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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Boy, 13, youngest to reach Everest summit

BIG BEAR, Calif., May 22 (UPI) -- A 13-year-old California boy became the youngest person ever to reach Mount Everest's summit -- and promptly called his mother from the peak, his family said. "Mom, I'm calling you from the top of the world," Jordan Romero, of Big Bear, said to his mother, Leigh... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 21, 2010

Bret Michaels suffers 'warning stroke'

OS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- Bret Michaels was readmitted to the hospital this week after suffering a warning stroke, a posting on the U.S. rocker's Web site said Thursday. The 47-year-old musician suffered a brain hemorrhage last month. He returned to the hospital after experiencing numbness, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Coffee, soda not linked to colon cancer

BOSTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Drinking large amounts of coffee or soda is not linked to a greater risk of colon cancer, U.S. researchers said. Study leader Dr. Xuehong Zhang of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston found those drinking large amounts of coffee -- more than six 8-ounce cups a day --... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

First lady tells George Washington U. grads: give

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama challenged George Washington University graduates at their commencement Sunday to "keep giving" through community service work and to "keep engaging" with the world. Obama spoke to some 5,000 graduates and their families at the ceremony on the National Mall.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 14, 2010

Atlantis on countdown for final liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 14 (UPI) -- The countdown was under way Friday for the final scheduled launch of the shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. "We've had a very clean countdown so far and we're currently on schedule, and we're not working on any issues," said Jeremy Graeber,... Sign in to see full entry.

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