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Kate’s 1st appearance since royal birth

LONDON

The Duchess of Cambridge has made her first public appearance since giving birth to Prince George last month, joining her husband, Prince William, at a running event in Wales on Friday.

The new parents weren’t competing in the grueling three-day, 135-mile race around the island of Anglesey. William was the starter at the event, while Kate accompanied him and greeted runners and residents. Sporting black skinny jeans, wedge shoes and a khaki jacket, Kate, 31, looked well as she chatted with the attendees before the race.

O’Reilly admits error on claim about march

NEW YORK

Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly has apologized for incorrectly stating that no Republicans were invited to participate in a ceremony this week marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for civil rights and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

In fact, Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor were invited but did not attend. Former President George W. Bush sent a statement in commemoration. O’Reilly had made the incorrect claim Wednesday, the day of the ceremony.

“The mistake — entirely on me,” O’Reilly said on his show Thursday. “I simply assumed that since all the speakers were liberal Democrats, Republicans had been excluded. So here’s the tip of the day: Always check out the facts before you make a definitive statement, and when you make a mistake, admit it.”

Chappelle heckled, stops performance

HARTFORD, Conn.

Fans are upset after Dave Chappelle stopped his headlining set at a Connecticut comedy show because of hecklers and left the stage after telling only a few jokes.

Chappelle was the closingSFlbact Thursday at the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival at the Comcast Theatre in Hartford. Fans say Chappelle stopped after only a few minutes.

He sat on a stool making comments about the situation and responding to hecklers until the end of what apparently was his contractually mandated time on stage.

Roof collapses at school Dean attended

FAIRMOUNT, Ind.

A large portion of the Indiana high school where James Dean was first exposed to acting has caved in, dealing what officials there say could be a final blow to efforts to preserve the building.

Fairmount Police Chief Roger Reneau said the roof of the structure collapsed Thursday. It’s the second collapse since July 3.

The school, about 50 miles east of Indianapolis, closed in 1986. Dean fans and officials have tried to save the building, but David Loehr, curator of the James Dean Gallery, said proposals never panned out.

Vindicator wire reports