Gabrielle Giffords, Her hair is no longer long and blonde now; it’s short and dark. But the first photos of US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords taken since she was shot in the head in January show a smiling, engaged woman with barely a trace of the physical wounds resulting from the attack that killed or...
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Pentecost is the great festival that marks the birth of the Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Pentecost means “fiftieth day” and is celebrated fifty days after Easter. Ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven, the twelve apostles, Jesus’ mother and family, and many other of His disciples gathered together in...
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Ethan Allen has an amazing June Clearnace Cleanup Sale. If you’re already an ethanallen.com member, you’re already part of the fun – just log in with your ethanallen.com ID to see our current Perks offer and learn how to take advantage of it. Not a member? Not a problem. Sign up is free and...
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Dozens of high school students are participating in the ACT Boot Camp, which is being offered this week in Newport. Co-owners Mark Treas and Rhett Barbour told The Kentucky Enquirer that the camp is more about how to better take the test to raise scores, not on how to improve knowledge in subject areas,...
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One person was killed and four others injured during a wild shooting on a packed Boardwalk in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, on Thursday afternoon. According to the authorities, a gunman opened fire on the Boardwalk near Brighton Sixth Street about 5:20 p.m., gravely wounding a man and a woman; the woman died at Coney Island...
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The DASH diet (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) is usually prescribed for adults to help them control their high blood pressure. But a study finds that the eating program may also help teen girls gain less weight. In the “Best Diets Overall” category, the Dash came in first, with three tying for second: the...
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This year’s Oklahoma version will mark the 14th time a D-Day style paintball game has been staged. In one of the largest paintball games in the world, some 3,000 people in Oklahoma will relive the events of June 6, 1944, D-Day, when German-occupied France was invaded by Allied Forces, marking a turning point in...
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Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake get grabby. In an effort to demonstrate that they aren’t dating despite starring in a movie called “Friends With Benefits,” Kunis and Timberlake demonstrated that they can platonically grope each other on live television. About Mila Kunis. Milena “Mila” Markovna Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, USSR (now independent...
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The 66-year-old, Michael Douglas, said his brush with death has made him more appreciative of his “incredible” Welsh wife Catherine Zeta-Jones. “She’s doing fine. She’s been back working on her movie in Louisiana and she’s feeling great. Catherine’s a very strong woman and she’s had a lot to deal with. She was so supportive...
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Twilight fans have received an early treat: A new clip of the wedding between Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) from Breaking Dawn: Part 1. In the 15-second promo clip, Bella is seen from behind walking down the aisle in the middle of the forest as Edward waits at the altar under a...
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The Indian-American from South Abington, Penn. Sukanya Roy, 14, took the top place from runner-up Laura Newcombe when she correctly spelled the word ‘cymotrichous’ – which relates to wavy hair. Sukanya, 14, will take home more than $40,000 in cash and prizes. She is now the fourth consecutive Indian-American to take the title at...
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Billy Bob Thornton’s daughter has been found guilty of aggravated manslaughter for the October 2008 death of a friend’s 1-year-old child. Amanda Brumfield, 32, was acquitted Friday of the first-degree murder and aggravated child-abuse charges she originally faced in the death of her best friend’s daughter, whom she was babysitting at the time in...
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Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., has hired a lawyer after a lewd photo of an unidentified man was posted to his twitter account and directed at a 21-year-old female college student from Seattle. A spokesman for Weiner said the congressman is exploring “civil or criminal actions” in response to the incident, which he called a...
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