From Huffington Post PHILADELPHIA – Maurice Cheeks was fired Saturday as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, who are slumping at 9-14 a year after making the playoffs. Assistant general manager Tony DiLeo was appointed interim coach. The moves were confirmed by a person familiar with the decision who spoke to The Associated Press on condition [...]

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 FROM HUFFINGTON POST Miss Russia won the Miss World 2008 contest held in South Africa Saturday. Kseniya Sukhinova beat out 108 other contestants. The first runner up was Parvathay Omanakuttan of India, and the second runner up was Gabriel Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago, as reported.

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  I hate to be the one to tell you this, my bro-ther, but if you want your kids to google their names in the future and see nothing negative, then you need to change their names, now! CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Friday that he was fighting to get [...]

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FROM THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS BravoA worker has filed a suit against ‘Top Chef’ Tom Colicchio charging he cheated employees on wages. “Top Chef” judge Tom Colicchio has become the latest celebrity restaurateur to land in hot water. Former employee Nessa Rapone of Brooklyn sued Colicchio Friday, contending he cheated her out of tips [...]

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FROM THE DAILY NEWS  The Brooklyn driver crushed to death by a runaway garbage truck complained just a week ago that his troublesome rig was lurching out of gear, heartbroken relatives said Friday. Thomas Guzzardo, a 52-year-old driver for Chambers Paper Fibers, told family members his truck started hurtling down the street on Nov. 28 [...]

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