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Doctors Amazingly Transplant Heart That Was Dropped In the Street

Kathy Landin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:58 +0000

A woman in Mexico City is doing well after a recent heart transplant, even though two medics dropped the organ on the ground in a rush to get it to the hospital for surgery. A couple of weeks ago, a pair of Mexican medical technicians became the target of worldwide ridicule when they spilled the [...]

Heroic Firefighter Reunited With Boy Dropped From Burning Building [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:17 +0000

Boston firefighter Lt. Glenn McGillivray and six-year-old Xavier Lara were reunited last week for the first time since the first responder heroically saved the boy after he was dropped from the window of a burning building. “You lost your home, but this is your house now,” McGillivray said, while giving the boy a tour of [...]

Boy Dropped From Burning Building Thanks Firefighter Who Saved His Life [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:00:49 +0000

Xavier Lamb, the brave six-year-old who was caught by a firefighter on Monday after being dropped from the window of a burning building, offered thanks to his rescuer on ‘Today.’ So what did Lamb have to say to the first responder who saved him? He offered a short, but exceedingly sincere “Thank you!” then pointed [...]

'American Idol' Champ Lee DeWyze Dropped by His Record Label

Shauna Wright — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:00:23 +0000

If 10 seasons of ‘American Idol’ have taught us anything, it’s that viewers who vote for the winner cannot necessarily be counted on to buy that person’s albums later on. In other words, for every Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, there’s at least one Taylor Hicks.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the latest victim of such fickle behavior is season nine winner Lee DeWyze, who’s been dropped by his label, RCA. DeWyze’s debut, ‘Live It Up,’ has sold only 168,000 copies since its release almost a year ago, a few months after he won the Fox competition.