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'The Dangerous Animals Club': 5 stories from Stephen Tobolowsky's book
Prolific actor Stephen Tobolowsky looks back over his life in his collection of essays.
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6 styles of parenting from around the globe
In 'How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm,' writer Mei-Ling Hopgood explores parenting customs from other cultures.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Curling
It's one of the most peculiar but fascinating sports at the Olympics – using brushes and stones and demanding more strategy than physical prowess. Watch the Canadian men's team, which is the reigning Olympic champion.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Figure skating
Though figure skating will have some hot competition from Canadian favorites hockey and curling at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, the perennial crowd-pleaser is sure to wow fans – especially South Koreans, who could win their first medal.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Freestyle skiing
Complete preview of the Olympic freestyle skiing events, including YouTube videos, in-depth event graphics, what athletes to watch, and a history of the event.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Nordic combined
Flying unaided by machines or makeshift wings in one of the most magical Olympics sports, Nordic combined skier Felix Gottwald and a trio of US athletes could make history at the 2010 Games.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Short track
Watch for the Korean and Chinese powerhouses to turn in more stellar performances, and for the return of American favorite Apolo Anton Ohno. After the 2006 Torino Olympics, Anton Ohno will be looking to defend his Olympic gold medal in the 500m and upgrade his bronze in the 1,000m.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Ski jumping
Soaring above the rugged British Columbia landscape, young Austrian sensation Gregor Schlierenzauer will aim for gold. But absent will be women jumpers, who lost a legal battle to end Olympic ski jumping's 86-year history as a men's-only sport.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Speedskating
Speedskating, the world's fastest human-powered sport, is going to get a little faster in 2010.
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Kashmir avalanche strikes near popular ski resort
A Kashmir avalanche on Monday, which killed at least 17 Indian soldiers, hit near the Gulmarg ski resort built to showcase peace progress.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/05
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Olympics: a maverick skier who could medal
Andrew Newell is turning cross-country skiing on its head, literally, and is one of the U.S. Team's best hopes for an olympic medal.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/28
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New study argues war deaths are often overestimated
A new study, the Human Security Report, argues that politics and fund-raising priorities often lead to overestimates of war deaths, touching off a controversy among the researchers who work on the issue.
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El Nino prime culprit for severe weather in California
Three days of severe weather, including mudslides and flooding, is largely courtesy of El Nino, say meteorologists.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/20
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In Pictures: Speed Skating
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