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Team USA coach: 'We were on the verge of something big'
(CNN) – It was a triumphant return for Team USA at the World Cup before losing to Ghana. The American team captivated sport fans across the country with come-from-behind wins and a flair for the dramatic. Could their performance help soccer finally join the ranks of "major sports" here in the United States? The coach of Team USA, Bob Bradley, joined us on Thursday's American Morning. Watch 
Vets exposed to HIV & hepatitis from dental tools
(CNN) – Over 1,800 veterans who went to a Missouri VA hospital are now facing possible exposure to HIV and hepatitis. And we now know why: improperly cleaned dental tools. But hospital officials say laziness wasn't a factor. Missouri Democrat Rep. Russ Carnahan is calling for a full investigation and he joined us on Thursday's American Morning to explain.
Read more: VA hospital may have infected vets
Confessions of text-obsessed parents
(CNN) – There's no question about it, teens and pre-teens are generally the titans of texting. Remember that 13-year-old girl who sent over 14,000 texts in one month? But more and more, it's parents who have their eyes glued to their phones, and not their kids. Alina Cho reports on some interesting developments about what can be a damaging distraction.
Find out more about the mom in our story and read her articles on parenting
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Hurricane Alex kills at least 1 in Mexico; flooding feared
(CNN) – A contractor in Monterrey died when a wall fell on him as a result of the rain, Carlos Eduardo Aguilar of Nuevo Leon's Civil Protection agency said. CNN-affiliate Televisa reported that at least three other people died when a wall collapsed on them in Acapulco, on the country's Pacific coast.
Alex made landfall along the northeast Mexican coastline late Wednesday as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported. Forecasters downgraded the storm to a Category 1 hurricane early Thursday morning and said it would continue to weaken as it moved inland.
But residents on both sides of the border braced for additional flooding and tornadoes as the storm moved west with 85 mph maximum sustained winds.
Rivers and creeks were already well above their normal levels Wednesday. Rescuers saved a young man from rushing waters, Nuevo Leon state officials said. Officials closed schools across the state Thursday as they braced for floods. Read more
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Teens and shovels rebuild Detroit
(CNN) – A teenager in Detroit is planting seeds to save a city. Along with a team of volunteers, student Ivory Price is helping to restore the Motor City to its former glory. Jason Carrol has her story for the latest in our ongoing series, "Building Up America."
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