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Jerry West was more than a Hall of Fame basketball player; he embodied the NBA when he was the inspiration for the silhouette in the league’s logo and spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers. West was a champion for them in 1972, won the NBA Finals MVP despite not winning the title…

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A community and family are experiencing heartbreak after a couple lost their lives during a deadly tornado in Greenfield, Iowa. According to KCCI-TV, Dean and Pam Wiggins were laid to rest after a funeral at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iowa, the very church where the couple said their vows 60 years ago. Friends and family…

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Six-year-old Lucy Morgan recently passed away from head trauma after a freak accident on the final day of her family vacation with her parents and three siblings. Lucy and her family were enjoying time in Limerick, Maine when tragedy struck on the final day of their trip. According to her father, Jesse, who is a…

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Sam Butcher, the creator behind the well-known “Precious Moments” porcelain figurines, has died at 85 years old. The company said that Butcher died surrounded by loved ones, but his cause of death wasn’t immediately clear. The post reads, “In his final words, he shared that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit were with him and…

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Bill Walton, the red-headed superstar who led UCLA to 73 consecutive wins and two back-to-back championships in the early 1970s before starting an injury-marred NBA career that still saw him become an essential part of world championship teams in Boston and Portland, died at 71 years old after a long battle with cancer. After his…

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Riley Strain’s family experienced a bittersweet milestone on behalf of the late college student. It was a moment that left them in tears, with a diploma in hand. Strain’s loved ones attended the University of Missouri’s graduation ceremony, accepting Strain’s diploma from the Mizzou College of Arts and Sciences. The crowd met his family with…

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K.P. Yohannan, the director and founder of Gospel for Asia and the metropolitan of the Believers Eastern Church, has died of a cardiac arrest at 74 years old. Gospel for Asia announced his death in a statement, noting that the influential Indian Christian leader died at a hospital in Dallas, Texas. Yohannan was hit by…

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“American Idol” recently honored Christian singer Mandisa in a televised performance. Former “Idol” star Melinda Doolittle, Danny Gokey, and Colton Dixon joined together to perform the gospel hit “Shackles (Praise You)” in a heartwarming tribute that received a standing ovation from judges Luke Bryan, Katy Pery, and Lionel Richie and applause from the studio audience.…

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When NASA’s Columbia shuttle launched on January 16, 2003, it carried a crew of seven astronauts who’d spent almost three years getting to know each other before venturing on a 16-day science mission into space. NASA selected astronauts David Brown, Michael Anderson, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Rick Husband and William McCool, as well as Iilan…

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When Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004, the news stunned his fellow Americans. He was one of the most famous soldiers since Elvis Presley and perhaps the most famous American killed in combat since legendary war correspondent Ernie Pyle in World War II. The story of Tillman’s death at age 27…
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