In 2016, boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s childhood home was made into a museum about his life. After closing down less than two years after opening due to financial troubles, the museum has been restored and is up for sale. The owners are asking $1.5 million for three properties that include Ali’s house and the houses…
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News Lions rookie Ennis Rakestraw Jr makes good on childhood promise to grade school teacher
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. was born in Texas and grew up just outside of Dallas. He then rose to stardom during his standout run as a defensive back for the Missouri Tigers. Last month, the Detroit Lions selected him in the second round of the NFL Draft. When Rakestraw received the phone call from the Lions,…
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News Hydeia Broadbent, activist known for childhood AIDS advocacy, dead at 39
Hydeia Broadbent, a prominent HIV/AIDS activist known for her inspirational talks in the 1990s as a young child to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with, has died. She was 39. Broadbent’s father announced her death in a Facebook post, saying she had died unexpectedly “after living with Aids since birth,” but…
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News Taylor Swift plays Sandy from ‘Grease’ in throwback photos shared by childhood co-star
Taylor Swift was seen starring as Sandy from “Grease” in throwback photos shared by her childhood co-star. On Thursday, actor Tobin Mitnick, 36, posted a slideshow of images in which he was seen playing Danny Zuko opposite the 34-year-old pop star as Sandy Olsson in a June 2000 production of the hit Broadway musical. “Thank…
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News Surge of childhood pneumonia cases in Netherlands and China has health officials on high alert
Childhood pneumonia cases are surging in the Netherlands, a health agency in the country has reported. During the week of Nov. 13-19, there were 103 pneumonia cases in the Netherlands out of every 100,000 children between the ages of 5 and 14. That was an increase from 83 the prior week, according to the Netherlands…
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