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Today, almost anything you could ever want is available at the touch of a button. It seems that we have it all in the palm of your hand. But, do we really “have it all”? Recent research would suggest not. Modern man is missing one very key ingredient for “having it...

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It’s enough to make you want to wear a hazmat suit on your next flight. The website Travelmath is making news with a new study on the cleanliness, or lack thereof, of airplanes and airports. The site sent a microbiologist to swab and analyze samples from various locations in five airports...

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Whether or not you believe in the adage “It takes a village to raise a child,” when it comes to discipline, the rules aren’t always so clear. Is it ever OK to scold someone else’s child for behaving badly? And does it matter if the badly behaving kid is targeting your child...

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The late John F. Kennedy’s parents weren’t just determined that their children become successful — they were also hell bent on making sure that they stayed thin, alleges a forthcoming book, Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter, excerpted in People on Monday ahead of its Oct. 6...

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Have you been having trouble getting a good night’s sleep? You may be unknowingly engaging in activities that are making restful sleep more difficult. Good sleep hygiene is important. It’s important to practice good habits so that you can get the quality sleep you need and wake up...

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Pope Francis on Tuesday revolutionized the procedure for Roman Catholics to get marriage annulments, making them faster and simpler and calling on bishops to provide greater help to divorced couples. The most substantial changes to Catholic marriage annulment procedures in centuries again...

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Consider the case of the shark and the remora. Anyone who's ever watched Shark Week has seen their mutually beneficial relationship play out: The remora fish attaches itself to its host and gets a healthy meal of parasites while the shark gets clean as a whistle. But this dynamic duo...

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The Minnesota dentist whose killing of Cecil the lion fueled a global backlash emerged Sunday for an interview in which he disputed some accounts of the hunt, expressed agitation at the animosity directed at those close to him and said he would be back at work within days. Walter Palmer, who has...

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The kids are long gone, you’re sick of mowing the lawn, and you’re tired of paying to heat and cool a nearly empty house. Why not downsize? You’d have company. Among retirees who move, half swap for smaller digs, found a new study by Merrill Lynch and Age Wave. Most of the...

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Gunnar Garfors has traveled to every single country in the world — all 198 of them. And he did it by the time he turned 37 years old, a pretty impressive accomplishment considering all the obscure countries he had to visit. It's thanks to three very simple items that Garfors made...

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Anti-bullying curriculum has created a generation of kids who are much more aware of overt, classic bullying. However, bullying and peer pressure take many forms, and at times can be very difficult to spot. One alarming trend happening in some school cafeterias is kids facing pressure to not eat...

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Everyone wants to be that person — the one who looks at the same information as everyone else, but who sees a fresh, innovative solution. However, it takes more than simply having a good idea. How you share it is as important as the suggestion itself. Why? Because writing a new script...

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Dogs whimpering that they need to "go outside," cats with medical needs, even pets that snore -- it's all adding up to sleepless nights for many Americans, a new report finds. Overall, the percentage of people reporting sleep-time trouble with their pets rose from 1 percent in...

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With word names from Genesis to Justice, Miracle to Heaven now used for thousands of children every year, we have to ask where the craze for turning words into baby names will end. The answer? Nowhere, as these words-turned-names from the extended Social Security list for 2014 proves. Our picks...

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Florida's Treasure Coast has truly earned its name this summer. Less than a month after a group of treasure hunters uncovered $1 million worth of 60 gold coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck off of Florida's coast, they announced a second discovery of over 350 gold coins from the same...