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A Florida teenager’s birthday became extra special after he was officially adopted just hours before his turning 18. Roman Balassaitis had met Renee and Brad Balassaitis when he was 12 years old and living in a group home. He would often visit the Balassaitis’s home to join in Nerf gun fights with their children. Later,…

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Playwright and filmmaker Tyler Perry recently stepped in to help a 93-year-old South Carolina woman fighting developers for a home that’s been in her family since the end of the Civil War. Bailey Point Investment Group sued Hilton Head Island resident Josephine Wright over her home in February, arguing that her screened-in porch, shed, and…

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One California couple with three children planned to add just one more to the family. Still, after four years of fertility treatments, they were stunned to learn they were pregnant with just as many children. In June, Gabriel and Callie Smith welcomed quadruplets. Callie told People Magazine of welcoming their newborn babies into the world,…

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Amid his stellar career, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown remains humble and always gives the glory to God. Before the Super Bowl in February, Brown told Sports Spectrum how he deals with adversity. Brown said, “I had plans, and God had other plans. I try not to lean on my own understanding. I read…

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