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10 weird criminal sentences
Check out these 10 court cases where judges have done more than sentence the guilty to a fine or jail time.
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Top 5 product recalls in US history
Product recalls happen nearly every day, but these five had a lasting impact. Can you guess which product recall was the most significant?
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Thanksgiving: The top 5 tips for fostering gratitude in kids
Culture may be pushing kids to want, want, want, but a growing body of research shows that gratitude for what one already has is a huge component for kids of not just happiness, but of physical health, life satisfaction, and even grade point average. So what’s a parent to do? How does one foster gratitude in children, not just for the holidays but for the whole year? Never fear – we’ve read a bunch of the research and have come up with our top five tips for fostering gratitude in kids.
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Six major food recalls
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 06/09
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Vice President Joe Biden serves hot dogs, Colbert defends US troops from tofu.
Stephen Colbert rode to Joe Biden's rescue, who faced PETA's wrath for serving hot dogs to American troops. Meanwhile, Jon Stewart says if this is the "Summer of Recovery," the US should prepare to subsist on Ramen this fall.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/24
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Egg recall: Does it rank with other major food recalls?
[Editor's note: For an updated list of brand names and plants involved in the egg recall as of Aug. 26, click here.] Egg recall? It's just the latest in a number of high-profile food recalls in the United States in the past five years. The rate of major food-borne illnesses is down since the 1996-98 period, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported earlier this year. But with food production concentrated in large companies with regional or nationwide distribution, the US has seen several major food recalls. Among the biggest (click the right arrow for each new item):
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/06
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/28
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Bullfighting ban in Spain? Catalonia says no more; activists target Madrid
Bullfighting ban legislation was signed in Catalonia on Wednesday marking Spain's first major region to adopt a bullfighting ban. Activists are targeting Madrid next.
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Gallery: Controversial animal sports
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Catalonia outlaws bullfighting. What would Hemingway say?
Even as the tide turns against bullfighting, Ernest Hemingway is remembered as a champion of the sport.
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Whaling talks break down: Nations fail to agree on curbing Japan whale hunt
Whaling talks: Japanese officials and environmentalists traded blame Wednesday as nations failed to reach a deal to curb whale hunts.
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Female whales can form friendships lasting years
Researchers are unsure of how exactly the baleen whales are able to locate and identify one another every year.
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What to do when you can't afford your pet
If you can't afford to care for your pet anymore, there are good alternatives.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/25
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In Pictures: Puppies around the world
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Federal government report says dogs are dying in 'puppy mills'
An internal government report says dogs are dying in 'puppy mills' and those that survive are living in horrific conditions, due to lax enforcement of large kennels.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/21
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/30
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In Pictures: Earth Day 2010
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Supreme Court animal cruelty ruling: All sides find positives
Free-speech advocates say the Supreme Court protected the First Amendment. Animal-rights advocates say it showed how Congress could pass a new anti-animal cruelty law.
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Supreme Court rejects animal cruelty law, upholds free speech
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a 1999 federal law that criminalized depictions of animal cruelty such as dogfighting videos.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/18
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/29
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Gallery: Top 10 unusual protests
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Siberian tigers "starved to death" in Chinese Zoo
Reports said 11 Siberian tigers starved to death having been fed nothing but chicken bones at a Chinese zoo.
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Paul Watson spices up Canada seal hunt fight
Controversial Whale Wars captain Paul Watson has spiced up opposition to the Canada seal hunt -- offering $50,000 to anyone who can prove Harp seals wastefully eat cod. Canadian senators – in a snub to the EU – promise to keep seal meat on Parliament's menu for as long as the animals are in season.
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Gallery: Controversial foods
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