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School probes teen 'pregnancy pact'
Officials in the US state of Massachusetts are investigating how 17 teenage girls from the same school have become pregnant.
The number is four times as high as the year before at Gloucester High School.
There are reports that some of the girls - none of whom is older than 16 - entered into a pact to have their babies together.
Full story here, with news video.
The number is four times as high as the year before at Gloucester High School.
There are reports that some of the girls - none of whom is older than 16 - entered into a pact to have their babies together.
Full story here, with news video.
Dumpster Diving In Seattle
Trash is food: For frugalists, bargain hunting is a lifestyle.
Rebecca, 51, gets 99% of her food from dumpsters.
"It's so easy to eat for free," she says. "The only things I buy are butter and milk."
In 10 years of serious Dumpster diving, Rebecca says she's never gotten sick eating food from the trash.
She has only occasionally been hassled by a store manager, but she will usually talk her way out of it by spinning a story that she recently lost her job.
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A villager sits on a raft made of aluminium vessels to transport flood-hit residents in India.
Kidney transplant recipient Ivan Klasnic gives Croatia victory at Euros
Ivan Klasnic completed his stunning recovery from a life-threatening ailment Monday, scoring to give Croatia a 1-0 win over Poland as he became the first player to ever take part at the European Championship after a kidney transplant.
Stand-in captain Danijel Pranjic passed the ball into the area to Klasnic, who struck a low, left-footed shot past goalkeeper Artur Boruc into the net in the 53rd minute at Worthersee Stadium for his ninth goal in 30 internationals.
Klasnic, playing his first match at Euro 2008, received a thunderous reception from Croatian fans as he took the field for the Group B match and again when he was substituted in the 74th minute.
"I'm happy that I'm here at all," Klasnic said. "As I said once, this is like a bonus from God. It's like a dream. I thank God that I'm alive and that I can play football."
Croatia will play Turkey in the quarter-finals in Vienna on Friday and, after winning the man-of-the-match award, Klasnic hopes to play a part.
"I'm proud to be a part of this team," Klasnic said. "Hopefully, my coach will think of me when we play the quarter-finals."
In January 2007, the German-born Klasnic suffered kidney failure. Shortly afterward, he received a transplant but his body rejected the kidney donated by his mother. A couple of months later, he again underwent surgery to replace the rejected kidney with one from his father.
Nine months later, Klasnic made an emotional return to football with his club Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
The 28-year-old Klasnic started with coach Slaven Bilic resting most of his first-choice players because Croatia had been assured of finishing top in Group B after beating Euro 2008 co-host Austria 1-0 and Germany 2-1.
He led most of Croatia's attacks in the first half, missing two good chances when facing goalkeeper Artur Boruc in one-on-one situations. Although he didn't look to be afraid of being tackled by defenders, he briefly held his back in pain after a clash in the last minute of the half.
Klasnic, who wears a fibreglass shield to protect him on the field, is one of a small number of professional athletes to return after an organ transplant. Without the protection, a kick could prove life-threatening.
Bilic said it is no surprise that Klasnic is nicknamed "The Killer" by his teammates because of his scoring instincts.
"We are really glad that we have him in our team after that harrowing experience of his," Bilic said. "It is amazing that he came back to such a high professional level so quickly.
"It's a dream ending to a horror story."
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