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What Happens to Your Brain on Sugar, Explained by ScienceOn the left is an image of your brain. In the center is your brain on drugs.  Then, on the right, is …Policy Mic
NYPD's Twitter photo contest backfires with images of aggressive …The New York Police Department attempted to harness Twitter to drum up support today, but things …The Verge
11 Things You'll Regret In Your 30sWhat better way to learn than from those who have been there and done that? A Reddit thread …The Business Insider
Facebook Knows Everything About You, And If You Don't Believe …A marketing stunt for the upcoming Ubisoft game "Watch Dogs" is inadvertently allowing users to …The Huffington Post
44 People Shot in Rahm Emanuel's Bloody Chicago; CBS IgnoresForty four people were shot over the weekend in a bloody epidemic sweeping Rahm Emanuel's …News Busters
The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s RichestThe American middle class, long the most affluent in the world, has lost that distinction. While the …New York Times
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The OnePlus One Offers Top-Tier Specs Android Phone Specs At …Not all smartphones are created equal, but the new OnePlus One (not to be confused with that other …TechCrunch783 Tweets
ROCKERS AGAINST TRAFFICKING Benefit Raises Over $10,000Veteran photographer Kevin Estrada's Rockers Against Trafficking benefit to help raise awareness of …KNAC Pure Rock322 Tweets
Officers explain school safety and social mediaSun Prairie officer Brandon Lingle said 75% of his time on the job is spent tapped in to social media.Channel 3000277 Tweets
Poll Shows Tight Senate Races in Four Southern StatesFour Senate races in the South that will most likely determine control of Congress appear very close …New York Times351 Tweets
Josh Lueke Is A Rapist, You Say? Keep Saying It.Late Saturday night, during the Yankees-Rays game, I stumbled onto an online conversation among …Dead Spin3,038 Tweets
'Anti-Tinder' Tries To Solve Online Dating's Creepiness ProblemWould you trust a friend to set you up on a date more than a random website? That's the entire …The Huffington Post284 Tweets
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Lax Oversight Cited as Factor in Deadly Blast at Texas PlantDALLAS — Federal investigators have determined that a lack of oversight and regulations at the local, state and federal levels …New York Times
Man shot to death in Grand Crossing neighborhoodA man in his 20s was found shot to death this morning in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side, authorities said. At 6:15 …Chicago TribuneGrand Crossing
Hospitalized Pennsylvania woman sold $4G in heroin from intensive …A seriously sick Pennsylvania drug dealer sold thousands of dollars worth of heroin from her intensive care unit hospital bed, police said.New York Daily News
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How Influence Peddling in U.S. and China Can Merely Be a …To understand how money and politics intertwine in the world’s two largest economies, look no further than two important articles in …New York Times
Material on Australian shore examined in jet huntWashed-up debris examined for possible link to Flight 370 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Unidentified material that washed ashore in …Yahoo News
Kiev restarts 'anti-terrorist' operation in east Ukraine after killing of …Ukraine’s interim government said today that it would renew a security operation against pro-Russian gunmen in the country’s east …The Christian Science …
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Entertainment

Led Zeppelin is back with "Whole Lotta" unreleased tunesLONDON (Reuters) - Legendary rockers Led Zeppelin said on Wednesday they will include previously unreleased songs in the first …Yahoo FinanceLed Zeppelin
Beyonce featured on producer's surprise charity singleProducer/singer Boots has recruited his pal Beyonce to sing on a new charity single, which unexpectedly went on sale on Tuesday.Philadelphia Daily NewsBeyonce
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o named People's most beautiful womanNEW YORK (Reuters) - It's been a big year for Lupita Nyong'o. After winning an Oscar and a lucrative advertising deal the actress was …Yahoo FinanceLupita Nyong'o
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Sci/Tech

As Microsoft’s Q3 awaits, it’s all Satya, all the timeCEO Satya Nadella, on the job since February, is suddenly everywhere, taking on the role of brainy technology visionary once held by …CNetMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella Ja…
Apple Earnings: What to WatchA long-running streak is in jeopardy when Apple reports fiscal second-quarter financial results Wednesday: It’s been 11 years since …Wall Street JournalApple Earnings
HBO strikes deal with Amazon to stream showsSome HBO shows and the Internet streaming service HBO Go will be available next month to Amazon Prime customers, the …Chicago TribuneHBO Go
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Business

TD Ameritrade 2nd quarter profit up 35 pct on net new assetsNEW YORK (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp , the biggest U.S. discount broker, said profit in its fiscal second quarter jumped …Chicago TribuneTD Ameritrade
Cost controls boost Dow Chemical margins, profit tops estimates(Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co , the No. 1 U.S. chemical maker by sales, reported a stronger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit as …Chicago Tribunecost controls
Hostile Allergan bid: Cramer hopes Ackman whiffs"I don't want them to get Allergan," said Jim Cramer. Plain and simple. Speaking about the recently announced hostile takeover …CNBCJim Cramer
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Politics

Arkansas Senator Has Unplanned Heart SurgeryWASHINGTON — John Boozman, the junior senator from Arkansas, had unplanned heart surgery on Tuesday morning and was …New York Timesheart surgery
Dayton says no to frac sand moratorium in southeastern Minn.Says he lacks authority for the southeastern Minnesota ban sought by mining opponents Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday he can’t …Minneapolis Star Tribune
Court Backs Michigan on Affirmative ActionWASHINGTON — In a fractured decision that revealed deep divisions over what role the judiciary should play in protecting racial and …New York Timesaffirmative action
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Sports

Albert Pujols celebrates 'special moment' with 500th homerWASHINGTON — It was a majestic blast, exploding off the bat as if shot from a cannon, and as the ball arced its way toward the outer …Los Angeles TimesAlbert Pujols
Barcelona transfer ban suspended by FIFA(CNN)-- It's been largely a season of gloom for Barcelona, but the Spanish champions received a rare ray of light Wednesday following …CNNtransfer ban
Sunday Oliseh: From Super Eagle to African pioneer(CNN)-- When Sunday Oliseh was a young boy kicking a football around the dusty streets of Lagos, he never dreamed he would one …CNNSunday Oliseh
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Health

New Study Results Find that Jenny Craig Helps People with Type 2 …After one year, Jenny Craig participants lost more than three times as much weight as the Usual Care group. Study participants …Yahoo FinanceUsual Care
Investor pressure pushing drugmaker M&A dealsDrugmakers eager to satisfy shareholders by boosting profits and share prices are wheeling, dealing and in one case even making …CNBC
Galectin Therapeutics Completes Enrollment Of Second Cohort Of …NORCROSS, Ga., April 23, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galectin Therapeutics (Nasdaq:GALT), the leading developer of therapeutics …The StreetGalectin Therapeutics
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Sales of new US homes plunge 14.5 percent in MarchWASHINGTON — The number of Americans buying new homes plummeted in March to the slowest pace in seven months, a sign that …Washington Post
Christie bridge scandal committee subpoenas four to testify in MayWASHINGTON — State Assemblyman John Wisniewski, co-chairman of the legislative committee investigating the George …New Jersey Online
Supreme Court rules that pornographers should payWASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that child pornographers must help pay for their victims' pain and suffering -- …USA Today
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