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    Gospel legend Marvin Winans talks about carjacking

    Pastor Marvin Winans — the guy who M.C.'d Whitney Houston's funeral service — was carjacked at a Detroit gas station earlier today. According to WXYZ,…

    Detroit's Police Chief says the two men he believes carjacked a prominent pastor will soon be behind bars.

    For a look at Van Halen's ups and downs, E1 Popular Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans was assaulted and carjacked in broad daylight Wednesday at a gas station on Detroit's west side. Winans suffered scrapes, bumps and ripped pants in the

    DETROIT – Popular Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans has been assaulted and carjacked at a gas station on the city's west side. Detroit police say the attack happened about 3:20 pm Wednesday and say the suspects fled in Winans' SUV after

    By Hamil R. Harris The day after he was assaulted and his vehicle was stolen at a Detroit gas station, gospel recording artist and pastor Marvin L. Winans Thursday called for more fathers to get involved in their sons' lives and steer them away from

    Facebook sets bar high for huge IPO

    Similarly, it' shard to find economic value in at least one of the stated uses of the IPO proceeds: paying taxes associated with Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg's exercise of a 60 million stock option. The treasury of the state of California looks

    By Brandon Bailey and Peter Delevett Public trading of Facebook stock is set to begin around 8 am Pacific Time Friday on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol "FB." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) After months of anticipation, Facebook on Thursday set

    By Brandon Bailey and Peter Delevett Public trading of Facebook stock is set to begin around 8 am Pacific Time Friday on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol "FB." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) After months of anticipation, Facebook on Thursday set

    Facebook set its stock price at $38 and will start trading Friday on Nasdaq under the symbol "FB."

    Facebook, the social network that began eight years ago in a Harvard dorm room, will debut Friday on the stock markets having raised $16 billion, making it the third largest initial public offering in US history. With massive press coverage and

    Obama Prepares for NATO Summit in Chicago

    Dozens take part in a variety of protests leading up to this weekend's NATO summit in Chicago, May 16, 2012. Dozens take part in a variety of protests leading up to this weekend's NATO summit in Chicago, May 16, 2012. After hosting the G8 summit at

    The NATO summit is almost here, and while Mayor Rahm Emanuel has insisted it will be business as usual for most of the city, at least one business is profiting from the heightened security in Chicago.

    Dozens take part in a variety of protests leading up to this weekend's NATO summit in Chicago, May 16, 2012. Dozens take part in a variety of protests leading up to this weekend's NATO summit in Chicago, May 16, 2012. After hosting the G8 summit at

    Dozens take part in a variety of protests leading up to this weekend's NATO summit in Chicago, May 16, 2012. Dozens take part in a variety of protests leading up to this weekend's NATO summit in Chicago, May 16, 2012. After hosting the G8 summit at

    The NATO Summit Chicago 2012 is a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to be held in Chicago, United States, on 20 and 21 May 2012.This represents the first time

    Discover Financial Services to Present at Deutsche Bank Global Financial …

    CLAREMONT, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Visitors who "Discover Claremont" between June 1 and August 31, 2012, and stay at a participating hotel can receive $100 in gift cards to dine, shop or just relax in Claremont when they book

    RIVERWOODS, Ill., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Mark Graf, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Discover, will present at the Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Investor Conference in New York City on Monday, May 21,

    By Nina Golgowski A 19th century shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico has been discovered by scientists and online viewers on land using an underwater robot and camera, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports.

    RIVERWOODS, Ill., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Mark Graf, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Discover, will present at the Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Investor Conference in New York City on Monday, May 21,

    RIVERWOODS, Ill., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Mark Graf, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Discover, will present at the Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Investor Conference in New York City on Monday, May 21,

    RFK Jr.'s estranged wife, 52, found dead

    His death came more than four years after his brother, President John F. Kennedy, also died at the hands of an assassin. More than three decades later in 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and his sister-in-law,

    The nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr. wed Mary (from the prominent Richardson family) in 1994. They went on to have four children,

    The nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr. wed Mary (from the prominent Richardson family) in 1994. They went on to have four children,

    By O'Ryan Johnson and Jessica Heslam The estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was found dead at her home in New York yesterday, authorities said, but no one would confirm how she died. Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, a mother of four,

    Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, has died at age 52, apparently committing suicide by hanging herself, multiple sources told ABC News. "We deeply regret the death of our beloved

    Mitt Romney repudiates idea of using Jeremiah Wright against Obama

    I should say that I've never felt raising the issue of Obama's relationship with Jeremiah Wright was somehow illegitimate. The relationship was obviously a long and important one to Obama. The Reverend Wright married

    Some Republicans still believe that if John McCain had wielded the incendiary Rev. Jeremiah Wright against Barack Obama in 2008, he might have been elected president. But a fierce backlash Thursday after the New York

    black unemployment rate in 27 years. Ed Klein also said Jeremiah Wright told him he “made it comfortable” for Obama to accept Christianity without having to renounce his “Islamic background.” Klein also has this on tape.

    With the news that a certain Super PAC may be working to resurrect the political corpse Republicans keep trying to shove in President Barack Obama's closet known as Rev. Jeremiah Wright, many are bracing for a rerun of

    Jeremiah Wright's 'black liberation theology' – and his role as Obama's former pastor – to go after the president. By Linda Feldmann, Staff writer / May 17, 2012 Rev. Jeremiah Wright speaks in Jackson, Miss., in this March 25 file photo.

    Donna Summer dead at 63: Legendary disco singer succumbs to cancer

    Disco Legend Donna Summer has died this morning due to complications from lunng cancer.

    Donna Summer, the "Queen of Disco" whose hits included "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Love to Love You Baby" and "She Works Hard for the Money," has died, a representative said Thursday. She was 63. From legendary singers to a legendary coach,

    Singer Donna Summer, whose songs defined the music of the Disco 70's has died after a battle with cancer, according to her family.

    Singer Donna Summer, whose songs defined the music of the Disco 70's has died after a battle with cancer, according to her family.

    Disco Legend Donna Summer has died this morning due to complications from lunng cancer.

    RFK Jr.'s estranged wife, 52, found dead

    The nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr. wed Mary (from the prominent Richardson family) in 1994. They went on to have four children,

    More than three decades later, in 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr.; his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy; and his sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, died when a plane he was piloting crashed in the waters off Martha's Vineyard,

    Mary Richardson Kennedy, an architect who specialized in green design, has died, in what local media called an apparent suicide at her home. By Agence France-PresseWed, May 16 2012 at 8:52 PM EST GREEN COUPLE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mary Kennedy,

    More than three decades later, in 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr.; his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy; and his sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, died when a plane he was piloting crashed in the waters off Martha's Vineyard,

    Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr., is dead at the age of 52 in an apparent suicide. Numerous media Robert Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Mary Kennedy had a

    The Last Dance: Donna Summer (1948-2012)

    The Last Dance of Our Youth – The Huffington Post.

    The Last Dance of Our Youth – The Huffington Post.

    RICHARD LEWIS/AP NEW YORK — Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girl" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.

    Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, the woman responsible for hits like “Last Dance,” “Bad Girls” and “She Works Hard for the Money,” has passed away this morning after battling cancer for some time.

    All she asked "is that you dance with me," and dance we did. Donna Summer, the voice of an era, gone at 63.

    Twitter users, others weigh in: Facebook stock priced too high

    (See EXT5 for Facebook IPO news.) May 17 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and funds managed by the firm raised $1.09 billion selling stock in Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering, cashing out almost half their stake in the social network.

    An engineer, two doctors, and a business owner, all now retired, are sitting around at a retirement home. Up shoots the topic of the Facebook initial public offering, and the crew chatterboxes on how to wrest shares at the initial

    David Ebersman took the reins on Facebook's initial public offering, and the CFO will own options and restricted stock worth more than $200 million when the stock begins trading tomorrow. Facebook shares priced at $38 each late Thursday,

    David Ebersman took the reins on Facebook's initial public offering, and the CFO will own options and restricted stock worth more than $200 million when the stock begins trading tomorrow. Facebook shares priced at $38 each late Thursday,

    An engineer, two doctors, and a business owner, all now retired, are sitting around at a retirement home. Up shoots the topic of the Facebook initial public offering, and the crew chatterboxes on how to wrest shares at the initial

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