Anonymous benefactor pays 8800 in layaway for 23 Walmart Avon customers
An unknown donor covered about 8800 in layaway costs for 23 Avon Walmart shoppers, paying with a credit card after store calls. Manager Tammy Pistore said the act was a small miracle that echoed a nationwide trend of Good Samaritans helping those struggling to pay for Christmas gifts.
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Indiana
Iowa
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Associated Press
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Chester Road
Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Kim Jong Il dies at 69 after decades of rule in North Korea
North Korea confirms the death of Kim Jong Il aged 69 in Pyongyang. The state obituary notes his long rule, diabetes and heart disease, and says his third son is being groomed to inherit power amid ongoing nuclear ambitions and tensions with the United States and South Korea.
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Tuba Christmas Draws 400 To Lorain Palace Theater
The 16th annual Tuba Christmas at Lorain Palace Theatre drew about 400 attendees. Musicians paid a $5 registration and $18 for carol books while the free audience contributed via buckets to cover costs. Concert originated locally from Dale Hildebrand’s idea and grows with support from Driscol Music Co and theater management.
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Chronicle
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Dale Hildebrand
Brookside High School
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Broadway
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Rockefeller Center
Harvey Phillips Foundation
Mother fights system to aid autistic son in Los Angeles
Stacie Funk has pressed for extensive help for her son Jonah since his autism diagnosis nine years ago. California and Los Angeles Unified have spent at least 300000 dollars on home therapy school aide and specialists. Jonah, now 13, earns progress in self expression reading aloud and communication as the series examines autism rates and impacts.
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Stacie Funk
Jonah
State of California
Los Angeles Unified School
Last U.S. troops drive out of Iraq
Dawn broke over the Iraq Kuwait border as the final convoy of American soldiers left Iraq after a nearly nine year war. Iraqi soldiers waved goodbye and the mood was subdued with relief across the departing unit.
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