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Bride Who Faked Cancer Ordered to Repay Donors
CNNNEW YORK -- A New York woman who pretended to have terminal cancer to pay for an extravagant wedding and honeymoon has been ordered to give back thousands of dollars she received from sympathetic donors. Jessica Vega, 25, pleaded guilty last month to the...Tags: Cancer, Weddings, Justice System, Prosecution, Prisons
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Legendary Hair Stylist Vidal Sassoon Dies at 84
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Legendary hairstylist Vidal Sassoon died of "apparent natural causes" at his Los Angeles home Wednesday morning, a Los Angeles police spokesman said. He was 84. Police were called to Sassoon's Bel Air home on Mulholland Drive at 10:30 a.m....Tags: Elizabeth II, Talk Shows (genre), CNN (tv network)
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Ryan O'Neal Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
KTLA NewsActor Ryan O'Neal, who fended off leukemia and has battled numerous personal demons, has been diagnosed with stage 2 prostate cancer. "Although I was shocked and stunned by the news, I feel fortunate that it was detected early and according to my...Tags: Television Industry, Celebrities, Prostate Cancer, Farrah Fawcett, Anal cancer
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Help Joaquin Diaz Beat Leukemia
KTLA NewsTo contact Sonrise or make a donation to the Diaz family, call Carnighan at 626-938-1199, email marycarnighan@gmail.com or make checks payable to the Diaz family and send them to Mary Carnighan, c/o Sonrise Christian School, 1220 E. Ruddock, Covina, CA...Tags: Cancer
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Cancer-Stricken Teen Too Sick to Join Taylor Swift at ACMs
KTLA/CNNSTRATFORD, N.J. (KTLA/CNN) -- A cancer-stricken New Jersey student asked by superstar singer Taylor Swift to join her at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards is too ill to attend, supporters said. A Facebook group started by Kevin McGuire's older...Tags: Academy of Country Music Awards, Country and Western (genre), Cancer, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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Legendary Singer Etta James Remembered at Funeral
CNN/KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNN) -- Mourners remembered legendary singer Etta James on Saturday as an authentic voice whose velvety vocals bridged genres from blues to rock. The Rev. Al Sharpton presided over her funeral in southern California where she was...Tags: Betty Ford, High Blood Pressure, Rock and Roll (genre), Entertainment, Rod Stewart
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Traces of Radiation Found in Japanese Baby Formula
Los Angeles TimesREPORTING FROM SEOUL -- A Japanese baby food manufacturer has announced the recall of 400,000 cans of infant formula which reportedly contain traces of radioactive cesium connected to the nation's recent nuclear plant meltdown. After panicked parents...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Cancer, Employees, Politics, Greenpeace
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Teen Who Faked Cancer Raised $17,000 in Donations, police say
KTLA NewsEL PASO, TEXAS -- A teenager is charged with 'theft by deception' for allegedly collecting $17,000 in donations after telling people she was dying of leukemia. Police say Ruth Angelica "Angie" Gomez, 18, told classmates and friends that she only had...Tags: Gomez (music group), Lawyers, Cancer, Human Interest, Justice System
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AIDS Cure for American Man?
KTLA NewsBERLIN - A very rare blood transplant appears to have cured an American man living in Berlin of infection with the AIDS virus. The 40 year-old man had a blood stem cell transplant in 2007 to treat leukemia. His donor was a good blood match, and had a...Tags: Cancer, Physical Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines, Blood
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Battling Rare Cancer
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is battling a rare form of Leukemia, but he says his long-term prognosis is good. The 62-year-old basketball star was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia -- a...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Cancer, National Basketball Association, Basketball, Pharmaceuticals
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Ryan O'Neal Hit on Daughter By Mistake at Fawcett's Funeral
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- In a deeply revealing interview Ryan O'Neal admits being a 'jerk' to Farrah and even hitting on his own daughter by mistake at the actress' funeral. In an interview with Vanity Fair magazine (due to hit newsstands on August 5th), O'Neal...Tags: Cancer, Farrah Fawcett, Death, Ryan O'Neal
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Bone Marrow Donor Needed For Toddler With Rare Cancer
KTLA NewsWOODLAND HILLS -- A blood drive and bone marrow registration are being held over the next 3 days in an effort to save the life of a 14-month-old Reseda girl battling a rare form of cancer. Allison Zicree was diagnosed last month with acute megakaryocytic...Tags: Biotechnology, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Science and Technology, Health Treatments
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