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NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Singer Rihanna says she is determined to find a bone marrow donor who can help a 5-year-old New York girl get a second chance at life.
The "Disturbia" singer said she is intent on helping leukemia patient Jasmina Amena since African-Americans have a difficult time finding bone marrow matches due to a dearth of registered donors, People.com reported Saturday.
"When I saw the video of Jasmina it broke my heart. It is so unfair that for a black patient it's so much harder to find a bone marrow match," she told People magazine exclusively. "Jasmina has acute leukemia and she needs a bone marrow transplant to live."
Rhianna, whose real name is Robyn Fenty, urged people to register for bone marrow donations to help save Amena.
" I urge everyone to sign up as a bone marrow donor with DKMS," the pop star told People, referring to the association aimed at finding donors for leukemia sufferers. "If we have more donors, we can save more children like Jasmina."
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney told a conservative audience in Washington Friday he would make sweeping changes to Medicare and Social Security.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction of two new nuclear reactors, the first to be built in the United States since 1978.
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BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A British company said it is opening salons across England dedicated to the tattooing the scalps of bald men to make it look like they have short hair.
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