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Fritz frustrates Medvedev and the Russian loses his temper at the ATP Finals. Sinner beats De Minaur

U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz frustrated Daniil Medvedev to the point that the Russian smashed his racket and was docked a point in a 6-4, 6-3 victory for the American in the opening match of the ATP Finals on Sunday.




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Medvedev has to 'block the noise' after temper tantrum and moves back into contention at ATP Finals

Daniil Medvedev was able to "block the noise" following a temper tantrum in his previous match and moved back into contention at the ATP Finals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Alex de Minaur on Tuesday.




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Andy Murray goes from Centre Court to the stage for a 4-stop tour to talk about his tennis career

Retired tennis star Andy Murray will talk about his pro career during a four-show theater tour in Scotland and England in June 2025, his management group announced Tuesday.




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Driver dies after crashing on hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina

A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene's destruction, then driving off the roadway, officials said.




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Man jailed after Tuskegee University shooting says he fired his gun, but denies shooting at anyone

A man accused of having a machine gun at Tuskegee University during a hail of gunfire that left one man dead and at least 16 others hurt told a federal agent that he fired his weapon during the shooting, but denied aiming at anyone.




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Kentucky factory explosion kills two employees and damages the surrounding neighborhood

Two employees have died following an explosion at a Louisville, Kentucky, factory that caused a partial collapse of the building and blew out windows in nearby homes and businesses, the company said Wednesday.




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GM recalling big pickups and SUVs because the rear wheels can lock up, increasing risk of a crash

General Motors is recalling nearly 462,000 pickup trucks and big SUVs with diesel engines because the rear wheels can lock up, increasing the risk of a crash.




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Titanium Monthly Membershp (ID: MASS Titanium Monthly Membership)

Titanium Monthly Membershp

Price: $1,296.00

Description: To receive Gold, Gold Plus, Diamond, or Titanium membership you must first apply and be accepted to the program and then purchase the 'Home Study System' for 3 payments of $499 USD (30 days apart). With your Home Study System you receive 3 free months of Gold Membership. *Do not purchase any MASS products without first applying to become a member at:?https://www.musicacademysuccess.com/apply/
If you purchase memberships without having your application approved, you will not be allowed to join the program.

Required For Titanium Membership: Must gross at least $25,000 USD per month to apply.

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  • All the benefits of Gold AND Gold Plus AND Diamond membership (listed below) PLUS:
  • Group Zoom video coaching with Marty Fort every?3 weeks discussing high level music academy?concepts and business ventures outside of the?music academy industry. Seven-figure sessions for seven-figure (& aspiring seven-figure) thinkers!
  • Block out two ZIP CODES as long as you’re a Titanium member.?
  • One free seat at the annual Advanced Academy (sometimes as presenter, sometimes as auditor). ?No need to participate in contests or pay full rate. Bring guest for discounted rate of 4 payments of $199, each 30 days apart.
  • Elite Closed / Private Titanium Facebook Group with DIRECT answers to some questions from Marty (not his staff).
  • Two 911 Fifteen minute calls with Marty every year.


Titanium members ALSO receive all Diamond, Gold Plus, and Gold level benefits:

A. Live monthly Gold and bi-monthly Gold Plus member group coaching call where you can ask me questions about your business.

B. Audio archive of our monthly Q&A calls

C. CDs of the call of the month.

D. The MASS Resource Directory. Full of important info for Academy owners.

E. Special MASS members only monthly newsletter and special reports mailed to your home.

F. Chance to compete in the MASS School of the Year contest and win $1,000 in cash and a full day consultation visit with Marty Fort.

G. Members only Facebook page.

H.?Unlimited MP3 downloads of the Gold and Gold Plus audio archive, including Office Staff Training calls.

I. Block out seven of your most hated competitors.

J. Get an even more reduced rate for annual conference registrations.

K.? Monthly Office Staff Training call where you and your staff can ask questions of Marty Fort and his office staff.

L.? One monthly semi-private (2-3 schools) coaching call with Marty Fort to get personalized coaching for your school.

M.? Closed Diamond Facebook page just for Diamond members to discuss advanced topics.

N.? Wholesale printing and shipping pricing of the MASS manuals as they are updated for as long as you are a current member.


The MASS Gold, Gold +, Diamond & Titanium membership fees are non refundable.




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Wristband

Wristband

Price: $1.29




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Maryland frontrunner Alsobrooks sweats out challenge from Hogan in Senate race

An unusually competitive Senate race in Maryland went down to the wire Tuesday night with Democrat Angela Alsobrooks hoping her robust polling lead turned into victory against Republican Larry Hogan, a former two-term governor banking on his popularity to fuel an upset win the deep-blue state.




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Democrat Angela Alsobrooks defeats popular ex-Gov. Larry Hogan in Maryland Senate race

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks won the Senate race in deep-blue Maryland on Tuesday over Republican Larry Hogan, a former two-term governor who failed to convert his popularity into an upset win.




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Maryland enshrines abortion rights in state constitution

Maryland voters overwhelmingly passed a sweeping proposal adding abortion rights to the state constitution.




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Voters report nails and screws found near D.C. polling place on Election Day

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating after an individual reportedly placed screws in the road near a ballot box in the 1300 block of 5th Street NE in the District of Columbia on Tuesday.




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Eugene Vindman grabs victory for Democrats in Virginia House race

Democratic House candidate Eugene Vindman was victorious Wednesday over his Republican opponent for Virginia's 7th District.




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New York couple sentenced for Hamptons fire that killed 2 sisters from Potomac, Maryland

A husband and wife from Long Island, New York, were sentenced this week for their role in a 2022 fire at their rented-out home in the Hamptons that killed two sisters from Potomac, Maryland.




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Democrat April McClain-Delaney win House seat in Maryland's 6th District

April McClain-Delaney, a Democrat, was announced the winner of the open seat in Maryland's 6th Congressional District late Saturday, four days after Election Day.




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Jewish restaurant in D.C. vandalized on Kristallnacht anniversary raises antisemitic suspicions

Someone smashed the windows of a kosher restaurant in the District over the weekend in what the owner is calling an antisemitic attack, noting the vandalism occurred on the anniversary of Kristallnacht.




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Harriet Tubman commissioned as a brigadier general in Maryland National Guard

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman was officially made a one-star brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard on Veterans Day at a ceremony attended by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.




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Faith And Science-An Unnecessary Battle

Faith And Science discusses the unnecessary battle we seem to be fighting and how to cross the battle lines and work together. Theories on Evolution, Intelligent Design and Global Warming are used as examples.




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Christian Almsgiving-The Habit Of Helping People

Christian Almsgiving is a habit that can permanently change the lives of those receiving or it can reinforce destructive life choices. This article discusses the controversies and blessings that occur when Christians give alms.




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Evangelism Now-Reaching Without Preaching

Evangelism Now-Reaching Without Preaching covers the common difficulties many Christians experience and offers natural outreach solutions. Learn to be a witness and share faith in Jesus without seeming to judge or confront.




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Jesus Isn't A Brand Name

Jesus Isn't A Brand Name covers how Christians tend to use brands or logos as symbols to set themselves apart from others, sometimes in not so flattering ways...and what to do about it.




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Who Should Christians Avoid?

Who Should Christians Avoid covers the touchy subject of the relationship between Christians and the rest of the world, and how that compares with Biblical teachings on the subject. Be prepared for some surprises.




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Religious Right-Christian Politics

Religious Right-Christian Politics offers a Biblical perspective on conservative political activism by followers of Jesus. A look at abortion, homosexuality and other political issues in light of our evangelical mission. How does what we're doing advance His kingdom?




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Halloween History And Christian Life

Christian Halloween History explains what Halloween is, where the customs came from, why it involves the dead, and whether Christians should participate. Be ready to be startled by some of the answers.




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Christian Faith-vs-Religious Works

Christian Faith-vs-Religious Works covers the ancient debate as to whether faith requires certain actions, to be genuine. We show the dangerous error in faith that some risk and how to avoid it.




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Christians vs Mormons?

Ending the controversy over who the real Christians are...at least that's my prayer. Get past the doctrines and politics and to the heart of faith.




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Work In Fear And Faith

Learn the rolls fear and faith play in the work we do and the financial blessings we receive from God.




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Wheat And Weeds-Tending The Garden

Expanding on the parable and applying it to how the Kingdom Of Heaven works our lives from today until the harvest. How Jesus said we should treat weeds.




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Definition Of Tithe-Requirement For Christians




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In Fear And Faith

Learn why we Christians live in both fear and faith, how to understand this relationship and use it to accomplish our mission for Christ.




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'Ukraine cannot win this war': Hungarian minister says talks with Russia a must

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto argues in an exclusive interview that his country remains the only NATO nation to avoid sending weapons to Ukraine because such a step, he believes, would only prolong a war with Russia that it is increasingly evident neither side can win.




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Liberia open for business and not picking sides in U.S.-China competition, president says

The Liberian government is mounting a sustained campaign against corruption to win trust and new international investments, whether they come from the U.S. or China, Liberian President Joseph Boakai said in an interview.




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Iranian dissident leader sees troubled regime entering 'its final stages'

Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the world's largest Iranian dissident organization, says in an exclusive interview that the Tehran theocratic regime is on its last legs and warns there can be no real peace in the Middle East so long as the mullahs remain in power.




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Pentagon spokesman defends record of U.S. operations in Europe, Middle East

Ukraine's military is seeing results with a new border-focused strategy after the White House eased the restrictions on Kyiv's use of U.S.-provided weapons to attack Russian targets just across the border, the Pentagon's top spokesman said in an interview this week.




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Envoy insists Taiwan has right to U.N. membership, counters China's claim from 1971 resolution

Taiwan's top diplomat in the United States tells The Washington Times in an exclusive interview that China's communist government is intensifying its campaign to pressure countries not to recognize the legitimacy of the island democracy and to block it from participating in the United Nations and other key international organizations.




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Senate intel chairman warns AI deepfakes could disrupt critical days after 2024 election

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark R. Warner says that if the Nov. 5 vote is as close as anticipated, U.S. adversaries can be expected to ramp up digital disinformation operations with the goal of sowing chaos, discord and confusion among Americans during the days immediately following the election.




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West Oakland, Lower Bottoms, part 1: Self-Determination

West Oakland’s Lower Bottoms neighborhood is home to the historical headquarters of the Black Panther party. It’s also one train stop away from San Francisco, and escalating real-estate prices are quickly changing the character of the neighborhood.  This episode, we meet locals who find themselves living at the intersection of heritage and gentrification.

Special thanks this episode to field producer Ariana Proehl, KQED, and The National Endowment for the Arts.




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West Oakland, Lower Bottoms, part 2: The World We Live In

Our listening tour of West Oakland’s Lower Bottoms continues as we meet the volunteers at a local food pantry, a street ball legend known as ‘the greatest player never to make the NBA,’ a transplant from Compton who’s become a wilderness survival instructor, a former Tesla engineer who’s developing an affordable co-housing living space, a US Army veteran determined to help others get their military benefits, and a pastor who relies on the power of prayer to effect social change.

Special thanks this episode to field producer Ariana Proehl, KQED, and The National Endowment for the Arts.




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Eastern Ave, East to Highland, part 1: Pebble in a Pond

Stories from a Dominican barbershop, a tattoo parlor, a lawyer’s office, a coffee counter, and a collaborative arts hub, all neighbors in the melting pot that is Eastern Avenue in Baltimore’s Highlandtown neighborhood. 




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Eastern Ave, East to Highland, part 2: Do What You Do for the Love of it

In this episode: The perfectly nice lady behind one of the most menacing overdubs in television history, the tireless purveyor of Baltimore’s most famous pizza, two barbers who’ve paid their dues to learn their trade, the operators of a make-it-from-scratch ice cream shop, and a tenacious entrepreneur for whom failure is not an option.




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Eastern Ave, East to Highland, part 3: Our Life is True

A therapist plumbs his own psychology by creating artistic collages, a Central American kitchen staff cooks the menu at a Peruvian chicken restaurant, a general store sells everything from microwaves to original artwork, a neighborhood handyman makes his living out of a Radio Flyer wagon, a marketing firm gets caffeinated, and high school sweethearts get married, open up a wine shop, and stay in love.




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Lexington Market, part 2: Engines of Change

Conversations with vendors & market-goers about the past & present of Lexington Market, a look at hopes for (and doubts about) the market’s future, and a talk with the idealistic developer responsible for the big changes that lay ahead.




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James' Block: An Outlier

This episode is about a virtual block that makes up the current world of one fascinating and unusual young man. His name is James Burrows. He’s a musical genius, and he’s autistic. This week, he’s graduating from high school in the midst of a pandemic. What might James be able to teach the rest of us about living in the shared social isolation of the moment?

NOTE:  All the music in this episode was composed and produced by James. Check him out on SoundCloud.




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Arlo & Lei Ann, Then & Now

We reconnect with Arlo Iron Cloud, our partner at KILI Radio, The Voice of the Lakota Nation, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. He tells us how life has changed for him and his family over the past few years. We also check back in with Lei Ann Shiramizu in Seattle’s Chinatown International District to hear how she and her neighbors have coped with the pressures of the pandemic.




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Sissy & Shaniqua, Then & Now

We first met Okhui ‘Sissy’ Benlein & Shaniqua McCready on the 1900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue back in 2018. This episode, we reunite with Sissy & Shaniqua, we listen back together to their original recordings, and we ask them, “How’s life changed in the past three years?”




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Antonio & Pat & Andrea, Then & Now

We first met Antonio McDuffy and Pat & Andrea Wills on the 400 block of E Patapsco Avenue back in 2015. This episode, we reunite with them, we listen back together to their original recordings, and we ask them, “How’s life changed in the past six years?”




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Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan wrap production on 'Outlander'

"Outlander" is returning with the concluding episodes of its seventh season this month, but its stars have already wrapped official production on the show's eighth and final season.




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Painter Frank Auerbach, who became a major artist after fleeing the Nazis, dies at 93

Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th century, has died aged 93.




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My Chemical Romance will return with 'The Black Parade' tour

Nearly two decades ago, My Chemical Romance released their career-defining rock opera, "The Black Parade," cementing their shift from mainstays of the emo scene to mainstream recognition and becoming one of the most inventive bands of the 21st century.