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Arab Women Break Tradition by Touring Their Country Alone

The Emirati Women's Traveller Group are four young Emirati women who have toured the country in a car breaking tradition by travelling alone without a male relative.

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Five Things Happy People Do

Here's some modern advice on how to be happy with a number of fresh twists and insights.

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UPDATED: Bin Laden's Son Wants to be Peace Ambassador

Osama bin Laden's 26-year-old son Omar wears dreadlocks and a biker jacket and tells the AP "there is a better way to defend Islam than militancy: Omar wants to be an "ambassador for peace" between Muslims and the West."

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In Papua New Guinea, Mothers Take Charge

A group of women villagers on a remote island off Papua New Guinea have funded and built their own medical aid station after all local services had been closed due to lack of funds for maintenance.

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Dropping 110 Pounds Transforms Woman's Life

Deciding she'd had enough at 250 pounds, Heather Davis took it upon herself to make lifestyle changes through regular exercise and a healthier diet to lose weight.

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Marine Gets Thanksgiving Meal in a Box From Mom

A marine gets a Thanksgiving package from mom on the very day of the holiday when he and his unit missed the special dinner prepared for the troops.

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Pamphlet Turns Life Around for Drug Addict in Kenya

Sammy Gitau grew up in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. As a teenager, he joined a gang, and became a drug addict. But a pamphlet in a dust bin helped turn his life around.

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Hospital's Help to Dying Man Prompts Flood of Messages

A Boston Globe reporter was swamped with notes from people reacting to his story on Patrick Conway, a dying homeless man taken in by a hospital.