Comedian Jerry Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association aren’t saying why they’re fully parting ways after 45 years and raising more than $1 billion for the nonprofit through its annual telethon. (August 4)
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Highlights of this day in history: Actress Marilyn Monroe dies; Cornerstone laid for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal; ‘American Bandstand’ debuts on network TV; Actors Richard Burton and Alec Guinness die. (Aug. 5)
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With consumers and businesses losing confidence, the American economy still appears feeble. In the Midwest, layoffs are surging and businesses continue to shut down. (August 5)
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Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was convicted Thursday on child sexual assault charges. The 55-year-old head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stood stone-faced as the verdict was read. (Aug. 4)
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Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was convicted Thursday on child sexual assault charges. The 55-year-old head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stood stone-faced as the verdict was read. (Aug. 4)
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For nearly two decades, Ron Thomas has worried every day that his schizophrenic son would die of exposure or illness on the streets. He never imagined the end would come in a violent confrontation with police. (Aug. 4)
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Despite the stock market falling more than 4-percent Thursday, Financial Advisor Phuong Quach with Ameriprise Financial urges the public to stay focused on long-term investments. (Aug. 4)
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New Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is warning against “dangerous” and deep military spending cuts in the effort to rein in government deficits. (Aug. 4)
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Congress has reached a compromise to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Admin. that idled 74000 federal employees and construction workers and cost the government about $30 million a day in uncollected airline ticket taxes. (Aug. 4)
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A teen who was buried in 6 feet of sand while digging a trench on a California beach said he was certain he would die and thought about his mother before lifeguards, paramedics and beachgoers dug him out in a frantic rescue caught on video. (Aug. 4)
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