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Teen thought rescue might take weeks

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.

The California teenager who was plucked from her disabled sailboat says she is in awe of the effort to rescue her and thought it might take much longer before she was saved.

Writing on her blog Sunday, Abby Sunderland says she had only hoped for a ship to pass her by within a few weeks.

Instead, a coordinated international response was launched, and a French fishing-vessel rescued her three days after she set off her emergency beacons.

Her boat, Wild Eyes, was disabled when a wave smashed down its mast and knocked out her satellite communications.

Sunderland also says she has started writing about her adventures, possibly for a book.

Ron Howard honored at Chicago film festival

CHICAGO

The Chicago International Film Festival has honored Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard with a career achievement award.

Howard received the award Saturday night at a gala at the city’s Museum of Science and Industry. Howard has directed movies such as “Splash,” “Apollo 13,” “The Da Vinci Code” and “Backdraft.” He won the Academy Award for best director in 2002 for “A Beautiful Mind.”

Howard says he’s had “the career of my dreams.”

Rapper Kid Cudi arrested in NYC

NEW YORK

Rapper Kid Cudi has been arrested on criminal charges in New York City.

Sgt. John Butorn says Cudi was arrested Friday on charges of criminal mischief and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Cudi was scheduled to perform early Saturday at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. After taking the stage, he said, “I really wanted to be here tonight.”

Cudi released his debut album “Man on the Moon: The End of Day” in 2009. The Cleveland native also co-stars in the HBO comedy series “How to Make It in America.”