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Reporter Global Super Star George Michael launched into Pop Culture History in 1984 as half of the british duo wham. Singing Careless Whisper. Time can never mend the Careless Whisper reporter by 1986, michael launched an incredible solo career. His number one album faith raising eyebrows with the first single. The risque lyrics and provocative Video Drawing sharp criticism of those wanting to bring awareness to the growing Aids Epidemic and the need for safe sex. I gotta have faith faith produc...

You have been writing about this. good morning. thank you for joining us on "new day." hope you had a great holiday. donald trump said he would dissolve his personal foundation, "to avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as president." are you surprised at all by his decision? >> no, not very surprised. i think that the problem is that youre going to be oout solicut soliciting money and then you take that money and give it to other causes which in some situations donald trump has...

Poppy. >> i dont like it. it feels like summer outside and i want the snow. thats how i feel about this. thank you, chad. a huge holiday for retailers. americans spending hundreds of billions of dollars on gifts and now after the big after-christmas sales are coming and, of course, those returns. those things you dont like are getting under way. cnn business correspondent alison kosik has the details. youre going to make the returns easy on pus. >> americans unloaded hundreds of billions of do...

Really, after eight years of having to live in a kind of hour-by-hour crisis mode. >> he spoke about -- hes going to golf in hawaii. he said that to our troops. listen as the first african-american president, tolerance is really important for this president. hes confident of his vision of america. one of tolerance and diversity. of course, diversity important, as well. he suggested, which i thought was interesting, david, that if he ran again, he could win. listen to this. >> in the wake of the ...

The kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. my heart knows out to his family and all of his fans. of course, he was known for his music, but he was also known for his advocacy for the lgbt community as well as aids awareness. poppy, don. >> ian lee, thank you so much. obviously, his music, but his advocacy. he came out later in life and did a lot for the gay community. >> do you remember wham? >> because i was 2. >> in the last hour i said i think like "father figure" i meant "carele...

Army choir which was going to syria to the air base there to play a new years concert for the russian troops who were stationed. 64 of those performers were killed. journalists, as well. nine journalists, from russian media, that have been taken along by the defense ministry, to cover those proceedings, and that musical concert. the investigation, as you mentioned, russian officials saying theyre emphasizing pilot error or mechanical failure at this point. but no one completely ruling out the po...

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