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10 biggest US foundations and what they do
What are the 10 biggest foundations in the United States? Here they are in ascending order, based on their assets, along with a little bit about what social problems each addresses.
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20 most obscure team nicknames in pro sports
Most pro team nicknames make sense at some level. But there are a fair number of head-scratching nicknames. Here are 20 with explanations on their selection:
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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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Major League Baseball 2013: bobbleheads and fireworks galore for fans
Fans in the know are as likely to buy Major League Baseball tickets based on scheduled giveaways and promotions as on the opponent. Here then is a list to help introduce you to this aspect of game attendance.
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Fake identities: Manti Te'o scandal and 6 other Internet hoaxes
Believe it or not, the Manti Te'o scandal is not the first online identity hoax, nor the longest-standing. Here's a look at some of the biggest scams to surface on the Internet, from the lives and deaths of fictitious characters to the downfall of their makers.
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'Silver Linings Playbook,' 'Argo' capture Critics' Choice Awards
'Silver Linings Playbook,' 'Argo,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' among other films, took home the prizes at the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 18th annual awards.
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School shooting in California: Student told teacher, 'I don't want to shoot you'
Recounting the suspect's words, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said the confrontation with the teacher was enough of a distraction to give 28 students time to escape their classroom Thursday at Taft High School.
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Sean Penn plays a mobster with twisted relish in 'Gangster Squad' (+trailer)
'Gangster Squad' mostly squanders its great cast, which includes Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and Nick Nolte.
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Oscar nominations: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' star Quvenzhane Wallis takes nom in stride (+video)
Oscar nominations included one for 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' star Quvenzhane Wallis, who was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Hushpuppy in the film.
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Police: Some of 14 hostages freed from L.A. clothing store were assaulted
The ordeal began around 11 p.m. Thursday and ended around 3 a.m. Friday when a SWAT team entered the store but found no robbers.
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Calif. high school shooting leaves one injured, one in custody
The shooting occurred about 9 a.m. at Taft Union High School, in community of fewer than 10,000 people amidst oil and natural gas production fields in San Joaquin Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.
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People's Choice Awards: 'The Hunger Games' and Katy Perry dominate
The People's Choice Awards were hosted by 'Big Bang Theory' actress Kaley Cuoco.
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Culture Cafe 'Pretty Little Liars' star Lucy Hale discusses what's next in season 3
'Pretty Little Liars' star Lucy Hale, who portrays Aria, talks about how the cast gets along on set and what's next for the high schoolers on the show.
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James Holmes hearing: At last, a chance for victims to testify
A weeklong hearing into the shooting attack in Aurora, Colo., began Monday, offering a potential window into the mindset of the suspect, James Holmes, and a chance for victims to unburden themselves of testimony.
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Child sex abuse: Operation Sunflower highlights new efforts to get predators
Some 245 people accused of exploiting and abusing children have been arrested, US officials announced this week. Operation Sunflower also removed 44 victims from homes where their abusers also lived.
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'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography
Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.
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James Holmes in court Monday: What will his defense be? (+video)
James Holmes in court: Next Monday, defense attorney's for the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting suspect, James Holmes, will present their case in court.
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Energy Voices Shale oil and gas predictions for 2013 and beyond
North America will continue to show the world the way on shale gas and oil, Grealy writes, but we're only at the first baby steps of shale.
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Patti Page: A vocalist with enduring appeal (+video)
Patti Page had many big hits, but the biggest was 'Tennessee Waltz,' which made Patti Page the best-selling singer of the 1950s. Patti Page had a career that spanned decades and multiple genres, including country, pop, and R&B.
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Justin Bieber paparazzo killed: Lessons from this tragedy?
Justin Bieber paparazzo killed: On Tuesday, a photographer was killed by a vehicle while chasing pop star Justin Bieber. In today's celebrity-driven culture, how can paparazzo tragedies like this be avoided?
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New laws on New Year's Day, from gay marriage to ‘Caylee’s Law’
While much attention has been paid to the ‘fiscal cliff’ and the federal legislation behind it, thousands of new state laws took effect more quietly at the start of 2013.
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Chicago registers its 500th homicide of 2012 – the highest number since 2008
Public-housing and school policies, gang activity, access to guns, and budget cuts for social programs have all been cited as factors in Chicago’s homicide rate.
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Los Angeles collects most guns ever, in post-Newtown buyback event
Police collected more than 2,000 firearms Wednesday in Los Angeles, during a gun buyback event held less than two weeks after the mass shootings in Newtown, Conn. Do such city initiatives help reduce gun violence?
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Decoder Wire Might Ben Affleck try leap from Hollywood to US Senate? So far, he's cagey.
The actor and director says he's 'happy being involved from outside in government.' But Ben Affleck didn't exactly put the kibosh on talk about a possible run for John Kerry's Senate seat.
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Let it snow? Christmas may be white in Northeast, southern Plains, Seattle
Snow on Christmas Day marks the start of a week of wet and wild weather through much of the US, including more of the white stuff. Here's where residents will want their shovels and sleds.
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From juvenile hall: a Christmas to remember
A Christian Science perspective.
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'Phonehenge West' creator jailed: When folk art and building codes collide
The builder of a fantastical fortress in the Mojave Desert has been sentenced to jail for failing to pay for the demolition of his life's work. Why art isn't sacred in the eyes of code enforcers.
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'Zero Dark Thirty': Top 3 controversies from the Osama bin Laden film
"Zero Dark Thirty," which tells the story of the hunt and capture of Osama bin Laden, is already garnering critical accolades – and plenty of criticism, too. Here are the top three controversies currently surrounding the film.
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'Zero Dark Thirty' stirs controversy over torture scenes
'Zero Dark Thirty,' directed by Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow, follows the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
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Boy awarded $6.9 million after teacher sexually molested him
Boy awarded $6.9 million: The Los Angeles school district must pay $6.9 million to a boy sexually molested by his elementary school teacher, says a jury. The ruling says the school district is liable for the acts of Forrest Stobbe who was a teacher at Queen Anne Elementary School.
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