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  • Tsunami Levels Villages in Samoan Islands

    Residents of the Samoan Islands are trying to pick the pieces up after an 8.0 earthquake triggered three five-foot tsunamis that slammed into the island chain leaving at least 111 dead. From CNN: Around 220,000 people live on the two main islands which make up the nation of Samoa. The population of the U.S. island…

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  • World's Poorest Receiving More HIV Treatment

    A bit of decent news on the HIV/ AIDS treatment front. More people are getting the treatment they require. Still, there are those left without treatment options and the number of those treated is still being outpaced by the numbers infected. From the BBC: The number of people on antiretrovirals had risen by 1m by…

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  • A Touch of Magic: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith to Host Nobel Concert

    Fixing Matt Damon’s slice. Saving the world. Teaching Sherman Klump to love. Is there anything Will and Jada can’t do? Well, add hosting the Nobel Peace Prize concert to their list of near-miracles. From the AP: The Dec. 11 show — a day after the award ceremony — will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Toby…

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  • The First Lady Says: I'm Ready to Knuckle Up for '16 Games in Chicago

    Michelle Obama says she ready to take the gloves off. She and her husband are making a real push for the 2016 Olympic Games to be in Chicago and she—and the gun show—are putting everyone on notice. From CNN: “It’s a battle — we’re going to win — take no prisoners,” the first lady said…

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  • Nigerian UN Peacekeeper Killed in Darfur

    A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed in an ambush in Darfur on UN troops and African Union forces. From Al Jazeera: A Nigerian peacekeeper has been killed in an ambush in Sudan’s western Darfur region, an official with the joint United Nations and African Union force (Unamid) has said. … “There was a Unamid military and police…

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  • USC Running Back Hurt in Weight Room Accident

    USC’s leading rusher Stafon Johnson is in critical but stable condition after many hours of throat surgery resulting from a weight room accident Monday. From the LA Times: Johnson, who starred at Dorsey High, was just starting a set of bench-press lifts near the end of a midmorning workout when he apparently lost control of…

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  • Three Charged with Murder in Death of Derrion Albert

    An update in the Derrion Albert murder. From CNN: Three teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old boy whose beating was captured on amateur video. One of the three is a minor, but all will be charged as adults, prosecutors in Cook County, Illinois said Monday. They are charged…

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  • The Confab — Sept. 25, 2009

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  • Blair Underwood Opens HIV/AIDS Clinic in DC

    Blair Underwood is lending a helping hand in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Washington DC. The actor and activist recently opened a free clinic to combat HIV/AIDS in the District. From the Washington Post: The opening of the AHF Blair Underwood Healthcare Center, named for the Hollywood actor and AIDS activist, was attended by Rep.…

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  • VIDEO: Chicago Honor Student Fatally Beaten

    Derrion Albert, an honor student from Chicago’s Fenger High School, was beaten to death outside the Agape Community Center last week. From WLS-TV Chicago: Authorities say 16-year-old Derrion Albert was walking from school in broad daylight when he was beaten to death. It happened on Thursday in Chicago’s Roseland community on the far South Side…

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