Leonardo Blair

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  Jun 12, 2013

  Father of Girl in Cheerios Ad: This Is Reality, America Better Get Used to Multiracial Families

  The parents of Grace Colbert, 6, the bi-racial girl in the Cheerios commercial that sparked a debate on social media about what an American family should look like, decided to speak out this week and the girl's father says America better get used to multiracial families because they are a fact of life.

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  Jun 12, 2013

  4-Year-Old Boy, Silas Endenfield, Embraces Heaven in Touching Video Days Before Cancer Kills Him

  There was no fear it seemed. Four-year-old Silas Endenfield from Lyons, Ga., knew he was dying but days before his heartbreaking demise, the angelic toddler shared his excitement about going to heaven in a video so moving it brought many to tears.

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  Jun 11, 2013

  Church Wants to Settle Trademark Dispute With Adidas But Company Refuses to Add More Zeros to $5,000 Offer

  A trademark dispute between multibillion dollar sporting goods company Adidas and a small Illinois church which rejected the company's offer of $5,000 to give up their Add-A-Zero logo is heading to trial.

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  Jun 11, 2013

  More Than 50,000 Sign Petition to Pardon Whistleblower Edward Snowden as Hero But Not Everyone Agrees

  More than 50,000 people have added their signatures to a petition on the White House's website calling on the Obama administration to offer a full pardon to whistle blower Edward Snowden. Some critics, however, say he doesn't deserve it.

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  Jun 11, 2013

  Sober Retiree Arrested for DUI Slaps Arizona City With 500K Lawsuit

  A 64-year-old retired firefighter charged with DUI by police officers in Surprise, Ariz., despite having a blood alcohol content of 0.000 has slapped the city with a $500,000 lawsuit for the bizarre incident which he claims was caused by DWB – driving while black.

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  Jun 11, 2013

  Have Wild Videos of Christians Doing the 'Harlem Shake' Crossed the Line?

  A debate is now raging online over whether or not videos depicting youth from Christian churches and universities doing a contemporary version of the 'Harlem Shake' dance have crossed the line into inappropriate sexually suggestive behavior.

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  Jun 11, 2013

  Va. Megachurch Entangled in Leadership Sex Scandal Recruits Adviser Jonathan Falwell

  (Photo: facebook/Richmond Outreach Center) Founding pastor of the The Richmond Outreach Center in Virginia, Geronimo Aguilar. Despite resignations from four of its five pastors last week over an explosive sexual scandal haunting its former founding pastor, members of Virginia's Richmond Outreach Center (ROC) church are soldiering on with the help of Jonathan Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va.

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  Jun 10, 2013

  Man Allegedly Hired Hitman to Kill Pregnant Girlfriend Because She Wouldn't Get Abortion

  A 21-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with the murder of his pregnant 20-year-old girlfriend because she refused to do an abortion so he could allegedly be with his "other girlfriend."

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  Jun 8, 2013

  Christian High Wire Artist Nik Wallenda Unmasks in New Book, Untethers for Walk Across Grand Canyon

  On June 23, 2013, high wire artist and acrobat Nik Wallenda will attempt to cross the Grand Canyon on a tightrope. It is expected to be the legend's most daring feat yet. If he falls, he says, he already knows where he's going. There's a very good chance though, he won't.

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  Jun 8, 2013

  Philadelphia Orchestra Gives 'Musical Surprise' on Plane Delayed on Tarmac in Beijing for Three Hours

  During a three-hour delay caused by bad weather on Friday, members of the famed Philadelphia Orchestra brought sweet relief to fellow passengers on a flight stuck on a tarmac in Beijing by giving an impromptu performance that left the audience clamoring for more.