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The Piano Guys Will Blow You Away With 'Angels We Have …With Thanksgiving officially over now, we turn our attention to the series of celebrations primarily …The Huffington Post
Dick Cheney Didn't Regret His Vote Against Freeing Nelson …In 1986, Nelson Mandela -- the former president of South Africa who died Thursday at the age of 95-- …The Huffington Post
'Disabled' Mannequins Remind Us That Beautiful Doesn't Mean …It's no secret that the smooth, plastic bodies staring out of store windows aren't true physical …The Huffington Post
My Kid's Insane Christmas Wish List, AnnotatedWhen I was a kid, I would dream up completely insane presents to put on my Christmas wish …DEADSPIN
Nelson Mandela, South African Icon of Peaceful Resistance, Dies …JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and an enduring icon of …New York Times
Nelson Mandela dead: Obama calls him 'influential, courageous …Nelson Mandela, who guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy …Chicago Tribune
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Justin Bieber's Believe: World Premiere Details Revealed!E! News can exclusively reveal that the world premiere of Justin Bieber's Believe will take place …E Online9,308 Tweets
Teddy Bridgewater pass complete to Damian Copeland for 22 …ESPN2,848 Tweets
Powerful Photo Series Morphs Real Women With BarbieDespite Barbie's persistent presence in American culture, the shapely doll isn't exactly known for …Mashable257 Tweets
Attention Fanboys and Fangirls: X-Men: Apocalypse Gets a …Grab a pen and paper now because there's some big news coming your way! Despite the highly …E Online269 Tweets
Forget Gaga Versus Eminem, Eagles Vie Clapton for SalesThe holiday sales headlines have focused on Eminem’s rivalry with Lady Gaga. In the background …Bloomberg754 Tweets
Rosenthal: Cano to Seattle would make little senseI can’t wait to hear the rationale. Whenever a free agent makes an inexplicable money grab, we …FOX Sports501 Tweets
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Monk pleads guilty, gets probation in child-luring caseA monk accused of trying to lure girls into his car pled guilty today to child abduction, officials said. Thomas Chmura, a Benedictine …Chicago Tribune
Oregon Police Say Missing Teen, Transient May Be Looking For …An "endangered" Oregon teenager who was last seen Tuesday night may be traveling with a 40-year-old transient man and looking for …ABC NewsOregon City
Dodging Secret Service agents in a snowstorm while inspiring a …Rod Chase is recognized as one of today’s top photorealist painters.  Chase often focuses his efforts on painting various landmarks …Washington Post
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World

Nelson Mandela dies at 95Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years as a prisoner in South Africa for opposing apartheid, then emerged to become his country's first …FOX NewsNelson Mandela
Russian diplomats charged with Medicaid fraudWASHINGTON – Current and former Russian diplomats in New York routinely claimed poverty to fraudulently collect Medicaid …Los Angeles TimesRussian diplomats
Clashes Erupt in Capital of Central African RepublicDAKAR, Senegal — Fighting tore through parts of the capital of the Central African Republic on Thursday, hours before the United …New York TimesCentral African Republic
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Bank-Robbing Brother and Sister Were Recruited by FatherA brother and sister facing years in prison for their involvement in bank robberies with their father claim he recruited them for the crimes …ABC News
'Glee' Locks In Dianna Agron For 100th EpisodeShe's back! That's right — Dianna Agron will return to McKinley High for the 100th episode of "Glee." Show creator Ryan Murphy …MTV100th episode
'The Bachelor' First Look: Meet Juan Pablo's lucky ladies -- …We’re officially less than a month away from what ABC has dubbed “Juan-uary.” But just in case you can’t wait that long to …Entertainment Weekly …first look
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The Rise and Fall of BlackBerry: An Oral HistoryIn 1984, Mike Lazaridis, an engineering student at the University of Waterloo, and Douglas Fregin, an engineering student at the …BusinessweekRise And Fall
Slippery Clay at Fault in 2011 Japan EarthquakeSlippery clay that looks like scaly black dragon skin is the crucial clue needed to explain the 2011 Japan earthquake's surprising …MashableSlippery clay
Apple may be closer to deal with China Mobile to sell iPhoneSAN FRANCISCO — Apple may be inching closer to a deal with China Mobile, that nation's largest carrier, to sell the iPhone. But …Los Angeles TimesChina Mobile
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Business

Bankers Balking at Bitcoin in U.S. as Real-World Obstacles MountBitcoin, the digital money created as an alternative to currencies controlled by nations and banks, is finding that its wider adoption …Bloomberg
Fast-food workers walk off jobs in minimum wage protestFast-food workers in hundreds of U.S. cities staged a day of strikes and rallies on Thursday to demand higher wages, saying the pay …Chicago TribuneFast-food workers
Chicago forming task force to market Dominick's stores left vacantMayor Rahm Emanuel’s office on Thursday said it has formed a task force to find buyers for any Dominick’s stores left vacant after …Chicago Tribunetask force
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Obama wants his critics to offer health care ideas. FreedomWorks is …President Obama likes to say that groups on the right that attack the Affordable Care Act don't ever say what they would do instead …Washington PostPresident Obama
Durbin asks Metra to 'clarify' position on safety systemSen. Dick Durbin today is calling on Metra to clarify its position on implementing a safety system that experts say would have …Chicago Tribunesafety system
Pope Francis to form commission on sex abuse by priestsROME — In his first formal response to one of the biggest challenges facing the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis is establishing …Los Angeles TimesPope Francis
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Sports

NFL MVP forecast: Peyton Manning leads Russell WilsonWould you hand the MVP award to a baseball player who missed two months of the season? Of course not. Foles has started six of …NFLNFL
Daily Primer: Canadiens aim to pass BruinsThe Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils again Wednesday night and moved within one point of first place in the Atlantic Division. On Thursday, they'll be provided with an opportunity to leapfrog …NHL.comMontreal Canadiens
Missouri vs. Auburn is top game in Week 15 of college footballThe SEC and Big Ten championship games will have a direct impact on who gets into the BCS championship game, so it's no surprise …NFLCollege Football
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Health

Medicare patients will get a financial break in 2014Medicare beneficiaries got some good news this fall, when government officials announced that the Part B monthly premium and annual …Marketwatch
Teen Rushed to Surgery for Swallowing Rare-Earth MagnetsJust before Thanksgiving, 14-year-old Christin Rivas got six rare-earth magnets from a friend at church, thinking she could "freak out …ABC Newsrare-earth magnets
Dementia Epidemic Looms With 135 Million Sufferers Seen By 2050* Alzheimer's group says 44 million people have dementia now * Global epidemic "only getting worse" as societies age * London G8 …The Huffington Post
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Mourners in Washington place tributes at Nelson Mandela statueWASHINGTON -- At the South African Embassy in Washington, mourners left bouquets of roses in front of a statue of Nelson Mandela …Los Angeles Times
High-profile bipartisan budget panels don’t have the greatest of records in WashingtonSince the end of World War II, more than a dozen high-profile bipartisan panels have convened to tackle the nation’s thorniest fiscal problems. Seldom have their recommendations spurred congressional …Washington Post
We Want Smarter Budget Caps, Not Their EviscerationYour Dec. 3 editorial "The Next GOP Crackup?" misses the mark in its representation of the current budget debate and the views of Republicans on the Appropriations Committee. First, the statement that …The Wall Street Journal
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