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Nelson Mandela dies at age 95

Nelson Mandela, the founding father of an apartheid-free South Africa, died Friday around 1 a.m. South African time at 95-years-old. According to NBC news, Mandela was suffering from a respiratory illness and had been receiving health care at home for the past six months. President Obama followed the announcement of his death with a eulogy from the White House. “He no longer belongs to us,” Obama said.

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Black Friday can bring people together, improve the economy

On Friday, consumers throughout America participated in the first shopping day of the holiday season, known as Black Friday. Numerous stores such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, JC Penney and Macy’s opened their doors to the public at 5 a.m. or earlier to give consumers the opportunity to get great deals on holiday gifts for their loved ones.

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Welcome back to Winging It, the Eastern Echo's arts and entertainment podcast.

This episode, Caroline Buxton sits down with Tessa Hanrath to talk about "June on the Moon," EMU Theatre's upcoming interactive sensory production.

For more information on performance dates and ticketing, check out EMU Theatre's website at: https://emich.ludus.com/index....

Host: Caroline Buxton

Director: Anthony Thatxton

Editor: Gray Connor