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(CBS News) UNITED NATIONS – Beyonce was breathtaking. No other way to describe the stunning performance at the General Assembly Hall of United Nations Headquarters in New York on Friday night, when she sang “I Was Here” in honor of humanitarian aid workers killed in the line of duty around the world to be broadcast on August 19th. “She was fantastic,” U.K. Ambassador to the U.N., Sir Mark Lyall Grant, said after the performance, which he attended with his daughter. “World Humanitarian Day is a chance to pay tribute to the commitment and courage of those who work in some of the world’s most dangerous places,” the ambassador told CBS News, “It’s fantastic that a world-acclaimed artist like Beyonce is helping to raise awareness for this important cause — she’s reminding us that we can all play a part in relieving suffering around the world.” It was on the same platform where Col. Muammar Qaddafi once rambled on for hours; Nikita Khrushchev pounded his shoe; Fidel Castro spoke for over three hours; and every U.S. president, since the U.N. was founded, has addressed diplomats. With the podium moved aside for a screen designed by filmmaker Ridley Scott, the world-renowned diva delivered a message of legacy with her ballad, “I Was Here,” written by Diane Warren about the personal drive to be remembered and to leave a “footprint.” Beyonce to...

(CBS) — A second “Grease” star has passed away. Actress Annette Charles, who played Cha Cha DiGregorio and famously danced with John Travolta in the iconic film, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, according to reports. She was 63. Charles had been battling cancer, her mother tells Access Hollywood, and died from complications related to the disease. As Cha Cha, the self-declared”best dancer at St. Bernadette’s,” Charles played the girlfriend of the Scorpions gang leader and memorably stole the spotlight dancing with Travolta during the school dance competition scene. Charles also appeared in “Magnum, P.I.”, “Latino” and “The Incredible Hulk” TV series.  She later became a speech professor at California State University Northridge, 일본 파칭코 게임 하기 in Northridge, Calif. Her passing comes two months after the death of co-star Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie in the film. Conaway died inlate May after being hospitalized in a coma that stemmed from his struggle with drugs and alcohol. He was...