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Now only about 700 meters across these
images from the last week show civilians

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fleeing the fighting video released by
Islamic State is said to show the battle

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from their perspective the commander of the
Kurdish led forces leading the assault

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says victory could come any day now but
thousands of civilians are also stuck in

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there being used as human shields. It's

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a far cry from the vast territory Islamic
state once captured across Syria and

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neighboring Iraq only 5 years ago what
they called their caliph and now it's

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Reuters Matthew lever
Tunder reporting u.s.

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Senator Marco Rubio visited 8 operations
on the Colombian side of the Venezuelan

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border while there he said the people
of Venezuela have inspired the u.s.

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And other nations around the world over
50 countries stand with the people of

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Venezuela and we will not abandon you so
long as you are on the side of freedom and

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liberty the last and America will stand
with you each and every step of the way

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about their Republican senator
said he was confident that u.s.

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President Donald Trump's administration
would not stand by if the Venezuelan

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government harmed or imprisoned opposition
leader one who declared himself interim

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president last month Rubio also warned
against harming us personal personnel

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working in the country and said the United
States would also respond aid workers

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are targeted I'm Tommy McNeill the.

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It's been over

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a year since anything has been posted on
our social media pages nearly 7 years and

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she's released an album and 6 since she's
been on stage but no matter how long she

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stays away she will always be welcomed back
with open arms from her dying our loyal

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fans this week we are
traveling back to the 1980 s.

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When

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a country girl from England began her journey
to becoming the most successful British

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female solo artist of all time Welcome to

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a special throwback edition of
the soul lounge spotlight d.j.

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And this week we're featuring
the smooth sounds Sha day I do.

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Satellite.

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Helen full day i do was born
in the Ojo state of Nigeria to

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a Nigerian economics professor and

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a British nurse her parents separated soon
after she was born and sha days mother

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moved her and her older brother to England
where she was raised in the countryside

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by her grandparents in

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a rare interview Sha day described her
younger self as fiercely independent

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a country girl with tomboyish tendencies
which seems odd considering her adult

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image and sound are decidedly urban
sensual and sophisticated. Day has

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always been a creative music was not her
1st love after high school she earned

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a place at the Central Saint Martins College
of Art and Design where she studied

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fashion during that time she also wrote
songs for Advocate. Sang back up in

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a band called Pride One night she was
asked to perform lead on the song we just

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heard smooth operator and as it happens
there were music industry folks in the

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audience and before long she and 3 of her
band mates were signed to Epic Records

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their debut album diamond life was released
in July of 1984 and eventually sold

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over 6000000 copies worldwide the band who
called themselves shot day incorporated

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sounds of jazz r. And b.

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And pop to create a hybrid that was
popular at the time in the u.k.

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And would eventually become the foundation
of the neo soul movement in the u.s.

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10 years later. Do and heard.

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To make him in.

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His. Own long.

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Pole. My.

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Ribs. The board.

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The bus.

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Bomb.

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If the.

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The.

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Days debut album that was hang on to. Your
love of the album only took 6 weeks to

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record and it won

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a brutal war for the best album in 1985
should they release their 2nd project

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called Promise which reached number
one on the u.k. And the u.s.

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Album charts the title came from letters
shot days Father wrote to her and which he

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referred to the promise of hope to recover
from cancer unfortunately it eventually

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took his life that same year of the many
things that makes the album so special the

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fact that it was recorded live is what
stands out to me you can hear the soul of

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the musicians and of course day
throughout I want you to take

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a listen so you can
hear what I mean here's

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a shot day and the sweetest
taboo on the soul.

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This is the spotlight in this week we are
going back to the old school to celebrate

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the life of music.

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If.

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We.

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See.

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This.

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Stay tuned for more from
shock when we return to the.

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Welcome back to the soul lounge
spotlight I'm the lady d.j.

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And this week we're taking

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a look back at the life and influence of
one of the most allusive artists in the

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game Shad day whose music is loved
and has inspired everyone from

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a wreath the Franklin to Missy Elliott she
and her band of the same name have sold

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over 50000000 albums worldwide and according
to London's The Sunday Times is the

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most successful British female artist in
history After 2 successful multi platinum

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albums and sold out
world tours Sha de took

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a break her 6 year marriage to Spanish
film director Carlos play Go ahead and it

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and she needed time to focus on her
personal life during her time off they met

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a Jamaican music producer
in the 2 of them had

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a daughter named. Understanding how important
it was for her to be there for she

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had a took

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a few more years off to focus on motherhood
and finally in 1992 they went back into

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the studio to record her 4th album titled
Love deluxe critics panned the album

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calling it icy and void of hard feeling
but that didn't stop diehard fans from

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supporting the project love deluxe reached
the top in 5 countries than to its 1st

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single which by many is
considered one of shot

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a signature song this is
no ordinary love. Life.

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Poll.

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Come.

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For.

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Praise to.

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God. I.

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Love ya.

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Oh.

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Cool. Full of fun.

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You. Used to. Follow.

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You.

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Q Oh.

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Come on.

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Oh.

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My.

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Life.

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If you're enjoying this week celebration.
Let me know I'm on Facebook and Twitter

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at v.o.a. Lady d.j.

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You can also suggest artist you'd like to
hear cover during future spotlight but

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now let's get back to this is
cherish the day on the spotlight.

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Was.

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She to you. Me.

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Ask you. This.

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That was cherish the day from shot

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a 1992 album Love the locks it would be 8
years before she would release another

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it's unclear what day was doing during
that time as she just dropped out of the

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spotlight shot Day has said
many times that she's not

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a fan of being famous and she finds the
media's fascination with her personal life

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both invasive and disturbing
so she's become somewhat of

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a wreck loose her band however continued
to work under the name Sweetback and they

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released their self titled debut album in
1994 in the year 2000 Sha declared that

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she was ready for

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a comeback so she and the band returned to
the studio to begin work on Lovers Rock

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named for the music that Sha
day listen to in our youth

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a departure from their jazz influenced sound
lover's rock was heavy on the r. And b.

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The soul the does and the
Reggae the album are in them

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a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and the
lead single by your side was nominated

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for Best Pop female vocal
performance Here's shot

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a day with by your side
on the soul lounge.

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Tom.

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Cole. To.

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Come on.

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You. Want.

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John.

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Good. Cause.

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Following the release of Lovers Rock day
disappeared again for 10 years now what we

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do know is that during that
time Sha day moved into

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a small remote town in England and focused
on raising her daughter alongside her

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boyfriend and his son she made

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a few rare public appearances including
at the order of the British Empire or

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o.b.e.

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Ceremony that honored her for her services
to music one of the most prestigious

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honors for British artists. Saturday 6
album Soldier of Love was released in

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2010 it debuted at the top of the 200 chart
selling happened 1000000 copies and its

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very 1st week

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a testament to the love and the loyalty
of shot days fanbase so here we are in

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2017 and I've been hearing whispers of
rumors the Shah day is back in the studio

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and as

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a die hard fan who has never seen her live
I am certainly hoping it's true seeing

00:51:38
her on stage the Sha day experience is
certainly high up on my bucket list but in

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the mean time of course we have over 20
years of music to enjoy well delis thank

00:51:50
you again for joining me on another soul
lounge spotlight I will be back next week

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with music from another one of your favorite
soul artists in between then and now

00:52:01
be sure to reach out to me via social media
Facebook and Twitter at v.o.a. Lady d.j.

00:52:07
Until we meet again take care of yourselves
and each other piece. Your inside.

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Use.

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It's all along.

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This is.

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From Congress to his declaration of

00:56:47
a national emergency along the
Us Mexico border corresponded.

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To. The White House advisor Stephen
Miller tells Fox News Sunday Congress in

00:57:12
1976 passing National Emergencies Act
gave the president the authority as

00:57:17
a result of that to invoke

00:57:19
a national emergency in many different
circumstances but among them for the use of

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military construction of top Democrats on
Capitol Hill are planning to introduce

00:57:26
a resolution disapproving of the president's
emergency declaration Ben Thomas

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Washington President said Sunday
big progress is being made in u.s.

00:57:34
Torah trade talks with China and what he
calls so many different levels and fronts

00:57:39
the drums.

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