Cyclists Raise $303 Million for Cancer Research
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The Pan Massachusetts Challenge, a cross-state bike ride, has raised $303 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Billy Starr founded the ride in 1980 to raise money to fight the disease that took his mom.
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German Jews Celebrate Beginning of Hanukkah
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The leaders of Berlin's Jewish community set up a 20-foot tall menorah for Hanukkah today against the backdrop of one of Germany's most historically important symbols, the Brandenburg Gate.
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Windsor Jewels Sell for $12.5 Million
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A set of jewels once owned by American socialite Wallis Simpson, the woman who wooed King Edward VIII from the British throne, fetched nearly $12.5 million at auction in London.
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Thousands Gather to Watch Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting
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Tens of thousands of people gathered in Rockefeller Center on Tuesday night to watch the lighting of the country's most famous Christmas tree, just days after a terror scare at a tree lighting in Oregon.
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Heroes at Home Stories: Paul Diamond says
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Paul Diamond, standing right
"We were in a bind for Christmas. I had been in real estate and left for Afghanistan when the real estate market tanked in 2008. We weren’t going to have much of a Christmas at all since any money we had went to paying bills. When the Sears Heroes at Home Program came through it helped us give something to our kids and provide for them. Bailed us out. My wife and I were able to get clothes and toys for our 9 and 14 year-old sons. This kind of program definitely makes us feel like our sacrifice is worth it. It validates what we do, and helps us feel that what we do is not done in vain. It shows us that there are some grateful people out there."
