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Pro basketball superstar Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat recently took time out from his participation in the National Basketball Association playoffs to make a Miami, Fla. high school senior’s wildest dream come true--in jaw-dropping fashion.more
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Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat, and Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School senior Nicole Muxo during a surprise appearance at her high school prom. (Courtesy Photo)
Dwayne Wade Grants High School Girl’s Wish
Originally published May 23, 2013Pro basketball superstar Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat recently took time out from his participation in the National Basketball Association playoffs to make a Miami, Fla. high school senior’s wildest dream come true--in jaw-dropping fashion.more
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May 23, 2013 -
NEW YORK— A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood.more
May 23, 2013 -
NIAMEY, Niger— Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on May 23, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France.more
May 23, 2013 -
ORLANDO, Fla.— George Zimmerman's defense attorneys on May 23 released information from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's cellphone that include the teen texting with a friend about smoking marijuana and photos that show him blowing smoke and extending his middle finger to the camera.more
May 23, 2013 -
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.more
May 22, 2013 -
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When officials from the FBI and the New Jersey State Police called a press conference to name Assata Shakur, a 65-year-old-Black women and political refugee living in Cuba, to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List, the move left many political activists puzzled.more
May 22, 2013 -
(NewsUSA) - For some aging adults, the retirement piggy bank is looking too slim, especially for those unable to max out 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (IRA) every year.more
May 22, 2013 -
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts — a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization's membership and funding.more
May 22, 2013 -
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Nicknamed 'The Wall,' 8-year-old Kyle Davis loved soccer and going to Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather. JaNae Hornsby, 9, loved to draw, sing, and be a big sister and cousin to her younger relatives.more
May 22, 2013 -
If you ask homeowners in certain neighborhoods around Baltimore City if they have heard of Guy Stafford, you are likely to get an enthusiastic, yes. more
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