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 Bronny James, the eldest son of NBA legend LeBron James, is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering from cardiac arrest during a workout on Monday.  Yesterday while practicing, Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff were able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU. Bronny graduated from Sierra Canyon High School in May, and had announced he would be going to USC to play basketball earlier that month. Speaking with Spectrum SportsNet at the time, LeBron called the occasion "one of the best days of my life."

  The inspiration for Barbie came from a German doll called Bild Lilli who was a popular comic strip character created by Reinhard Beuthien, appearing in the German tabloid newspaper "Bild" from 1952 to 1961. Lilli was a high-end call girl who used her charm and wit to seduce wealthy men. She was also known to rally against male authority. In one particular comic, a policeman warns Lilli about public indecency for wearing her bikini on the sidewalk to which she replies, “Oh, and in your opinion, what part should I take off?”  Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel, discovered Bild Lilli during a trip to Europe in 1956. She purchased a few Lilli dolls as souvenirs and noticed that her daughter Barbara enjoyed playing with them. Ruth Handler saw potential in the adult-like, fashion-forward doll and got the idea to create a similar doll line that would appeal to young girls. Thus, the concept for Barbie was born. Her son, whose name was Kenneth, would later go on to inspire the ...