6ft 9 teenager who cannot fit on the school bus

A 14-year-old girl who stands at 6ft 9in has been forced to quit school
because she cannot fit on the school bus.

Source:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/7972341/6ft-9-teenager-who-cannot-fit-on-the-school-bus.html

Hundreds Evacuated At Least 1 Dead After Flooding in Iowa

Three nights of heavy rainfall caused Iowa creeks and rivers to swell, forcing hundreds of residents from their homes and killing a 16-year-old girl when three cars were swept away by a torrent of water on a rural road.

In Ames, flooding contributed to a water main break that forced the city to shut off water to its roughly 55,000 residents...

Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100812/ap_on_re_us/us_iowa_storms