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UK twins turn heads: One is white, the other black

UK twins turn heads: One is white, the other black

(YouthDorm)Here’s a pair of twins no one will have trouble telling apart: One is white, and one is black.

Thanks to a rare quirk of nature, Lucy is the alabaster-skinned redhead, and Maria has their part-Jamaican mother’s dark skin and hair.

Images of the Aylmer sisters of Gloucester, United Kingdom, rocketed around the Internet this week when a British newspaper carried their story.

“I can’t…

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Find The Best Hospital For You

Find The Best Hospital For You

(YouthDorm)Find The Best Hospital For You: When it comes to choosing a hospital, the decision making process can be daunting, because there are so many factors to consider: specialty doctors, procedures, overall patient satisfaction.

With all those different factors, publications such asConsumer Reports and U.S. News & World Report, have created annual national hospital ratings to help consumers…

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Homeless man shot by LAPD: Who was 'Africa'?

Homeless man shot by LAPD: Who was ‘Africa’?

(YouthDorm)No one knew him by his real name.

But on the harsh streets of Skid Row that became his home, he was known as Africa.

Surveillance footage, police and homeless community activists paint wildly different pictures of the man — one who could be violent, benevolent, troubled and altruistic.

Africa was shot and killed by Los Angeles police Sunday after he scuffled with officers. The…

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Hundreds of skeletons found under Paris supermarket (YouthDorm)Workers digging underneath a Paris supermarket have made an unsettling discovery: as many as 200 skeletons.

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Hillary Clinton gives base-rallying speech (YouthDorm)Clinton failed to mention any aspect of the two stories that dominated all coverage of Clinton over the past week, instead using her speech to 1,600 mostly women Democratic activists to focus on her vision of the future, the importance of electing women to office and her all-but-announced presidential plans.

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Top Reasons People Cheat

Top Reasons People Cheat

(YouthDorm)Cheating is a tough topic for psychic readings.  First, the accusation of cheating is a very serious charge and I wouldn’t want to condemn a person based solely on the Tarot cards.  Secondly, if you need to call a psychic to find out whether he’s cheating, your relationship is already in trouble! If you have to ask a third party, “Is she cheating?” it’s obvious that you’ve lost the…

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Oscars 2015: 5 things we loved

Oscars 2015: 5 things we loved

(YouthDorm)Oscars 2015: 5 things we loved: Common and John Legend’s song “Glory,” written for the film “Selma,” had the Oscar crowd visibly moved with its rousing message, accompanied by a full gospel chorus. David Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the film, had tears running down his face.

After winning the Oscar, both Common and Legend used their speeches for some eloquent points.

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Best cruise ships of 2015

Best cruise ships of 2015

(YouthDorm)Best cruise ships of 2015: While Disneyland has long been known as the “happiest place on Earth,” Disney’s cruise ships sound like they’re also pretty cheerful spots to vacation.

At least that’s what the 2015 Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Awards, announced Monday, are indicating. Disney Cruise Line dominated this year’s awards, winning in 12 categories.

Disney Cruise Line won the…

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Profoundly disabled boy became a running champ

Profoundly disabled boy became a running champ

(YouthDorm)Twelve years ago, Rachel Miller was lost when it came to her son John. The 7-year-old was profoundly disabled because of his autism.

Unable to speak, he withdrew from people at school and, worse, from his family.

In March 2003, Miller was introduced to Jeff Hancock, a one-on-one therapist for people with autism, and things started to feel a little more manageable.

Hancock was hired to…

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Superbug cases reported in North Carolina; 1 dead

Superbug cases reported in North Carolina; 1 dead

(YouthDorm)Superbug cases reported in North Carolina; 1 dead: The same superbug that contributed to two deaths in Los Angeles has been reported in North Carolina, where one person has died, a spokesman told CNN.

Eighteen people have contracted carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, so far this year, said Kevin McCarthy, spokesman with the Carolinas HealthCare System.

Of those, 15 had…

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Ukraine, rebels swap prisoners

Ukraine, rebels swap prisoners

(YouthDorm)Ukraine, rebels swap prisoners: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had strong words Saturday for Russia over what he called its unacceptable actions in Ukraine — and threatened additional sanctions against Russian interests.

Speaking in London alongside UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Kerry said Russia was “continuing to do land-grabbing in Ukraine” even as it professed to support…

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Johnson: Immigration appeal coming Monday

Johnson: Immigration appeal coming Monday

(YouthDorm)Johnson: Immigration appeal coming Monday: President Barack Obama’s administration plans to appeal a ruling against its executive action to overhaul U.S. immigration rules on Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Sunday.

He said the administration will also seek an emergency order that would place U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling on hold while it’s appealed —…

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India's most famous suit is worth

India’s most famous suit is worth

(YouthDorm)India’s most famous suit is worth: A diamond merchant has plunked down $691,890 to buy India’s most famous suit.

The suit owned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi got tongues wagging when he wore it to a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama last month.

Dubbed one of the world’s most expensive suits, it sold at an auction Friday. It cost a cool 43.1 million rupees, Surat District…

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Past and present clash over same-sex marriage in Deep South

Past and present clash over same-sex marriage in Deep South

(YouthDorm)Past and present clash over same-sex marriage in Deep South:

Shawn Williams heard his father howl from the other room.

“WHAT?!”

Williams went to check on his dad. Williams’ husband of a few hours, Justin Lewis, knew what the commotion was about. He decided not to join the conversation, as it were, but could hear Williams and his father yelling.

Williams’ dad was watching the 10 o’clock…

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New virus have contributed to a Kansas man's death, CDC Reports

New virus have contributed to a Kansas man’s death, CDC Reports

(YouthDorm)New virus have contributed to a Kansas man’s death, CDC Reports, the agency announced Friday.

Named the Bourbon virus after the county where the patient lived, the virus is likely spread by tick or insect bites, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

A 50-year-old man suffered multiple tick bites in the spring of 2014 while working outside on his property, the CDC said in…

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Oscars 2015: What to watch for

Oscars 2015: What to watch for

(YouthDorm)In honor of the Oscars, this story will be 7,633 words long, padded out with flowery phrases and belabored metaphors, leavened with a surprise adjective or two and summed up by a yawning and expected conclusion.

Just kidding. Well, at least about the number of words. We can’t promise anything about the rest.

But that’s the thing about the Oscars. So much of what they present (and…

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Kim Jong Un's new look

Kim Jong Un’s new look

(YouthDorm)Kim Jong Un’s new look: Who doesn’t like a new look? New Year, new you, amiright?

An updated ‘do can “hair-ald” a new phase in your life, signifying a fresh start.

And maybe that’s what the reclusive leader of North Korea was going for when he modified his almost boyish over-the-top-flop to a higher, angular, more severe cut. The look first debuted at his New Year’s address in January.

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