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Six-year-old girl beats the odds after being born with her heart outside her chest

Virsaviya Borun, a native of Russia who moved to South Florida with her mother, suffered from a rare condition - called Pantalogy of Cantrell- that caused her heart and intestines to form outside of her body. Her heart is protected only by a thin layer of skin. “When I was pregnant, the doctor said she will not survive, that she is going to die,” Dari Borun, the girl’s mother, said. The remarkable girl defied the odds set against her and lives, for the most part, like any other girl. "I like to draw Jesus, ponies and angels,” Virsaviya said. “I don't go to the school and I don't go to the ballet but I want to do it at home." Borun said she found a surgeon in Boston able to treat her daughter, but the cost prevents her from pursuing it. “It's gonna be expensive for sure and I tried to work with social worker and she said we don't have opportunity to apply for insurance,” she said.  An NBC 6 story on Borun and her inspiring little girl was shared mill...

Photos: Buhari arrives Nigeria from India, makes stopover in Sudan

President Buhari arrived Nigeria last night after his four day visit to India. On his way back home, he made a brief stopover in Sudan where he met with Sudan president, Omar al-Bashir. See more photos after the cut... Photo credit: Sahara Reporters

Jaden Smith said the most influential thing that has happened' to him was beign born

17-year-old Jaden Smith's (son to Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith) went on yet another bizarre rant after being named for the second year in a row as one of Time’s Most Influential Teens, Jaden said; “Being born was the most influential thing that’s ever happened to me. As far as people, what they think is influential, like I said, the thing that you can make the most of and laugh at the most is whatever would be the most influential to the pop culture of the world. When they don’t understand something, they’re afraid of it, and if they don’t understand it, they don’t accept it or like it.” he said He added: “There’s been so many things we don’t understand like Galileo saying the Earth is not the center of the universe, it’s actually the sun that we revolve around. Everybody thought that he was crazy! People don’t understand the level of science that he was putting forth into society. You can’t blame these people that don’t understand.” "People didn't under...

Toddler dressed as Pope at White House Halloween party

 President Obama and his wife Michelle threw a Halloween Costume party at the White House yesterday and invited little kids to have fun with them. The most adorable was the little boy in a Pope costume in his Pope mobile. He made the president laugh. Too cute! See more photos..... Photo credit: Pete Souza 

Pictures of victims of the Russian plane crash in Egypt

The plane was mainly carrying Russian tourists.  so far   150 bodies have been found over a 3 mile radius. A c riminal investigation has now been launched against the airline. 2 black boxes have been recovered. According to Mirror Online, an ISIS group has claimed it shot down the Russian plane, despite early indications it was a technical problem that caused the disaster  and there was n o survivors' in the crash. There were 224 passengers on board including 17 children. More photos after the cut.. Yury Shein with kids Vkontakte This man posted this photo with his daughter on the steps of the plane, just before they got on it and titled it "We're going home," :-( Darina Gromova 10 months

Russian plane with 224 passengers onboard crashes over Sinai, Egypt

A Kogalymavia passenger plane carrying 224 people has crashed in Egypt's Sinai penunsula. The airliner took off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik this morning, and was heading for Russia, according to aviation sources, when it disappeared from radar. It's believed the plane was mainly carrying Russian tourists. The plane was carrying 212 passengers and 7 crew members. 17 of the passengers are children. Airbus A321 left Sharm-El-Sheikh for St. Petersburg with flight number 7K9268. It belongs to airline Metrojet and was 18.5 years old and was descending with about 6000 feet per minute just before signal was lost. The captain told ATC after departure of a technical fault and requested a route change.  Local media says a recovery team is now at the site of the crash.

Man arrested after posting a threat on a Police FB page saying he planned to open fire on someone's house

Adrian San Martins was arrested after he posted a threat to the Bexar County Sheriff's office's official Facebook page, saying he planned to open fire on someone's house. The threat prompted investigators to look at Adrian San Martin's own Facebook page, where they identified him as wanted on a warrant for evading arrest. The Sheriff's office shared a photo of San Martin writing: "Be careful what you post and especially where you post it. BCSO's Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested Adrian San Martin last night. He was wanted for an outstanding warrant for evading arrest. We found him after he posted on our Facebook page a threat to shoot someone's house up"