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Why Cable News Makes You Less Informed
— If you want to keep up with world events, Fox News and MSNBC are the worst places to go for information
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[Infographic] The New (Ab)Normal: 4 times larger than in the 1950s
— The New (Ab)Normal. Portion sizes have been growing. So have we. The average restaurant meal today is more than four times larger than in the 1950s...
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A State in western India allows shooting tiger poachers on sight, offers money to informants
— The government in Maharashtra says injuring or killing suspected poachers will no longer be considered a crime. Forest guards should not be "...
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Fire on nuke-powered sub at Maine shipyard hurts 4
— A fire on a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard has injured four people. Fire crews responded Wednesday to the USS Miami SSN 755 at the P...
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Google Doodle, a Music Synthesizer, Pays Tribute to Robert Moog
— If you were a little less productive at work the day Google had that cool Les Paul Doodle on its homepage
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74-Year-Old Woman Faces Murder Charges After Shooting 17-Year-Old Grandson 8 Times With A Glock
— Sandra Layne, the West Bloomfield grandmother accused of gunning down her teenage grandson, is now charged with open murder. She was arraigned Mond...
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U.N. Nuclear Monitor Says Deal With Iran Is Near
— The leader of the United Nations nuclear monitoring arm said Tuesday that he expects to sign a deal soon on an investigation into potential militar...
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