Bloomberg benefit to raise $2 million for scholarship fund - Denver Post
DSF scholar Cristina Chacon with the co-chairs of An Evening With Mayor Bloomberg, Dr. Dean Prina and Arlene Hirschfeld. (Tom Torgove, Special to The Denver Post ) Because only a handful of tickets remain, Tim

Brangelina Purchase Luxury Home in Italy - AceShowbiz
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have expanded their property empire by investing in a multi-million dollar mansion in Italy. The Hollywood couple has reportedly added to their property portfolio by paying $40 million for a

Downpours hamper Pakistan flood relief for 15 million - Raw Story
Torrential rains frustrated aid efforts in Pakistan Saturday, with some helicopters grounded as authorities battled to help 15 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods. Military rescue

Half a million flee as Pakistan floods move south - YAHOO!
DURRANI MEHAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Pakistan battled to contain flooding in its rich agricultural south Friday, evacuating half a million people from risk areas as the UN warned of the "daunting" scale of the

Literacy project wins $4 million in funding - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin may have lost both rounds of Race to the Top, but a proposal to expand an early literacy program in Milwaukee has been awarded more than $4 million as part of a separate federal education grant competition. The

New Gold Announces 2010 Second Quarter Results with an 82% Increase in Cash Flow from - Yahoo Finance
(All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise indicated) VANCOUVER, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold") (TSX and NYSE AMEX:NGD) today announces financial and operational results for the second

Million Dollar Homes Across America 2010 - Yahoo Finance
Throughout the US housing crisis, home values have fallen sharply and short sales are becoming commonplace. However, many in local real estate markets - from New York and San Francisco to Anchorage and Omaha – are

The Tragedy of Million Dollar Baby - Aish
The Academy Award-winning movie, Million Dollar Baby , strikes deep at the issues of self-worth and the value of life. Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) is a tough-luck waitress, who persuades a grizzled old

State to Help Dallas Pay Multi-Million-Dollar Super Bowl Bill - MyFox Dallas
DALLAS - The Dallas City Council has estimated how much it will cost to host events for Super Bowl XLV being held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington in February. Dallas is slated to host four related events at a

Pinellas couple plead guilty to $8 million real estate scam - St. Petersburg Times
The Hummers, the lavish parties and the thousand-dollar wine bills are all in the past for the owners of a once-booming Palm Harbor title company. Instead, it looks like a spartan future for Cheryl and John