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Top 6 most triumphant stories of 2010
Most 2010 lists of major news will include the Gulf oil spill, the Haiti earthquake, the Republican midterm election sweep, and WikiLeaks. But we saw many events that also inspired or amazed or brought a smile. Here's our top 6 list.
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14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sets sail – despite growing controversy
Laura Dekker set sail from Portugal Saturday in a bid to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe.
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14-year-old Laura Dekker has Dutch court's -- and her mom's -- permission to sail around the world
Laura Dekker has convinced a Dutch court that she's done her sailing homework and is ready to attempt to beat Jessica Watson's record around-the-world solo sail.
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Abby Sunderland "in awe" of rescue; thought rescue might take weeks
Teen sailor Abby Sunderland thought her rescue might have taken a few weeks.
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Teen sailor Abby Sunderland blogs days adrift in ocean were 'crazy'
"Crazy is the word that really describes everything that has happened best," Abby Sunderland wrote Saturday morning.
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Teenage sailor Abby Sunderland rescued by French fishing vessel
Abby Sunderland was rescued from her crippled sailboat in the southern Indian Ocean.
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Dutch court bars girl's round-the-world sail attempt
The court placed Laura Dekker in the care of state social services, and said a psychologist must study the impact a solo circumnavigation of the globe would have on the 13-year-old.
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Dutch officials try to stop global sail by 13-year-old girl
Authorities threaten to remove girl from parents' custody if she tries to break world record for youngest circumnavigation of globe.
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