
NOFD battles 5-alarm Algiers blaze
A spokesman for the New Orleans Fire Department says that 70 firefighters fought a massive blaze Saturday night in Algiers.
Firefighter Michael Willaims says the crews responded to a fire that spread to four homes near the intersection of Slidell andFreret streets on the Westbank ...Read More
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Cosby draws crowd to Essence town hall on family
Hundreds packed a huge hall at the Morial Convention Center to hear from comedian, activist and educator Bill Cosby, a featured speaker at the Essence Music Festival's annual gathering of leaders charged with finding solutions to problems facing urban America ...Read More
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Federer wins Wimbeldon title
Roger Federer has won his record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title and sixth Wimbledon championship by beating Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6,
16-14.
Federer finished with 50 aces Sunday and converted his only break of the match in the final game ...Read More
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What's next for Palin?
Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.
Supporters and critics alike say the former GOP vice presidential candidate's resignation, announced Friday afternoon and effective July 26, is an inexplicable move for a high profile Republican widely seen as a contender for a White House run in 2012 ...Read More
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Kristian: Family Matters!
The Williams sisters facing off in the Wimbledon finals over the weekend had me pondering the question, who are the greatest sports families of all time? There have been many great sports families: Venus and Serena Williams, the DiMaggio brothers, Ken Griffey Jr. and dad Ken Sr. and of course the Mannings - just to name a few...
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Deke: McNair one of the greatest MS athletes
As police work to unravel the deaths of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and a woman at his Nashville condo, the Alcorn State standout is being remembered as one of the greatest Mississippi athletes of all time ...Read More
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