There were so many dignitaries, political and religious leaders, entertainers and Jackson allies at his funeral.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
During perhaps the most rousing eulogy of all on Saturday, Jackson’s second-oldest son, Jonathan, referenced his father’s journey from then to now, while a who’s-who of faith leaders, heads of state, dignitaries, power brokers and celebrities mourned before him.
Details throughout the building also pay homage to Pericles, the great Athenian general who was instrumental in the building of the Parthenon and other monuments in the city and whose name graces the street where the hotel is located.
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Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
About 2 miles north on Central, though, stand more quiet monuments, testaments to Native American resistance and resilience.
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Rebecca 'Becca' Dyer,
AZCentral.com,
5 Mar. 2026
The strikes, which marked the first time in the war Israel has openly attacked civilian industrial infrastructure in Iran, sent fiery pillars and black smoke into the sky and caused oily raindrops to fall onto the city.
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NPR Staff,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
While the iron was replaced with steel and a new deck was added in the 1930s, the limestone pillars are original.
King and Burleson are likely be joined in weeks to come by a rotation of guest hosts who could hail from CBS’ own talent roster, according to a person familiar with the matter, or might just be celebrities or notables ready to hang out in the studio.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
Unlike Peacock’s take on the format, the main version of Traitors UK features a cast of noncelebrities playing the game rather than a collection of reality stars and other pop culture notables.
For higher-grade versions of the multitude of super superstars in this set, the cost is as high as $1,000 and up.
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Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Together, the five of them became overnight superstars, toured the world, and released five studio albums during their whirlwind five years together as a band.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
Eximious had a royal warrant, a seal of approval issued to those supplying goods to royal personages, from then-Prince Charles.
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Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
Good historians and talented fiction writers can tease out human qualities from such personages while acknowledging their fundamental distance from our own time.
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Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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