Miniskirted student to parade in Carnival parade
Geisy Arruda, who sparked campus controversy over a pink dress, has accepted invitations to perform with samba groups in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo during Carnival. The move follows her viral notoriety after a nationwide heckling incident at her college.
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Iran seizes Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi medal
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said Iranian authorities seized her Nobel medal from a safe-deposit box in Tehran along with other honors and froze her and her husband’s accounts. Ebadi reported the move follows intensified government pressure amid protests after June elections.
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Draws Huge NYC Crowds
The 83rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade drew hundreds of thousands to Manhattan with balloons floats bands and clowns as New Yorkers watched Miss America Katie Stam alongside Meb Keflezighi celebrate amid a new longer route. President Obama praised troops while space shuttle Atlantis carried turkey to astronauts as others snapped photos of celebrities like Jay Sean and Keke Palmer.
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Soldiers share Thanksgiving meal in Afghanistan hut
In Baraki Barak Afghanistan daylight fades and winter bites as soldiers of Able Troop 3 71 Cavalry Squadron gather in a crude wooden hut to carve turkeys and share a Thanksgiving feast. 1st Sgt Gonzalo Lassally notes the meal strengthens bonds while reflecting on a year of combat and surviving with limited casualties.
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Salahis crash White House dinner amid TV filming
Michaele and Tareq Salahi gained access to President Obama’s dinner for Indian PM Singh while being filmed by Bravo Media’s Half Yard Productions. The network says cameras followed the couple preparing for the event but were not inside the White House. The incident prompted a Secret Service review citing procedure lapses.
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