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Hillary Rosner is a fantastic environmental reporter — the sort that digs facts and stories more than outrage-bait and blind activism.    ...
From: Boing Boing | By: Maggie Koerth-Baker | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Where were you when you got the call (slash read the headlines) that Jamie Lynn Spears was pregnant? She was 16 at the time and starring on her very own Nickelodeon show, Zoey 101, so the world was shocked at the news, to say the least. But the original...
From: OK Magazine | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Nope, that headline was not a typo. Us Weekly is reporting that Selena Gomez and Ed Sheeran are hooking up. Whoa. Watch: Ed Sheeran's New Music Video with Taylor Swift Of course we have Taylor Swift to blame, thank, whatever for this supposed romance,...
From: OK Magazine | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine do not know the sex of their baby, which is expected in mid-July and should be born by natural delivery, palace sources said Wednesday.
From: Fox News | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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From: FAIL Blog | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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I have been very vocal about the bad experience I had with my first birth and my huge fear of having a repeat c-section. I spent my entire second pregnancy trying my hardest to put myself in an optimal position to have a VBAC. It still wasn’t in the...
From: BlissTree | By: Mommyish | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Click here to view this media H/T to Scarce for the video. Anti-abortionists may have some compelling arguments to support their views,but I haven't heard one yet and Republicans can’t seem to find one. As the House prepares to debate outlawing all...
From: Crooks and Liars | By: Diane Sweet | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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On a first date, “what TV do you watch?” can be a minefield. If you can’t agree on a single show, it’s a pretty huge indicator that things won’t work out. Here’s what you’re telling your date when you say your favorite TV show is… Game...
From: Glamour | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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By Dave Montgomery AUSTIN With a week left in the special session, partisan discord erupted in the Texas Legislature after Senate passage of legislation toughening regulations on abortion cliinics.The measure cleared the Senate late Tuesday night on...
From: Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Yeah, I don’t care either. But here we all are, on the internet in the middle of June. HELLO. The...
From: Entertainment Weekly | By: Annie Barrett | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Every coffee slinger or fry cook is a drummer or bass player in a band covered by Pitchfork. One can live and work in an unfettered way, or at least a way less fettered than is possible in any major metropolis.
From: The Rumpus | By: Gene Kwak | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Teen bride Courtney Stodden is tired of being told she is a leach on society.
From: Fox News | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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"The report should be a wake-up call to our nation," said CDC Director Thomas Frieden    ...
From: Salon.com | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Will new numbers change parents' minds about the HPV vaccine?
From: New York Times | By: KJ DELL'ANTONIA | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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There’s a bit of new footage in this trailer for Edgar Wright‘s The World’s End, but the focus is in the tacked-on bit at the beginning. That’s where it is made explicitly clear that the folks who made this film also made Shaun of the Dead and...
From: SlashFilm | By: Russ Fischer | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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I was a war baby, but having been conceived just a couple of months prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, I like to think of myself as a pre-war baby, too—just like Superman, who was born into the pages of a comic book in 1938, as a fully grown,...
From: New Yorker | By: Jack Ziegler | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Another day, another Star Wars Epsiode VII rumor. And one that seemingly contradicts the last Star Wars Episode VII rumor, no less. A site claims to have gotten ahold of a casting breakdown for the film’s seven lead characters — which, it should...
From: SlashFilm | By: Angie Han | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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You don't need to be a Kardasian by blood to cash in on the name! In the sixth installment of our special feature, OKMagazine.com is breaking down how much each star of the Keeping up With the Kardashians is worth, how they built their fortunes and...
From: OK Magazine | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Oh hayyyy girl! Continue reading »Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook....
From: Fashionista | By: Tyler McCall | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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A few softly blistered cherry tomatoes roasted with bacon and thyme make the ideal accompaniment to this savory rarebit. If you're looking for a more filling meal, try topping the rarebit with a runny fried egg, and, as always, serve this light lunch...
From: Serious Eats | By: Sydney Oland | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Half of Canada's aboriginal children are living in poverty, triple the national average, according to a new analysis of census statistics.
From: Fox News | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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While we’re not fans of hands-on pat-downs from security, we understand that they exist as an alternative or a supplement to being screened at a scanner. But one Consumerist reader wants to know why a pat-down would be viewed as a way to ensure that...
From: Consumerist | By: Chris Morran | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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The blue Power Ranger is also named after him.
From: Vanity Fair | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Meet Heath, the first baby born using a new hormone that should reduce risk of a dangerous IVF-related condition    ...
From: New Scientist | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Putting together a last minute date night? Let us help you out! Well, we got the Property Brothers to help. OK! News: Things get heated on Million Dollar Listing New York When we sat down with Drew and Jonathan Scott at ilili restaurant in NYC, the brothers...
From: OK Magazine | By: Lea Palmieri | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Let's end the suspense. No, Kim Kardashian hasn't confirmed her baby's name (but we still think it's this). But there is confirmation that she filmed the delivery. Photos: Look back at all the best and worst of Kim's maternity style! Her sister Kourtney...
From: OK Magazine | By: Kaitlin Menza | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Public health officials appear to be gaining significant ground in their battle against human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually-transmitted disease in the U.S. ...
From: Fox News | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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My wife and I were making Doritos Crusted Chicken (http://www.theblackpeppercorn.com/2013/04/doritos-crusted-chicken-fingers/) the other night when we ran out of Doritos and still had some chicken left over. So we pulled out some Fritos and crushed them...
From: Recipezaar | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Read full story for latest details.
From: CNN | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Andrew Carle, a technology educator at Flint High School in Northern Virginia, scurries about the classroom, rearranging desks and chairs, strategically sprinkling around wires, batteries, transistors, and clocks—all the while a video camera whirs...
From: School Library Journal | By: Hiten Samtani | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Drawings, paintings, and photographs of dead young women have been popular for centuries.    ...
From: The Atlantic | By: Emily Matchar | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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It’s slightly warm, but it’s a salad alright. The peas are still crisp but have deepened in color. The carrots are infused with a hint of ginger to bring out their sweetness even more. And the little, white turnips? They taste so much better than...
From: Not Eating Out in New York | By: Cathy Erway | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Health officials could face disciplinary action over "appalling" findings that a regulator tried to suppress a report into its own failings over the deaths of babies and mothers at a maternity unit, the government said Wednesday.
From: Fox News | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Pregnant women may be able to consume between three to seven glasses of alcohol per week without causing any neurodevelopmental problems in their unborn children. ...
From: Fox News | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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How does an idea on an overseas trip turn into a business that was sold to Home Depot?
From: Mixergy | By: Andrew Warner | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Dianna Degette is asked a pretty straightforward question: Since gun controllers like her are so found of repeating the phrase "if it saves one life it's worth it" how come banning late-term abortions isn't worth it? As Allah Pundit writes: So it turns...
From: National Review | By: Jonah Goldberg | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Carrying the future heir to the throne cannot be an easy feat, so it's no surprise Kate Middleton is serious about handling her pregnancy stress.  So how does the darling......
From: E Online | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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“Satirizing” “celebrity culture” is often a cheap and lazy grab for relevance. Throw a few weak jabs at a few easy targets (KIM! KANYE! AMANDA!), bemoan how shallow people are that they follow the every motion of dolts, and collect a paycheck....
From: Gamma Squad | By: Dan Seitz | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Today the Phillies signed this year’s first round draft pick, Lakewood High School (CA) shortstop JP Crawford, to his first professional baseball contract which included a $2.3 million signing bonus Yes, I’m writing up a report on JP Crawford almost...
From: Crashburn Alley | By: Eric Longenhagen | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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This woman's moves are everything. Everything. On this day 51 years ago, the lovely Paula Abdul was born. And thank God for that, because my childhood years would not have been the same without the glory of her music. Paula's first album went platinum...
From: Glamour | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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At the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), we measure our progress with metrics that account for every program, dollar, and service received. While these indicators help us become more efficient and effective in the work we do,...
From: AIDS.gov Blog | By: Eric Goosby | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Go inside Beckerman sisters’ bags here » If there were an award for Toronto’s most fashionable twins, Samantha and Caillianne Beckerman would win it year after year. The identical duo’s love for a kaleidoscopic magpie blend of designer duds has...
From: Fashion Magazine | By: Randi Bergman | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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A mother’s choice to breastfeed or bottlefeed is no ones business but hers.  -The Stir 50 romantic quotes about love. -YourTango The harsh reality of getting your first wrinkle. -Ladyish Apparently a fetus knows how to get it up. -Double X Guess...
From: Splendicity | By: Gaby Shaiman | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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We’ve done several posts about women in combat and Special Ops from a wide range of view points. We  even interviewed a female soldier attached to an ODA team in Afghanistan.   The issue has never been about women being able to meet the standard...
From: Business Insider | By: Brandon Webb | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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The Red Sox have announced (complete with picture) the signing of Trey Ball, the seventh overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft. We learned earlier today that Ball had passed his physical, and was expected to sign a slightly under-slot deal with the team,...
From: Over the Monster | By: Ben Buchanan | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Looks like Kate Middleton will be delivering the royal baby in the very same maternity facility where her husband was born back in 1982! The pregnant duchess will give birth in the Lindo......
From: E Online | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Have you ever meet a brash punk kid that annoys you to no end but he's so damn talented that you can't help but want to work with him? That's how I felt when I first met David Walsh several years ago. Since then, I've seen him mature into a respected...
From: NETTUTS | By: Rey Bango | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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When Kim Kartrashian birthed out the next generation of fame whores 5 weeks early, I just figured that she induced really early into the summer because she wanted to get all her fat sucked out in time for staged bikini photo-op season. But a source (yes,...
From: Dlisted | By: Michael K | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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At the tender age of 44, this Real Housewives star is totin’ a gut full… Cynthia Bailey And Peter Thomas Expecting First Baby Via Counter Culture Beauty reports: Congratulations must go out to Cynthia Bailey of the Real Housewives of...
From: Bossip | By: deolacola | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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That “Toddlers & Tiaras” is the devil. Via Daily Mail reports: A Toddlers and Tiaras mom who was filmed giving her two-year-old daughter a concoction of Mountain Dew, sweet tea and Pixie Stix before pageants says she is on...
From: Bossip | By: thatsmybiz1 | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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