Grammy Award-winner Pharrell Williams talks about his schoolmate Chad Hugo, with whom he formed a highly successful music production duo, The Neptunes, that was responsible for some of the most successful hip hop, R&B and pop hits of the 1990s and 2000s. Source
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Pharrell Williams on growing up in Virginia Beach
The hugely-successful music producer-singer-songwriter looks back at his youth, his schools and his neighborhoods, and how he grew up seeing life “in a colorless way.” Source
Pharrell Williams on seeking purpose in music
The singer-songwriter tells Anthony Mason that he rethought his career after the disappointment of his first solo album. Source
Seresto flea and tick collars potentially linked to thousands of incidents, nearly 1,700 pet deaths
A Congressional subcommittee is asking the maker of Seresto pet collars to voluntarily recall their product after thousands of reports of harm to animals, even death, were potentially linked to the collar. Anna Werner reports. Source
“He’s dead wrong”: Fauci clashes with Rand Paul about masks
Fauci and Paul faced off in a Senate COVID hearing about whether it’s “theater” to keep wearing a mask after being vaccinated. Source
The search for a cure for Alzheimer’s
Every 67 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and as the number of people afflicted continues to grow, scientists are racing to find a cure. Mo Rocca reports on how a family that shares a genetic mutation for Early-Onset Alzheimer’s may help millions worldwide. Source
Up close with choreographer Paul Taylor
One of America’s preeminent choreographers, Paul Taylor, was profiled in a recent documentary “Paul Taylor: Creative Domain.” Dance is like poetry, says Taylor, there needs to be space between the lines. https://www.paultaylorcreativedomain.com/ Source
4/11: Fiery Calif. bus crash leaves 10 dead; On the Road: 98-year-old barber lives on cutting edge
High school students traveling to tour a college were forced to kick out the windows of their bus when it collided with a Fed Ex truck; and, Steve Hartman meets Joe Brown, a Florida barber who is still cutting hair at the age of 98. Source
Fiery Calif. bus crash leaves 10 dead
High school students traveling to tour a college were forced to kick out the windows of their bus when it collided with a Fed Ex truck. A team from the National Transportation Safety Board has arrived on the scene of the crash, but it could take months to complete the investigation. John Blackstone reports Source
Armed demonstrators flock to support Nevada rancher
For over a century, Cliven Bundy’s family has raised cattle on a patch of land in Nevada the size of Rhode Island. Bundy has refused since 2009 to pay grazing fees, and the Bureau of Land Management began to round up his cattle. Protesters from across the country, some of whom are armed, have flocked to the area to support Bundy. Teri Okita reports. Source