Woman Rows Solo Across Atlantic

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Katie Spotz completes solo row across Atlantic
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A 22-year-old athlete from Ohio has become the youngest person to complete a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. Katie Spotz, who rowed to raise money to provide clean drinking water to those who lack it, left Senegal on Jan. 3 and pulled into Guyana on Sunday.
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Woman Gets Kidney From Landlord

A Minneapolis woman received a life-saving kidney transplant from a source close to home -- her landlord. Sherry Hanson, who had undergone dialysis three times a week for years, recently left the hospital and says landlord Dan Hunt has given her a "second chance at life."
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Obama Donates $1.4 Million Nobel Prize

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Obama receives Nobel Peace Prize
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President Obama announced which charities will receive the $1.4 million prize money he won as part of the Nobel Peace Prize. Among the groups are six nonprofits that help kids achieve their dreams of going to college, receiving $125,00 each.
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Glenn Close Has Genome Mapped

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Glenn Close has genome mapped
Actress Glenn Close has become the first identified woman to have her entire genomic sequence decoded. Since bipolar disorder and schizophrenia both run in Close's family, she agreed to the genetic sequencing in an effort to boost research into the genetic roots of mental illness.
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'Miracle' Elephant Calf Takes First Steps

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Shuffles the miracle elephant
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A baby elephant presumed stillborn is now up and walking in an Australian zoo. The male calf, born Wednesday, was declared dead in the womb but apparently survived in a coma in what was the longest labor ever recorded for a land animal.
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Number of Millionaires in US Rebounds

Membership in the millionaires club is up again. After seeing a dip in 2008, the number of households in the U.S. households with a net worth of at least $1 million grew 16 percent last year. And the number of households worth $5 million or more was up 17 percent.
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Drinking May Help Women Stay Thin

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drinking alcohol can help women keep weight off
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Cheers! It seems that women who are moderate drinkers are better able to keep off the pounds. A study that followed 22,000 slim women found that those who drank some but less than 40 grams of alcohol per day were less likely to become overweight or obese.
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Heros at Home Stories: Dina Ramirez says

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Sears 'Hero at Home' Dina Ramirez
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Dina Ramirez and her husband

"I want to thank everyone who contributed to Heroes at Home. It really made a big difference for us. We were able to decorate our home with the Christmas décor that was available for military families, and the gift cards helped in fulfilling our children’s wishlist. Without this contribution, our Christmas would have been very minimal. Aside from having to be apart from my spouse, it was a very good Christmas for our children. Again, thank you for the contributions."
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