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Cold homes heat power controversy in Michigan

Lindsay VanHulle and John Bacon Article Reprint Power outages stretched into a second week Sunday for thousands of Michigan residents, darkening the moods of power customers victimized by a pre-Christmas ice storm.

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At Least 15 Are Killed in Explosion at Russian Rail Station

By STEVEN LEE MYERS Article Reprint MOSCOW — A suicide bombing at a railroad station in central Russia killed at least 15 people on Sunday, according to official accounts, raising the specter of a new

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Hospital won’t let family move brain-dead Calif. girl to nursing home

  As Jahi McMath’s story has gained national attention, the family has received offers from care centers across the country; family lawyer Christopher Dolan said the family has chosen a San Francisco Bay Area nursing

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Human-brain function: It’s not about size

Two Harvard neuroscientists put forward a tether hypothesis to explain how the simple increase in brain size among our ancestors could lead to the evolution of mental faculties. By CARL ZIMMER Article Reprint There are

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Lord Infamous; Live By The Sizzurp Die By The Sizzurp How Corporate Hip Hop Is Killing Young Black Men.

Dr. Boyce Watkins Article Reprint When I heard about the tragic death of Lord Infamous (aka Ricky Dunigan) from the group Three 6 Mafia, I was hurt, but not surprised.  We’re used to rappers dying

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7 Family Fitness Ideas for Winter

By Kimatni D. Rawlins Article Reprint I recently visited the lively Laguna Beach, Calif., with friends and family to enjoy a few last moments of fun in the sun before Christmas. Imagine an 80-degree December

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Jazz Man Yusef Lateef, Who Embraced World Music, Dies at 93

Associated Press Article Reprint Grammy-winning musician and composer Yusef Lateef, one of the first to incorporate world music into traditional jazz, has died Monday at his home in Shutesbury in western Massachusetts. He was 93.

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China to Ease One-child Policy Early Next Year

voanews.com Article Reprint BEIJING — Changes to China’s strict one-child policy, which will allow more parents to have a second child, will begin to roll out early next year, state media said.

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