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Family made funeral plans for dad and turned off life support – then he woke up

Published 8 January 2019

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A family had prepared themselves to say their final goodbyes to Scott Marr after the 61-year-old suffered what was feared to be a massive stroke.

He lay motionless in a hospital bed, funeral arrangements were underway and the life support was switched off.

But Scott wasn’t ready to let go of life – and he has now earned the nickname ‘Miracle man’.

Scott’s son found him “lying in bed, unresponsive but breathing” on December 12, according to the World-Herald.

The following day his family were given grim news by doctors at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

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Mariah Carey settles sexual harassment lawsuit with former manager Stella Bulochnikov Stolper

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Published 8 January 2019

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Pop singer Mariah Carey has reportedly settled a lawsuit with her former manager, Stella Bulochnikov Stolper, after both parties reached an agreement, according to Stella’s attorney.

Page Six has reported that the 48-year-old ‘Hero’ singer was manager by Stella for three years, until November 2017.

She has accused Mariah of walking around naked and had ‘made it uncomfortable’ being in her presence.

The five-time Grammy award winner had been fighting a lawsuit for ‘unspecified damages’ but it has now been brought to a close.

An attorney for Stella Stolper has said that, “the parties [have] reached a mutually agreed resolution to this matter,” but has declined to say whether this was a cash payoff.

 

Mariah’s spokeswoman had previously said the claims were “baseless” and a source had indicated to Page Six that there was an amount of jealousy in the relationship between Stella and Mariah.

This comes weeks after Mariah smashed Spotify records for the most streams in one day with her iconic Christmas tune All I Want For Christmas Is You.

Related slideshow – Fast 40: Pictures of Mariah Carey (Provided by Photo Services)

The record was previously held by murdered rapper XXXTentacion who’s track SAD! racked up 10.4 million streams on June 19, the day after he was gunned down.

According to Pop Crave , Mariah beat the record by racking up 10.8 million streams on Christmas Day with her festive hit.

Mariah originally released the song in 1994, but it’s remained a festive favourite ever since and it has been reported that she earned more than £625,000 from the song in 2018 alone.

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Ellen still wants Kevin Hart to host the Oscars

Published 7 January 2018

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Ellen still wants Kevin Hart to host the Oscars

CNN)Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is campaigning hard for Kevin Hart to take back his spot hosting this year’s Oscars, going so far as to call someone at the Academy to lobby for him.

Kevin Hart stepped down last month from hosting after tweets from 2009-2011 resurfaced with derogatory language referring to gay people and disparaging comments about sexuality.

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Jim Yong Kim resigns as head of World Bank

Published 7 January 2018

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Jim Yong Kim resigns as head of World Bank

World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post.

His resignation will take effect from 1 February.

Mr Kim, 59, was not due to leave until 2022, after he was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2017.

He will “join a firm and focus on increasing infrastructure investments in developing countries”, the World Bank said.

In a statement, Mr Kim said: “It has been a great honour to serve as President of this remarkable institution, full of passionate individuals dedicated to the mission of ending extreme poverty in our lifetime”.

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Cyntoia Brown is granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison for killing man who bought her for sex

Published 7 January 2018

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Cyntoia Brown is granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison for killing man who bought her for sex

By Tina Burnside, CNN

(CNN)Cyntoia Denise Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16 years old, has been granted clemency, the Tennessee governor’s office said Monday.

Brown will be released to parole supervision on August 7 after serving 15 years in prison, Gov. Bill Haslam’s office said in a statement.
“This decision comes after careful consideration of what is a tragic and complex case,” Haslam said.
“Cyntoia Brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age of 16. Yet, imposing a life sentence on a juvenile that would require her to serve at least 51 years before even being eligible for parole consideration is too harsh, especially in light of the extraordinary steps Ms. Brown has taken to rebuild her life. Transformation should be accompanied by hope.”
Brown’s case drew the attention of several high-profile advocates including a US congressman, several Tennessee lawmakers and a number of A-List celebrities. Comedian Amy Schumer, reality star Kim Kardashian West and actress Ashley Judd were among those who called for Brown’s clemency.

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