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Internet funds homeless valedictorian’s college education

A homeless Florida teen who was named valedictorian of his high school class last week will now get the opportunity to go to college thanks to help from the Internet.

 
Man who rushed Pitt has pulled other pranks on celebrities

A man who was arrested after police said he rushed and touched Brad Pitt at the premiere of the Angelina Jolie movie “Maleficent” is a former Ukrainian journalist with a history of getting too close to celebrities.

 
5 reasons Apple’s duet with Beats matters

While Beat’s music-streaming service only has approximately 250,000 subscribers – paltry compared to Spotify’s 10 million – Apple is confident that will change once Beats taps into Apple’s 800 million iTunes accounts.

 
Las Vegas Academy honored as Grammy Signature School

Twelve schools nationwide have been named Grammy Signature Schools for 2014. The program gives money to public high school music programs based on excellence, financial need or both. Las Vegas Academy was one of two gold-level schools to receive $5,000.

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Cause of downtown apartment fire undetermined

A vacant downtown apartment complex was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday night, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.

 
Facebook helps find abducted newborn in Quebec

The mother of a day-old infant snatched from a Quebec hospital says she’s grateful to everyone who helped bring home her baby — especially the group of people who hunted down the alleged kidnapper thanks to a Facebook post.

 
Ex-Pats receiver Hernandez pleads not guilty in 2012 killings

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the 2012 deaths of two men he allegedly gunned down after an encounter inside a Boston nightclub.

 
Obama defends foreign policy in West Point speech

President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the U.S. remains the world’s most indispensable nation, even after a “long season of war,” but argued for restraint before embarking on more military adventures.

 
Author, poet Maya Angelou dies at 86

Author and poet Maya Angelou, who rose from poverty, segregation and violence to become a force on stage, screen and the printed page, has died. She was 86.

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