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For Babies On A Plane, Hot Drinks And Co-Sleeping Pose A Risk
Airplanes are a remarkably safe way to travel, but small children can be injured while aloft. Skipping the hot coffee and putting small ones in the window seat can help, pediatricians say.
Not Fit To Print? When Politicians Talk Dirty, Media Scramble To Sanitize
Donald Trump isn't the first politician to use coarse language, but linguist Geoff Nunberg says the 2005 Access Hollywood tape of him discussing women's genitalia wasn't like other live-mic incidents.
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Vatican: Don't Scatter Cremation Ashes, And Don't Keep Them At Home
New guidelines from the Roman Catholic Church note that the practice of cremation is increasing and recommend that ashes be buried in "cemeteries and other sacred places."
A Busy Week Of Political Campaigning In North Carolina
Even by the relative maniacal standards of 2008, this is shaping up to be a pretty remarkable week for presidential politics in North Carolina.
Linked To Haiti Cholera Outbreak, U.N. Considers Paying Millions In Compensation
The plan could include cash payments to individuals and communities that have been affected by the outbreak. But it has its critics.
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Researchers Build 'Nightmare Machine'
An MIT project rolled out just in time for Halloween uses artificial intelligence to generate horror images.
Amid Political Debate, How Is NC Crime Lab Working?
Based on the heated rhetoric in the North Carolina governor's race, the State Crime Lab is either a broken, corrupt lab that prevents justice, or it's...
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Novelist Paul Beatty Is First American To Win Britain's Man Booker Prize
Beatty won for The Sellout, a satire hailed as hilarious about the fraught subject of race in the U.S. The competition was opened recently to any author writing in English and published in the U.K.
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Wayne Gretzky On Hockey History, Dreaming Big And Canadian Pride
The ice hockey legend marks the 99th anniversary of the NHL with his new book 99: Stories of the Game. Never mind the sport's tough guy reputation; "the game of hockey is an art," Gretzky says.
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What's More Distracting Than A Noisy Co-Worker? Turns Out, Not Much
Open offices are often said to promote teamwork and communication, but the benefits come with a drawback. Office workers are also distracted by coughs, loud conversations and other annoying noises.
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