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Are parents ruining youth sports? Fewer kids play amid pressure
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By Michael S. Rosenwald October 4 The number of children playing team sports is falling, with experts blaming a parent-driven focus on elite travel clubs, specialization in one sport and pursuit of scholarships for hurting the country’s youth sports leagues. Baseball, basketball, softball, s...
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escapes attack by shoving arm down bear's throat
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Workers Removing Ten Commandments From Oklahoma Capitol
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A granite monument of the Ten Commandments that has sparked controversy since its installation on the Oklahoma Capitol grounds was being removed and will be transported to a private conservative think tank for storage. A contractor the state hired began removing the monument shortly after 10:30...
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3 attempted abductions in Central Texas since Sept. 20
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GOOD TUESDAY MORNING!!!
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Let's have at it! Own it! Make it say your NAME!!!
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The Case for Expensive Clothes
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http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/the-case-for-expensive-clothes/408652/
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Con Artist Tactics
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Con Artist Tactics Dear Ed, One of your best defenses against fraud is to learn how scammers work their cons.What out for these common tactics: Phantom Riches describes when a scammer dangles the prospect of wealth, but can’t provide it, because the prospects don’t exist. Profiling occurs when sca...
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Dear Abby: Grandson Sleepovers Alarm Friend
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DEAR ABBY: I have a friend whose 11-year-old grandson stays overnight with her sometimes on the weekends. She has only one bedroom, and I'm concerned because he still sleeps with her in the same bed. I have mentioned it to her many times, and she says there is nothing wrong with it. I even purchased a nic...
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Car Talk - Should Ken Get the Hybrid?
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Should Ken Get the Hybrid? RSSDear Car Talk Oct 6, 2015 (Archives)4 Commentsbuying, hybrids, Toyota, Highlander Hybrid, 2016Dear Car Talk: I own a 2006 Highlander Hybrid, and I think it is the best vehicle I have ever owned in my 64 years. I trade vehicles every 10 years, and I want to buy a new Toyota...
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Recall Of Cheerios And Honey Nut Cheerios
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General Mills Issues Voluntary Recall Of Cheerios And Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal Produced At Its Lodi, California Location On Certain Dates10/06/2015 07:27 PM EDT General Mills is voluntarily recalling several days of production of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios cereal produced at its Lodi, C...
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Flu-associated pneumonia tied to skipped flu vaccine
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Flu-associated pneumonia tied to skipped flu vaccine By Kathryn Doyle 7 hours ago By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – - The flu vaccine may help prevent flu-related pneumonia, a study suggests. When researchers looked at patients with pneumonia, those whose pneumonia was related to the flu wer...
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hospital worker found dead in bathroom days after seeking treatment
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http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/anthony-luso-montefiore-medical-center-worker-found-dead-in-bathroom-nypd-says-1.10927690
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$2 million fine against drone operator
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FAA proposes nearly $2 million fine against drone operator for flying in restricted New York airspaceOctober 6, 2015 by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / The government is proposing a record $1.9 million fine against an aerial photography company for flying drones in crowded New York and Chicago airspace wi...
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5 Laws That Made Sense on Paper (And Disasters in Reality)
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(part 1 of 2) 5 Laws That Made Sense on Paper (And Disasters in Reality)By Doron S. December 05, 2013 1,055,955 views Viral The most difficult thing about running a country is that it's full of people. The entire history of government involves somebody coming up with a plan that sounds great on pape...
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5 Barbaric Practices That Are More Modern Than You Think
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(part 1 of 2) 5 Barbaric Practices That Are More Modern Than You ThinkBy Xavier Jackson, Evan V. Symon , Aaron Granger August 21, 2014 732,632 views ViralFacebookTwitterAdd to Favorites When it comes to history, it can be difficult to get a real sense of scale, like when you learn that the last sur...
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San Francisco's last gun shop closes
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San Francisco Is Winning Its Gun War As Last Gun Shop Closes San Francisco has some good gun news for the country at a time when good news is badly needed. The last gun shop in the city is closing its door in the face of proposed city action to further regulate sales.San Francisco Supervisor Mar...
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Debunking the Myth of Laziness
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It seems so simple: “I know what I need to do to pursue my goals, but no matter how much I remind myself, I don’t do it! I must be lazy.” If I had a nickel for every time a patient offered that up as the explanation for being stuck… But here’s the surprising thing I’ve discovered: laziness is a myth! “Laziness...
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Being addressed by your first name
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Probably because I'm getting cantankerous in my old age, but it seems no one uses last names anymore. Example, while at the bank today, the guy trying to fix the continuing annoyance that I have been dealing with, addressed me repeatedly by my first name. I don't know why this stood out to me. Probably h...
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Well, this is a little bit different...
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Just happened to run across this in the Obits and thought it was the first time I have seen such a sentiment.... Do you think it was meant as a joke? Maydell Matilda (Crawford) Rucker was reunited with her partner in crime, Paul Rucker, on Sept. 12, 2015, after 39 years of being apart. -- Edited by kar...
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So I just had a small scare
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Got to the school to pick up my boys and find it surrounded by police and tactical teams and fire and ambulance. Where I come in, I could see the stadium was full of kids. I pull down to the officer directing traffic and ask if it is a drill or something serious. He looks me in the eye and says "suspiciou...
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Shooting at a community college in Oregon
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Teal Pumpkin Project
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Anyone else heard of it? This is the first year I've ever heard of it. Basically you paint a pumpkin teal and put it outside your door to signal people that you offer non food items for allergy ridden kids.HomeThe Teal Pumpkin Project™ Join FARE’s Teal Pumpkin Project™ to help us create a safer, happi...
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Monday again!
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Time to get back on the wheel. Hope it's a good day for everyone.
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Crumbling US roads can't wait any longer
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http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/crumbling-us-roads-can-t-wait-any-longer-1.10925032
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Twisted social media and mass murder
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Another massacre, another chance for political shouting
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American Airlines captain dies at the controls despite desperate efforts of air stewardess to save him
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BREAKING NEWS: American Airlines captain dies at the controls despite desperate efforts of air stewardess to save him Plane was four hours into journey from Phoenix to Boston Logan airport But forced to make diversion to Syracuse, New York, after captain died Audio recording emerges of moment fir...
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What would you do (active shooter)?
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I asked my grown sons what they would do in a situation like the one in Oregon ... The response from DS1: What I would like to do, in that kind of scenario, is to pick up a desk and throw it at him, and pick up another and charge. Or waited until his back was to me, and then either stabbed him in the kidneys wit...
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Happy Birthday Domestic Engineer!
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The Problem With Campus Sexual Assault Surveys
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The Problem With Campus Sexual Assault SurveysWhy the grim portrait painted by the new AAU study does not reflect reality.By Emily Yoffe Are college campuses as dangerous for female undergrads as the AAU numbers suggest? Photo illustration by Juliana Jiménez. Photo by Sylvie Bouchard/Thinkst...
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