Teen completes sailing voyage around the globe
Laura Dekker docked in St. Maarten after a yearlong solo voyage aboard the 38 foot Guppy. She says she is the youngest sailor to complete a globe circle though records are not verified. Dekker describes high seas and wind challenges and plans to finish school.
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Teen
Cape Town
South Africa
Dekker
Guinness World Records
World Sailing Speed Record Council
New Zealand
Darwin
Australia
Canary Islands
Panama
Galapagos Islands
Tonga
Fiji
Bora Bora
St. Maarten
Chile maid walk sparks national rights debate at gated community
Felicita Pinto, a 57 year old widow and maid, walked to work after a late minibus arrival and was forced back by guards at a Chilean gated community. Her case inflamed protests and human rights activism over discrimination against domestic workers, with thousands online and about 20 demonstrators at the gates.
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Chicureo
Chile
Felicita Pinto
Pinto
Latin America
Nail in brain shocks Illinois man
Dante Autullo of Orland Park believed a nail gun cut him until an X ray showed a 3 1/4 inch nail lodged in the middle of his brain near the motor function area. He underwent surgery at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and is recovering after the risky procedure.
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Oak Lawn
Dante Autullo
Autullo
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Orland Park
Gail Glaenzer
Glaenzer
Leslie Schaffer
Christ Medical Center
Hog
Children's Hospital
Flaming bull gores man at Spanish festival
In Navajas eastern Spain a flaming-horned bull fatally gored a 45 year old man during a local festival. The victim, who had traveled from Alboraia, tripped as the bull was released and was stamped on the head, suffering irreversible injuries. Local officials observed mourning bows at town hall.
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Madrid
Spain
Navajas
Jose Vicente Torres
Alboraia
Torres
Valencia
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