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JOHANNESBURG – The death of Nelson Mandela’s great-granddaughter cast a shadow over the opening day of the World Cup on Friday, dampening the spirits of a nation proud and excited to be hosting the world’s most popular sporting event.

From NY Daily News: Claudia Schiffer is one of the world’s best-loved supermodels, but she’s drawing a firestorm of criticism for her latest magazine cover.

WASHINGTON — The minority population in the United States is steadily rising and now makes up 35 percent of the total, advancing an unmistakable trend that could render them the new American majority by midcentury.

From FreeP.com: Two weeks after he was sent to prison, the Michigan Department of Corrections is proposing Kwame Kilpatrick for boot camp – a program that would release him on parole in 90 days.

From the Huffington Post: The unfathomable depth of the poverty in Pembroke Township, Illinois has been the subject of ten years of sporadic national media attention. Those years have brought flashy press conferences, failed government initiatives and little change.

WASHINGTON — The tally of laid-off workers continuing to claim jobless benefits in the U.S. fell by the largest amount in almost a year, suggesting that more unemployed workers may be finding work.

From the Black Herald: The man set to become the new owner of Gatwick Airport tells Sky News how he is going to shake up Britain’s airport business.