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The Best New Hotels of 2013
It started with more than 1,000—the number of new hotels that opened worldwide in the last year and made it onto our radar. We whittled that down to 200-plus, in 57 countries, to which we sent 36 reporters (anonymously, of course). Their mission? To identify the very best. Their verdict? 154 places you'll want to go to right away, including 62 under $300.
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Colorado town considers requiring AK-47s and AR-15s in every home
A town in Colorado is looking into a proposal that would require that every home have at least one assault-style rifle, similar to the Bushmaster AR-15 used to slaughter 20 elementary school children in Connecticut last year.
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Store pulls monkey nuts from shelves over 'peanut warning'
A supermarket chain has withdrawn bags of nuts - after failing to declare they may contain peanuts.
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Parish's announcements
Parish's announcements
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12 countries where the government regulates what you can name your child
New Zealand released an updated list of its legally forbidden baby names this week, sparking some controversy among people who apparently think “4real” and “Lucifer” should not be banned, or maybe just that the state shouldn’t be in the business of saying what you can or can’t name your own children.
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The Bone-Chilling Letter Found in Ariel Castro's House
Cleveland police have found, inside the house where he is alleged to have kept at least three young women captive for ten years, a 2004 letter written by Ariel Castro, 19 Action News' Scott Taylor reports. "I don't know why I kept looking for another," Castro writes in the letter.
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My Medical Choice
MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was.
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The two great mysteries of the earth solved
The two great mysteries the earth solved
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Newborn Baby Found In Sewage Pipe In China
Firefighters in China rescued a newborn from a sewage pipe Saturday afternoon. Officials say the baby was still inside the placenta, but the unbilical cord was cut. Residents had told officials they could hear a baby crying from inside the pipes. That's when rescue crews sawed open the pipes and carried the pipe to the hospital with the baby inside. When they reached the hospital they opened the pipe to find the infant - ALIVE. The baby is in stable condition.
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Kim's 'world class' ski resort: Would you ski in North Korea?
We're guessing this is going to end up on a lot of "world's most dangerous ski runs" lists. But probably for a different reason than any of the other entries.
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Bollywood star in baby sex selection controversy
A Bollywood star is facing a storm of controversy over the sex of his unborn child. India's Health Ministry has launched an investigation into media reports that the actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife are expecting a boy through a surrogate mother. Sex determination tests are banned in India, and elsewhere in Asia, due to a traditional preference for sons.
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Blazing mouse sets fire to house
A US man who threw a mouse onto a pile of burning leaves could only watch in horror as it ran into his house and set the building ablaze.
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Captured: Moment Afghan soldier defuses suicide vest with terrorist still wearing it
An Afghan bomb disposal expert defied all the training manuals and safety protocols to take life into his own hands. He bravely defused this suicide bomber's explosive vest, with it still attached to the man.
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15 Proofs That Cats Are Liquids
According to Wikipedia, “liquid takes the shape of a container” and maintains “almost-fixed volume.” So there you have it. Cats are liquids!
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Seven-year-old boy dies after being hit by stray bullet fired into the air
A seven-year-old boy has died after he was shot in the head with a stray bullet as he walked to a July 4 fireworks display with his father near a Virginia restaurant.
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Watch the Most Bafflingly Awesome New-Product Demo of 2013 So Far
Everyone is raving about NeverWet, a spray-on waterproof coating that Rust-Oleum is manufacturing and distributing in North America in return for royalty payments. I didn't get what all the fuss was about, but then I saw the product demonstration video below. And, uh, holy crap.
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35 Science 'Facts' That Are Totally Wrong
Here's our comprehensive list of the most shocking science "facts" that are actually wrong. These myths, old wives tales, and misconceptions have been passed down through the ages, but we are here to put an end to that.
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Zimmerman Acquitted in Trayvon Martin Case
A jury in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida has ruled shooting suspect George Zimmerman is not guilty of murder or manslaughter in the killing of a black teenager last year.
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Gosling wrote emasculating lines for movie scene
Ryan Gosling conceived emasculating lines directed at him in 'Only God Forgives' dinner scene NEW YORK, N.Y. - When it comes to conjuring up the most mean-spirited insults a mother could hurl at her son, leave it to Ryan Gosling.
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The $50,000 Bouncy House Hotel Room.
Bouncy houses and jumping castles were probably up there on your list of favorite carnival activities as a kid, so why not enjoy them as an adult too? Now you can, courtesy of The Curtis hotel in Denver.
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