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Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh provides Christmas for children in need

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Miami Heat star Chris Bosh is making sure some children have a happy holiday season. The Miami Herald reports Bosh spent Saturday afternoon with about 200 children as part of his annual Christmas with Chris Bosh event. The youngsters played games, received Christmas presents and met the Miami Heat forward. Each child also received a signed basketball from Bosh. Republished with permission of the Associated Press.

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Today on Context Florida: Holiday service, homegrown threats, Christmas wishes and what’s wrong with the GOP

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Today on Context Florida: Terri Susan Fine says the Thanksgiving season brought interesting discussions about “the holidays.” Many holidays are celebrated by people of different cultures, religious backgrounds and nations of origin. There are some who may celebrate both holidays such that they wish each other “Merry Christmas” and a “Happy Hanukkah,” while others include Hanukkah decorations on their Christmas trees or add the traditional red-and-green Christmas colors to their Hanukkah menorahs, the eight-light candelabra used as part of the Hanukkah…

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Christmas just days away, and only 1-in-10 shoppers are ready

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With just eight days left until Christmas, retailers say only one in 10 shoppers have all their gifts wrapped and under the tree. According to the Florida Retail Federation’s final consumer holiday spending survey, released Wednesday, the average holiday shopper is just over halfway down their list, and getting those last few gifts will come down to the wire for some — a third of shoppers said they plan to make their last holiday purchase by Friday, while 10 percent…

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Kevin Cate’s 2015 holiday greeting brought to you by “misfit” Donald Trump

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Strategist and communications consultant Kevin Cate just released his 2015 online holiday greeting Monday morning, and we get the feeling supporters of Donald Trump‘s 2016 bid for the White House won’t be watching it around the Christmas ham. CateComm’s new video asks whether Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – or any other red-state hero – can “save” the GOP from a victory by the free-wheeling New York real estate mogul. The production incorporates footage from the 1964 Burl Ives-narrated Christmas television classic, while quoting…

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LEGOS and Barbie top the list of kids’ favorite toys this year

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To look at this year’s most popular toys for both boys and girls one might think they were looking at a list from decades ago. LEGOS continue to top the boy’s list while Barbie products are ranked among the most popular holiday gifts for girls. According to the Florida Retail Federation, “Star Wars” toys come in second on the boys’ list – not surprising considering the upcoming release of a new, highly anticipated movie. In a throw-back to kids of…

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Boley Centers’ Jingle Bell Run this week set to be a glowing affair

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The Boley Centers’ 33rd Annual Jingle Bell Run is this Wednesday. This year’s run includes 1,500 luminaries, 15 bands, three glow zones, snow, glow in the dark paint, glow necklaces and neon T-shirts. The non-profit expects thousands of runners, joggers and walkers as well as their “four-legged trotters.” The run begins Wednesday at 7:30 at North Shore Pool near downtown St. Pete. Online registration for the run is available through Tuesday. After that participants can still register at the event on…

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This Christmas, city won’t stand for ‘Charlie Brown’ tree

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A year after its scraggly “Charlie Brown” Christmas tree caused an uproar, a Pennsylvania city is putting up a more traditional tannenbaum this holiday season. The official Christmas tree in Reading will be a pleasingly plump, 25-foot-tall white fir. The Reading Eagle reports that crews cut it down Monday. Last year’s tree was a sad-looking Norway spruce that drew immediate comparisons to the sparse sapling in “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Some demanded a replacement, but instead, Reading wrapped a blue…

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