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Did you know that mothers who breastfeed have a decreased risk of breast and ovarian cancers? That is just one of the many benefits of breastfeeding that World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1-7) is meant to bring awareness to. “The decision to breastfeed is a personal one, and a mother should not be made to feel guilty if she cannot or chooses not to breastfeed,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin. “But given the importance of breastfeeding for the health and well-being of mothers and children, we need to do what we can to help mothers who want to breastfeed to do so successfully.” What percentage of American women breastfeed? Click here for the answer.

Here’s what’s brewing in the news:

Ex-Panther to coach at JCSU

Former Carolina Panther Mike Minter has accepted a position at Johnson C. Smith University as the new co-defensive coordinator of the football team. Minter, 37, will be leaving his job as a high school football coach at Concord First Assembly.

Minter aspires to be a college head coach and says the move will help him build his resume, reports The Charlotte Observer. "What better way to get started than at Johnson C. Smith," he said, "and help them turn that program around?"

Minter was 33-4 in three seasons at First Assembly and won the past two N.C. Independent Schools state championships
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Police: Man killed with stiletto heel

Thelma Carter, 46, is being charged with murder after police say she hit Robert Higdon, 58, upside the head with a stiletto heel, killing him. Authorities in Georgia say the murder occurred sometime Sunday evening after the two had an argument in their trailer at a mobile home estate in Augusta. (Read more)
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Quadriplegic killed in skydiving accident

Zack Fogle, 27, of Kingston, Wash. had been paralyzed since high school after being struck by a car. For the past five years he has been skydiving using a custom-built parachute. Fogle died this weekend at a 10-day skydiving event in Montana. Authorities say his parachute did not open. (Read more)
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Kelly through with being frustrated over Beyonce

Kelly Rowland and Gayle King have something in common. Both women have been besties with pop-culture icons. While stopping by The Gayle King Show, Kelly says she was inspired by the way Gayle handled questions about Oprah. Kelly admits that she’s been frustrated by constant comparisons to Beyonce, but says she has moved beyond that point. She says even though she knows the comparisons will persist, they don’t affect her the same way. She said, “I know I’m standing in my own light, period.”

Watch this clip to hear what else she has to say:

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