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Dad Raising Quadruplets After Wife’s Death in Childbirth
A 29-year-old Phoenix man is raising his quadruplets after his wife died tragically last month after delivering the three girls and a boy she reportedly had worked hard to conceive, according to People magazine. Carlos Morales told his wife, Erica, 36, that he loved her just minutes before she gave birth to quadruplets who were…
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Man Celebrates 108th Birthday and 82 Years of Marriage to 104-Year-Old
Duranord Veillard knows a lot about longevity, but Saturday is a milestone for the record books. USA Today reports that not only is Veillard celebrating turning 108, but he will also celebrate 82 years of marriage to his wife, Jeanne, who is 104. The husband and wife are believed to be the oldest couple in…
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Congress Averts Partial Shutdown of Homeland Security
In a show of political gamesmanship, the U.S. House of Representatives late Friday approved a one-week spending measure to avert a partial shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Reuters reports. With just hours to spare before a midnight deadline, the news outlet writes, the House voted 357-60 to fund DHS, which is headed…
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Al-Shabab Threatens Attacks on Malls in US, UK, Canada
U.S. officials are urging vigilance after terror group al-Shabab released a propaganda video Saturday that threatens attacks on shopping malls in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, CNN reports. In the video, the al-Qaida-linked terror group brags about its deadly September 2013 attack on a mall in Kenya, the report says. The assault,…
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John Legend and Common Win Oscar; Civil Rights Groups Drop Oscar Protest
Updated Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, 11:30 p.m.: The Academy Award for best song was awarded to “Glory” from the motion picture Selma. The song was co-written by John Legend and Common, who performed a stirring rendition of the anthem at the Oscars Sunday night, bringing a standing ovation and leaving some in the crowd in tears. It…
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Canadian Boy Freezes to Death in T-Shirt and Diaper After Wandering Outside
A 3-year-old Canadian boy died Thursday after straying out into the cold from his family’s apartment in the wee hours of the morning wearing nothing but a T-shirt, boots and a diaper, according to the Huffington Post. Elijah Marsh was pronounced dead at the city’s North York General Hospital soon after he was found during a…
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Clark Terry, Former Tonight Show Trumpeter, Dies at 94
Legendary trumpeter Clark Terry, a 2010 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award honoree, died Saturday after suffering from the effects of advanced diabetes, according to Variety. He was 94 and entered hospice care on Feb. 13, the report says. “Our beloved Clark Terry has joined the big band in heaven where he’ll be singing and playing with…
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Report: Bobbi Kristina Brown Allegedly Used Heroin, Other Drugs Before She Was Found in Bathtub
Twenty-one-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown was allegedly under the influence of drugs the morning she was discovered unresponsive in a bathtub at her home, a source familiar with details of the incident told People magazine. The daughter of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown has been listed in critical condition since she was rushed to…
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s Daughter Facing Theft Allegation
The daughter of President Barack Obama’s former pastor Jeremiah Wright is allegedly in more trouble with the law in the aftermath of her conviction last year on charges of money laundering, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Jeri L. Wright, 49, of Hazel Crest, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, has been accused of drawing 13 payments totaling…
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Ex-NYPD Officer Blames Recent Firing on His Role in Louima Abuse Case
A former officer with the New York City Police Department, who was charged with violating the civil rights of Abner Louima in a brutal police station attack in 1997, has filed a lawsuit against a utility company, charging that he was fired because of his role in the assault, the New York Daily News reports.…
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