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School Suspends Boy, 7, For Biting Pastry in the Shape of a Gun
The issue over guns in our schools has taken on a very strange twist in one Maryland school.
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National News
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Lindsay Lohan Playing Herself in Court and Now on ‘Anger Management’ With Charlie Sheen
Lindsay Lohan may finally have some work coming her way, but she's got a lot of work ahead of her in terms of staying out of the slammer.
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2013 Oscars – Nominees + Winners
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Woman Turned Down for Massage Because She’s Too Fat — Is It Fair?
Laura Smith didn’t get a massage, but she was still rubbed the wrong way.
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Twitter Stats Say Louisiana and Shreveport Among Saddest Places In America
Why so blue? According to a report from The Atlantic, Louisiana is the saddest state in the union. The methodology, however, is a bit unique. Rather than asking people across the country how happy they are, researchers took millions of tweets, used keywords to designate a positive or negative emotion, and then compiled the list.
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The Deli Whose Employee Stopped + Frisked Forest Whitaker Promises They’re Not Racist
Remember when Forest Whitaker was accused of shoplifting from a New York City deli? (Dude, what exactly did they think the guy was pilfering?) And then stopped and frisked for it?
While it'd be really easy to assume it was at least somewhat racially motivated, the deli insists the employee at fault isn't a bigot -- just, you know, misguided.
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Waiter Who Defended Boy With Down Syndrome Gives All Donations To Charity
Last month, Michael Garcia made a lot of people smile. The 45-year-old, who is a waiter at Laurenzo’s Restaurant in Houston, Texas, refused to serve a family who insulted Milo Castillo, a five-year-old with Down Syndrome, by suggesting that "special needs children need to be special someplace else."
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Punxsutawney Phil Does Not See Shadow; Predicts Early Spring
Spring will arrive early this year, according to America's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil.
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Gunman Shoots and Kills Bus Driver, Holds 6-Year-Old Hostage in Bunker
On Tuesday afternoon, a man in Dale County, Alabama, near Midland City, got on a school bus, demanded a child be let off with him, then shot and killed the bus driver when he refused. The shooter, identified as Jimmy Lee Dykes, then took the boy from the bus and is currently holed up with him in an underground bunker nearby.
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Kelly Clarkson Sings ‘My Country, ‘Tis Of Thee” At Presidential Inauguration (VIDEO)
January 22, 2013 Kelly Clarkson was one of the performers at President Obama's second inauguration Monday, performing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" backed by the United States Marine Band.
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Former NOLA Mayor Nagin Indicted on Katrina Related Corruption Charges [VIDEO]
January 18, 2013 Wow! Are they really just now getting to this? Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was charged today with using his office for personal gain, accepting pay offs and more as New Orleans struggled to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
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Watch Sandy Hook School Children Perform a Moving Rendition of ‘Over the Rainbow’
It's Tuesday, so you probably need a good cry. Here, watch this video. It's children from Sandy Hook Elementary performing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' on 'Good Morning America.' The kids recorded the song, with folk musician Ingrid Michaelson, at the home of former Talking Heads members Tina Weymouth and Christ Frantz.