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Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, Dies at 63

The singer of dance anthems including “Last Dance,” ”Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” has passed away, according to a statement from her family.

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Records Show George Zimmerman Had Fractured Nose After Trayvon Martin Shooting

Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sign Paralyzed Former Rutgers Player Eric LeGrand

LeGrand, who’s still undergoing therapy and pursing his college degree, won’t be visiting Tampa any time soon. But the Bucs are shipping a No. 52 jersey to LeGrand, along with a helmet and contract.

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JetBlue Pilot Charged for Interfering with Crew

A JetBlue Airways captain who sprinted through the cabin of a Las Vegas-bound flight screaming about terrorists, Jesus and Sept. 11 was charged Wednesday with interfering with a flight crew, federal authorities said.

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Whitney Houston, Superstar of Records, Films, Dies at 48

Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.

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A Pretty Penny: 1793 Coin Fetches $1.38 Million at Florida Auction

A one-cent copper coin minted in 1793, the first year that the United States produced its own coins, was purchased for nearly $1.4 million on the auction block

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New Year’s Hangover Cure: Less Booze, More H2O

Vitamins, sports drinks, aspirin, peanut butter sandwiches? Nice try, but the only true remedy for a hangover is to not get drunk.

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Fifty Young People Involved in Massive Mall of America Brawl

A moving melee involving scores of juveniles at the Mall of America took police and security officers over an hour to control.