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Monopoly Gets New Token, Loses One

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Monopoly gamers have spoken, choosing the cat as a new token. Say good-bye to the iron.

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All UK Dogs to Get Microchips by 2016

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Government says all dogs in England must be fitted with microchips by 2016

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3 New Charges for 'Skid Row Stabber'

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Man once tried for Los Angeles Skid Row deaths faces new charges on old killings

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World's Smallest Car Unveiled

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For those who think a Smart car is the most diminutive vehicle on the road, “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson has got a surprise up his sleeve: the P45. The vehicle was designed by Clarkson — who began hosting the U.K. television show about cars...

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Thrilled US Couple Leave Russia With Adopted Girl

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Thrilled US Couple Leave Russia With Adopted Girl

Kendra and Jason Skaggs have returned to the U.S. with their new daughter Polina, a 5-year-old with spina bifida who was one of the very last orphans allowed to be adopted in Russia by a U.S. parent.

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Ala. Hostage Taker Planted Bombs in Bunker, FBI Says

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Ala. Hostage Taker Planted Bombs in Bunker, FBI Says

Jimmy Lee Dykes, the man who held a 5-year-old boy hostage for nearly a week in an underground bunker in Alabama, had two homemade explosive devices on his property and engaged in a fire fight with SWAT agents before they stormed the bunker, according to the FBI.

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Postal Service to Cut Saturday Mail

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Financially strapped Postal Service to cut Saturday mail, keep 6-day-a-week package delivery

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Watch: Extreme Video: SUV Hits Oncoming Car

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Watch: Extreme Video: SUV Hits Oncoming Car

A video from South Korea captures a SUV flying over a hedge and slamming into a car.

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A Fountain of Youth, Maybe

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Scientists at Berkeley and Harvard say they have made a major advance in the search for a way to stem the ravages of age. They were able to make old mice seem young again, or at least pick up where nature left off and regenerate the production of blood cells.

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Yikes! Another Asteroid Near-Miss

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An asteroid, called 2012 DA14, will come within 17,200 miles of Earth on Feb. 15. It will safely miss, but scientists urge we make plans to prevent future impacts.

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Women Can Miss Signs of Heart Attack

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Heart disease is the top killer of American women.

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Health Hazards of Hair Extensions

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Hair extensions can cause headaches and permanent hair loss, according to a new report.

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Why is Everyone Eating Chia Seeds?

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2013 is undoubtedly the year of the chia seed among the health conscious. For awhile it was flax seed. And 2012 could easily have been named "the year of kale." But this year, experts agree, belongs to chia.

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Rihanna Shows Tattoos in Photo Shoot

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You already knew she was a “Bad Girl,” but now, Rihanna’s showing off even more of her dark side in new photo outtakes from her recent Rolling Stone interview. The 24-year-old singer, seen smoking and showing off her tattoos in the shots, also opens up...

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Kan. Strippers Can Collect Unemployment

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The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that exotic dancers at a strip club have the right to collect unemployment insurance as employees and not independent contractors. In 2005, a dancer at Club Orleans in Topeka filed an unemployment claim. The dancers earn money through tips, while...

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