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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.

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Marlin Briscoe, American Pro Football's First Black Starting Quarterback, Dies at 76

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Miami Dolphins' undefeated 1972 team, died of pneumonia on Monday at the age of 76. Briscoe's daughter, Angela Marriott, informed the Associated Press of his death.

Nicknamed «The Magician,» Briscoe was the first American professional football starting Black quarterback after being selected by the American Football League's Denver Broncos in 1968.

He started five games that season while finishing as the runner-up for AFL Rookie of the Year. Briscoe's best performance came against the Bills, as he threw for 335 yards and four touchdowns in his second start. «We are heartbroken to learn the passing of former Broncos QB Marlin Briscoe,» the Broncos said in a statement. «Marlin was a pioneer who shattered barriers, making history as the first Black starting quarterback in the Super Bowl era.

He paved the way for countless others and created an indelible legacy, including through our Marlin Briscoe Diversity Coaching Fellowship.

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