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Do School Food Laws Help Kids Lose Weight?
In an effort to curb rising child obesity rates, many states across the US have limited the unhealthy foods that kids can buy at school — and new evidence shows it could be paying off.
National News
National News
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Police Officer Killed After Shooting Near Campus of Texas A&M [VIDEO]
Three people are dead and four more were wounded after a gunman opened fire from inside his home near the campus of Texas A&M university.
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Indiana State Fair Marks One Year Since Fatal Stage Collapse
It’s been one year since the rigging above Sugarland’s stage toppled onto excited fans waiting for the band to begin their show at the Indiana State Fair. Seven were killed and dozens were injured in the tragic accident. Tonight (August 13), they’ll be remembered during a pause in the activities at the 2012 Indiana State Fair.
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Watch Our Women Battle for Gold
The U.S. vs Japan soccer game is on right now! I found a place we can stream it while at work!!! Just make sure you've got that, "You bet I'm working" button ready for when the boss comes by! Go Team USA!
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MIT Students Create Ingenious Way to Strike It Rich in the Lottery — Dollars and Sense
The odds of striking it rich in the lottery are remarkably small, but apparently it really helps if you’re a math genius.
Several years ago, a group of students from the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology cracked the lottery code that enabled them to win millions of dollars — and state officials did nothing to stop it.
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2012 U.S. National Texting Competition
August 8, 2012
It turns out Mark wasn't making any of this up. There really is a a national competition to determine who is the fastest "texter" in the United States. It's taken very seriously apparently, considering that there is a a $50,000 prize for the champion! The 2011 champion, Austin Weirschke, will be coming back to defend his title this year.
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Sikh Temple Shooter Identified As Wade Michael Page Believed to Be a White Supremacist [VIDEO]
Officials say a white supremacist who went on a shooting rampage inside a Sikh temple before being killed by law enforcement was an Army veteran who likely mistook the Sikhs for Muslims.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Safely Lands on Mars [VIDEO]
Early Monday morning, NASA’s $2.5 billion Curiosity rover safely landed on Mars after eight months of interplanetary travel. The car-sized, one-ton rover now begins a two-year mission of exploration and discovery as it roams the surface of the red planet.
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Shooting Massacre Leaves Seven Dead at Sikh Temple in Wisconsin
A shooting at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee left seven dead on Sunday, including the gunman. According to police reports, a gunman arrived outside the temple at around 10 AM and shot and killed two people. Afterward, the shooter walked inside the temple and fatally shot four others.
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Freedom of Speech or Equal Rights? [POLL]
I don't have to tell you the controversy over the CEO of Chick-fil-A supporting marriage between a man and a woman only. Yesterday, supporters came out in droves to various restaurants around the country
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What Do You Need to Know About Women’s Services Under New Health Care Reform?
August 1 marks the day when a key provision of President Obama’s health care reform law goes into effect: private insurance companies now must provide contraception and many women’s preventive services for free.
But because insurance in general can be complicated, there are some things you’ll need to know.
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Teddy Bear Town Breaks Guinness World Record For Largest Teddy Bear Collection [PHOTO]
August 1, 2012 Jackie Miley never had a very good child hood, growing up under foster care in Minnesota. She never had a chance to have that quintessential childhood Teddy Bear. Well she's made up for that in a very big way.