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ALS ice bucket challenge turning fundraising heads while dousing heads with ice cold water

ice Bucket Challenge: ALS fundraising tactic goes viral changing how charities think about stunts on Aug. 18, 2014

ALS ice bucket challenge has gone viral in such a big way that other fundraising groups are paying notice while pondering their next moves. The ALS Association has raised more than $13 million in the last month, up nearly $2 million over the same time last year. The group also has gotten the equivalent of 260,000 new donors in that period.

Brock Lesnar

WWE: SummerSlam 2014 wrestling hit from China to Chicago with John Cena, Brock Lesnar on Aug. 18, 2014.

WWE: SummerSlam 2014 was a hit from China to Chicago with the likes of John Cena and Brock Lesnar making fans forget the worries of the world with such concerns as Louisville Purge, Darren Wilson, Jennifer Lawrence and Rush Limbaugh.

'Face-kini' have become a beach sensation

Trending: Chinese turns to 'Face-kini' to block sun at beach, Google, social media going wild

Trending Chinese "Face-kini" on Google and social media going wild, not to mention the beach, has taken Chinese beach-goers by storm.

A 22-year-old woman in a wedding gown is grabbed by Guo Zhongfan, a local community officer, as she attempts to kill herself by jumping out of a seven-storey residential building in Changchun, China in 2011.

Robin Williams Death Shifts Focus to China's Rapidly Declining Suicide Rate

With the Robin Williams suicide dominating news last week, the news about suicide in China is fairly upbeat. Once the world leader in numbers of suicides, the suicide rate has declined significantly from the 1990s.

Father and Daughter

Robin Williams to be honored at 66th Emmy Awards Show whether Rush Limbaugh, Gene Simmons like it or not

Robin Williams broke out his star with TV's "Mork and Mindy," so it comes as no surprise the Parkinson's disease-afflicted actor-comedian will be honored at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Show on Aug. 25 despite hate shown by the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Gene Simmons.

Wang Jianlin, chairman of Chinese property developer Dalian Wanda Group, at launch ceremony of the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis on the outskirts of Qingdao, Shandong province, Sept. 22, 2013.

Move over Rupert Murdoch: Does China's Wang Jianlin and His Wanda Group Want to Buy Time-Warner?

Could Wang Jianlin, China's wealthiest man and founder of China's largest commercial real estate company Wanda Group, be interested in buying Time-Warner?

Skateboarding legend Jay Adams of 'Lords of Dogtown' fame dies at age 53

Dogtown hangs its head Friday with the news that skateboarding legend Jay Adams has died at age 53. He went from the California beach to epic lore as a star of the Zephyr Skate Team immortalized in the "Lords of Dogtown," a highly popular 2005 film.

Tokyo, Japan players wave to fans as they run the outfield after defeating Goodlettsville, Tennessee in the Little League World Series championship baseball game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, August 26, 2012.

Little League World Series 2014 begins play

Little League World Series 2014 play begins in earnest on Friday as teams of 12- and 13-year old kids from around the world compete in the 68th series at Williamsport, Pa.

Chuck Todd, left, and David Gregory, future and past NBC TV

US TV: NBC "Meet the Press" Host David Gregory Leaves Show Amidst Controversy

NBC TV's "Meet the Press" Host David Gregory was unceremoniously fired on Thursday causing a firestorm of recrimination. Chuck Todd, NBC political director, was named to replace the controversial host of the weekly Sunday news interview program that debuted on Nov. 6, 1947.

Ferguson turmoil continues over Michael Brown's death

The situation on the ground in Ferguson, Mo. remained unstable Thursday in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting, reports state.

Rob Manfred Elected as New MLB commissioner

After a day of several split votes, Major League Baseball (MLB) owners Thursday unanimously agreed to name chief operating officer Rob Manfred as the new commissioner.

People line up to buy cartons of bottled water at a supermarket after reports on heavy levels of benzene in local tap water, in Lanzhou, Gansu province April 11, 2014.

China's Poorly-Regulated Bottled Water Industry Raises Safety Concerns

When cancer-polluting benzene was found in Lanzhou tap water last April, people flocked to stores buying every case of bottled water they could find. But was it any safer?

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig

MLB choosing new commissioner today

Major League Baseball owners are voting today at their quarterly meeting for a replacement to retiring commissioner, Bud Selig. It's one of the top spots in all of professional sports. Voting began around 1:30 p.m. ET at a Baltimore hotel.

This Chinese coin recently discovered on Elcho Island is thought to date back to the 18th Century.

Did the Chinese beat Europeans to Australia?

Move over Indiana Jones, amateur Australian archeologists say they've found evidence in the Northern Territory that Chinese mariners beat Europeans to the continent.

Koko the Gorilla meets Robin Williams in 2001

Robin Williams talk show video: Conan O'Brien, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel talk show hosts evoke comic memories

As the world pays tribute to the late Robin Williams, talk show hosts including Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel continue to pay homage to a man they considered one of the best talk show guests ever.

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