August 7th, 2014
12:43 PM ET

See What This Tween Built After Battling Cancer

In today's edition of the "Good Stuff," an inventive teen uses her own experience with cancer to build a product that helps others. CNN's Chris Cuomo reports.

Three years ago, Kylie Simonds was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer.

Since undergoing chemotherapy, Kylie, now 11, has been cancer-free.

So when she was recently given a school assignment to create something that addresses an everyday problem, she invented a backpack for kids with cancer.

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August 7th, 2014
06:47 AM ET

"Morning Minute" with Michaela Pereira – August 7, 2014

Need to get today's top stories on-the-go? Watch Michaela Pereira's morning minute now!

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Five Things to Know for Your New Day – Thursday, August 7, 2014
Two days of closing arguments have begun in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius.
August 7th, 2014
03:32 AM ET

Five Things to Know for Your New Day – Thursday, August 7, 2014

The clock is ticking on the Gaza cease-fire. Fear grows over the Ebola crisis. And closing arguments begin in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial.

It's Thursday and here are the 5 things to know for your New Day

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