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Diamonds to pinwheels, blood drives and much more

Maybe it was the official start of spring, or just the substantial dose of warmer weather and sunshine, but this sure felt like a good week for all diamonds.

Diamonds to the 10th annual planting of pinwheels at the Luzerne County Courthouse by the Child Advocacy Center. These blue and silver spinners are an effective and eye-catching way to draw attention to the number of child abuse cases the Center handles each year (about 500) and to increase awareness so that, hopefully, more people will speak up when they see signs of suspected of abuse.

Diamonds to the three Luzerne

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Kate Bosworth’s Diamond Ring Fuels Engagement Rumors

Over a year into their relationship, Kate Bosworth and Justin Long officially made their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair Oscars party on March 12. Wearing a chic plunging gown by Monique Lhuillier, the “Blue Crush” actor smiled for the cameras with her hand on Long’s chest, offering a view of her massive diamond ring. Even though reps for the actors have not confirmed their engagement, it sure looks like the couple is headed towards the aisle.

On March 15, Bosworth seemed to reference the news on Instagram alongside film photos from the Oscars afterparty. Among a list of

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MLB plans to stream games for free as Diamond Sports nears bankruptcy, says report

  • MLB had offered to buy out rights for 14 franchises’ games rejected by Diamond
  • Diamond to drop loss-making contracts with at least four teams
  • MLB also negotiated with distributors amid WBD’s planned exit from RSN business

Major League Baseball (MLB) could stream the games of roughly six teams for free as part of the fallout from Diamond Sports Group’s looming bankruptcy, according to the New York Post.

In January, it was reported that Diamond, which operates the 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs), was being prepared for bankruptcy by parent company Sinclair. Diamond holds the local broadcast rights to

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Scientists are using a tiny diamond sphere that can change lives as we know it

Sometimes the biggest changes can come from the smallest of things and this is definitely the case for a bunch of scientists who have discovered a tiny in size but colossal in impact game-changer for the world.

Researchers have found that just a minuscule diamond sphere can completely change life as we know it.

Set to unlock a whole new chapter for the planet, this discovery is certainly revolutionary.

The world’s most energetic laser is called the National Ignition Facility – or NIF – which lives at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

For decades now, scientists have been trying to make

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How Kiama’s ‘blue diamond’ helped build colonial Sydney, paving the way with basalt

The distinct hexagonal columns found at Kiama’s Bombo Headland Quarry on the New South Wales south coast, like those of the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland, are a natural phenomenon offering geologists insights into the Earth’s core mantle.

But they also tell a different story, one of hard-working men doing loud and dangerous mining work as old Sydney town established itself on the back of basalt.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story has a photo of people who have died.

First mined in the 1880s, basalt came to be known as Kiama’s blue diamond.

“Kiama’s blue diamond

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Neil Diamond celebrates 82nd birthday with ‘Beautiful Noise’ cast, audience on Broadway

So I finally had the chance to see “A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical” on Tuesday, Jan. 24. And sure, it was fun. Lots of great songs, cute costumes. You should see it.

But the best part was after the show. Will Swenson, who plays Diamond in his prime, announced that this was a very special night because it was the legendary singer-songwriter’s 82nd birthday. So Swenson took out this cell phone and FaceTimed Diamond.

The audience cheered when Diamond said hello, and then we all joined the cast and sang “Happy Birthday” to him. There were streamers falling

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Trump turned the memorial for vlogger Diamond into a campaign speech – and complained the service wasn’t 15 minutes

Donald Trump struggled to meet the mood of a memorial service for Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway, better known as “Diamond” of the pro-Trump duo Diamond and Silk.

Speaking Saturday at the gathering in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the former president at times sounded more like a candidate delivering a stump speech than an ex-president memorializing a valued friend or political ally.

At one point, he even quipped that the service had gone on much longer than the “15

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Trump to president over memorial service for Diamond of vloggers duo Diamond and Silk

Donald Trump has announced that he will president over the memorial service for Diamond of the political vlogging duo Diamond and Silk.

“They were with me from the beginning and they never wavered,” Mr Trump said.

The memorial is set to take place in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Saturday.

Diamond, whose legal name was Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway, passed away on January 8 at the age of 51.

“Please join us on Saturday, January 21, in Fayetteville, North Carolina – she loves that state and so do I, as we celebrate the life of Diamond,” Mr Trump said in a video

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