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The Browns will close out the 2012 preseason at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Thursday night against the Chicago Bears . Head coach Pat Shurmur announced earlier this week that he will sit rookie starting quarterback Brandon Weeden, and start Colt McCoy, who is in a battle for the backup spot with veteran Seneca Wallace. Thursday’s […]

Entertainment

Publisher Atria is expected to announce today its upcoming collection of photos and essays in honor of the late Whitney Houston, notes The Hollywood Reporter. “Whitney: Tribute to an Icon,” due Nov. 27 with a retail price of $39.99, will be the only officially sanctioned tribute book to the singer, who died on Feb. 11 […]

- Daily Praise

I gotta admit that when I heard Alexis spit her rap during the song “Imagine Me” I was surprised. And you know what? She was awesome. I loved how she slid so effortlessly back into her song after she finished. Will this little surprise give her a slight edge over Joshua? I guess we will […]

The dilemma of many: you have weak knees but want a good workout. Exercising with bad knees can be a painful experience. A bad knee can cause immense amounts of pain and greatly hinder the freedom of movement. Performing cardiovascular exercises can therefore be very hard to accomplish, and can even cause significant amounts of […]

Men's Health

African American men are 2.5 times as likely to die from prostate cancer, as compared to non-Hispanic white men. Even more shocking…prostate cancer death is 100% preventable, when diagnosed early. The risk of an enlarged prostate, also called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH, increases about 4 percent a year after age 55. By age 60, […]

National

Oprah Winfrey lands on top of Forbes’ highest-paid celebrity list for the fourth year in a row, thanks to an income estimated at $165 million. Though her talk show has wrapped and OWN (her cable network) still continues to struggle in the ratings war, Winfrey’s Harpo productions, her magazine, O, and her satellite radio station […]

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On land, by sea and in the air, they are all coming to Cleveland starting Monday Aug. 27 through Labor Day weekend. The U.S. Navy is commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812 with Navy Week in Cleveland. Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial The War of 1812 was the first declared war in the […]

Gospel 411

In 2002, Gospel artist Lance Williams formed the True Worship Retreat to unite worshippers and to empower those called as worship leaders. Since its conception 10 years ago, the True Worship Retreat has been a perennial event for those serious about the ministry of gospel music. This year’s retreat goes down Thursday, September 6 thru […]

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Monday was the first day of Navy Week in Cleveland and visitors to Greater Cleveland Aquarium witnessed what Naval officers do to help keep all of us safe. The Navy Band-Great Lakes greeted people with music as they entered the aquarium’s doors. Once inside, visitors observed a Navy diving demonstration in the aquarium’s shark tank. […]

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Deon Kipping is a name commonly seen in songwriting credits, but his singing gift is now front and center with the release of “I Just Want To Hear You.” The 12-track album – written and produced by Kipping – is a fusion of pop, alternative, contemporary, and traditional Gospel sounds. “I wanted to do a […]

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France may be the most militantly secular country in Europe, but Paris’s gospel scene is flourishing. The choir sways and their orange robes sway with them. The conductor, packed in an ice-cream-white suit, urging them on, while out front the Reverend Jean Carpenter – moving quite possibly like nobody has ever moved before in this […]

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When Venus and Serena appeared on “The New York Times” magazine cover this past weekend for a mostly flattering story, many people, even their detractors, enjoyed an unusually intimate look at the tennis superstars. But for a few others, the usual sniping came through, particularly about Serena and some of her more controversial moments, including […]