associated Press
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News Person familiar with situation: Phoned in threat against Obama niece on Princeton at NCAA game
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On Saturday, President Obama attended Princeton's 80-70 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay in the first round, inevitably drawing attention to his niece, freshman forward Leslie Robinson. Her father, Craig Robinson, is the brother of first lady Michelle Obama.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. _ A threat against President Barack Obama's niece, a player on Princeton's women's basketball team, prompted increased security at the Tigers' NCAA Tournament game at Maryland on Monday night, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The
Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no details were released about the threat. Princeton lost to Maryland 85-70 on Monday in the second round of the tournament at the Terrapins' arena, the Tigers' only defeat of the season.
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A phone message threatening Leslie Robinson was left at Maryland and the threat was taken seriously, according to the person who spoke to the AP. The threat was first reported by USA Today. After Monday's game, Princeton coach Courtney Banghart confirmed that she was aware of the threat before tipoff but Leslie Robinson was not. The player did not appear in either
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of Princeton's NCAA Tournament games. “It's incredibly disappointing that the first question we get (after) being 31-1 (and) in the NCAA Tournament is about a freak,'' Banghart said. “College Park police, I'm sure, had that under control. Leslie is safe. She's in my locker room. No one loves her like I do. She's an important part of our team,'' Banghart added. “Keep the freaks out of our gym.'' Neither the president nor the first lady attended Monday's game, although Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan sat near Princeton's bench. By David Ginsburg THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves federal prison in Alabama for halfway house in DC
CHICAGO _ Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was released from an Alabama federal prison early Thursday, two years after pleading guilty to spending $750,000 in campaign money on personal items, his father said. The Rev. Jesse Jackson described his son's release from the minimum security federal prison camp at Maxwell Air Force
Base in Montgomery, Alabama, as a “joyous reunion'' and said the younger Jackson was doing “very well.''
confidence against the administration of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. But a ruling party lawmaker dismissed Rowley's motion during an election year as a waste of time, prompting the opposition walkout. Some members shouted “cowards'' at governing legislators as they left Parliament.
Keith Rowley is the leader of the twin-island country's main opposition faction. On Wednesday, he brought a motion of no
money on televisions, restaurant dinners and other costly personal items, including $43,350 on a gold-plated men's Rolex watch and $9,587.64 on children's furniture.
Jackson served in Congress from 1995 until he resigned in November 2012. In June of 2012 he took medical leave for treatment of bipolar disorder and other issues.
During sentencing, the judge scolded Jackson for using campaign funds as a “piggy bank.''
Jackson's wife, Sandra Jackson, a former Chicago alderman, was sentenced to a year in prison for filing false joint federal income tax returns that knowingly understated the income the couple received. She must serve her term after her husband completes his sentence. The couple has two children.
Jackson, a 50-year-old Illinois Democrat, began his sentence on Nov. 1, 2013. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons lists his release date as Sept. 20, 2015. Former U.S. According to court documents, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who visited the Jacksons spent campaign Jackson on Monday, said Jackson
Opposition walks out of Trinidad Parliament after no confidence motion against gov't dismissed
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad _ Opposition lawmakers have walked out of Trinidad and Tobago's Parliament after a no-confidence motion against the government was dismissed as frivolous by a ruling party legislator.
would serve out the remainder of his 2 1/2-year term in a Washington, D.C., halfway house. Jackson must also spend three years on supervised release and complete 500 hours of community service.
The ruling United National Congress asserted that the opposition walkout was a “serious affront to democracy.'' General elections are due by September in Trinidad and Tobago, the second biggest energy producer in the Caribbean after nearby Venezuela. The Associated Press
Jackson's resignation ended a once-promising political career that was tarnished by unproven allegations that he was involved in discussions to raise campaign funds for imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for an appointment to President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat. Jackson has denied the allegations. By Caryn Rousseau THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Q&A: John Legend on race, Common's backlash, Sam Smith collab, 'Blurred Lines' and SXSW and something we need to change. And it's fallen disproportionally on black and brown communities, especially black communities, and it's kind of a manifestation of structural racism. So when you think about that kind of thing, it's not enough to say we need to love each other, you have to go behind that and say we need to change these policies, we need to fight, we need to protest, we need to agitate for change. AP: What was it like working with Sam Smith on the charity single “Lay Me Down''?
AUSTIN, Texas _ John Legend says he's concerned that the “Blurred Lines'' verdict could set a scary precedent for artists creating music inspired by others. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, the Grammy winner said understands why people say 2013's biggest hit song by Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke sounds like “Got to Give It Up,'' Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit, adding: “I said that when I first heard it, too.'' But he said he doesn't agree with the jury that determined the performers copied elements of Gaye's work. “You have to be careful when it comes to copyrights, whether just sounding like or feeling like something is enough to say you violated their copyrights,'' the singer-songwriter told The Associated Press on Saturday before performing at the South by Southwest music festival. “Because there's a lot of music out there, and there's a lot of things that feel like other things that are influenced by other things. And you don't want to get into that thing where all of us are suing each other all the time because this and that song feels like another song.'' Williams, with whom Legend has worked in the past, and Thicke also were ordered to pay nearly $7.4 million to three of Gaye's children.
“I think we have to be careful about that, and I'm a little concerned that this verdict might be a slippery slope,'' Legend said. Legend also spoke about collaborating with Sam Smith, whose debut album earned him Grammys for song and record of the year last month; his collaborator Common's recent comments about racism that sparked some backlash; and mentoring budding artists with for the AXE White Label. Here are some highlights from the interview: ___ AP: Are you working on a new album? Legend: A week from Monday I'll start. I'm going on vacation next week because I need it (laughs) and then I'll really jump in the studio to start writing again. AP: “All of Me'' was such a huge hit. Is there any pressure as you head into the next album? Legend: The pressure I put on myself isn't, 'I have to make another 'All of Me. “It's just I have to write great songs. I want to make a better record than I made the last time. I want to grow.
I want to discover new things about myself creatively. AP: You and Common won an Oscar for “Glory'' from (the movie) “Selma.'' Where did you put it? Legend: It's sitting on my piano in New York at our apartment there. AP: Common received some backlash for his comments about ending racism on “The Daily Show'' last week. What are your thoughts? Legend: Oh yeah, I heard a little bit about it and I understand what he's saying because I do believe that part of us ending racism is us seeing each other's humanity and learning to love each other, even if we look different or worship differently or live differently. But I think it's not enough for us to extend the hand of love. I think it's important that that goes both ways. It's important also that we look at policies we need to change as well. It's important for us also to fight for certain changes that need to happen. And one of those issues that I really care about is education. But also another one is incarceration, which is what I talked about at the Oscars. And mass incarceration is a policy that's kind of built up over the last four decades and it's destroyed families and communities,
Legend: It was great. I love Sam. I think he's one of the most talented new artists out right now, and our voices work really well together. And we both love soul music and wanted to make a really powerful song together, and we were able to do that _ and do it for a great cause. And I'm excited for all the traction the song has gotten; it hit No. 1, my first No. 1 in the U.K. AP: Have you been to SXSW before? Legend: I've performed here many times, just different types of events. There's always something going on. The first time I played here was actually for Starbucks, outside of Starbucks in 2005 for my first album. I've come back for different purposes different years. I've done a show with Kanye here. AP: What was it like mentoring budding musicians? Legend: I love it. It's something I've always done anyway. A lot of it has been informal; some of it is me signing artists like Estelle or executive producing artists like Stacy Barthe. It's always been a part of what I like to do, and I benefited from it as well. Kanye signed me and has mentored me, Stevie Wonder has mentored me. All kinds of people have given me great advice over the years, so I like to pay it forward as well. By Mesfin Fekadu THE ASSOCIATED PRESS __ Online: http://www.johnlegend.com/us/ http://sxsw.com/
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NEW YORK _ A former hiphop and rap promoter was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison plus 20 years for a murder-for-hire plot that a judge described as “heinous'' and “vile.'' The federal judge imposed the sentence on James “Jimmy the Henchman'' Rosemond, who was found guilty at a December trial in Man-
Rosemond was convicted for his role in ordering a crew of men to kill an associate of the rap group known as G-Unit. The charges stemmed from the 2009 shooting death of Lowell Fletcher. Prosecutors had said the killing was payback for an assault on Rosemond's son by Fletcher and other G-Unit associates. They said the son was not seriously injured in the assault and Fletcher served prison time for his involvement in it. Upon Fletcher's release from prison, though, he was killed. Rosemond, who has represented artists such as The Game and Sean Kingston, already was serving a life sentence for smuggling cocaine
in music equipment cases between studios in New York and Los Angeles. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Rosemond bragged to an associate after the killing that he would never be caught because Fletcher was merely a “gangbanger'' who died in the Bronx. “This prosecution has proven Rosemond wrong,'' Bharara said in a news release. In announcing the sentence, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon called Rosemond's conduct “heinous,'' ''vile” and ''disgusting.” Evidence at trial revealed Rosemond to be head of Czar Entertainment, a rap music
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management company, and also the boss of a large-scale cocaine trafficking organization, prosecutors said. Rosemond's lawyer had argued the witnesses against him were unreliable. The Associated Press
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Kendrick Lamar, D'Angelo among those tapped for Outside Lands festival
The foodie music festival Outside Lands is celebrating its eighth year with a mix of established superstars and new ones, from Elton John and D'Angelo to Kendrick Lamar and Sam Smith. The San Francisco event will be held at Golden Gate Park Aug. 7-9 with a lineup that also
PROBATION ENDS FOR CHRIS BROWN
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Chris Brown is off probation for beating up Rihanna in 2009. A judge in Los Angeles ended Brown's probation on Friday, effectively putting Brown's legal trouble with that incident behind him. Brown tweeted after the hearing, “IM OFF PROBATION!!!!!!!! Thank the Lord!!!!!!'' His lawyer, Mark Geragos (GEHR'-uh-gohs), says Brown has learned a lot while being on probation and his future is unlimited. It's the first time since 2009 Brown has not been under the supervision of court or probation officials.
'Moesha' star Brandy to slip behind bars as Roxie in 'Chicago' on Broadway starting in April
NEW YORK _ Grammy Award winner Brandy will make her Broadway debut next month as a woman behind bars in “Chicago.'' Producers said Tuesday the singer and actress will play Roxie Hart starting April 28 at the Ambassador Theatre. Brandy Norwood earned a Grammy in 1999 and had hits with “I Wanna Be Down'' and “The Boy Is Mine.'' She began her recording career at 14 and starred on the sitcom “Moesha'' from 1996 to 2001. She made history in Disney's TV film “Cinder-
IGGY AZALEA HAS TIME SHE DIDN'T KNOW SHE HAD
AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) -- The gift of time fell into Iggy Azalea's lap. Azalea postponed her tour to the fall for production reasons. She says she would not have pushed her tour so far
back, but once it was delayed, the arenas are booked so far in advance she couldn't get any slots until September. As a result, she has the time to finish her second album, which she didn't think she'd do. She says she's hoping for an upbeat sound that's “so summer and so girly, so loud and obnoxious.'' As for the tour, she's promising a “Patrick Nagel, powerful 80s androgynous women vibe.'' The tour now will start September 18th in San Diego
ella'' as its first black princess, starring alongside Whitney Houston. Set in the 1920s, “Chicago'' is a scathing satire of how show business and the media make celebrities out of criminals. It has Bob Fosse-inspired choreography, skimpy outfits and killer songs such as “All That Jazz'' and “Cell Block Tango.'' By Mark Kennedy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
includes Mumford & Sons, the Black Keys, Wilco and St. Vincent.
The lineup was announced on the festival's website on Tuesday with a collaboration with Funny or Die. Outside Lands is known for marrying music with gourmet food, including a stage dedicated to “culinary entertainment.'' The Associated Press
RUSSELL SIMMONS PLANS HIP-HOP MUSICAL
NEW YORK (AP) -- Def Jam Records founder Russell Simmons is looking to conquer a new frontier: Broadway. Simmons is producing a stage musical celebrating hip-hop from Run-DMC to Kanye West. It's called “The Scenario'' and will feature an original story. Simmons says it will be a celebration of hip-hop with a love story and a fight-the-power element. Simmons says audiences will “sing along and leave happy.'' He hopes to have it premiere late next year.
SALES OF “BLURRED LINES'' MAY TEMPORARILY BE HALTED
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If you don't already have a copy of the song “Blurred Lines,'' soon you might not be able to buy it. Marvin Gaye's family has filed an injunction in court to prevent the copying, distributing and performing of
the song. Gaye's family won a 7.4-million dollar verdict against Robin Thicke and Pharrell (fah-REL') Williams, claiming it copied Gaye's song “Got To Give It Up.'' Meanwhile, Williams has spoken for the first time since the verdict was handed down. He tells The Financial Times the verdict handicaps anyone who might be inspired by something else, whether it's music, fashion or design. He says the entertainment industry could be “frozen in litigation.''
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To Pimp a Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Country Man Exco Levi
The Album About Nothing
ludaversal Ludacris
Kendrick Lamar recently announced the March 23 release date for his next album, the hugely-anticipated follow-up to 2012’s good kid, m.A.A.d. city. While details on that currently untitled album are still scarce, he just posted the above image to his Instagram account. It’s not yet confirmed, but given the “Parental Advisory” tag and this tweet from TDE label boss Anthony Tiffith, it’s very possible that it’s the album’s artwork. Update: The title of the album is, indeed, To Pimp a Butterfly, Rolling Stone reports.
Reggae recording star, and 3 time JUNO Award winner Exco Levi has announced a date for the launch of his debut album, Country man; After his 15 years of recording experience including almost 100 singles which has earned him multiple awards in Canada, the US and Jamaica, Exco is ready to release the 19 track album produced by Donovan Germaine for Penthouse Records and Exco’s newly formed High Priest Records The deeply personal album which was written by Exco, bears songs that describe his challenges as a new immigrant to Canada, the mind set of children who are not on the right path, and Levi’s reliance on God for strength and support throughout the good and not so good times in his life.
Continuing with the “Seinfeld” theme from his mixtapes; rapper Wale’s next album will be called “The Album About Nothing” and is set for a March 31 release date. The 14-track album will include features from J. Cole, SZA, Usher and Jeremih, as well as production from Jake One, DJ Khalil and more.
Ludacris’ album Ludaversal has been forthcoming for quite some time. After numerous push backs, the Atlanta-based rapper and actor has finally stamped down a more sturdy release date and recently has given out some details about the album. A video released by Revolt TV shows Ludacris talking about the album during a listening party. David Banner, Big K.R.I.T. and Usher all make the cut on the forthcoming LP.
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Lemme Fly is the first official single to be released by The Feevah for 2015, the package features a theatrical music video, which was shot in London, and contains cultural likeness, to the West End theatre scene. “I took some time out to realign with myself as an artist and I’m proud of where the journey has taken me”. Lemme Fly is a precise exhibition of how I want people to interpret my music, my imagery and artistry, Feevah explains. On watching the video, I noticed immediately that it was not the usual visuals or storyboard format
that is often manufactured in Hip-Hop today, what I got from Lemme Fly is, this is not an artist trying to be different, this is simply “unique” without taking anything away from any other artist. Q. Why did you choose the story you chose?
Well I’m getting my performance dates together for Spring and Summer. Our follow up single will feature Canada’s own Berlane, something for Lemme Fly is about the clubs so look out for breaking free of the that one. Lemme Fly will things keeping us stagbe featured on a video nant in life, whether it compilation as well. We is physical, spiritual or emotional. We all have to are taking our show on the road, so it’s going to find a way to face up to our “demons” so to speak be a very busy year for The Feevah. and elevate ourselves from these aspects. EvQ. Where can we find you eryone can say at some point of time in their lives online? that they wanted someMy website – www.feelone else to come and thefeevah.com. Twitter @ give us the key to the thefeevah solution. clients from across the world, I wanted to give them a video that they will connect to.
I am a supporter of the dreadlock movement, and my company, Premiere Dreadz London, are one of the most popular dreadlock specialist teams, in London itself. What I wanted to do was to develop a theme consistent with my business brand … dreadlocks ,this Q. What’s Next For The is my Unique Selling Point Feevah? and as I already have
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Nash accepts retirement, but realizes his stint with the Lakers was a "failure" clouded my judgment and made me think, 'I can do this and I'm going to get there,' but in the end it became pretty clear. The decision was sort of made for me.'' Nash's back still bothers him every day, but he can live a relatively normal life with his girlfriend and his three children. He can even play soccer and swing a golf club _ something that infuriated a section of Lakers fans when they saw his activities on social media late last year.
NEW YORK _ Usain Bolt will run in New York for the first time since he set the world record in the 100 metres in 2008. Organizers say the six-time Olympic champion will run at the Diamond League meet at Icahn Stadium on June 13. That is where the Jamaican set his first world record in the 100, running 9.72 on May 31. A few months later, Bolt set another world record of 9.69 in the 100 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He lowered it yet again to 9.58 seconds at the 2009 world
championships in Berlin. Bolt says “no one could ever forget their first world record, and I will never forget the crowd in New York that night.'' Bolt also holds the world record in the 200 metres. Organizers did not specify whether he would run the 100 or 200 in New York. The Associated Press (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. _ Victoria's Steve Nash played through pain and injury for essentially his entire career. Until last fall, he really thought he could do it again for the Los Angeles Lakers. The two-time MVP point guard finally surrendered to his back woes last weekend after 19 years in the NBA. And though Nash now says his three-year stint with the Lakers was “a failure and also a huge disappointment,'' he'll settle into life after basketball in Los Angeles with warm feelings for the teammates and fans who supported him in his unsuccessful quest. “I came here with huge hopes and dreams, and was incredibly humbled and excited to come here and play for the Lakers,'' Nash said Tuesday at the team's training complex. “It's been a difficult period of my career and my life, to battle through that and to try to make something of it, which was fruitless in the end. I know I've never wanted something more, and I've never worked harder. It just wasn't to be.'' The 41-year-old Canadian icon confirmed the long-anticipated end of his 19-year NBA career three days earlier. He didn't play at all this season after emerging from his first pre-season game in excruciating pain, forcing him to confront his basketball mortality.
“I really thought I was going to get through this year,'' Nash said. “I think I had to feel that way. I did everything I possibly could.'' Nash raged against his balky back and the merciless calendar for every month of his tenure with the Lakers. With constant treatment and twice-daily workouts, he thought he could stave off the damage of a lifetime long enough to contend for an NBA title in the 2012-13 season alongside Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and fellow newcomer Dwight Howard. When that dream imploded after he broke his leg in his second game, Nash focused simply on getting healthy long enough to give the Lakers something for his three-year, $27 million contract, which also cost the club four draft picks. Instead, he played just 65 games in three seasons with the Lakers. He could only play 15 games last season, and his decision not to retire last summer cost the Lakers nearly $10 million in salary cap room. “It was just so much fighting every day with myself, with my body,'' Nash said. “Training twice a day and trying to get over the hump. Getting to some really good places and have it diminish so quickly. “There was a lot of stress and anxiety that came with that. In the end, I don't know if that
“I get it,'' Nash said. “Fans don't know the whole picture, so I get that they're passionate, especially online. There's a bit of a pack mentality, and I feel bad for our kids that they're going to grow up in that world, but I don't have a real problem with that. I'm not saying it's awesome.'' Although Nash is done playing, he said he would be glad to continue a mentoring role for Lakers rookie Jordan Clarkson and other players. He also is willing to help out the Lakers when they're recruiting free agents this summer. Nash isn't moving back to Canada or Phoenix in retirement. His kids are in school in Los Angeles, and he has grown to love Southern California living _ away from the court, at least. “I'm going to stay in L.A. with my kids and make this home forever, hopefully,'' Nash said. “I know there's been a lot of negativity online, but people in Los Angeles have been incredible to me. I've never had anyone say a negative thing to me in person, and in fact, the amount of support I've gotten for the effort and the constant fight to get back on the court has been incredibly touching.'' By Greg Beacham THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Oprah Winfrey's network doing series on Atlanta man with 34 children The series, set to premiere in September, is a spin-off of the network's “Iyanla: Fix My Life'' series where the spiritual life coach tried to help the man, a video producer named Jay Williams, get his life in order. The untitled new series will follow Williams as he tries to establish new connections with his children and their mothers.
NEW YORK _ Oprah Winfrey's OWN network said Wednesday it is making a television series on the life of
it will also premiere another series following someone's life. “Evelyn'' will feature Evelyn Lozada of “Basketball Wives'' and her life with baseball player Carl Crawford and their first child. The series is due to premiere in July.
The network's “Oprah's Master Class'' series will feature Winfrey interviewing Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Duvall, OWN said the “extreme Dwayne “The Rock'' situation'' will challenge Johnson and Smokey an Atlanta man who Williams' intentions to Robinson within the claims to have fathered live up to his responsi- next year 34 children with 17 bilities. different women. Winfrey's network said
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CHICAGO _ Oprah Winfrey will sell paintings, furniture, designer clothing and other items from her Chicago residence at auction next month.
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The film, chronicles while falling in love. Destiny masterfulA breath of fresh the story of Lisa ly and artistically air! That's the Pullen, played by lead actress Karian portrays Jamaican phrase that best Leslie Hindman Aucculture and music. describes Jeremy Sang, as she jourtioneers announced neys to find herself Whittaker's breakthe auction Tuesday. out film, Destiny. following the death Destiny features The auction house says Christopher Martin, of her parents The film now holds proceeds will benefit and a tumultuous comedian Ian 'Ity' the record of the Oprah Winfrey LeaderEllis and female en“Longest running break-up with her ship Academy for Girls in South Africa. tertainer Spice. Desboyfriend. A trip to film at the Box Office in Jamaican his- Jamaica to sell land tiny is one of those ___ The auction items must-see films. No tory.” The film feaacquired through include exercise equiptures a host of local inheritance leads to violence, no bloodOnline: http://www. ment, fountain pens, much more, as Lisa shed, just clean, talent, and boasts sunglasses and watch- lesliehindman.com/ fun, wholesome a captivating story not only uncovers es, as well as crystal, silver and porcelain. The Associated Press 265x112_BlakeRealEstate_1-4page_ad.pdf 1 her2013-05-22 3:20 PM entertainment. line and a dynamic truths about The auction house soundtrack. family's past, but plans a preview exhibit also finds herself The 61-year-old Winfrey announced earlier this month that she plans to close Harpo Studios in Chicago, where she made “The Oprah Winfrey Show'' for more than 20 years. She said she would transition production for her cable network to a studio in California.
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