Reuters – Elton John will write a personal account of his life during the AIDS epidemic, including his friendship with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1991 aged 45.
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Elton John to pen personal story about AIDS
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AP – Elton John is writing his first book, a personal account of the AIDS crisis.
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Elton John to write book about the AIDS crisis
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AP – Mpumi Nobiva was raised by her grandmother in a neighborhood beset by poverty and crime after her mother died of AIDS. Now one of the first to graduate from Oprah Winfrey’s school, she is headed to college in North Carolina.
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S.Africa: 1st class graduates from Winfrey school
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AP – The Obama administration has announced $60 million in additional funding to fight AIDS transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, and a new special envoy to raise global awareness about the deadly disease: Ellen DeGeneres.
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DeGeneres named AIDS envoy; US pledges new funding
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AP – Elton John says politics have divided the United States, but at his foundation’s annual benefit, he singled out one politician as an example for others to follow.
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Elton John lauds NY governor for gay marriage law
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