Giants linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka is returning to his hometown, Indianapolis, for the Super Bowl. But he is drawn to Uganda, where his grandfather was a historic figure.

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D.C. public relations trailblazer Ofield Dukes died Wednesday in his hometown of Detroit at the Henry Ford Hospital after enduring a long battle with multiple myeloma, a a rare form of bone cancer. He was 79. “We are extremely saddened by the loss of our dear friend,” said Gregory Lee Jr., president of the National Association of Black Journalists. “Ofield Dukes revolutionized the public relations industry by increasing the visibility of African-Americans working in the field. Mr. Dukes will forever be regarded as a standard bearer for public relations professionals of all races. A true giant in the world of PR, he will truly be missed.” Read full article > >

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Ofield Dukes, PR legend dead at 79

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut judge has agreed to extradite a man suspected in rapes along the East Coast from Connecticut to Virginia. New Haven Superior Court Judge Roland Fasano said Monday he would proceed with the extradition of Aaron Thomas. Thomas was arrested in March in his hometown of New Haven. Authorities say DNA confirmed that he is responsible for rapes and other attacks on 17 women from Virginia to Connecticut over the span of a decade. Read full article > >

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Suspect in East Coast rapes, other attacks on 17 women to be extradited from Conn. to Va.

American singer Andy Williams tells fans he has cancer of the bladder, at a concert in his hometown of Branson, Missouri.

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Craft beers are taking off in the hometown of Anheuser-Busch.

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Craft beers are taking off in the hometown of Anheuser-Busch.

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Heads Up: For Beer, St. Louis Thinks Smaller

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi was killed Thursday as fighters battling the vestiges of his fallen regime took control of his hometown of Surt after a prolonged struggle, the interim government said.

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Qaddafi Is Dead, Libyan Officials Say

Tim Hightower wears a black rubber bracelet on his right wrist that bears the words “Purpose Driven.” On his back, he wears a shoulder-to-shoulder tattoo — the same saying, bracketed by wings. In front of him sits his next, best chance to become what he has told folks he would become since he was a fifth-grader in Fort Washington: a star in the NFL, right here with his hometown Washington Redskins . You have evidence to the contrary? Don’t dare approach him with it. Read full article > >

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Redskins running back Tim Hightower: A very purpose-driven life

The family of two Girl Scouts sued their hometown after being told they were not allowed to sell cookies from their driveway.

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Asked and Answered: Girl Scout Cookies vs. City Zoning Laws

PHOENIX — Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was back in her hometown Friday, visiting Tucson for Father’s Day weekend in her first time back to her hometown since she was shot in January. “We’ve been dreaming of this trip for some time,” Giffords’ astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, said in a news release. “Gabby misses Tucson very much and her doctors have said that returning to her hometown could play an important role in her recovery.” Kelly said the trip “is sure to be very emotional” and hopes the news media respects their privacy. Read full article > >

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At least six people have been injured by a number of explosions in the hometown of Nigeria’s Vice-President, Namadi Sambo, officials say.

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Further blasts in Nigeria’s north

A renowned preacher and the first African-American minister of the Memorial Church, Peter Gomes passed away on Monday in his hometown of Boston from complications due to a stroke he suffered in December. Gomes began serving at the nondenominational…

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Shocker in Chicago: Rahm Emanuel, who left his post in the Obama White House to run for mayor in his hometown, has been booted off the ballot by an appellate court. The panel of three judges ruled 2-1 that Emanuel doesn’t meet the residency…

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Rahm Emanuel Kicked off Chicago Mayor Ballot

Chinese President Hu Jintao wraps up his U.S. visit Friday in Chicago — the hometown of his counterpart, U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Hu wraps up visit in Obama’s hometown

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