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Cannes auction of space trip with DiCaprio raises 1.2 million euros for charity
ReutersCANNES (Reuters) - A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio raised 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for charity at a glitzy fundraiser at the Cannes film festival on Thursday. At the 20th annual event organized by amfAR, the Foundation...Tags: Film Festivals, Festive Events, Entertainment, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Auction Service
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Why Janet Jackson isn't a billionaire (technically)
Janet Jackson has reportedly joined the billionaires club. Funny thing: The singer isn't actually a billionaire. The pop star, 47, was named a "billion dollar entertainer" by Variety, but depending on how you calculate net worth, it doesn't actually...
Tags: Janet Jackson, Entertainment, Book
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Ind. Gov. Pence, House Speaker Bosma honor late Gov. Otis Bowen at Statehouse memorial
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and House Speaker Brian Bosma praised former Gov. Otis Bowen's humble nature and his political legacy during a Statehouse memorial for the popular two-term governor. Three of Indiana's former governors &#...Tags: Government, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Regional Authority, Mitch Daniels, Human Interest
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RPT-FEATURE-Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Meningitis, Trials, Health and Safety at School
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Shoot hoops for a cause
Shoot hoops for a good cause. Hoops for Hope, which raises money for children orphaned by AIDS by having people shoot free throws, is coming to Boca Raton. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 15 at the Spanish River Christian...Tags: World AIDS Day
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'Mame' struts into Bucks County Playhouse
The Bucks County Playhouse will open its second season since its revival Thursday with Jerry Herman's beloved 1966 Broadway musical, "Mame." The production stars Andrea McArdle as Mame and off-Broadway star Lea DeLaria as her bosom buddy, Vera Charles....Tags: Master Class (play), Music, Entertainment, Music Theater, Allentown
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Liberace film throws spotlight on gay rights at Cannes festival
ReutersCANNES (Reuters) - The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual gathering. Director Steven...Tags: Film Festivals, Chemotherapy, Health and Medical Professionals, Gay Rights, Minority Groups
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US grand jury indicts 2 Indy officials, 3 others in kickback scheme with low-priced properties
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted two Indianapolis city officials and three others on wire fraud and bribery charges for an alleged kickback scheme involving the sale of tax-delinquent and vacant properties to nonprofits for as...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime
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Peace Corps to begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who want to serve together
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Peace Corps says it will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas. Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet says the change will diversify the...Tags: Social Issues, Washington, DC, Gays and Lesbians, Peace Corps, HIV
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4 HIV babies born in Broward, PBC — first in years
In South Florida, home to some of the nation's worst AIDS rates, a trend worth celebrating came to a sad end last year when Broward and Palm Beach counties each reported two babies born HIV-positive. They were the first such cases since 2006 in Palm...
Tags: Health, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Abusive Behavior, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Walker Delivers Pep Talk To State GOP
The Hartford Courant— Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and hero to conservatives across the nation for his efforts to quash public employee unions, delivered a pep talk to Connecticut Republicans Monday night. Walker reminded the crowd at the state GOP's...Tags: Government, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Barack Obama, Scott Walker
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Rebuild South Bend from the inside out
The approach to revitalization of the city of South Bend neighborhoods that the mayor and his committee purposed is nothing more than a piecemeal approach. They have not even addressed the inner city's aged, deteriorated infrastructure. The city needs...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., USA Today
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