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Boston Marathon bombing victim leaves hospital
A 29-year-old preschool teacher who lost most of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing left the hospital Monday, saying she was excited to head home to the Baltimore area so she could hug loved ones, eat steamed crabs and spend time with her students. "I just want to ...
Michael Douglas: Oral sex can cause throat cancer
Actor Michael Douglas taught the world at least one thing Monday: oral sex can sometimes cause cancer. In an interview published in the Guardian newspaper, Douglas appeared to blame his own battle with throat cancer on oral sex — although that interpretation was later disputed by one of his representatives. ...
Sharon Jones diagnosed with cancer, cancels album
Soul singer Sharon Jones has cancer and has canceled plans for an album and tour in 2013. A Monday news release says Jones has stage-one bile duct cancer and needs immediate surgery. Jones and her band, the Dap-Kings, had planned to release "Give the People What They Want" on Aug. ...
Solving the puzzle of expanding kids' taste buds
Some may grimace at the thought of eating Brussels sprouts, but not Jamie Hansen. The Parkview Elementary School fourth grader didn't shy away from trying the vegetable when it was offered at her school a couple months ago as part of the "Harvest of the Month" food sampling that Plymouth ...
Yothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu dies at 56
Mandawuy Yunupingu, the former lead singer of Australian indigenous band Yothu Yindi and one of the country's most famous Aborigines, has died, Australia's prime minister said Monday. He was 56. Yunupingu, who gained worldwide fame in the 1980s and 1990s with his hits "Treaty" and "Tribal Voice," died Sunday night ...
Jolie joins Pitt at 'World War Z' London premiere
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stepped out together Sunday at the premiere of zombie thriller "World War Z" — Jolie's first public appearance since announcing last month that she had undergone a double mastectomy. The couple said they had been moved by the outpouring of public support that followed Jolie's ...
Republican vs. Republican on covering uninsured
It's Republican versus Republican in the latest round of political battles over health care. Conservative Republican legislators in major states are trying to block efforts by more pragmatic governors of their own party to accept health insurance for more low-income residents under President Barack Obama's health care law. Unlike their ...
Wife: Lou Reed recovering after liver transplant
Rock icon Lou Reed is recovering after a life-saving liver transplant in the U.S., according to an interview with his wife published Saturday in a British newspaper. Laurie Anderson told the Times of London that Reed "was dying" before the operation several weeks ago at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic. She said ...
Ill. Senate OKs 'puppy lemon' legislation
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at protecting people who unknowingly purchase sick dogs or cats from pet stores. The so-called "puppy lemon law" now heads to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk. He supports the idea. The plan approved Tuesday lets buyers be reimbursed for veterinary fees if they keep the ...
Jolie aunt dies of breast cancer days after op-ed
Less than two weeks after Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy to avoid breast cancer, her aunt died from the disease Sunday. Debbie Martin died at age 61 at a hospital in Escondido, Calif., near San Diego, her husband, Ron Martin, told The Associated Press. Debbie Martin was ...
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