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Yahoo! News Amid much media attention and speculation, Chelsea Clinton wed longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday. For details of the wedding, including celebrity guests and a photo slideshow of the couple, the wedding party and the wedding, click here: http://yhoo.it/cUXgbz
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Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday.
Yahoo! News Here's a swapped-at-birth story with a happy ending: 2 years ago, two men learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago. Instead of bringing bitterness or recrimination, the discovery led to the creation of a bigger family. Today, the two 25-year-olds are living and working together with b...oth sets of parents growing vegetables and coffee on a small farm in Brazil. They say they feel blessed: "It's not everyone who can say he has two fathers and two mothers living together with him." Their story here: http://yhoo.it/9Ia7dr
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Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago.
Yahoo! News A 14-year-old girl girl will leave this week on an attempt to become the world's youngest round-the-world sailor, sparking safety debates and concern about her being absent from school. A court ruled that it was up to her parents to decide whether to let her go. What do you think? Read more about her journey & what she...'s taking with her here: http://yhoo.it/9rrdXJ
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Teen sailor Laura Dekker says she will leave the Netherlands on Wednesday in her quest to become the youngest to circumnavigate the globe alone. But it won't yet be the first leg of the 14-year-old's solo voyage.
Yahoo! News A 12-year-old girl was seriously injured after plunging more than 40 feet on an amusement park "free fall" attraction. The safety net under the "Terminal Velocity" ride failed to catch her. The amusement park owner said it was the first accident in the 8-year history of the ride, which will be closed while police and r...egulators investigate, but an amusement ride safety consultant said nets have failed at least twice on similar rides elsewhere. More details here: http://yhoo.it/c8l54n
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A 12-year-old girl at an amusement park plunged more than 40 feet to the ground on Friday, seriously injuring herself when a safety net under a "free fall" attraction failed to catch her.
Yahoo! News Y! NEWS PHOTO FRIDAY: A huge wildfire north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct on Friday, rushing toward a subdivision of homes and rapidly spreading to backyard fences. 750 firefighters are working to protect homes and keep flames from damaging power lines that bring electricity to Southern California. Currently the fi...re is only 5% contained. See a photo slideshow here: http://yhoo.it/a0us1B (Photo courtesy of AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
Yahoo! News A new study published in the British Medical Journal shows that ordinary calcium supplements may boost the risk of heart attacks in older women. In separate clinical trials involving thousands of patients, calcium supplements were associated with a 30% jump in heart attack risk. More info on the findings here: http://yhoo.it/bgIo30
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Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.
Yahoo! News At least 63 American troops were killed in Afghanistan this month, making July the deadliest month in the nine-year-old war. http://yhoo.it/bP2K6q
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You may have heard about the existence of a document containing 100 million Facebook user names, URLs and unique Facebook IDs. It's raising questions about what is private on Facebook. Here's a 101 on what you should know about your settings: http://yhoo.it/cob2Gg Are you concerned about your privacy on Facebook?
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Todays revelation about the existence of a document that details the names, URLs, and unique Facebook IDs of 100 million of the sites users has raised new questions about what is and what is not private on the immensely popular website.
Yahoo! News Two new studies conclude that hands-only CPR (without mouth-to-mouth) is enough to save a life. The American Heart Association hopes the studies will encourage dispatchers and more bystanders to use the simpler technique. More info here: http://yhoo.it/aK1GvX
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More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.
Yahoo! News Worldwide demonstrations are planned this weekend to protest Iran's arrest of three American hikers one year ago .http://yhoo.it/aE5uFv
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Yahoo! News A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead. http://yhoo.it/apuVU2
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A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.
Yahoo! News This week, President Obama will be the first president to go on the daytime talk show, “The View.” Critics say the President’s appearances on daytime talk shows diminish him, while Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says, “it’s another opportunity for the president to talk to people where they are.” More on the debate here: http://yhoo.it/aj7yKf What do you think?
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Presidents stop at lots of random places to shake hands and pose for pictures — like sub shops in Edison, N.J. No one seems to mind that. But one of Obama’s other pit stops Wednesday has prompted much hand-wringing debate …
Yahoo! News DEVELOPING STORY: A federal judge has blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown. Here are the latest details: http://yhoo.it/bkD7zt
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A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown.
Yahoo! News It has been 3 months since the oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana; thousands of people have lost their jobs or seen their incomes slashed and many businesses have been affected. BP has pledged to make good on all legitimate claims for damage but how well is the process going? If you’ve filed an oil spill related claim, share your story: http://yhoo.it/cCwOMo
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In the three months since oil first spewed into the Gulf of Mexico, thousands of people throughout the coastal region have lost jobs or seen their incomes slashed. Many businesses are reeling too. BP has pledged to make good on all legitimate claims for damages. But how well is the process going?