The Pulitzer Prizes * 2014

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2014 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Winning stories, photographs and cartoons, as well as bios and photos of winners, are available on the website listed below.

Journalism

PUBLIC SERVICE - Two Prizes: The Guardian US and The Washington Post

BREAKING NEWS REPORTING - The Boston Globe Staff

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING - Chris Hamby of The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C.

EXPLANATORY REPORTING - Eli Saslow of The Washington Post

LOCAL REPORTING - Will Hobson and Michael LaForgia of the Tampa Bay Times

PASSOVER

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Jewish worshipers everywhere are gathering with their loved ones to celebrate the feast of Passover.

Passover is a commemoration of the Jewish people’s exodus from slavery and oppression. It is an enduring narrative of fearlessness and determination which has instilled hope and inspiration across the world to this very day.

SADDER MATTERS

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Sadness is a human emotion that most feel at one time or another. It's not the same as depression, but it may sometimes lead to it.

Sadness helps appreciate happiness. When our mood eventually changes from sadness to happiness, the sense of contrast adds to the enjoyment of the mood.

There are ways to experience sadness in a healthy way and to allow this emotion to enrich your life:

Denying such feelings may force them underground, where they can do more damage with time. Cry if you feel like it. Notice if you feel relief after the tears stop.

HOLY WEEK

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For Christians everywhere, Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Easter Sunday.

Many celebrate the first joy of the season, Jesus's triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, where he was welcomed by crowds worshiping him and laying down palm leaves before him.

It also marks the beginning of Holy Week, with the greatest tragedy and sorrow of the year.

LIPBONE REDDING RETURNS TO THE STARVING ARTIST

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LIPBONE REDDING has once again performed at The Starving Artist Cafe on City Island. Tonight's solo performance included one of his latest compositions Esmeralda, which he told City Island Images will be included in his upcoming album release.

He also played a few standards, including his soulful and upbeat arrangement Tennessee Ernie Ford's favorite Sixteen Tons.

IRS DEADLINE

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The IRS has received almost 100 million tax returns so far this year and expects to receive about 35 million more from procrastinators before their April 15 filing deadline.

About 12 million taxpayers will have requested extensions by the filing deadline, giving them an extra 6 months to file.

The fastest and easiest way to get the extra time is through the Free File link on IRS.gov. In a matter of minutes, anyone, regardless of income, can use this free service to electronically request an automatic tax-filing extension on Form 4868.

BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

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Monday | April 14 | 6:30-8:30pm
Reinvention Through the Everyday: A Bronx Council on the Arts poetry workshop with Bronx poet Bonafide Rojas. Bronx native and poet Bonafide Rojas will lead this workshop and combined book presentation for his latest title “RENOVATIO,” from Grand Concourse Press. He will discuss how reinvention and renovation have allowed him to not only survive, but to thrive under demanding and challenging circumstances. Bonafide will share his approaches and methods and will share the newest poems created by his alchemical assembling of language. This workshop and combined book presentation will include time for participants to write and share their own original material. Flyer.

Where: BCA @ 2700 E Tremont Ave (at St. Raymond Ave), Bronx NY 10461
Phone: 718-931-9500 x21
RSVP: https://inprogress4142014.eventbrite.com

NASDAQ NOSEDIVE?

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The Nasdaq Composite Index sank 3.1 percent yesterday. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 2.1 percent and gold jumped 1 percent to $1,318.30.

Nasdaq fell the most since 2011 as technology selloff continues. Tech shares were lower this morning, as Internet and social media shares led by Yahoo, Facebook and Twitter dropped at the opening bell. Yahoo YHOO -0.87% shed 2.4% in early trades, while Facebook FB +0.27% gave up 2.3% and Twitter TWTR -1.40% slid nearly 4%.

The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP -0.18% fell 1% to 4,019, on track to end the week down more than 2%.

100 DAYS IN OFFICE

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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has been in office for 100 days and some New Yorkers are not sure he is doing the best he can, while others wonder what happened to all the promises he made and all the talk about a tale of two cities.

He is the first Democratic mayor of America's largest city in a generation, and gave his report card speech at Cooper Union, the location where Abraham Lincoln announced his presidential campaign in 1860.

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

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This year the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will have a wide array of special guests to pay tribute to this year’s inductees: Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall and John Oates, KISS, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, the E Street Band, Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham.

Special guests this year include: Chris Martin, Glenn Frey, Michael Stipe, Questlove, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Asher, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello and Sheryl Crow.

· Peter Gabriel – Peter is performing; Chris Martin is inducting him

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