Toxic algae forces cancellation of Portland regatta

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Toxic algae forces cancellation of Portland regatta

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/toxic-algae-forces-cancellation-portland-regatta-210045612.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SeG2q9cU80sy_MODLgJaoQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9Njk7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-25T210045Z_1_LYNXNPEA8O0V4_RTROPTP_2_USA-WEATHER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Boaters make their way along the Willamette River during a heavy morning fog in Portland" align="left" title="Boaters make their way along the Willamette River during a heavy morning fog in Portland" border="0" /></a>By Courtney Sherwood PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - A regatta fundraiser that was expected to draw hundreds of crew-rowing competitors to downtown Portland this weekend has been canceled because of the presence of toxic blue-green algae on the Willamette River, organizers said on Thursday. &quot;It was too risky, there are too many people out there with compromised immune systems,&quot; said Row for the Cure event co-chair Juanita Chambers. Many of the roughly 600 athletes registered for the event, a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen breast cancer nonprofit, are themselves cancer survivors, she said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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