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New breast cancer PSA is an eye-grabber
We've all seen our fair share of shocking ad campaigns. Flip through any fashion magazine and you'll see all kinds of edgy ads from designers.
But now a public service announcement, or PSA, for breast cancer is really drawing attention to the cause.
It's called "Save the boobs" and you have to see it to believe it.
Travolta testifies about day son Jett died
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NASSAU, Bahamas (CNN) - John Travolta spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about his desperate efforts to save his teenage son's life after he suffered a seizure at the family's vacation home in the Bahamas in January.
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Travolta testified in the criminal trial of a paramedic and former Bahamian senator, who are charged with a plot allegedly designed to extort $25 million from the actor.
Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, have remained secluded for most of this year. Friends have described their deep grief over the death of 16-year-old Jett Travolta.
Jett was found unresponsive by a nanny at the home on the island of Grand Bahamas, where the family was spending a New Year's holiday, he said.
A family friend with a medical background helped in urgent efforts to revive Jett, Travolta said.
"We continued CPR and my wife was holding his head," said Travolta. His wife sat in the Nassau courtroom, sometimes crying as she watched the testimony.
HIV vaccine is possible, researchers say
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(CNN) - A vaccine to prevent HIV infection has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found.
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In what is being called the world's largest HIV vaccine trial ever, researchers found that people who received a series of inoculations of a prime vaccine and booster vaccine were 31 percent less likely to get HIV, compared with those on a placebo.
"Before this study, it was thought vaccine for HIV is not possible," Col. Jerome Kim, who is the HIV vaccines product manager for the U.S. Army, told CNN.
Watch Dr. Gupta explain the study 
Kim emphasized that the level of efficacy was modest, but given the failures of previous HIV vaccine trials, "yesterday we would have thought an HIV vaccine wasn't possible."
He called the results from the trial an important first step that will help researchers work toward a more effective vaccine.
What’s on Tap – Thursday September 24th, 2009
Here are the big stories on the agenda today:
- It could be one of the biggest medical breakthroughs of the past 50 years. An HIV vaccine that appears to be working in a third of the cases. It's generating lots of excitement this morning following a promising clinical trial. Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has more on the drug, how it worked and what happened to the thousands of people who took part in the study.
- President Obama is preparing to do what no U.S. president has done before. He'll be wrapping up the U.N. General Assembly this morning by chairing a Security Council meeting. And there's only one item on the agenda. A “world without nukes.” We're live at the U.N. as history unfolds today.
- It’s a public service announcement that gets right to the point… or maybe, the “peak?” An ad campaign for breast cancer called “Save the Boobs.” We’ll show you the video that exponentially lowered productivity in the newsroom this morning.
We Listen – Your comments 9/23/09
Editor's Note: Wednesday’s American Morning audience was most intrigued by the question of “moral authority” in Carol Costello's "Mad as Hell" piece. Some praised Carol Costello for discussing “empathy.” Others reflected on those whom they trust as their moral compass, with many naming President Obama and spiritual leaders as their guides.
- Niki: To Carol Costello-Brava! Finally someone talked about it: EMPATHY. We are the "United" states. It’s about time we started caring about each other and not just the sound of our own voices and gripes.
Cemali: The moral compass in this country is our new president. He calls a spade a spade, he does his best to inspire and encourage youth to be the best they can and he is a beacon of hope to 55% of us in a time when we feel like all hope is lost. Morally & financially. He doesn't only do that for Americans, he has also managed to do it for the entire world. It's about time! - Mary: I think that President Obama is an extremely rational thinking person who has a very very hard and stressful job. I also think that he appears to be a very moral person,. We all have to "come together" and stop being so judgmental of everyone else (I am including all of our politicians too). I think we should believe that a stranger is just a friend we haven't met yet. My question of the day is: If you were president how would you handle yourself as president and what do you think the populace would think about your handling of the job?
- Doug: The moral authority in this country is our Church and spiritual leaders. The problem is, simply, many people don't have one.
- Roy: we better go back to the basic and that is our creator. and ask for him to forgive us. and to give us love in our hearts instead of hate. because he is love.
Who is your “moral authority”? What do you believe has created the division that exists in America today?
Obama calls for new era in world relations
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) - President Obama made a forceful call Wednesday for a new era in global relations, urging the United Nations to move past old divisions and disputes to reassert itself as a leading force in confronting the most pressing issues of today.
In his first speech as president to the U.N. General Assembly, Obama sought to distance his young administration from unilateral policies of his predecessor, while pledging a U.S. commitment to work with the United Nations in forging a better common future for all.
"The United States stands ready to begin a new chapter of international cooperation - one that recognizes the rights and responsibilities of all nations," Obama said in concluding a speech that received strong applause.
He told the assembly that the world's countries, both individually and collectively as the United Nations, have failed to put aside old ways of thinking and acting as they confront threats to global security and stability.
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