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Apparently, everyone and their moms do. Literally.

All weekend, various news stations featured the awful story of the young girl who was gang-raped at her homecoming. More troubling, is the fact that the incident happened so close to home at Richmond High School. Police believe that as many as 10 people ranging from 15 to mid-20s had attacked the girl for more than two hours in a dimly lit area, with more than two dozen others reportedly watching, laughing, and taking pictures.

Did you know that the United States is one of only a dozen countries that still bar the entry of people with HIV?

Last Friday, President Obama announced that he will lift the 22-year-old ban on entry into the United States for people infected with HIV/AIDS .

"We talk about reducing the stigma of this disease, yet we've treated a visitor living with it as a threat," he said at the White House. "If we want to be the global leader in combating HIV/AIDS, we need to act like it."—President Obama

A six month old baby in Melbourne, Australia, survives being dragged by a train after his stroller rolled onto train tracks on October 15. The good news is the train was slowing down and although the child and stroller were dragged for nearly 100 feet, the child only suffered a bump on his head! The incident came just one day after the train company launched a program to raise public awareness of how to keep children, especially little ones in strollers, safe around trains.

We all have our own imperfections, whether we realize them or not. For the most part, insecurities develop when we begin to be too conscious of our own imperfections. When insecurities arise in relationships, it often leads to jealousy and a worst-case scenario, a break-up. Remember,it's never too late to talk things out with your partner about what you feel or what he or she feels . An open communication benefits both individuals in the relationship and could lead to a brighter, healthier future!