Pregnant death-dive survivor is now mother of two

Seeded on Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:07 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Shayna West didn't know she was expecting when she hit pavement at 50 mph while attempting her first solo parachute jump three years ago. Now the mother of two, she says "my babies are what kept me going" through many painful surgeries.

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Pastor jailed for invoking God's wrath

Seeded on Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:53 AM EST (msnbc.com)

A community activist who ran for Congress from prison, where he had been sent for warning that a judge could be tortured by God, can post bond while he appeals his conviction, an appeals court has ruled.

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Suit details girl's torment at exclusive school

Seeded on Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:58 AM EST (msnbc.com)

The bullying came at school dances and in class, on Facebook and at the dorm by girls who called themselves "Oprichniki," a Russian squad notorious for torturing suspected enemies of a 16th-century czar.

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