Breast Cancer Stories: Me, My Mom and Flo

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo News asked women who have had breast cancer or are going through treatment to write about the people in their lives who stood by them and cared for them. Here’s one story.FIRST PERSON | Before I had breast cancer, I was a massage therapist at Mills Health Center in San Mateo, Calif. Many of our clients came from the community....

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Minister: Germany close to balanced budget in 2013

BERLIN (AP) — Germany‘s finance minister says the government will come close to balancing its budget next year as economic growth outpaces public spending.Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has been working toward a target of fully balancing its budget in 2016. On Friday, Chancellor Angela Merkel said that “must be our essential aim, because we have this obligation...

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Amnesty Int: Ivory Coast torturing detainees

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast security officials are torturing dozens of detainees by administering electric shocks and other forms of abuse, Amnesty International alleged Friday.The victims include people charged with endangering state security in the wake of a recent spate of attacks targeting military installations. Since early August, unknown gunmen have...

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German publisher Burda bids for social network Xing

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German publisher Burda has bid to take over professional social network Xing AG as it further reduces its dependence on traditional printed media.Privately held Burda said it had raised its stake in Xing to 38.89 percent, exceeding a legal threshold, which triggered the mandatory offer. Burda is offering 44 euros per...

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German composer Hans Werner Henze dies at 86

BERLIN (AP) — German composer Hans Werner Henze, whose prolific and wide-ranging work included a wealth of operas and 10 symphonies, died Saturday, his publisher said. He was 86.Henze died in the eastern German city of Dresden, longstanding publisher Schott Music said in a statement, calling him “one of the most important and influential composers of our time.” It...

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Lull in fighting between Israel, Gaza militants

JERUSALEM (AP) — A flare-up in fighting between Israel and militants from Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement has subsided.Both sides say the government in Egypt helped to restore calm. Israeli defense official Amos Gilad told Army Radio on Thursday that Egyptian security forces have “a very impressive ability” to convey to the militants that it...

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Consumers seen lifting GDP despite business caution

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth likely picked up a bit in the third quarter as a last minute burst in consumer spending offset cutbacks in investment by cautious businesses.The stronger pace of expansion, however, is still expected to fall short of what is needed to make much of a dent in unemployment, and will offer little cheer for the White House ahead...

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Swedish princess engaged to New York banker

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Another royal wedding beckons in Europe: This time it is Sweden‘s Princess Madeleine who is getting ready to tie the knot.Madeleine and her U.S.-British boyfriend Christopher O’Neill announced their engagement on the royal palace website on Thursday. The 30-year-old Madeleine is the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen...

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Economy is healing – Chancellor Osborne

LONDON (Reuters) – Chancellor George Osborne said on Thursday the latest GDP data showed the economy was on the mend but there were still challenges ahead due to weak data coming from the euro zone.Figures released on Thursday showed Britain pulled out of recession in the third quarter, posting its strongest quarterly gross domestic product growth in five years. “There...

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“American Idol”, “Touch”, “The Following” get premiere dates

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Fox released its midseason premiere dates Wednesday, announcing the returns of “American Idol” and the Kiefer Sutherland drama “Touch,” as well as the debut of the Kevin Bacon thriller “The Following.”“American Idol” will kick off its 12th season, with new judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, with a two-night premiere on Wednesday,...

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