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Lorenzo Odone Dies At 30
Lorenzo Odone suffered from a degenerative nervous disease for most of his life and became famous for his parents' developing a radical treatment for his illness.
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Prescriptions Being Filled Online
Over the last few years, the purchasing of prescription drugs is being made available online. Some are questioning the validity and safeness of this method.
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Harper Lee's Town In Racism Suit
A group of black students in Monroeville, Alabama are accusing their school of racist treatment towards them. This town is the same depicted in Harper Lee's famous novel.
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Movie Critics a Dying Breed
In recent months, movie critics have been laid off from their publications. This is thanks to the Internet where people are now going for influential movie rankings.
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Studying Autobiographical Memory
Brad Williams is one of few who possess an autobiographic memory, an ability to recall each day's events in one's life. Researchers are using him to study memory loss.
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Scout Sells 17K Boxes of Cookies
A 15-year-old girl from Dearborn, Michigan has sold over 17,328 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. The money made from the sales will be used to finance a trip to Europe.
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Employers Crack Down on Networking
With the growing use of social networking websites while at work, companies are losing billions of dollarrs all over the world in productivity.
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World's Cleanest Air
One website has used data from local governments to point out the cities with the greatest air quality. Meanwhile, the AML has a list with the dirtiest air in the US.
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Memoirs Booming in Book Industry
Due to the popularity of reality TV, memoirs are recent big sellers in the book industry. People are interested to read true stories while experts are pushing fiction.
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Study Shows Minorities Can't Swim
USA Swimming recently headed a study to see how well children of different races were able to swim safely. Black children did twice as poorly as white children.
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Museum Honors George Lois
A new exhibit will be on display at the Museum of Modern Art featuring 32 of George Lois' 92 Esquire covers dated between 1962-1972.
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Gun Dealer Speaks at VA Tech
Eric Thompson, the owner of a gun company who sold guns to Seung-Hui Cho and Steven Kazmierczak was invited to Virginia Tech by Students for Concealed Carry group.
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Ballooning Priest Disappears
A Catholic priest from Brazil disappeared on April 20th after floating away on hundreds of balloons. Rescue efforts are growing dim in hopes of finding him.
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Community Colleges Denying Loans
Community Colleges around the country are dropping the option of students taking out federal loans, insisting that they are more than students need. Others disagree.
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New Wii Game Designed by Spielberg
On May 6th, Nintendo Wii will release a new game designed by Steven Spielberg as one of a three-game deal with the movie director.
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Russia Honors First Dog In Space
Russia recently unveiled a new monument honoring the first dog in space. Laika the dog was the first to successfully orbit the earth before succumbing to heat and stress.
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New Polygraph Gets Mixed Response
The Army is trying out a portable polygraph machine with its soldiers to question captured enemies. Some support the new technology while others strongly oppose its use.
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Organic Popular Despite High Price
The popularity of organic foods is rising despite their already high prices. At the same time, people are weighing their options as to which organic foods to buy.
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Green Museum to Open in SF
San Francisco plans to open a new museum in the fall dedicated exclusively to conservation. Environmental exhibits and future energy practices have people talking.
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Yaeger Dies After Seeing Father
Jacyi Yaeger lost her battle with terminal cancer a day after her jailed father visited her bedside. Family and supporters had been fighting to fulfill Jacyi's last wish.
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Smell Found Linked to Emotion
New studies being conducted all over the world are coming close to proving that those with post traumatic stress or depression associate smells with negative memories.
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Safest States For Kids
A recent report has come out regarding the general safety of activities that concern children including playground equipment, cross walks and helmet and booster seat use.
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Lottery Winner Dies in Fire
John Gonsalves was killed on March 20 when his home caught fire. Gonsalves still had $1 million to claim on a $5 million win. His is one of many tragic lottery stories.
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For S4, Social Security's Crucial
Students for Saving Social Security is a group founded five years ago to help young people and presidential candidates realize that their issue is an important one.
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Four Missing Cavers Found Alive
A team of four spelunkers were found on the afternoon of Fri. March 21 after failing to return home at the appointed time. The rescue is said to take 8-10 hours.
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Pearlman Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Lou Pearlman, the man credited with discovering The Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, plead guilty on March 13th to conspiracy, money laundering and making false statements.
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Researchers Uncover Manson Graves
Researchers have recently found evidence pointing to at least two unmarked graves in the area surrounding one of the Manson's family's ranches and are now looking to dig.
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The Worldwide Ban On Plastic Bags
Many countries are pushing for a ban on plastic bags in grocery stores, causing resistance from plastic makers and lawmakers to come up with different solutions.
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Rare Image of Wolverine Taken
Grad student Katie Moriarty was on a mission to photograph weasels in the Sierra Nevada when she came across a wolverine, thought to have left the region years ago.
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Marion Cotillard Sorry for Remarks
A year old interview with Marion Cotillard talking about a 9/11 conspiracy recently surfaced online after her Oscar win, forcing her to apologize for her comments.
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Adults Can Excel After Parent Dies
Psychotherapist Jeanne Safer's upcoming book deals with how adults can better one's life after the death of a parent and not be held back by their expectations anymore.
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Roethlisberger Signs Huge Deal
Ben Roethlisberger has proven himself to be a valuable player to the Pittsburgh Steelers' franchise. In return, he has been offered one of the largest deals in the NFL.
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Thing Fall Apart Turns 50
In 1958, African writer Chinua Achebe brought African culture to the US with his novel "Things Fall Apart." This year, the novel celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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Buried Treasures Found In Oregon
Winter storms along the Pacific coasts have uncovered several types of artifacts buried in Oregon including shipwrecks, ghost forrests, canons, and iron deposits.
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Embezzling News Anchor Found Dead
Suzanne Wangler was a local TV news anchor in Lansing. She had resigned the Thursday before she was found dead and a day after she was charged with embezzlement.
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Expecting Mothers More Forgetful
The stress and hormonal changes of becoming a new mother has shown in a recent study to cause pregnant women to be more forgetful when learning new facts and multitasking
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Couples Paid To Stay Married
Couples who sign up with uTango spend online and get cash back each year for spending habits as well as larger bonuses for every 10 years they stay married.
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Bee Depletion Affects Ice Cream
An explanation as to why honeybees are vital agricultural tools, what Haagan-Dazs is doing to find a reason behind the problem, and some facts about the honeybee.
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Man Dies in Grand Canyon Fall
Mention of the latest death that has occurred at the grand canyon as well as previous accidents that have made headlines.
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Newark, NJ Murder Free For 33 Days
Newark New Jersey, a city with high homicide rates, has gone over a month without a reported murder. Because of this, billboards pleaing for peace are being taken down.
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Choking Game Death Toll 82
Outlines the results of CDC research related to the choking game and lists warning signs that a teen is participating in the game.
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World Celebrates Valentine's Day
Briefly examines how Asia, Africa, and North America celebrate Valentine's Day. Also mentions countries that ban the holiday versus the commercial appeal in the US.
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New York Psychotherapist Murdered
Details the murder scene of the respected New York psychotherapist and explains the philosophy of her treatment of patients throughout her 20-year career.
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Green Gives to Save Oral Roberts
Provides detail of Green family's charitable donation to pay off debts of Oral Roberts University and the motivations behind the family's charitable history.
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Captain America Lives
Marvel book reveals that sidekick Bucky Barnes has taken over as Captain America after Steve Rogers was assassinated last year. Article also recalls history of the hero.
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History of Nickelodeon TV
A brief history of Nickelodeon, the children's TV network, especially, the 1980's and 90's programs and how grown fans today honor the network's past.
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Pirates Re-sign Sanchez
Provides details of Sanchez's new contract and recaps his previous years with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, 2008
Run through of past and current hollywood issues of Hollywood magazine including this year's cover featuring ten young up-and-coming actresses.
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