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A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/26/2020 Edition

How’s this for dedication? Two cops in Michigan recently got married, but couldn’t travel or do a real honeymoon. So…

A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/22/2020

An 11-year-old kid named Romeo Cox recently finished walking 1,700 miles just to visit his grandma. He lives with his…

A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/21/2020

A guy in Idaho celebrated his birthday last week in a generous way. He sent some of his employees to…

A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/20/2020 Edition

Three teenage girls in Ireland spent three months in lockdown working on an app called Memory Haven that helps people…

A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/16/2020 Edition

Another COVID survivor got to meet the plasma donor who saved them. 32-year-old Unique Edwards almost died in June. But…

A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/14/2020 Edition

Machu Picchu has been closed to tourists for seven months. But they just reopened for one day . . .…

A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/13/2020 Edition

A group of volunteers in Minnesota built a new deck and ramp for a Vietnam vet named Bob McReynolds, who’s…

A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/12/2020 Edition

A guy in Pennsylvania named Albert Montella just got his high school diploma right before turning 100 years old. He…

A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/9/2020 Edition

Remember this guy from last month? 88-year-old Brad Hathaway of Massachusetts has been on a mission to walk 24,901 miles…

A Little Bit of Awesome: 10/8/2020 Edition

A 48-year-old guy from Long Island named Scott Cohen almost died of COVID in April. But he got plasma from…

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US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

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Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims.

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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said. The co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old Kirk is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across the United States.

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David Bowie archive opens in London chronicling five decades of icon’s restless creativity

When David Bowie died in 2016, he left a vast musical legacy – and a trove of unrealized projects. Tantalizing details of those abandoned and unfinished ideas are revealed in Bowie's archive, which opens to the public this week.

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Star Trek plans packed lineup for the franchise’s 60th anniversary, with Lego sets and YouTube show

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1 day ago in Entertainment

Dick Van Dyke turns 100 in December. Fans can celebrate at the movies

Movie theaters across the country are pulling out the stops for Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday in December. A new documentary about the song and dance man's life, "Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration," will be in theaters over his birthday weekend on Dec. 13 and 14, Fathom Entertainment said Wednesday.