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  • Stephanie and McKay Thomas and their daughter
  • The parents of two children taken by a carjacker in San Francisco talked to ABC7 News about their terrifying ordeal.
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mission district, crime, missing person, children, san francisco news
  • Brave at U of M Amplatz Childrens Hospital
  • The nurses and staffers at Amplatz Children's Hospital wanted to give back to the patients who inspired them on a daily basis.
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viral video, youtube, children, watercooler
  • Ohio lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would give Ariel Castro's kidnapping victims $25,000 for each year they were held captive.
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missing person, children, crime, murder, sex crimes, sex offender, national/world
  • The parents of an accused cyber-bully spoke exclusively to ABC News and insist that their daughter is innocent.
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children, cyberbullying, child death, crime, news
  • A Sacramento mom who caused an uproar last year when she posted a photo on Facebook showing off her fit physique is responding to the haters.
  • A Sacramento mom who caused an uproar last year when she posted a photo on Facebook showing off her fit physique is responding to the "haters."
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fitness, parenting, children, california news
  • The community is rallying around Delaney Newton, a young Livermore girl who is battling a brain tumor. (Photo courtesy DelaneyNewton.Blogspot.com)
  • A Livermore toddler is battling a brain tumor, but she's not doing it alone. The community is rallying to support the girl and her family.
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livermore, pleasanton, children, fundraiser, news
  • The community is rallying around Delaney Newton, a young Livermore girl who is battling a brain tumor. (Photo courtesy DelaneyNewton.Blogspot.com)
  • A Livermore toddler is battling a brain tumor, but she's not doing it alone. The community is rallying to support the girl and her family.
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livermore, pleasanton, children, fundraiser, east bay news, carolyn tyler
  • Kidango in Fremont
  • State authorities confirm that a preschool teacher in Fremont inappropriately touched a child and the state has cited the preschool.
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fremont, children, sex crimes, teachers, crime, east bay news
  • An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of 
a car stolen from the Mission District Tuesday.
  • An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of a car stolen from the Mission District Tuesday.
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mission district, crime, missing person, children, san francisco news
  • Police say they have made two arrests in a bullying case because a 14-year-old girl admitted online to harassing a 12-year-old girl who killed herself in September.
  • Police say they have made two arrests in a bullying case because a 14-year-old girl admitted online to harassing a 12-year-old girl who killed herself in September.
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children, cyberbullying, child death, crime, national/world
  • 2 girls charged for 12-year-old?s suicide
  • Two girls in Florida now face charges after a 12-year-old girl committed suicide.
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children, cyberbullying, child death, crime, news
  • Kids taken in stolen car found safe
  • An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of a car stolen from the Mission District Tuesday.
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mission district, crime, missing person, children, news
  • FBI agents raiding a Pittsburg home.
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has broken up an East Bay drug ring.
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FBI, drugs, pittsburg, oakley, concord, antioch, children, east bay news, amy hollyfield
  • FBI agents raiding a Pittsburg home.
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has broken up an East Bay drug ring
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FBI, drugs, pittsburg, oakley, concord, antioch, children, news
  • Two thousand bags full of school supplies will be handed out in Vallejo next week to help out families in need.
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vallejo, children, teachers, north bay news
  • Lafayette police say a suspect has been arrested in connection with the alleged attempted kidnapping of a child on Saturday.
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child abduction, children, lafayette, homeless, crime, east bay news
  • Police say an elementary school teacher in Long Beach was fatally stabbed by a relative while watching students play at a park.
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southern california, crime, violence, children, teachers, domestic violence, california news
  • This Tuesday, July 23, 2013, photo shows a poster soliciting information regarding the unidentified body of a girl dubbed Baby Hope near the site where the body was found in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
  • NYC police say they have made an arrest in the death of 'Baby Hope' 22 years after her body was discovered inside a picnic cooler.
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new york, cold case, sex crimes, children, crime, violence, national/world
  • A parent intervened after a man attempted to abduct their 8-year-old child in Lafayette Saturday morning.
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child abduction, children, lafayette, east bay news
  • Ex-Yahoo execs kids stabbed to death by nanny
  • A New York City couple who lost two of their children in an attack police blamed on their nanny has welcomed a baby boy.
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child death, children, crime, new york, yahoo, noe valley, violence, murder, mental health, national/world
  • This years Halloween parade has been cancelled at a south San Jose elementary school. The principal of Hayes Elementary School says the parade is too distracting.
  • This year's Halloween parade has been cancelled at a south San Jose elementary school.
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san jose, children, halloween, education
  • Lafayette girl writes songs for Malala
  • A 12-year-old Lafayette girl wrote two songs for Malala and was able to reach out and speak to her via Skype.
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lafayette, pakistan, children, music, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Boys dye their hair pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • A group of 8-year-old boys in North Dakota decided to dye their hair pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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children, women's health, cancer, watercooler
  • A little girl has become an Internet sensation for making her mom a memorable video for her birthday.
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viral video, youtube, children, parenting, watercooler
  • Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson warms up before their NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • Authorities say the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson has died of injuries suffered in an alleged child abuse case in South Dakota.
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child abuse, child death, children, nfl
  • A 6-year-old boy had to undergo surgery after he was attacked by a dog at a home in Discovery Bay Thursday night.
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discovery bay, animal, animals in peril, children, oakland, east bay news
  • Pakistani student Farah Muneeb from Islamabads slums sits with fellow students at a makeshift school set up by a volunteer in a park in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct 11, 2012.
  • Friday marks the second annual International Day of the Girl. It's a day to recognize the power of education.
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children, national/world
  • Baby Charlie
  • One mother's confession that she only bathes her baby once a week has set off a firestorm of debate.
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children, news
  • Toys for Tots warns the government shutdown could spell trouble for their organization this holiday season.
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contra costa county, concord, marines, children, east bay news
  • Police are investigating a shooting that left one dead and another injured at a home on Branyan Way in Antioch on Saturday night.
  • Prosecutors say a man died protecting his brother and a 2-year-old girl in Antioch from a gunman enraged over his missing gold grill.
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antioch, brentwood, shooting, crime, violence, children, east bay news
  • Oprah Winfrey's home remodeling means people can get their hands on some of her own personal favorite things.
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oprah winfrey, children, charities, entertainment
  • San Francisco General Hospital emergency
  • A 7-month-old infant who died in what San Francisco police are calling a suspicious death early Tuesday morning has been identified.
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SFPD, san francisco general hospital, children, crime, san francisco news
  • Daphne Viola Webb
  • Daphne Webb's family will hold a vigil to mark her second birthday as well as the three-month anniversary of her disappearance.
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oakland, children, amber alert, missing person, crime, east bay news
  • Family gives back to Ronald McDonald House
  • One family who really needed the services of Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco plans to give back to the charity.
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children, fundraiser, charities, UCSF, san francisco news, cheryl jennings
  • Family gives back to Ronald McDonald House
  • One family who really needed the services of Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco plans to give back to the charity.
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UCSF, children, news
  • A 9-year-old runaway was able to get through security, board a plane at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport without a ticket and fly to Las Vegas.
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children, airport security, travel, transportation, FAA, airline industry, national/world
  • Gary Lee.
  • Some of the nation's largest youth sports organizations, like Pop Warner, are forming an alliance to address concussions.
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children, medical research, health
  • In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead a line of children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 after a shooting at the school
  • Newtown voters have accepted a $50 million grant from the state of Connecticut to build a new Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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children, child death, crime, shooting, connecticut school shooting, school shooting, guns, national/world
  • People run as an out of control monster truck plows through a crowd of spectators at a Mexican air show in the city of Chihuahua
  • An out-of-control monster truck shot into a crowd of spectators at a Mexican air show, killing at least eight and hurting 80 others.
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mexico, crash, children, national/world
  • NBA star Brandon Bass learns how to swim
  • Boston Celtics star Brandon Bass put aside his fear and pride and learned how to swim alongside a class full of kids.
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nba, children, sports
  • NBA star Brandon Bass learns how to swim
  • Boston Celtics star Brandon Bass put aside his fear and pride and learned how to swim alongside a class full of kids.
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nba, children, nba
  • Candlelight vigil for Christy Svanemyr
  • A vigil was held Thursday to honor a woman run over and killed last month as she was sitting with her baby in Holly Park.
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hit and run, san francisco general hospital, children, animal, crime, san francisco news, carolyn tyler
  • iPad
  • LA officials are working to reboot a $1B plan to put an iPad in the hands of every student after an embarrassing glitch emerged.
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iPad, los angeles, tablets, gadgets, video game, children, education
  • A new device is promising to help parents keep an even closer watch on their infants using smartphone technology.
  • A new device is promising to help parents keep an even closer watch on their infants using smartphone technology.
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children, smartphones, parenting, health, carolyn johnson
  • Smartphone baby monitor offers peace of mind
  • A new device is promising to help parents keep an even closer watch on their infants using smartphone technology.
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children, smartphones, parenting, health
  • Man defends gay grandson in letter thats gone viral
  • A handwritten letter in which a grandfather scolds his daughter for kicking his gay grandson out of the house has gone viral online.
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children, social media, lgbt, same sex marriage, facebook, national/world
  • School bus driver allegedly asleep at the wheel
  • Students at a high school in Portland took video that appears to show their school bus driver asleep at the wheel.
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children, driving, caught on tape, news
  • School bus driver allegedly asleep at the wheel
  • Students at a high school in Portland took video that appears to show their school bus driver asleep at the wheel.
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children, driving, caught on tape, national/world
  • Officials say a pedestrian who was hit on I-580 in Oakland Friday morning is a boy with autism who had been reported missing.
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I-580, oakland, children, autism, pedestrian struck, bay area traffic
  • Kidnap victim Polly Klaas
  • Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the kidnapping of 12-year-old Petaluma resident Polly Klaas.
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missing person, children, murder, child abduction, child death, crime, amber alert, north bay news