Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Casa Ruby Shuts Down Housing Programs As Workers Go Unpaid
metroweekly.comThe Washington Post, several former employees have accused Ruby Corado, the organization’s founder, of failing to submit proper paperwork on time, and keeping a tight-fisted hold on the organization’s finances, making money inaccessible to various programs despite a steady influx of money in the form of personal donations from community members and government grants.At least three employees told the Post that they have not been paid in six weeks.
Residents who were living in Casa Ruby’s transitional homes were forced to scramble to find new housing as shelters shuttered and landlords began complaining that the organization had not paid rent or had submitted payments late, resulting in the accumulation of late fees and increasing Casa Ruby’s debt.
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