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B. Riley & Co. and Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation’s 8th Annual “Big Fighters, Big Cause” Charity Boxing Night · Photos from Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation
Hollywood came out in full force to catch a night filled with action-packed boxing matches, live performances and more at the B. Riley & Co. 8th Annual “Big Fighters, Big Cause” Charity Boxing Night at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. The star-studded evening of boxing presented by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions benefitted the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation and its mission to fund life-changing research, care and awareness for pediatric type 1 & 2 diabetes and to help children live healthier lives through diet and exercise.
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The 32nd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Nominees Announced
Central City Productions announced yesterday the nominees in 26 categories for the 2017 Stellar Awards. Hailed as an "epic night in gospel music," this year's Stellar Awards will return to the Las Vegas Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The telecast will premiere on TV One Sunday, April 9 at 7 p.m. ET with encores at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET. In addition, the Stellar Awards will air in national broadcast syndication on 170 stations in over 150 markets around the country from April 14 - May 7, 2017.
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Ford Cancels Mexico Plant. Will Create 700 U.S. Jobs in 'vote of confidence' in Trump
Ford is canceling plans to build a new plant in Mexico. It will invest $700 million in Michigan instead, creating 700 new U.S. jobs. Ford CEO Mark Fields said the investment is a "vote of confidence" in the pro-business environment being created by Donald Trump. However, he stressed Ford did not do any sort of special deal with the president-elect.
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Greatest Rise in Heroin Use Was Among White People, Study Says
The numbers are startling -- in 2015, 52,404 people died from drug overdoses according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sixty-three percent of those deaths involved an opioid.
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5 Things for Monday, April 17: Turkey, North Korea, Facebook, Tax Day
Welcome back from what we hope was a good weekend for you. Here are the 5 things you need to know today to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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How North Korea Makes its money: Coal, forced labor and hacking
President Trump says he's prepared to tackle North Korea's growing nuclear threat with or without China.
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Did Donald Trump Leak His Own Tax Return?
Who knows who leaked two pages of Donald Trump's tax return. But the leak, such as it is, does no harm to the President. It shows he actually paid income taxes -- at least in 2005. Whether the President had paid income taxes recently had actually been something of an open question.
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Aaron Hernandez's Attorney: Key Witness Made Up Spilled Drink Story
"My question to you, sir, is: Who are you really?" So began the defense's cross-examination on Tuesday of Alexander Bradley, a former friend of Aaron Hernandez and the central witness in the double-murder trial against the former NFL star.
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Invisible rogue planets without stars? NASA's new space telescope could find hundreds of them
NASA is on the hunt for rogue planets. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's upcoming observatory expected to launch in the mid-2020s, could reveal a multitude of rogue planets that don't orbit stars in our Milky Way galaxy, according to new research.
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Greenland's ice sheet is melting as fast as at any time in the last 12,000 years, study shows
We've known for some time now that Greenland's ice sheet is melting at an alarming rate.
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Judge says lawyer went too far in her accusations of misconduct
Shreveport lawyer and Caddo Parish district attorney candidate Patricia Gilley, who was briefly jailed for contempt of court last week after accusing a Bossier Parish judge of lying about the sentence he would impose in a manslaughter case, refused to recant her allegations when she appeared before another judge in a contempt hearing.
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Bad weather is one problem the 2020 election won't have
This year -- we can all agree -- has been nuts. Even the weather has followed suit.
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Elevating the Voices of Survivors and Victims' Loved Ones,ID Premieres Season Two of the Powerful Series, Impact of Murder
Season Two Begins with the Raw and Emotional Two-Hour Episode on Botham Jean, Airing Nearly Two Years After the Anniversary of His Murder
Returning with more gut-wrenching stories showcasing tragedies whose repercussions reverberate throughout society, IMPACT OF MURDER returns for a second season to ID. Using the gripping victim impact statements delivered in court as the driving storytelling technique, this series showcases how victims can be empowered against their perpetrator to stand up in court and confront them – and in some cases, unexpectedly find forgiveness. Through a victim’s own words, viewers understand the horror they endured or the significance of the life that was taken, providing an acute and emotional understanding of the collateral damage of murder. In a gripping four-episode second season, the stories examine instances of racial injustice, domestic violence, a wrongful conviction, and a fatal chance encounter. IMPACT OF MURDER will premiere on Thursday, September 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Investigation Discovery.
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US report warns climate change could create economic chaos
The far-reaching consequences of climate change have the ability to create chaos in the financial system and disrupt the American economy, according to a federal report released Wednesday.
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Greek president provokes Turkey by visiting tiny island at center of eastern Mediterranean dispute
For weeks, Greece and Turkey have been facing off in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, raising fears that a dispute between two NATO allies could turn into a full-blown regional crisis.
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One of America's most storied brands is no more
Sprint was a storied American brand, but it is no longer. T-Mobile, which closed its $30 billion merger with the wireless carrier in April, officially retired the Sprint brand Monday.
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California attorney general to investigate Stephon Clark shooting
Citing the "extremely high emotions, anger and hurt" in Sacramento following the shooting death of Stephon Clark by police in his grandmother's backyard, Police Chief Daniel Hahn said Tuesday that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will hold an independent investigation into the shooting.
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Venezuela health system in worse condition than expected, according to survey
A survey of 104 health facilities in Venezuela, commissioned by the opposition-controlled National Assembly, paints a grim picture of a collapsed system hurting for even the most essential goods and services.
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There's a big push in 2018 to get young people to register to vote
In 2018, Beyoncé fans can register to vote at the On The Run II Tour, high schoolers can register from their classrooms and shoppers can register at a participating Levi Strauss location.
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Mississippi Senate runoff: Here's what you need to know
Mississippi voters will decide on Tuesday between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy in the last Senate race to be decided in 2018.
