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Notre Dame nuns get $220,000 for a rare Honus Wagner base ball card
Sisters of Notre Dame, who catapulted attention when they put a rare Honus Wagner base ball card up for auction to support their charitable mission, The Problem was, The high bidder never paid.On Monday, the Baltimore based order of Roman Catholic nuns got their $220,000, the original bid but have a different collector,Dr. Nicholas DePace,…
Read MoreLaura Dekker’s solo voyage
Fifteen-year-old Laura Dekker,aiming to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, was in good spirits after completing the 2,200 nautical-mile (2,532 land-mile, 4,074-kilometer) trip from the Cape Verde Islands off West Africa.Dekker’s venture stirred an intense controversy about whether young people should be allowed to sail the world’s oceans alone. A Dutch…
Read MoreBrett Favre sits out for the second game in a row
Brett Favre has a new streak, He’ll sit out for the second game in a row.The Minnesota Vikings declared Favre will be out for Monday night against Chicago, after another week without enough progress on the sprained joint between his neck and shoulder. Frazier said the numbness Favre has been feeling in his hand has…
Read MoreSpider-Man Show postponed a month
Reeve Carney stars in the Spider Man Production playing Peter Parker. The lavish musical spectacle is the most expensive production ever staged on Broadway it features music written by Bono and The Edge of U2. There are 41 members in the cast with 18 orchestra members ,it has 27 daring aerial stunts plus several complicated…
Read MoreBlues style rock and Roll artist Don Van Vliet dies aged 69
Best known for his stage name Captain Beefheart, musician and painter Don Vliet died in California from complications from multiple sclerosis. He fronted his band called Magic Band which rose to prominence in the 1960’s with a unique style of blues inspired rock and roll that would ultimately secure his place in music history as…
Read MoreUFC Sean Pierson loses half of his Dream
Sean Pierson has had two lifelong dreams come true recently. In his first public appearance in the cage at UFC ,Pierson defeated Matt Riddle and he was hired by the Toronto Police Department. Unfortunately, his character as a fighter has prevented him from being a Policeman.Pierson was relinquished of his duties by the Toronto Police.…
Read MoreAfter 25 Years Larry King hangs up his suspenders
Today after a quarter of a century of interviewing the famous and powerful Veteran CNN talk show host Larry King hangs up his famous suspenders. Born Larry Zeiger in Brooklyn, the CNN icon has become one of the most recognizable figures on US television, after previously anchoring a national radio show for seven years. King…
Read MoreRock and Roll Hall of Fame to include Niel Diamond
Other Rock and Roll artists that will be included next year along with Niel Diamond, 69 , are Alice Cooper and singer songwriter Tom Waits. The song that promoted Diamond’s fame the most was Sweet Caroline . Some of his earlier hits in the 60’s were Cherry Cherry ,Diamond said he had initially been, ”…
Read MoreMurder charges against Nicholas Brooks old boyfriend of New York fashion designer
Strangulation and attempted murder charges against Nicholas Brooks, the 24 year old boyfriend of New York fashion designer, Sylvie Cachay found dead at The Soho House in New York. The charges came after authorities investigating the 33 year old’s death obtained a warrant to physically examine Brooks, including taking swabs and samples from Brooks’ fingernails,…
Read MoreGame will play on Monday in Detroit after the inflatable roof of the Minnesota Viking’s stadium collapsed Sunday
The Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants will play on Monday in Detroit after the inflatable roof of the Minnesota Viking’s stadium collapsed Sunday,the fourth time in the building’s 29 year history that has happened. No one was hurt, but the roof collapse sent the league and both teams scrambling. Roads were closed throughout the…
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