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  2. Ray (film) - Wikipedia

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    Ray is a 2004 American biographical musical drama film focusing on 30 years in the life of soul musician Ray Charles. [a] The independently produced film was co-produced and directed by Taylor Hackford; it was written by James L. White from a story by Hackford and White.

  3. Smoking bans in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    On 16 November 2004, a Public Health white paper proposed a smoking ban in almost all public places in England and Wales.Smoking restrictions would be phased in, with a ban on smoking in NHS and government buildings by 2006, in enclosed public places by 2007, and pubs, bars and restaurants (except pubs not serving food) by the end of 2008.

  4. Nuclear weapons testing - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear test detection experiments are designed to improve the capabilities to detect, locate, and identify nuclear detonations, in particular, to monitor compliance with test-ban treaties. In the United States these tests are associated with Operation Vela Uniform before the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty stopped all nuclear testing among ...

  5. Reacher (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Reacher is an American action crime television series developed by Nick Santora for Amazon Prime Video.Based on the Jack Reacher book series by Lee Child, it stars Alan Ritchson as the title character, a self-proclaimed hobo and former U.S. Army military policeman with formidable strength, intellect, and abilities.

  6. List of standardized tests in the United States - Wikipedia

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    National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); State achievement tests are standardized tests.These may be required in American public schools for the schools to receive federal funding, according to the US Public Law 107-110 originally passed as Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and currently authorized as Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015.

  7. JD Vance - Wikipedia

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    Vance has written that his childhood was marked by poverty and abuse, and that his mother struggled with drug addiction. [17] Vance and his sister Lindsey were raised primarily by his maternal grandparents, James (1929–1997) and Bonnie Vance (née Blanton; 1933–2005), whom they called "Papaw" and "Mamaw".

  8. Beef Bones Regulations 1997 - Wikipedia

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    The ban on the sale of beef on the bone came into force immediately, and food producers were granted a three-month period to implement the other aspects of the regulations. [5] The regulations were imposed because of fears that previous practices risked contamination of foodstuffs by dorsal root ganglia , nerve tissue found close to the bone ...

  9. Ray Liotta - Wikipedia

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    Raymond Allen Liotta (Italian:; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor and film producer.He first gained attention for his role in the film Something Wild (1986), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination.