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Gore Vidal, the writer of such novels as ‘Myra Breckinridge,’ plays such as ‘The Best Man,’ and screenwriter on such films as ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ and ‘Caligula,’ has died from complications from pneumonia. He was 86.

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Family-tree exploration site Ancestry.com revealed on Monday that President Obama’s lineage bears an interesting hallmark: he’s a descendant of the very first documented African slave. And surprisingly, the connection is on his mother’s side.

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Many of you may be taking a vacation this summer. This year you may have seen a lot of commercials dealing with “Pure Michigan.” This push is to try and bring more people to enjoy the state and see that is more than just Detroit. My parents, grand parents and great-grandparents called this state home and of all the years I went on summer trips to Michigan, I never made it to the Upper Peninsula, or as they call it, the "U.P." My wife and I decided to go to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island to celebrate our anniversary early.

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The Summer Olympics begin this weekend in London. For more than a century, the modern Olympic games have provided a global stage for athletes to deliver unforgettable moments of competition, courage and compassion.

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George Jefferson is moving on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky.

Sherman Hemsley, the actor who portrayed the combative, but lovable George Jefferson on the sitcom ‘The Jeffersons,’ has died.

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Models with Down syndrome aren’t new — earlier this year, Target drew praise for featuring a boy with the chromosomal condition in one of its ads. But in a first, a little girl with Down syndrome is now fronting a whole campaign.

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During its illustrious history, the Olympics has been a hotbed for controversy. It can be countries pulling out in some form of protest, the IOC banning athletes or competitors who will cause a storm of controversy.

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Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, has died. Ride, 61, passed away peacefully at her home in La Jolla, CA. on Monday, July 23 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Kids, it's a great day for someone like me to be inside.  But I know a lot of you are out there having a blast and barbecuin' it up, getting ready for fireworks.

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Last Thursday, the Israeli city of Haifa played host to a most unusual beauty pageant. For one thing, all the finalists were over 70. And for another, they were all Holocaust survivors.

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