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Southern California sex traffickers targeted
LONG BEACH, California - A crackdown on sex trafficking in Southern California has led to 91 arrests and the rescue of nearly two dozen children who had been forced into prostitution, authorities...
View ArticleOhio providing help for grandparents raising kids
HAMILTON, Ohio - There is extra help available for Ohio grandparents and great-grandparents who find themselves caring for another generation of children.
View ArticlePrison for bank exec who used firm's card for wine
PORTLAND, Maine - A former TD Bank executive who used a company credit card to buy $240,000 in Champagne and lap dances at strip clubs to ease his stress from work has been sentenced to 18 months in...
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Military kin support group honors Hillary Clinton
NEW YORK - A support group for families of fallen military members honored Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday with its Lifetime Service Award.
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New York lags in gambling addiction help
ALBANY, New York - New York state government makes more off of gambling than Nevada, New Jersey or any other state. But it spends far less than its peers to fight gambling addiction.
View ArticleFort Campbell commander's home being repurposed
FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky - Fort Campbell is dedicating a Survivor Outreach Services building as part of Military Survivor Appreciation Week.
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Sandy's mental health impact looms large
LONG BEACH, New York - Kathy and Mark Michaels huddled in the attic of their Long Beach home as Superstorm Sandy turned streets into canals, ripped apart the iconic boardwalk and snapped electrical...
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Breast cancer survivors fly fish as therapy
SISTERS, Oregon - In her first year of recovering from breast cancer, Carol O'Bryant, of Bend, was plagued with anxiety over whether the disease was really gone and whether it was coming back.
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Michigan couple marry after losing 380 pounds
WYANDOTTE, Michigan - A Detroit-area couple who met in a support group for weight loss surgery patients exchanged wedding vows after losing a collective 380 pounds.
View ArticleChinese-language initiative at Queens hospital
NEW YORK - New York Hospital Queens is launching a breast cancer support group aimed at the borough's growing Chinese population.
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Gay rights speaker banned from Detroit parish
DETROIT - The Archdiocese of Detroit has banned a Catholic support group from using a Detroit parish for a meeting with a pro-gay rights speaker.
View ArticleColumbia airport set to hold 5th runway run
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The Metropolitan Columbia Airport is hosting its fifth "runway run" to raise funds for the military support group USO.
View ArticleFamilies of fallen soldiers get new home
FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky - The oldest surviving structure on the Fort Campbell Army post is now being used to help a different kind of survivor: family members of fallen soldiers.
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SC technical school opens new "soft skills" center
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Students at South Carolina's Midlands Technical College can study to become anything from a dental hygienist to an industrial electrical technician.
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Arkansas St coach finds work, life balance
JONESBORO, Arkansas - Before Blake Anderson walked into the Middle Tennessee State football office to resign in the summer of 2005, he looked across the room at his wife a day earlier.
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Mindfulness helps teens cope with stress, anxiety
PORTLAND, Oregon - As the morning school bell rings and students rush through crowded corridors, teenagers in one Portland classroom settle onto mats and meditation pillows. They fall silent after the...
View ArticleGilda's Club supports cancer patients, families
EVANSVILLE, Indiana - Behind the bright red doors at Gilda's Club on Vogel Road, there is laughter, tears, learning, sharing and, above all else, love and support.
View Article4 charged in alleged $4M public benefits scheme
ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Four people have been charged in what authorities are calling a "massive" fraud scheme in the Twin Cities involving public benefits.
View ArticleMaryland woman named hero for work on her disorder
HAGERSTOWN, Maryland - Diane Blackstock had always bruised easily.
View ArticleReport: Connecticut ahead of other states in breast-feeding
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut - As the leader of a breast-feeding support group, Kathleen Raymond never tries to push new mothers in a certain direction.
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