Lifestyle Stories from January 4, 2016 (Change date)
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SpaceX's returned booster rocket back in hangarJan 04, 2016 4:05 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's booster rocket, the Falcon, is back in its nest following a historic landing. The California company led by Elon Musk shared a pictu...
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Ellen DeGeneres to accept People's Choice humanitarian awardJan 04, 2016 11:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ellen DeGeneres is receiving a humanitarian award, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is reaping the benefits. Producers of the People's Choice...
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Old trees with weary limbs appreciate your supportJan 07, 2016 5:08 am - A few years ago I stopped by my neighbor Mike's yard to photograph his rhubarb — alas, well past its prime — but my eye was caught by something far more lovely. It was a...
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LOL: Suburban talent part of Chicago Sketch Comedy's 15th festJan 13, 2016 5:26 am - A person exuding confidence on the outside may very well be hiding inadequacy on the inside. That's the theme of the sketch show The Inept, featuring Jennifer Mitchell f...
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Hoverboards crash holiday funJan 06, 2016 5:00 am - Zoooooooooooom, crash. Was that the sound of the idea of holiday fun hitting the reality of riding a popular, but tricky, present this year? We should have seen this com...
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Live to 100? You may have it in your genesJan 05, 2016 5:29 am - Mary Harada's father lived to 102, healthy and sharp to the end. She wouldn't mind living that long, if she could stay as mentally and physically fit as he was. "He di...
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Researcher thinks certain drugs might slow agingJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Can people reach 100 if they don't have the genes? Science doesn't know yet, but Nir Barzilai, director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein Colleg...
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Bensenville distributes coats, toys to those in needJan 04, 2016 10:15 pm - Hundreds of families from Bensenville are a little warmer and had gifts to put under the tree this holiday season after the village's 45th Annual Toy Drive and Rotary Co...
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Being able to handle stress might help you become a centenarianJan 07, 2016 5:08 am - The New England Centenarian Study began studying very old people and their offspring in 1995, setting out to determine - among other things - which characteristics peopl...
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Actress co-founded hospital for poor in IndiaJan 07, 2016 5:02 am - While attending Stanford University, Buffalo Grove native Melanie Chandra and four fellow students wanted to do something for the low-income people in India. So, they fo...