All Stories from January 4, 2015 (Change date)
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No health insurance? Penalties to rise in 2015Jan 04, 2015 6:12 am - WASHINGTON - The cost of being uninsured in America is going up significantly next year for millions of people. It's the first year all taxpayers have to report to the I...
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Rising stars: You might not know them ... but you willJan 04, 2015 6:01 am - Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Alicia Vikander. Randall Park. Lily James. Nothing? Just give them a few months. A whole new slate of actors, including those promising talents, are mov...
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The latest thing at 'Downton Abbey': Exit signsJan 04, 2015 6:01 am - "Downton Abbey" has found its groove, which, of course, involves no real groove at all. A groove would ruin it. Viewers have figured out that their beloved British perio...
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Best films for families from 2014Jan 04, 2015 6:01 am - Little kids had their moviegoing experiences enlivened in 2014 by some outstanding animated features. For tweens and teens, there were quality sci-fi epics and a few out...
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Scientists show that drunk birds 'slur' their songsJan 04, 2015 6:00 am - Sometimes science means getting a bunch of finches sloshed. Or at least giving them blood alcohol levels of around .08 percent, which is pretty crazy by bird standards. ...
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When Internet addiction is actually a good thingJan 04, 2015 6:00 am - A new study from researchers at the University of Hong Kong claims that 420 million people are addicted to the Internet, about 6 percent of the world's population. That...
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How the archdiocese is working to prevent abuseJan 04, 2015 6:00 am - It was 25 years after he was abused by a Catholic priest that Mike Hoffman finally decided to tell someone. In 2006, he was reading a newspaper article about victims of ...
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How wealth gap complicates sibling relationshipsJan 04, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK — When Jayson Seaver thinks about why he makes so much money while some Americans can't catch a break, he thinks of the sacrifices he's made, the jobs he worked...
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Nuts are packed with nutrients, but only four in 10 Americans eat themJan 04, 2015 6:00 am - Even though nutrition experts say it's a good idea to eat nuts to keep your heart healthy, only four in 10 American adults eats nuts on any given day, and more women tha...
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Automakers feel optimistic after rebound in 2014Jan 04, 2015 5:55 am - Wave goodbye to a banner year for the U.S. auto industry. Six years after the federal bailout saved it from driving off a cliff, the nation's car-and-truck economy has r...