Rowling aids single mothers with book profits
Potter author J K Rowling plans to share profits from her best selling books with single mothers. British reports say she donated a six figure sum to the National Council for One Parent Families in London. She recalls social stigma after divorce and moving to Scotland with her daughter Jessica while living on benefits.
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K. Rowling
National Council For One Parent Families
Rowling
London
the Sun
Portugal
Scotland
Jessica
Edinburgh
Move to preserve R E M bridge becomes Athens landmark bid
Fans of R E M press to save an abandoned trestle near Athens Georgia seen on the back of Murmur arguing it is a Southern landmark. The Athens Clarke County Commission agreed to buy the trestle from CSX for 25000 and seek 19 miles of right of way for 7 million to add to a bike path.
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Associated Press
R.E.M
Athens
Ethan Kaplan
CSX
Athens-Clarke County
Dece Eldridge
Updike urges natural writing to Montgomery students
Pulitzer Prize winning author John Updike told about 15 Huntingdon College students in Montgomery that good writing comes with maturity. He advised keeping it natural and idiomatic and letting it happen as part of the college lecture series.
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Ala
Huntingdon College
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Pele’s daughter wins Santos city council seat in Brazil
Sandra Machado Arantes do Nascimento, daughter of soccer icon Edson Arantes do Nascimento, won a Santos city council seat. The elder Pele initially denied paternity until a court allowed her to use his surname. She campaigned to push DNA testing for unrecognized children.
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Pele
Associated Press
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Santos
Brazil
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Machado
Hurley says lust a favored sin in Marie Claire interview
Elizabeth Hurley reveals lust as a favored sin in Marie Claire stating its benefits for mood and skin. She recalls high school chemistry moments with a front-row crush and notes her 13 year relationship with Hugh Grant ended in spring.
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