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2/78 Why Are We So Addicted to Mysteries Like ‘Making a Murderer?’
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Why we can’t turn away from shows like Serial and Making a Murderer. (Photo: Getty Images)
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3/78 New A&E Show ‘Fit to Fat to Fit’ Makes Trainers Gain Weight — But What Does it Prove?
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Adonis Hill, a trainer on the upcoming show “Fit to Fat to Fit,” went from weighing 217 pounds to 286 pounds by consuming 8,000 calories a day.
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4/78 Aly Raisman on Larry Nassar assault: Sometimes people forget I'm still coping with it
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It has been a year since former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for abusing more than 150 girls. But Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman is still coming to terms with the sexual abuse she experienced as a teenager.
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5/78 Aly Raisman on Larry Nassar assault: Sometimes people forget I’m still coping with it
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Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman tells the Yahoo News show “Through Her Eyes” that she sometimes finds it difficult to hear the graphic details in the sexual assault stories of others, as she is still coping with her own traumatic experience.
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6/78 For the love of the brain: One mother's fight for CTE awareness
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Karen Kinzle Zegel spends her days working on the Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation website, fielding questions and giving out information on a disease she barely knew existed five years ago – until it took the life of her son, for whom the foundation is named. Karen remembers, “We were a football family, his dad was a coach, I would cheer and yell and you know, do all the things the football mom does. At the time, she was unaware of CTE – chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated blows to the head – and the role it was playing in Patrick’s life.
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7/78 Daily Digit: Why are there so few African-American baseball players?
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It’s been 71 years since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, but African-American participation in the MLB has sharply declined since its peak in the early ’80s.
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8/78 How That Pro Cyclist Hid a Motor in Her Bike
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"Mechanical doping" made its way into the popular culture last week when a professional bike racer got caught.?
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9/78 Millions Will Watch the Super Bowl — But Is the Football Generation Ending?
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One NFL player after another — from former Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, 69, who died in July 2015, to 27-year-old Giants safety Tyler Sash, who died two months after Stabler — has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated trauma. The New York Times reports that well over 100 football players, including several Pro Football Hall of Famers, have CTE so far.
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10/78 Muslim Teen Defies Tradition to Become First Hijab-Wearing Ballerina
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With a dream of becoming the first hijab-wearing Muslim ballerina, 14-year-old Stephanie Kurlow recently launched a fundraising page in the hopes of pulling together more than $7,000 so that she can get her certification to open a performing arts program in her native Sydney because she said, “I don’t want certain people who are discriminatory to hold anyone back from achieving their dreams and being unique.”
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11/78 Cheerleading Coach Fired for Sabotaging Rival Teen
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A cheering coach lost her job after allegedly tripping a cheerleader. Video shows the cheerleader backflipping and Teresa Fann sticking a leg out to stop her.
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12/78 Schools No Longer Punishing Athletes Harshly for Marijuana
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At least one-third of the Power Five conference schools are not punishing athletes as harshly as they were 10 years ago for testing positive for marijuana and other so-called recreational drugs, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.
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13/78 World's Longest Bicycle Spans 117-Feet—Half a City Block!
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Clear the streets! Dutch cycling group Mijl Van Mares Werkploeg just broke the 2016 world record for longest bicycle. At a whopping 117 feet long, the bike stretches half a city block and spans farther than the word’s longest limo, at 100 feet long. Per Guinness World Record’s requirements, it has just two wheels and is actually operable. The bike stretches half a city block. (Photo: Guinness World Records) In the video, Mara Montalbano shows us how it rides.
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14/78 Why I Like It When My 8-year-old Loses at Sports
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“In business, you either close a deal or you don’t — and if you don’t, you can’t just say, ‘Well, everybody tried hard, right?’” Jen Welter, a sports psychologist and the first female coach in the NFL, tells Yahoo Parenting.
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15/78 Study Finds Benefit of Cheerleading
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Could cheerleading be the most progressive sport in terms of gender roles? New research from the University of East Anglia indicates that the traditionally female-centered activity can help participants of both sexes challenge stereotypes about girls in sports. The study, which was published in the journal Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, tracked the growing popularity of cheerleading in the U.K. and focused on the members of four cheerleading teams. “The participants in our study talked about flipping gender norms in cheerleading,” Dr. Amy Pressland, a co-author of the study, tells Yahoo Parenting.
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16/78 Tom Brady on Coca-Cola and Frosted Flakes: 'That's Poison'
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Tom Brady and wife Gisele Bundchen. (Photo: Instagram.com/gisele) A run-of-the-mill post-game radio interview with Tom Brady ended up being a lot more than that, when the Patriots quarterback took a swing at the processed food industry — calling out Coca-Cola and Frosted Flakes, specifically. Brady’s been known to stick to an extremely healthy diet — avocado “ice cream,” anyone? — but this interview revealed the passion behind his healthy habits.
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17/78 When Someone You Love Spirals Out of Control, When Do You Stay and When Do You Go?
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Though the two are still legally married, Khloe Kardashian left the basketball star after five years together in 2013, reportedly over his struggle with substance abuse and, primarily, his addiction to cocaine. Odom remains in critical condition, still unconscious, with Kardashian by his side after she rushed to Las Vegas upon hearing the news. Earlier this week, University of Southern California football coach Steve Sarkisian was fired, allegedly as a result of his own struggle with alcoholism and his violation of the school’s zero-tolerance policy regarding alcohol use. The 41-year-old has three children with his estranged wife. Also this week, reality TV star Scott Disick, the former boyfriend of Kourtney Kardashian and father of her children, checked into rehab to get help for his addiction problems.
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18/78 As NFL Player Daniel Fells Contracts MRSA, a Look at How Serious Staph Infections Work
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Daniel Fells in January 2015. “This is a serious situation that has been taken seriously from the beginning,” Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon told NFL.com. “We’re all fighting for Daniel.” But what is MRSA, exactly? “I can’t count how many MRSA infections I see. While MRSA infections have leveled off in the last few years following a rapid increase from the 1960s to mid-2000s, they have the potential to turn deadly — and do.
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19/78 High School Quarterback’s Tragic Death Highlights Silent Danger of an Enlarged Spleen
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A spleen can become enlarged for many reasons, including genetic diseases, William Katkov, MD, a gastroenterologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., tells Yahoo Health. Here’s why that’s a problem: A person may feel better and resume their normal activities, but their enlarged spleen is more susceptible to rupturing and may no longer be protected by their ribcage, leaving it incredibly vulnerable to injury. “An enlarged spleen is at an increased risk for rupture or injury in the setting of normal trauma, like a football game, diving into a pool, or minor car accident,” Katkov says. While an enlarged spleen can be asymptomatic, Katkov says a person can feel uncomfortable or have a feeling of fullness in their upper abdomen on the left side.
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20/78 Novak Djokovic’s Inspiring Dad Comments: How Being a Parent Heightens Happy Moments
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Novak Djokovic, who beat Roger Federer to claim the U.S. Open title on Sunday, says parenthood has made him a better player. Since then, the tennis champ has credited fatherhood with improving his game.
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21/78 Little League Team’s Heartwarming Last Act for Dad and His Son
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Gary Parrish, center, died on Thursday of liver cancer. Gary Parrish was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer and metastasis to the liver in June. STORY: Late Dad Makes Stunning Appearance in Photo With Widow, Baby When this year’s baseball season started, 11-year-old Ryan Parrish’s coach, Caison Whatley, who also coached him last season, noticed the boy was unusually distracted. He’s got a whole lot more on his mind than we could ever have,” Whatley told WSFA.
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22/78 What We Can Learn About Sibling Rivalry From Serena and Venus Williams
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Serena and Venus Williams share a hug after Serena’s victory over her big sister on Tuesday night. (Photo: Corbis Images) After Serena Williams beat her sister Venus on Tuesday night in a competitive three-set U.S. Open quarterfinals match, the two met at the net and embraced. Venus, the older Williams sibling, whispered to her sister: “I’m so happy for you.”
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23/78 Michael Sam Makes Up With Dad Who Criticized Him for Being Gay
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Former NFL player Michael Sam, who had been estranged from his father since coming out as gay in February 2014, tweeted this week that the two have spoken for the first time since then. (Photo: Getty Images) When former NFL player Michael Sam announced to the world that he was gay back in February 2014, he was largely praised for his bravery and honesty by fellow players, various celebrities, the NFL, and ESPN — pretty much everyone, it seemed, except his father, Michael Sam Sr., who was quoted at the time as saying, “I’m old school. I’m a man-and-a-woman type of guy.” STORY: NFL Dad Sends Powerful Message by Confiscating Kids’ ‘Trophies for Nothing’ Shortly after, Sam discussed his estrangement from his dad during a segment of Dancing With the Stars, while he was a contestant.
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24/78 Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant duke it out at CES 2018
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CES 2018 had more than its fair share of wacky items and compelling gadgets, but one of the biggest trends to emerge, once again, from the popular tech expo was voice-enabled devices. And, of course, it was all about Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
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25/78 The weirdest tech of CES 2018
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Here are seven items at CES 2018, some of which address legitimate use cases and some of which may be closer to mad-scientist territory.
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26/78 Sennheiser co-CEO: Why we're betting on AR and VR with 3-D audio
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At CES 2018, Sennheiser announced two new products that focus on recording or playing back 3-D audio.
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27/78 Honda wants to prove robots can help you, not kill you
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Honda wants to change your perception of robots. And it's hoping to do so with four new concept robots.
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28/78 Ford will begin testing self-driving cars in an unnamed city
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At CES 2018, Ford announced it is working with a city in which it will operate its self-driving cars. The automaker wouldn't identify the city but did say how autonomous vehicles can change the way people live.
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29/78 Intel wants this drone to fly you around
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Intel is betting that Volocopter 2X will be one of the first passenger-carrying drones to operate in the U.S. A prototype of the pilotless two-seat helicopter-like drone was shown off at CES 2018 in Las Vegas.
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30/78 AMD CEO on chip security flaws: ‘We're absolutely all over this’
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AMD CEO Lisa Su told Yahoo Finance that the Austin, Texas-based computer and graphics chip company is quickly working to resolve and address a recently-discovered security flaw that affects AMD computer chips.
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31/78 Nvidia went all out for PC gaming at CES 2018
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Nvidia rolled out a slew of updates for its GeForce line of gaming products at CES 2018 including massive computer screens and cloud game streaming.
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32/78 What a security expert thought of a few new smart-home devices at CES 2018
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It's hard to figure out which of the connected household devices on display at CES 2018 is worth buying, but it's even more difficult to know if they are secure from hackers. A security expert visits exhibits and tries to help.
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33/78 Mother Angry After School's Robocall Keeps Mispronouncing Daughter's Name As A Racial Slur
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The daughter's name is Nicarri.
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34/78 Twitter tests longer character limit
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You may soon get to say a lot more on Twitter. The social media giant announced it is testing a longer character limit. The change will extend the current 140 characters to 280 for all languages except Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Users won’t see this change right away, though. Only a small percentage will be testing it at first, and according to the company, it is just a test and there is no guarantee this change will be available to everyone. Via Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider. ...
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35/78 Mac OS High Sierra makes the Mac a teeny, tiny bit better — for free
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Mac OS High Sierra (macOS 10.13). As the new name suggests, it’s just a refinement of last year’s Mac OS Sierra. In fact, you could sum up what's new in an article about as short as this one.
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36/78 Pogue's Basics: Access YouTube's free music and sound effects
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Want to add some cool sound effects or music to your YouTube video (or any video)?
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37/78 The top 8 features we expect from Apple's next iPhone
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Apple's 10th anniversary iPhone is nearly upon us. Here's everything we expect from what could be Apple's most important product in years.
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38/78 Apple's App Store is about to get a lot better with iOS 11
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Apple's App Store is getting a major update in iOS 11, and it's going to make finding new apps far better.
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39/78 Why Equifax needs to give up some details about how it got hacked
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Equifax was hacked and lost the information of 143 million Americans, and they need to tell us how.
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40/78 The best alternatives to Apple's new iPhone
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Apple's iPhone 8 is nearly upon us, but not everyone is psyched. Here are the best alternatives for Apple's upcoming iPhone.
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41/78 Samsung Galaxy Note 8 review: A big phone with bigger expectations
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Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 is a wonderful smartphone, but its high price is a tough pill to swallow.
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42/78 Pogue's Basics: Link to a Facebook post
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Yahoo's David Pogue has a sneaky way you can create a universal link to a Facebook item so that you can send or post to anyone.
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43/78 4 amazing new gadgets you can't get in the US
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There are some gadgets that are just too cool for us Americans.
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44/78 Why you might not want a laptop with a 4K display
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More laptop makers are pushing the limits of design and performance, but high-resolution panels are hurting their batteries.
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45/78 The most important iPhone features ever
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Apple's iPhone is one of the most important consumer gadgets ever made, and it has a lot to do with these simple features.
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46/78 Fall games guide 2017: Your free time is history
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Hope you had a nice outdoorsy summer, because for the foreseeable future, you’re going to have a hard time leaving the living room. The fall video game season is just about underway, and the 2017 edition is keeping with tradition by slinging enough massive games your way to tax both your wallet and your eyesight. From Mario to Marvel, here’s what the next few months have in store. “Destiny 2”
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47/78 'Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle' review: An insane mix of strategy and absurdity
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"Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle" offers a ridiculous strategy experience with surprising depth and a pinch of toilet humor.
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48/78 Hate and violence around the globe? There’s an app for that.
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The plague of “fake news” may be news to Facebook (FB), but it’s a familiar foe to a small non-profit in Washington that’s trying to use mobile apps, big data and social media to promote peace and accountability in places like Iraq, Kenya and Mexico where those technologies have often been abused to spread lies and hate. The PeaceTech Lab aims to develop “technology that can be applied to tackle the triggers of violence,” president and CEO Sheldon Himelfarb said in an interview at the lab’s Washington headquarters at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
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49/78 Russia says US aid to Venezuela a 'pretext for military action'
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Russia on Friday accused the United States of using aid deliveries to Venezuela as a ploy to carry out military action against President Nicolas Maduro's government. 'A dangerous provocation, instigated and led by Washington, is planned for February 23,' foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, pointing to efforts by opposition leader Juan Guaido to pick up US aid being stockpiled on the Colombian border. Guaido's plans to try to bring the aid across the border are aimed at provoking clashes, she said, to provide 'a convenient pretext for conducting military action'.
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50/78 Polish activists pull down statue of priest in abuse protest
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Activists in Poland toppled a statue of a prominent Solidarity-era priest early Thursday amid allegations that he sexually abused minors, a protest against what they called a failure by the Catholic Church and society to resolve the problem of clergy sex abuse.
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51/78 When rich men like Robert Kraft get charged with soliciting prostitutes, we forget so fast
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Allegedly the New England Patriots owner went looking for prostitutes at 'Orchids of Asia', but don't forget trafficking victims across the country.
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52/78 Is This the Next-Gen 2022 Ford Ranger Pickup? We Think So
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Leaked photos out of Australia seem to show a clay styling model of the upcoming truck.
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53/78 Canada looks to reunite Syrian family after fire claims seven kids
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Canada is looking to quickly bring over siblings of a Syrian refugee distraught over the loss of her seven children in a Halifax house fire, the prime minister said Thursday. 'The immigration minister is seized with this particular case,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said when asked if Ottawa would fast-track the immigration or asylum process to bring the woman's brothers to Canada in order to provide her with family support. The family was among tens of thousands of Syrian refugees welcomed by Canada over the past four years.
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54/78 India to Stop Its Share of Water From Flowing Into Pakistan
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On Friday, Pakistan’s army spokesman said that the country did not want a war with India but warned that Islamabad would retaliate and “dominate the escalation ladder” if New Delhi authorized any military strikes. “Pakistan’s armed forces shall never be surprised by you, but let me assure you we shall surprise you,” Major General Asif Ghafoor said at a press conference in the garrison town of Rawalpindi on Friday.
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55/78 Bobby Berk to Launch Collection for A.R.T. Furniture at High Point
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The collaboration marks the first time A.R.T. is working with an outside designer
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56/78 Las Vegas gets rare snow for 2nd time in less than a week, could see up to 3 inches
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Snow made another rare appearance in Las Vegas, and Sin City is expected to get at least 3 inches of the powder.
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57/78 The Latest: Cardinal condemns how church handles sex abuse
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on the Vatican's conference on dealing with sex abuse by priests (all times local):
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58/78 'There Was No Collusion.' Sarah Sanders Predicts Mueller Report Will Clear Trump
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A White House spokeswoman predicted that Robert Mueller's final report, which could be issued as early as next week, will vindicate the president.
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59/78 Elon Musk Gets a ‘Non’ From France on Space-Tech Talks With EU
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The “non” by Paris is the latest obstacle to emerge before negotiations begin, adding to a list of industries that France considers off-limits, such as agriculture. On the U.S. side, President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on imported cars and auto parts if talks fail. Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. asked the office of the U.S. Trade Representative in December to use the planned talks to expand market access and ensure that European competitor ArianeGroup doesn’t get preferential treatment in Europe.
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60/78 'The Late Show' Introduces Superheroes Fighting The Science Of Climate Change
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> On LSSC tonight: With the power of five special rings, Trump’s ClimateCommittee is fighting the science of climate change
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61/78 Flowers from Meghan Markle's baby shower donated to charity
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NEW YORK (AP) — Flowers from Meghan Markle's New York baby shower are getting a second life.
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62/78 Firefly Aerospace gets a Florida launch site
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Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based launch venture that was lifted out of bankruptcy, says it’s struck a deal with Space Florida to establish business operations at Cape Canaveral Spaceport. The terms of the newly executed agreement call for Firefly to build a 150,000-square-foot rocket manufacturing facility at Space Florida’s Exploration Park and set up a launch facility at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 20. Firefly says it will invest $52 million in the project and bring more than 200 jobs to Florida. Space Florida has agreed to match up to $18.9 million of Firefly’s infrastructure investments via the Florida Department of… Read More
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63/78 Feinstein Unveils Green Deal Alternative After Kid Confrontation
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Feinstein’s proposed draft plan seeks to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 - 20 years later than the Green New Deal - and also explicitly calls for achieving those reductions through a price on carbon, among other ways. During a meeting with youth activists from the progressive Sunrise Movement, some of whom the group said were as young as age 7, the California Democrat suggested the ambitious climate plan was not achievable. “You didn’t vote for me,” Feinstein told one 16-year-old after learning she was under the legal voting age.
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64/78 Marshall Islands consider radical measures to survive rising sea levels
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The far-flung Marshall Islands needs to raise its islands if it is to avoid being drowned by rising sea levels, President Hilda Heine has warned. Plans are underway for national talks on which of the 1,156 islands, scattered over 29 coral atolls, can be elevated in a dramatic intervention to ensure safety on the islands. 'Raising our islands is a daunting task but one that must be done,' Heine said in an interview with the Marshall Islands Journal published Friday.
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65/78 Jaw-dropping video shows Virgin Galactic pilots blasting into space
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The spaceship Unity left Earth Friday morning and then successfully glided back down to California's Mojave desert.Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Mike Masucci flew the aerospace company's fifth-supersonic powered test flight -- with a working passenger aboard, chief astronaut instructor Beth Moses. After taking off from a runway attached to the WhiteKnightTwo "mothership," Unity then detached at some 45,000 feet before its rocket motor ignited and the craft blasted into space. There, at 55.85 miles above Earth, the crew viewed the black realms of space and experienced weightlessness.The spacecraft carried more weight than it ever has before, near the loads expected if it had a full load of passengers on board, the company said. Following the jaunt to space, VSS Unity reentered Earth's atmosphere and safely glided down to the Virgin Galactic space port in California's windswept Mojave desert. In early February, two Virgin Galactic pilots were awarded astronauts wings by the U.S. Department of Transportation, after they guided the VSS Unity to just over 51 miles above Earth in December. It was the first time the company reached space.The U.S. considers 50 miles above the ocean to be the boundary between Earth and space, though many scientific agencies and organizations use the Ka?rma?n Line -- 62 miles above sea level -- to define this imaginary border. The boundary, then, is fuzzy. But Virgin Galactic's footage certainly illustrates an outer space experience. The company's CEO, billionaire Richard Branson, said he plans to fly to space aboard Unity by this summer. If the company's continued test flights all prove successful, customers will pay $250,000 for a trip to space, which from takeoff to landing will last about 90 minutes. Passengers will experience a few minutes of weightless before the spacecraft begins its descent.Although space tourism is still in its developing stages, Virgin Galactic has formidable competition. Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, plans to begin test flights with people aboard its New Shepard spacecraft later this year, Bezos told SpaceNews. Bezos also said New Shepard will fly above the Ka?rma?n Line, just as it already has without humans aboard.There's another big difference between the two space tourism companies. Blue Origin customers will blast off into space on a rocket, whereas Virgin Galactic passengers will take off and land on a California runway.
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66/78 Family Night Out! Angelina Jolie Takes Kids Maddox, Pax, Zahara and Shiloh to MoMa Film Premiere
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Angelina Jolie Takes 4 of Her Kids to NYC Film Premiere
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67/78 CDC Ends Investigation Into Salmonella in Chicken Without Finding a Culprit
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was unable to find a source for the recent outbreak of Salmonella infantis in chicken, and the agency said it was ending its investigation. But th...
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68/78 NASA, SpaceX and a test dummy are ready for Dragon 2’s first trip to space station
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NASA gave the all-clear today for the first test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship to the International Space Station in a week, setting the stage for crewed missions later this year. There won’t be any crew aboard this first Crew Dragon, also known as the Dragon 2, but there will be an instrument-laden, spacesuit-wearing mannequin sitting in one of the seats, to provide data about the environment that astronauts will experience. “Should I say ‘dummy,’ is that the right word?” Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX’s vice president of mission assurance, asked during a briefing for reporters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center… Read More
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69/78 Steve Irwin's Wife Reveals the Real Reason Why She Hasn't Dated Since He Died
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It's been 10 years since her late husband's fatal accident.
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70/78 Myths and Facts About Vaccines for Children
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A measles outbreak centered around Portland, Ore., and neighboring Vancouver, Wash., has sickened at least 53 people, most of them children. According to the health department in Clark County, Wa...
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71/78 Does Coconut Oil Actually Help You Lose Weight?
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There are some red flags to this saturated fat.
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72/78 Why are Americans in so much pain?
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Brian Whitfield sat on the floor of his office, back against the wall, gun in hand and a heavy-duty garbage bag nearby. Whitfield says he still can’t pinpoint why he felt so intensely depressed or abandoned in those moments. The chaos began about five years before, in 2011, when Whitfield visited multiple doctors for pain from knee and back injuries he had sustained while serving in the Marine Corps several years earlier.
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73/78 What to Feed Your Family When the Power Goes Out
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If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer Re...
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74/78 How Many Calories Should I Eat to Lose Weight?
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Spoiler: quality matters more than quantity.
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75/78 These Are the Best Ways to Lose Weight in Your Face
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A few all-natural tweaks may be just what you need.
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76/78 When You Don't Have to Finish Your Antibiotics
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For decades, doctors and public-health officials have given those who have been prescribed antibiotics the same advice: Finish the whole bottle—even if you’re feeling better. But an analysis publ...
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77/78 Guard Your Health Before and After a Natural Disaster
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Hurricane season is far from over on the East Coast of the U.S., and wildfires continue to rage across the west. If you're facing a storm or other major disaster, there are a number of measures y...
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78/78 When Disaster Strikes: What to Put in Your Medication Go Bag
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A well-stocked medication go bag can be used to soothe a cut or burn—or to save your life during a hurricane, flood, fire, or other emergency. But it’s important not to wait until you’re faced ...
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