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Lea Michele tearfully thanks fans at Teen Choice Awards following Cory Monteith's death

•  Lea Michele made her first public appearance following the death of her co-star and real-life boyfriend Cory Monteith at the Teen Choice Awards.
•  Monteith, who co-hosted the Teen Choice Awards in 2010, was found dead July 13 in Vancouver, British Columbia. An autopsy revealed the 31-year-old actor died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol.
•  He and Michele played an on-again, off-again couple in the popular Fox series "Glee" and dated off-screen for about a year.
•  Michele won Choice TV Actress in a comedy for her role on "Glee" and took the stage tearfully Sunday address the audience while wearing a necklace that said "Cory."
•  "I just wanted to be here today to personally thank all of you and tell everyone out there how much all of your love and support has meant to me over these very difficult past few weeks," she said.
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Jason Dufner goes from that guy propped against a wall to the golfer with a major championship

•  PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) -- Jason Dufner walked off the 18th green, after casually pumping his fists in what passed for a raucous celebration. There was a familiar face waiting for him.
•  The last time they met in this situation, it was Keegan Bradley accepting the Wanamaker Trophy.
•  This time, it belonged to Dufner.
•  Granted, it was two years later than it should have been. That only made it sweeter.
•  "I'm proud of you," Bradley said, giving his buddy a hug.
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Today in History
The Associated Press

•  Today is Monday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2013. There are 141 days left in the year.

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