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Michelle Obama’s arms are real; arm-lift cosmetic surgery is just skin deep
Michelle Obama's arms — toned and lithely — are inspiring. Unfortunately, they've inspired 15,000 people to undergo arm-lift cosmetic surgery. The whole notion of beauty, twisted again.
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A boy, 9, in India is driving a Ferrari while my son, 17, confused R for D
In India, a dad celebrated his son's 9th birthday by letting the boy drive the family's Ferrari. A viral video of the drive led Indian authorities to arrest the dad. Still, the nine-year-old hurt no one. That's more than my teenaged driver-in-training could say.
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Swaddling case: Sisters charged with wrapping infants 'like a boa constrictor'
Swaddling case: Two sisters in California pleaded not guilty to charges they endangered infants by swaddling them too tightly in blankets. The sisters, law enforcement said, swaddled seven infants between 7 and 11 months so tightly that they were unable to breathe.
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Newborn left on beach 'immediately after birth'
The newborn left on a beach in Hawaii after just being born is doing well, officials say. The newborn was left on the beach sometime yesterday and found by a woman who heard screams and then a baby crying.
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NYC dogs can smell a rat and capture it too
A far cry from the noble European hunts of yore, rat hunting as a sport for dogs is becoming a 'thing' in New York. Members of the Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society – RATS – meet at night and sic their dog companions on vermin scurrying about in the night.
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Breast-pump mom 'humiliated' on American Airlines flight
Breast-pump mom 'humiliated': Know your travel rights, parents. A flight attendant refused to allow Dawnella Brahos to use her breast-pump, a violation of American Airlines policy. Similarly, a TSA agent hassled a mom with a breast pump in Hawaii.
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Sorority e-mail writer, N.D. news anchorman: They needed mom's swear jar
The sorority e-mail writer and a news anchorman from North Dakota learned swearing just once could have you losing for life. Bring out the swear jar, parents.
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Illinois jail inmates graduate from fatherhood class
A group of male inmates at the Stephenson County Jail in Illinois are getting schooled in the ways of parenting. The program, which just graduated its first class, aims to prepare these men to build a strong family outside jail.
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Disney open 24 hours to celebrate start of summer season
Disney announced it will have open 24 hours three of its theme parks. This is not the first time we've seen Disney open 24 hours.
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Prince Harry on diaper duty: God save the Queen, or England could goto the men! [+video]
Prince Harry tried his hand at changing a diaper recently and found one hand wasn't enough to do the job well — just look at his facial expression.
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Obama daughters tattoo: There’s a loophole in the plan, says a newly tattooed mom
Obama's family tattoo plan to deter his daughters from the needle may backfire, says a newly tattooed mom who has come to see it as art that may be more than skin deep in family meaning.
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Prom spending: Prom dress, two(!) pairs of shoes, and more push past $1,000
Prom spending: In an easing economy, teens – or the parents stuck with the bill – are expected to spend more than $1,000 on average to get down in style.
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Ella Fitzgerald: Her songs became the lullabies this mom sings to her babies
Ella Fitzgerald, today's Google Doodle, didn't just sing. She crooned, she sighed, she prayed her songs – and they became lullabies for this mom, soothing her babies.
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The top 11 promposals in 2013
It's prom season. What's your prom proposal/promposal going to be?What? Wait wait wait, hold on. You're telling me you didn't write an original song, choreograph a routine for it, and present it flash mob-style to your dream high school prom date? Well, listen up rookie, you've got a lot to learn. Promposals these days are elaborately produced mating rituals — think of Planet Earth's Birds of Paradise and mash it up with your favorite episode of Glee. Then upload it to YouTube because this isn't about your exuberant manifestation of true love, it's about that special someone. Don't they deserve Internet fame? Sometimes done well enough to gain national attention – I'm looking at you Kate Upton fan – sometimes too cringeworthy to view, here are 11 promposals you need to consider before planning your own.
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Obama's tattoo plan for the girls: 'Mommy and me will get the same exact tattoo'
President Obama's tattoo plan for Sasha and Malia is pre-emptive. Obama said he and Michelle told the girls their tattoo plan is to get the same ink the girls do, show it off on YouTube as a family tattoo.
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Strapless dresses banned: The ugly truth about getting your pretty on
Strapless dresses were banned at a Readington, N.J. middle school dance causing a community debate. A mom of four boys has some advice: Provocative dress may actually scare boys away.
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Paddling, banned since 2010, resumes in Fla. county's elementary schools
A Florida county restricted corporal punishment three years ago and instated an alternative discipline program. Despite a decline in out-of-school suspensions, the school board yesterday decided to allow elementary school principals to paddle students misbehaving.
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Crime's fallout: At-risk kids play games inside on sunny days, blinds shut
Crime has a ripple effect: For students scarred by neighborhood violence, learning a new game can change much.
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Are you 21? New York City looks to raise minimum age to buy cigarettes
New York City proposed a change to its policies governing cigarette purchases that would ban the sale of a pack of smokes to customers under 21-years-old. Cigarette companies have not yet responded directly to the proposal, scheduled for a hearing May 2.
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Gator attacks 6-year-old: Dad punches reptile to save boy (+video)
Gator attacks 6-year-old: Joey Welch survived a gator attack with only minor injuries last week. The boy's father and bystanders fought the alligator to release the 6-year-old during the attack.
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