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Groundhog Day: 5 things you need to know about Punxsutwney Phil

Every Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil makes the most celebrated weather forecast of the year, usually around the crack of dawn. But does he get it right? And who are those dapper guys in top hats? Here are answers to five famous Phil mysteries.
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Voracious kudzu bugs spread across South. Are they boon or bane?

The nubbin-sized Japanese invader arrived on American shores somewhere near Atlanta in 2009. Today it’s eating pesky kudzu across at least three states. Unfortunately, it’s chowing on soybean crops, too.
Modern Parenthood
Bullying: Teens take the lead as anti-bullying mentors, advocates

Bullying prevention starts with teens, and in communities around the country they are taking the lead as anti-bullying leaders, advocates, and mentors for their peers. It is an inspiring trend at a time when several high-profile teen suicides have been linked to bullying.
Mega Millions: Will lotteries and other gambling move to the Internet?

In December, the US Department of Justice announced that it was reversing its position that all Internet gambling was illegal, clearing the way for a potential boom in online gambling.
27-pound lobster caught in Maine

A massive lobster was nabbed off the coast of Maine earlier this month. It's now being held at the state's aquarium, though it will be released soon.
Groundhog Day: 5 things you need to know about Punxsutwney Phil

Every Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil makes the most celebrated weather forecast of the year, usually around the crack of dawn. But does he get it right? And who are those dapper guys in top hats? Here are answers to five famous Phil mysteries.
Enormous solar outburst could dazzle your weekend

Auroras may dazzle more people than usual this weekend as Earth receives a glancing blow from an enormous solar outburst that erupted on Jan. 19.
Horizons
Happy Halloween! Do giant pumpkins have a size limit?

Happy Halloween! Google commemorates Halloween with a massive-pumpkin-carving video. What's the science behind gargantuan gourds?
Chapter & Verse
Calvin Trillin remembers 9/11 differently from the rest of us

Calvin Trillin's beloved wife Alice died on Sept. 11, 2001 – in a strange but unrelated parallel to the terrorist attacks on the city that both the Trillins loved.
Tropical Storm Lee could hit as near-hurricane with 20 inches of rain

Tropical storm Lee is expected to form from what is now tropical depression 13. It could hit the Gulf coast over Labor Day weekend. Warnings for tropical storm Lee stretch from Sabine Pass, Texas, to Pascagoula, Miss.
Hurricane Irene hurtles toward North Carolina, may skirt Florida (VIDEO)

Hurricane Irene is expected to make landfall along the North Carolina coast Saturday. Top emergency management officials urge residents all along the East Coast to make preparations now.
Atlantic's first 2011 hurricane, Irene, tracks toward Cape Canaveral

Hispaniola and the southern Bahamas are on alert, as hurricane Irene strengthened to a Category 1 storm Monday. Hurricane Irene is forecast to track 120 miles east of Cape Canaveral by late Friday.
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Berlin Wall still stirs controversy – in Nova Scotia

A Canadian man brought several slabs of the Berlin Wall to a town in Nova Scotia, but it lies abandoned in a lot because of a dispute over how to display it.
Culture Cafe
Haven returns: A Q&A with Eric Balfour

'Haven' star Eric Balfour talks about his character 'Duke,' and what to expect in Season Two of Syfy's supernatural TV show. 'Haven' premiers tonight at 10 p.m. on Syfy.
Classic Review: 1776

A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."
How large can lobsters grow? Big! But no one knows how big.

Lobsters can grow to be four feet long, 40 pounds, and maybe 100 years old – maybe even more.
Conan O'Brien to Dartmouth grads: Failure is freeing

Conan O'Brien recieved an honorary doctorate of arts at Dartmouth. He praised the 1,700 graduates for earning their degrees, then boasted that "Dartmouth is giving me the same degree for interviewing the fourth lead in 'Twilight.'"
Tidal turbines: New sparks of hope for green energy from beneath the waves

After decades of abandoned plans and crushed prototypes, tidal powers finds new footing off the shores of Eastport, Maine.
Could new discovery trump Dead Sea Scrolls? Scholars intrigued but cautious.

An Egyptologist has announced the discovery of 70 metal books in Jordan that he claims could be some of the oldest known Christian documents. But some evidence contradicts those claims.
Baby names in frontier states are more unique

Baby names: The same values that pushed adventurous individuals into new territories as our country was being populated may still show up in the names their descendants give to babies, a new study finds.
Surfing in the winter

Clad in neoprene wet suits, surfers brave the freezing waves.
Chapter & Verse
Elizabeth Bishop centennial

To celebrate the centennial of the birth of Elizabeth Bishop, some of her previously unpublished writing is being released.
Difference Maker
Children who lend a helping hand show they can make a difference and change the world

We highlight five kids and teens who are making a difference through volunteer opportunities, proving that helping hands can be child-sized too.
Lunar eclipse tonight will likely be totally eclipsed by clouds

Lunar eclipse: For some cities, the local weather will unfortunately not cooperate for a view of tonight's big moon show.
New species of bacteria devouring Titanic wreck

The wreckage of the RMS Titanic may soon disappear forever, thanks to a newly discovered species of bacteria with a taste for iron oxide.
The Hard Way Around

The life of Joshua Slocum – first man to sail solo around the world – makes for a rich seafaring yarn.