Lee Lacocca backs $1 million for disease cure tests
Former auto executive Lee Lacocca funds a three year testing program at Massachusetts General Hospital with a $1 million pledge. The effort aims at a disease affecting about 2 million Americans and up to 18 million worldwide, with type 1 diabetes risking blindness and limb loss in severe cases.
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Boston
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Sigourney Weaver Rules Out Fear Factor Challenge
Sigourney Weaver says she would not be a good reality TV contestant and would refuse eating cockroaches. The Village star, 54, told People magazine she values toughness but would avoid such stunts.
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Fonzie Surprises in New Season Release
The sitcom Happy Days returns with its first season on DVD revealing Henry Winkler as Fonzie and a shift from star Ron Howard as a 1950s teen. The actor’s biker persona surprised Marshall and fans, as a cooler, quieter Fonzie steals attention.
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Schreiber Narrates Ground Zero Baseball Documentary Screening
HBO announced a free public screening at Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan at sundown Tuesday for the film Nine Innings From Ground Zero narrated by Liev Schreiber. The documentary, about the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, will air again on September 14 on HBO.
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver Released From Hospital
Eunice Kennedy Shriver who was hospitalized for hypothermia after a sailing trip has been released. She is the fifth Kennedy child and mother of Maria Shriver. Shriver founded the Special Olympics and is married to Sargent Shriver.
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Today’s birthday list for notable film figures
Actress Shelley Winters and Madeleine Stowe share today amid a roster of film and TV stars. Roman Polanski, Robert Redford, Patrick Swayze, Denis Leary, Christian Slater, and Edward Norton also celebrate birthdays.
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Roman Polan
Robert Redford
Patrick Swayze
Denis Leary
Madeleine Stowe
Christian Slater
Edward Norton
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