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‘Never, ever give up:’ Diana Nyad completes historic Cuba-to-Florida swim0
- Making a Positive Difference
- September 5, 2013
Diana Nyad, at age 64, became the first person to swim the more-than-100-mile journey from Cuba to Florida without a cage to protect her. This was Nyad’s fifth attempt in 35 years, but the swimmer’s mantra to “find a way” helped her to fulfill her dream.
READ MORE‘Most Beautiful Woman’ By Day, Inventor By Night0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- November 30, 2011
A new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes sets out to rewrite America’s memory of Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr, who was known in her time as ‘the most beautiful woman in the world.’ Little did the world know that, in the 1940s, Lamarr, in an attempt to help the war effort, actually invented what
READ MORE‘Made in America Goes Back to School’: Could College Dorm Rooms Hold the Key to Half-a-Million New U.S. Jobs?0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- September 27, 2011
Inspired by "World News"' "Made in America" series, incoming freshman Monica Resendiz at Southern Methodist University set out to outfit her new dorm room with only "Made in America" products. Unable to find any, she tweeted the World News team for help. World News' Sharyn Alfonsi responded by featuring Resendiz in a Made in America dorm makeover
READ MORE‘It’s Complicated’: Handling Social Media When Your Relationship Implodes0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- October 11, 2011
Popular social media outlets have made ending a relationship even harder to deal with, and more public. The days of returning a pin or varsity jacket are long gone. Manhattan psychologist Joseph Cilona says, “Sharing information about personal life, particularly details about romantic relationships, is often related to needs for external validation, approval or admiration.”
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‘Healthy’ foods have most of us confused, survey finds0
- Health & Healing
- June 12, 2017
“Dietary factors were estimated to be associated with a substantial portion of deaths from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.”
READ MORE‘He’s going to be better than he was before’0
- Health & Healing
- February 4, 2014
On his CNN show, Sanjay Gupta, MD, Dr. Gupta presented the story of 16-year-old Grant Virgin and his remarkable recovery after a hit-and-run accident. Grant was left with life-threatening damage, including a traumatic brain injury and bleeding, a torn aorta, and fractures in his spine. The doctors grimly told his parents that he had little chance of survival, but the parents refused to give up on their child.
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