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When Pop Broke Up With Jazz

For the first half of the 20th century, Tin Pan Alley songwriters like Irving Berlin and the Gershwins dominated pop music. By the the 1950s, tastes had changed, and the music changed with them.

The Akron Police Department training class works out at Kent State Basic Police Officer Training Academy. Donald Clayton is the only African-American in the class of 20. M.L. Schultze/WKSU hide caption

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In Recruitment Effort, Akron Police Seeks To Mirror The Community

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Leaks in a barrier between blood vessels and brain cells could contribute to the development of Alzheimer's. VEM/Science Source hide caption

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Leaky Blood Vessels In The Brain May Lead To Alzheimer's

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Bradley Cooper stars in American Sniper, based on the life of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Warner Bros. hide caption

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'American Sniper' Exposes Unresolved Issues About The Iraq War

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Pakistani soldiers escort students as they leave the Army Public School in Peshawar on Jan. 12. The school has reopened after last month's attack by the Pakistani Taliban that killed more than 130, most of them teenage students. A Majeed/AFP/Getty hide caption

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After The Slaughter, A Pakistani School Seeks To Heal

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The company behind the ubiquitous SkyMall in-flight catalog is filing for bankruptcy. Jenni Konrad/Flickr hide caption

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Goodbye, Garden Yeti: In-Flight Catalog SkyMall Files For Bankruptcy

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, seen here at the inauguration of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, will attend the Iowa Freedom Summit. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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Iowa Freedom Summit Looks Something Like 2016 Is Underway

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Auto Loan Surge Fuels Fears Of Another Subprime Crisis

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Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan commander in warlord Joseph Kony's feared militia, waits for procedures to start at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Jan. 26. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption

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A Former Child Soldier Will Stand Trial In The Hague For War Crimes

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Frank Sinatra captured by photographer William "PoPsie" Randolph during a 1943 concert. Author Ben Yagoda points to Sinatra as one of the interpreters who helped revive the Great American Songbook. William "PoPsie" Randolph/Courtesy of Riverhead hide caption

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When Pop Broke Up With Jazz

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