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U.S. Breast Cancer Advocates Reach Out to Africa

Oct. 1, 2008
Breast cancer victims in Africa often suffer from lack of treatment and devastating discrimination, but American women's health advocates are working to change that.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler