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Jill Abramson

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Jill Ellen Abramson (born March 19, 1954) is an American author and journalist best known as the former executive editor of The New York Times. Abramson held that position from September 2011 to May 2014. She was the first female executive editor in the paper’s 160-year history. Abramson joined the New York Times in 1997, working as the Washington bureau chief and managing editor before being named as executive editor. She previously worked for the Wall Street Journal as an investigative reporter and a deputy bureau chief.

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Cat saves boy from dog

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This is an incomplete list of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters.

Boy and girl with dog and cat on city park

Happy friends, family with dog and cat jumping at sunset

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Steve Kerr

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Stephen Douglas “Steve” Kerr (born September 27, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the Golden State Warriors. He shot .454 from 3-point range over his career and currently holds the record as the most accurate 3-point shooter in NBA history. Kerr is a 5-time NBA champion, winning 3 straight championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1996 to 1998 and two with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999 and 2003. He and Frank Saul are the only two players in NBA history who won two championships with two different teams in consecutive seasons.

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Carlsbad fire

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The Lincoln National Forest is a protected national forest in the State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. It was established in 1902 and covers 1,103,897 acres (446,731 ha). It was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, who was 16th president of the United States and is the birthplace of Smokey Bear, the living symbol of the campaign to prevent forest fires. Forest headquarters are in Alamogordo, New Mexico. There are local ranger district offices in Carlsbad, Cloudcroft, and Ruidoso.

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Zodiac Killer

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The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The killer’s identity remains unknown. The Zodiac murdered victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa, and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. Four men and three women between the ages of 16 and 29 were targeted. The killer originated the name “Zodiac” in a series of taunting letters sent to the local Bay Area press. These letters included four cryptograms (or ciphers). Of the four cryptograms sent, only one has been definitively solved.

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Olivia Munn

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Lisa Olivia Munn (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, model, television personality and author. She began her career being credited as Lisa Munn. Since 2006, she has been using the name Olivia Munn personally and professionally.

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H.R. Giger

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Hans Rudolf “Ruedi” Giger (/ËÉ¡iËÉ¡Ér/; 5 February 1940 â 12 May 2014) was a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor and set designer. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for their design work on the film Alien. He was named to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2013.

Portrait of an artistic woman painted colors.

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Malik Bendjelloul

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Malik Bendjelloul (14 September 1977 â 13 May 2014) was a Swedish Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and former child actor. He is best known for his 2012 documentary, Searching for Sugar Man, which won an Academy Award and a BAFTA.

Malik Bendjelloul, Sixto Rodriguez, Michael Moore

Zayn Malik from the British band One Direction

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Stan Van Gundy

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Stanley Alan “Stan” Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is a professional basketball coach, most recently serving as the head coach of the National Basketball Association’s Orlando Magic from 2007 to 2012. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat but resigned in 2005 mid-season, turning the job over to Pat Riley. He is the brother of former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy.

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Gambit

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A gambit (from ancient Italian gambetto, meaning tripping) is a chess opening in which a player, more often White, sacrifices material, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving a resulting advantageous position. Some well-known examples are the King’s Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4), Queen’s Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4), and Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4). A gambit used by Black may also be called a gambit (e.g. the Latvian Gambitâ1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 or Englund Gambitâ1.d4 e5), but is sometimes called a “countergambit” (e.g. the Albin Countergambitâ1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 and Greco Counter-Gambit, an old-fashioned name for the Latvian Gambit).