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World News Wednesdays - Helping End Child Slavery

Posted October 28, 2009

 

World News Wednesday - Helping End Child Slavery

Posted by The Lounging Room Staff

 

If you thought slavery ended back in the 1800s, guess again.  Slavery is alive and well in the 21st century with 27 million people enslaved around the world, and it can happen anywhere.  According to CAST (Co…

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World News Wednesdays - Babies Born This Century May Live to 100

Posted October 14, 2009

                                     

 

According to a new Danish study, babies born in this century in rich countries will most likely make it to 100 years old.  Since the 20th Century, people are living three decades longer than the past.   Improvements in he…

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World News Wednesdays - It's Hard Saying Good-bye

Posted October 7, 2009

 

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No matter what age you are, it is hard to say "good-bye" to someone you love dearly.  For 4-year-old Paige, who couldn't bear to let go of her father's hand while he was in formation to be deported to Iraq, it was too hard to let go for even a minute.  Her mother t…

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