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Wikipedia article of the day for September 8, 2018

The Wikipedia article of the day for September 8, 2018 is Lockdown (2008) . Lockdown (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts, on April 13. It was the fourth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches, including two for championships, were featured on the card. Matches took place inside a six-sided steel structure (pictured). The main event was for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe, won by Joe. Also held on the card was the 2008 Lethal Lockdown match between Team Cage and Team Tomko. Christian Cage, Matt Morgan, Kevin Nash, Rhino, and Sting of Team Cage defeated Tomko, A.J. Styles, James Storm, and Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) of Team Tomko in the contest. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported 55,000 purchasers for the event. Chris Sokol of SLAM! Wrestl...

Partly Cloudy today!

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With a high of F and a low of 76F.

Partly Cloudy today!

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With a high of F and a low of 76

Wikipedia article of the day for September 7, 2018

The Wikipedia article of the day for September 7, 2018 is Good Girl Gone Bad . "Don't Stop the Music" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna (shown performing it) for her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. It was released worldwide on September 7, 2007, as the fourth single of the album. The song was written by Tawanna Dabney and StarGate; Michael Jackson also received a songwriting credit for the sampling of the line "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" from his 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". "Don't Stop the Music" is a dance track with hip hop rhythmic devices. The song's accolades include a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number one in nine countries, including Australia, France, Germany, and Switzerland. It has sold more than 3.7 million copies in the US. The singer performed "Don'...

Mostly Clear today!

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Mostly Clear today!

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New from Equal Rights Advocates: #StopKavanaugh: Our democracy — like our bodies — is not up for grabs

Despite our protests. Despite our outrage. Despite the fact that 90% of his record is still being hidden from the very committee charged with confirming his nomination — let alone the public. (And despite what was released — all 42,000 pages — becoming available only 15 hours before hearings began.) Despite it all, Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings are moving forward. We won’t just roll over and give up. We need to prove them wrong. We need to shout louder, protest more passionately, call our Senators more frequently. We can’t allow this absurd mockery of a judicial process to vet appointees to our country’s highest court. We’ve made it easy for you to automatically email your Senator with an already drafted opposition letter, and then make the call. We provide the script.   We may know very little about Kavanaugh’s official record, but here’s what we do know: He’s publicly supported judges who want to overturn Roe v. Wade . He believes an employe...