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  2. Portal:New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    New York, sometimes called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders New Jersey and Pennsylvania to its south, New England and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec to its north, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. With almost 19.6 million residents, it is the fourth-most ...

  3. International Conference on Population and Development

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    The United Nations coordinated an International Conference on Population and Development ( ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt, on 5–13 September 1994. Its resulting Programme of Action is the steering document for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Some 20,000 delegates from various governments, UN agencies, NGOs, and the media gathered for a ...

  4. National Rifle Association - Wikipedia

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    Publicity of the event generated by the New York Herald helped to establish breech-loading firearms as suitable for military marksmanship training, and promoted the NRA to national prominence. In 1875, the NRA issued a challenge for an international rifle match as part of the 1876 Centennial celebrations of the founding of the nation.

  5. Empowerment zone - Wikipedia

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    The empowerment zone employment credit provides businesses with an incentive to hire individuals who both live and work in an empowerment zone. (An exception applies to the Washington, DC empowerment zone. Individuals who work in the Washington, DC empowerment zone may live anywhere in the District of Columbia.) You can claim the credit if you ...

  6. My Hero Academia - Wikipedia

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    My Hero Academia is written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. The series began its serialization in Shueisha 's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on July 7, 2014. [25] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 4, 2014. [26]

  7. Napoleon - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; [1] [b] 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French emperor and military commander who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the leader of the French Republic as First Consul ...

  8. Homemaking - Wikipedia

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    Homemaking is mainly an American and Canadian term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping, housewifery or household management. It is the act of overseeing the organizational, day-to-day operations of a house or estate, and the managing of other domestic concerns.

  9. Mamma Mia! (musical) - Wikipedia

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    New York City run. The musical opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on 18 October 2001, after beginning previews on 5 October. The director was Phyllida Lloyd with choreography by Anthony Van Laast. As of October 2017, it was the ninth longest-running Broadway show and the longest-running jukebox musical in Broadway history.