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'Shark Men' Blamed After Champion Bodyboarder Killed by Great White
CNNCAPE TOWN, Africa -- South African championship bodyboarder David Lilienfeld, 20, was killed by a great white shark Thursday in Kogel Bay as he caught waves with his brother, according to local news reports. A shark estimated to be between 13 and 16 feet...Tags: Witnesses, CNN (tv network), Social Media, Africa, Animal Attacks
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Nelson Mandela Released From Hospital After Hernia Surgery
CNNJOHANNESBURG, Africa -- Nelson Mandela was released from a South African hospital a day after officials said the ailing anti-apartheid icon underwent treatment for an abdominal ailment. "The doctors have assured us that there is nothing to worry about...Tags: Jacob Zuma, National Government, CNN (tv network), Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Famous Base Jumper Breaks Legs in Stunt Gone Wrong
KTLA NewsTABLE MOUNTAIN, South Africa (KTLA) -- Well-known base jumper Jeb Corliss is in the hospital, after his latest jump went terribly wrong. Corliss jumped with a partner from Table Mountain in South Africa. Video of the stunt shows Corliss hitting a...Tags: Africa, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Mandela Family to Star in Reality TV Show
Los Angeles TimesJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA -- South Africa's version of the Kennedys, the famous former first family -- the Mandelas -- will star in a TV reality show next year. But former President Nelson Mandela, 93 and increasingly frail, won't be a part of the show....Tags: Television Industry, Johannesburg (South Africa), Los Angeles Times, Entertainment, Africa
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Family, Pets Escape Burning Mobile Home
KTLA NewsHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- A man and woman who survived a hurricane in Florida and rioting in South Africa again dodged death Saturday morning when their mobile home burned to the ground. Arnold and Marlene Steele were sleeping in the mobile home...Tags: Riots, Los Angeles Times, Unrest, Conflicts and War, House Building
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Dead Baby Found At Oprah's School
ReutersHENLEY ON KLIP, South Africa -- The body of a newborn baby was found in a plastic bag at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, police have confirmed. According to reports, a 17-year-old gave birth to the baby Wednesday. No word...Tags: Celebrities and Health Issues, Oprah Winfrey
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Doctor Designs Female Condom with 'Teeth' to Catch Rapists
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A South African doctor has invented a so-called 'anti-rape' condom for women that features "teeth" that grip a man's penis. Dr. Sonnet Ehlers hopes the Rape-aXe condom will combat rape in the most painful way possible. According to...Tags: Human Rights Watch, Politics, Rape, FIFA World Cup, Human Rights
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1st Case of Highly Drug Resistant TB Found in U.S.
KTLA NewsLANTANA, Fla. -- It started with a cough, an autumn hack that refused to go away. Then came the fevers. They bathed and chilled the skinny frame of Oswaldo Juarez, a 19-year-old Peruvian visiting to study English. His lungs clattered, his chest tightened...Tags: Lungs and Airways, HIV, Florida, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale
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Passenger Accidentally Ejects Self from Plane
KTLA NewsCape Town, South Africa -- A man joyriding with his South African Air Force friend cut the trip short when he accidentally pulled the eject lever. The passenger was trying to brace himself as his pilot friend performed maneuvers in the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II...Tags: Defense, Armed Forces
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Dozens of Beached Whales Shot to Death by Authorities
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Authorities are hauling away the carcasses of 55 false killer whales after a mass stranding on a South African beach turned tragic.
Police shot 44 of the exhausted whales to end their suffering. The rest died of stress and...Tags: Crimes, Africa, Crime, Law and Justice, Death, Conservation
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Baby Eggi
Baby Eggi is a hip and stylish clothing line that is committed to creating a better world for children to live and thrive. Founded by two passionate sisters (both of whom are mothers), Baby Eggi was born from a desire to develop quality apparel for boys...Tags: Social Issues, Children, Charity
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Last Imprisoned SLA Member Released
SACRAMENTO -- The last captured member of a 1970s-era radical group known for bank robberies, killings and the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst was released from a Sacramento jail Sunday.
Former Symbionese Liberation Army member James William Kilgore, 61,...Tags: Defense, San Francisco, Health and Safety at School, FBI, Minnesota
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