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Las Vegas: Stars, athletes and golfers team up for Jordan tourney
Athletes and entertainers will come together April 4-7 in Las VegasĀ to swing their clubs for charity at the 12th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational. The star-studded event, in its third year in Las Vegas, will be held at the top-ranked Shadow...
Tags: Celebrities, Sports, Michael Phelps, Roger Clemens, Golf
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Young superhero has a team behind him
Sounds strange, I know. But I hope you never have reason to meet Dr. Noah Federman, who makes his living saving children's lives. Extraordinary guy. Take all the athletes I've met in more than 40 years and this is my hero, even though he has to admit,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Lung Cancer
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Bid Valentine's Day good riddance with activities for a party of one
Valentine's Day has come and gone — and good riddance. You spent Thursday night blasting "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor while swigging from a bottle of Canadian Mist and looking at Facebook pictures of your ex and his new squeeze....
Tags: Holidays, Sinead O'Connor, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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New York Fashion Week fall 2013: Raif menswear review
NEW YORK -- For the first time, Raif Adelberg presented his cashmere-heavy Raif fall-winter 2013 menswear runway collection during New York Fashion Week, staging a runway show Saturday in the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center as part of Details...
Tags: Tommy Hilfiger Corp., New York Public Library, Sickle Cell Disease, Entertainment Events, Bergdorf Goodman
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Don Haidl dies at 61; key figure in O.C. sheriff corruption case
Don Haidl, a self-made millionaire and former assistant sheriff in Orange County who became a central figure in the corruption case against the sheriff who was once his boss, died Tuesday at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. He was 61. Haidl died of...
Tags: Michael Carona, Witnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prisons
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Charity events keep spring social season hot
Chicago socialites had a difficult decision to make Saturday, with three celebrity-hosted galas taking place at the same time around the city. But for the see-and-be-seen crowd, this was likely a good problem to have. Those who attended the 26th...
Tags: Celebrities, Chicago Bulls, East Side, LeBron James, Richard Hamilton
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S&H Express employees plan 150-mile bike ride to benefit Make-A-Wish
York Daily Record, Pa.Eric Evans has ridden bicycles for seven years. The simple pleasure of being outside on two wheels is enough to propel him even in the winter months. "As long as the water in my water bottles won't freeze, I'm out there," Evans said. As director...Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Human Interest
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SURVIVING THE ODDS: Edinburg North junior tennis player Alyssa Cordon overcame rare childhood cancer
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasSeventeen years ago, Edgar and Cindy Cordon thought their baby daughter's days were numbered. At 14 months old, Alyssa Cordon was diagnosed with a potentially fatal cancer. Unforgiving radiation significantly stunted her growth, costing her...Tags: OWN (tv network), Chicago Restaurants, High Blood Pressure, College Baseball, Health and Medical Professionals
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East county community briefs
Ventura County StarMoorpark City to take e-waste, shred paper for free The city will have a free hazardous electronic-waste, household battery and fluorescent light collection for residents and businesses from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Moorpark Public Services...Tags: Services and Shopping, Baby Products, Christianity, Anglicanism, Pineapple Express (movie)
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BRIEF: Make-A-Wish, evolve grant ailing teen's wish
El Paso Times, TexasBobby Garcia, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2011, is finally getting what he has always wanted -- a new bed with all the trimmings. On Tuesday, the 18-year-old will go on a shopping spree at Target in Bassett Place with the help...Tags: Leukemia, Target, Human Interest
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North Augusta student wins Best and Brightest
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.It was never the recognition or applause that pushed Daniel Pip �pen to spend his high school career volunteering and working for academic honors. His goal wasn't to be better than anyone else or earn bragging rights. So, after he was named The...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, University of South Carolina Aiken, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Leukemia patient wants to go to Disney World
Corsicana Daily Sun, TexasCoy Bostian likes baseball and school, and he got a diagnosis of leukemia about two weeks before Christmas. The Mildred fifth-grader turned 11 years old in February. He can expect about three years' worth of cancer treatments. A couple of bright spots...Tags: Celebrities, Leukemia, Amusement and Theme Parks, Travel, Walt Disney World Resort
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