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Super Bowl commercials 2013: The 4 best sneak previews
For Super Bowl commercials, many companies are providing sneak peeks for their ads that will run during the big game. Here are some of the best.
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Maurice Sendak: 10 tweets about the 'Wild' author and illustrator
Children's author Maurice Sendak, creator of the darkly mischievous children's classic, "Where the Wild Things Are," has died at age 83. Mourning the loss of the beloved writer and illustrator, fans of his work took to Twitter to pay tribute to one of the most important children’s book writers of the 20th century. Take a look at some of the top tweets from the worlds of literature, film and beyond that celebrate the life Maurice Sendak.
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Holiday gift guide 2010: DVDs for the family
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Obama on 'The Tonight Show': Six famous presidential TV cameos
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In Pictures: Sharks rule
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The rise of 'redneck TV'
'Duck Dynasty' and other similarly themed TV shows are breaking viewing records and beating popular shows like 'American Idol' in the ratings.
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Modern Parenthood Missing teen found alive: Mom talks to ski resort about what he did right [+video]
Missing teen found alive because he watched survival shows and did everything right but wear a hat, the ski resort tells an inquiring mom (who also loves survival shows).
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Super Bowl commercials 2013: The 4 best sneak previews
For Super Bowl commercials, many companies are providing sneak peeks for their ads that will run during the big game. Here are some of the best.
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Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France cycling titles (+video)
The head of the International Cycling Union said Armstrong deserves to be forgotten in cycling.
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26 people testified against Lance Armstrong
The report on cyclist Lance Armstrong released by the US Anti-Doping Agency gave accounts of his doping from 26 witnesses, including many former teammates.
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Across America, tributes to Neil Armstrong (+video)
As a blue moon rose Friday, people across the country celebrated the life of Neil Armstrong, who in 1969 became the first human to set foot on the moon.
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Did researchers spot Amelia Earhart's plane? (+video)
Researchers on an expedition to the South Pacific to discover the fate of Amelia Earhart and her navigator say they have spotted a field of manmade debris in an underwater video taken in waters off the Republic of Kiribati.
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Opinion: This Shark Week, let's love an animal that scares us
As Shark Week appears on the Discovery Channel for the 25th year, I have to wonder whether in another 25 years, it will air on The History Channel instead. After more than 400 million years on planet Earth, sharks are being decimated by overfishing and the lucrative trade in shark fins.
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The Lucky Ones
One author’s fight for farm animals.
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Amelia Earhart: No more clues to be found?
Google is celebrating the 115th birthday of the aviatrix Amelia Earhart on Tuesday. The group searching for remains of Earhart's disappeared plane is returning to shore.
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Amelia Earhart: Why the mystery continues (+video)
Today's Google Doodle honors Amelia Earhart even as the latest $2.2 million search for her plane runs afoul of a Pacific Island reef. The famous aviatrix would have been 115 today.
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Typical CEO made $9.6 million last year
The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. The typical American worker would have to labor for 244 years to make what the typical boss of a big public company makes in one.
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Maurice Sendak: 10 tweets about the 'Wild' author and illustrator
Children's author Maurice Sendak, creator of the darkly mischievous children's classic, "Where the Wild Things Are," has died at age 83. Mourning the loss of the beloved writer and illustrator, fans of his work took to Twitter to pay tribute to one of the most important children’s book writers of the 20th century. Take a look at some of the top tweets from the worlds of literature, film and beyond that celebrate the life Maurice Sendak.
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Lions and humans likely collaborated in mammoth slaughter (+video)
A recently unearthed, strawberry-blond mammoth specimen from Siberia gives researchers new information about how humans and lions hunted.
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Oprah Winfrey has faith in OWN TV channel, for now
Oprah Winfrey told "CBS This Morning" that she has faith in the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Viewership in OWN rose 21 percent in the first quarter of 2012. But if more viewers don't tune in, Oprah says she'll move on to her next project.
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'Frozen Planet' will make you fall in love with north, south poles
'Frozen Planet' the seven-part BBC/Discovery documentary whose first episode aired Sunday night features penguins, polar bears, and a time-lapse brinicle, which has to be seen to be believed..
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Mythbusters cannonball misses target, blasts through neighborhood
Mythbusters cannonball goes wrong: a cannonball shot for the television show Mythbusters missed its target, becoming a destructive juggernaut in a family neighborhood.
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Biblical history nestled in neon buzz
Ancient history competes with Broadway glamor in New York's Times Square.
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How Netflix went wrong: Qwikster was good for company, not the customer.
Netflix pulled the plug Monday on its DVD rental spin-off division Qwikster. Creation of the division was supposed to help Netflix prepare for the cyberfuture, but the move just angered its customers.
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Top Picks: Jeff Bridges's CD, dinosaurs on Discovery Channel, 'Everything Must Go' DVD, and more
Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges releases first CD, 'Dinosaur Revolution' on Discovery introduces new species, Will Ferrell comedy 'Everything Must Go' comes out on DVD, and more top picks.
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Cash Cab accident devastates families, driver
Cash Cab accident: the reality game show known as Cash Cab uses a fake taxi to pick up and deliver contestants to their destinations, but a producer for the show accidentally struck and killed a pedestrian.
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'Man vs. Wild' Season 6: Jake Gyllenhaal joins Bear Grylls
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal will join survivalist and connoisseur of on-the-go delicacies, Bear Grylls, to kick off a fresh batch of new episodes for the Discovery Channel series ‘Man vs. Wild.'
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Obama pushes job training initiatives to boost US manufacturing
There's a gap between skills US manufacturers want and skills workers have, Obama said during a visit to a hybrid-car repair lab Wednesday. Can job training at community colleges help close it?
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams: movie review
In 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams,' Werner Herzog takes us on an extraordinary journey to see Earth's first artists and ponder the origins of what it means to be human.
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Has Sarah Palin peaked? Poll numbers sag, and she's taking GOP friendly fire.
It has been a tough couple of days for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Her favorability ratings among GOP voters have slipped, a new poll shows, and fellow Republicans are taking pot shots.
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