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The annual induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles in the fall.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025 -
The following year, on January 18, 1989, the fourth annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was also held at the Waldorf-Astoria.—
Jaclyn Greenberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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Since his election in 2013, Francis never challenged official doctrine on female ordination or leadership.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Not long after his ordination, he was named the Jesuit provincial for Argentina, which put him in charge of the order’s activities throughout the country.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Investing involves risk and your investment may lose value.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Whether by gifting down payments, leaving behind investment properties, or handing over the family home, the coming decade will shape not only millennial homeownership—but the broader housing market as well.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Virtual reality installations: Experience the thrill of racing from a whole new perspective with cutting-edge virtual reality installations that put you in the driver’s seat.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Designed by the architecture firm SANAA, the structure is home to some fantastic permanent installations.—
Matt Alt,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Lifelong anti-bullying campaigner Alex Holmes, 36, was honored for his work on behalf of young people and received his OBE at Windsor Castle from the Prince of Wales during an investiture ceremony on March 18.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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On display is the black dress, cape and hat that Vivienne Westwood wore for her investiture as a dame at Buckingham Palace.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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From the jump, the show was willing to reinvent side characters and subplots, while infusing the themes of the video game’s first installment—survival and unconditional love—into its smallest creations.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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Season 5 is now the highest grossing installment of the series, generating $42.4 million at the domestic box office.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2025
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For Pope Francis, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, the church camerlengo, or cardinal chamberlain (the official that manages the household of the pope), presided over the certification of death and the placement of the body in a coffin.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Vatican News reported that the rite confirming the death and the placement of Pope Francis's body in the coffin took place on Monday in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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