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July 30, 2002


It started with 112 can openers
[Photo: Home Shopping Network]
Today, 25 years later, the Home Shopping Network is the oldest of TV's 24-hour product pitchers, offering cubic zirconium to cruises. And raking in billions of dollars.
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Elijah Gosier
Hollywood must no longer script black lives
For decades, black folks complained about the offensive, downright insulting way we were portrayed in the movies and on television. We complained that we didn't see ourselves in the caricatures paraded before us on the screen. We attributed the problem to our lack of creative control and scant participation in the production process.

Changing needs
As the news about Hormone Replacement Therapy unfolds, women and doctors are looking for more tailored approaches for treating menopausal symptoms.

Health line
COULD PEOPLE BE INOCULATED against drug addictions the way they can be against some infectious diseases?

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