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Student Sues School District, Claiming Her Race Kept Her From Being Sole Valedictorian

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Jul 26th 2011

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Did an Arkansas school deny Kymberly Wimberly from serving as sole valedictorian because she is black?
Her ...Lawsuit says black student was co-valedictorian even though she had highest GPA in the class.
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Girl Bitten By Shark: 'I Forgive Him'

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Jul 26th 2011

Six-year-old Lucy Mangum grabbed headlines last week after a shark bit her while she was floating on a boogie board in 18-inches of shallow water ...The 6-year-old is expected to be able to walk, run and play in about six weeks.
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Breast-Feeding Reduces Children's Risk of Asthma

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 26th 2011

Credit: Getty Images While women's breasts often make grown men gasp and wheeze, they seem to have the reverse effect on nursing ...Yet another study sings the praises of breast milk.
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'Molescular Scalpel' Offers Hope in Muscular Dystrophy Fight

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 25th 2011

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A "molecular scalpel" could help children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
The gene for the protein dystrophin ...Drug trial shows promise in the UK.
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Football Star Eli Manning Scores $2.9 Million for Children's Hospital

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 25th 2011

Eli Manning. Credit: Getty Images New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning does a lot of impressive things on the football field, ...Eli Manning a true hero to young cancer patients.
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Discipline More About School Authorities Than Student Behavior

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jul 25th 2011

Credit: Getty Images Students at South Allegory High School rarely get suspended. Meanwhile, across town at North Allegory High, kids ...Study suggests suspension rates don't accurately reflect discipline problems.
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Boy, 12, Wins Fashion Contest, Hopes to Dress Michelle Obama

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Jul 25th 2011

First lady Michelle Obama isn't afraid to wear designs by relatively unknown, young designers. But a gown by a 12-year-old boy? Now, that would be ...Boy flies to Utah in hopes of catching first lady's eye with his design.
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Teens Mauled in Alaskan Bear Attack

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Jul 25th 2011

You don't mess with a mama grizzly and her cubs. It was a severe lesson dealt to seven teens over the weekend, as four of them were mauled while ...Teens were on a backpacking trek through the Alaskan wilderness.
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