Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston – was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time.Houston was one of the world’s best-selling music artists, having sold over 200 million records worldwide.She released six studio albums, one holiday album and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston’s crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for “How Will I Know”, influenced several African American female artists to follow in her footsteps. Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits.She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly “Top Pop Album”) on the Billboard magazine year-end charts.[7] Houston’s 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was named Rolling Stone’s best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[8] Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[8] Houston’s first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). The film’s original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year …
Controversial Lake County death reclassified as homicide
Filed under: chronic cocaine use
At the time of Hanna's autopsy, then-Coroner Artis Yancey blamed a “combination of complications” for the death including: “Acute and chronic cocaine abuse, physical trauma and restraint, Taser restraint, poorly controlled hypertension and chronic …
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Death of North Chicago man beaten by police classified homicide
Filed under: chronic cocaine use
Originally previous Lake County coronor Artis Yancey had classified the death as “undetermined” saying a “combination of complications,” including “Acute and chronic cocaine abuse, physical trauma and restraint, Taser restraint, poorly controlled …
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How teens are abusing fentanyl
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Drug use rises as grade level increases, with transition years being vulnerable years: from Grade 7 to 8; from Grade 8 to 9. • 23 per cent of Ontario students report they … One in 20 Ontario students in Grades 7 to 12 said he/she had used cocaine at …
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Remarkable Woman: Kelly Golden
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In the 1980s, Golden's father, George Rourke, began volunteering with friend John Madden at Maryville, a network of centers and services to guide children who have experienced trauma or chronic difficulties, such as mental illness. Based in Des Plaines …
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