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  2. Wayne Gretzky - Wikipedia

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    Wayne Douglas Gretzky CC (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ t s k i / GRET-skee; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999, retiring at the age of 38.

  3. Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia

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    Alternative illustration as a dynamic hierarchy of needs with overlaps of different needs at the same time Simplified hierarchy of needs. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is often portrayed in the shape of a pyramid, with the largest, most fundamental needs at the bottom, and the need for self-actualization and transcendence at the top.

  4. Michael Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, [9] is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.

  5. Oprah Winfrey - Wikipedia

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    Working in local media, Winfrey was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville's WLAC-TV (now WTVF-TV), where she often covered the same stories as John Tesh, who worked at a competing Nashville station. In 1976, she moved to Baltimore's WJZ-TV to co-anchor the six o'clock news. In 1977, she was removed as ...

  6. NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigns: 'My complete focus ...

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    PHOTO: Edward A. Caban, center, speaks after being sworn in as NYPD police commissioner outside New York City Police Department 40th Precinct on Monday, July 17, 2023, in New York.

  7. Democracy - Wikipedia

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    The emergence of the internet and the social media has profoundly altered the conditions for political communication. The social media have given ordinary citizens easy access to voice their opinion and share information while bypassing the filters of the large news media. This is often seen as an advantage for democracy. [322]

  8. Social media - Wikipedia

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    Social media allows for mass cultural exchange and intercultural communication, despite different ways of communicating in various cultures. [221] Social media has affected the way youth communicate, by introducing new forms of language. [222] Novel acronyms save time, as illustrated by "LOL", which is the ubiquitous shortcut for "laugh out loud".

  9. Jackie Chan - Wikipedia

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    Fang Shilong [a] SBS MBE PMW [4] (born Chan Kong-sang [b]; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan, [c] is a Hong Kong actor, director, writer, producer, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself.