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Broadway’s ‘Spider-Man’ Musical Turns Off The Lights At Last

i i hide caption‘Dark’ day: On Dec. 20, 2010, actor Christopher Tierney suffered a harrowing fall and severe injuries during a performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. The show updated its safety protocols, and Tierney returned to his roles in April 2011. Jemal Countess/Getty Images ‘Dark’ day: On Dec. 20, 2010, actor Christopher Tierney […]

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Busy Winter Storm Brings Snow, Cold To Northeast

i i hide captionVisitors to New York enjoy the snow in Time Square Thursday night. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images Visitors to New York enjoy the snow in Time Square Thursday night. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images A blustering post-Christmas snowstorm that has dropped nearly 2 feet of snow just north of Boston, shut down major highways in New

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Portugal’s Baby Bust Is A Stark Sign Of Hard Times

hide captionNurse Carina Araujo gives care to a child in the neonatal intensive care unit at Maternidade Doutor Alfredo da Costa Hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 6, 2013. Portugal’s birthrate has dropped 14 percent since the economic crisis hit. The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images In Lisbon, the waiting area of Portugal’s biggest maternity

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Blues Musician Tabby Thomas Dies At 84

i i hide captionChris Thomas King plays on the House of Blues stage with his father, Tabby Thomas, in 2001, at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Douglas Mason/AP Chris Thomas King plays on the House of Blues stage with his father, Tabby Thomas, in 2001, at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

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Rescue Begins For Icebound Ship In Antarctica

A long-awaited rescue of passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for more than a week finally got under way on Thursday, with a helicopter scooping up the first group of passengers and flying them to a nearby vessel, expedition leaders said. The helicopter was originally going to airlift

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At Long Last, Female Ski Jumpers Can Go For Olympic Gold

i i hide captionFirst-place finisher Jessica Jerome competes in the women’s ski jumping event at the U.S. Olympic trials in Park City, Utah, on Sunday. Jim Urquhart/AP First-place finisher Jessica Jerome competes in the women’s ski jumping event at the U.S. Olympic trials in Park City, Utah, on Sunday. Jim Urquhart/AP In Park City, Utah,

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Doctors And Teens Both Avoid Talking About Sex And Sexuality

i i hide captionAlmost half of high-schoolers have had sexual intercourse, but teens almost never ask their doctors about sexual health. Nicole Young/iStockphoto Almost half of high-schoolers have had sexual intercourse, but teens almost never ask their doctors about sexual health. Nicole Young/iStockphoto Many doctors aren’t asking teenagers about sex or sexuality, and those who

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Mapping Emotions On The Body: Love Makes Us Warm All Over

i i hide captionPeople drew maps of body locations where they feel basic emotions (top row) and more complex ones (bottom row). Hot colors show regions that people say are stimulated during the emotion. Cool colors indicate deactivated areas. Image courtesy of Lauri Nummenmaa, Enrico Glerean, Riitta Hari, and Jari Hietanen. People drew maps of

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At Least One Rocket Fired From Lebanon Hits Israel

Putting a dent in a cease-fire that has lasted for seven years, at least one rocket fired from Lebanon landed in Israel on Sunday. The rocket did not cause any damage and the Israeli military responded with artillery fire. The New York Times reports: “The Israeli military said that five rockets had been fired and

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Enrollment Through Federal Health Market Surges In December

i i hide captionAlicia Martinez tries to sign up for a health care plan at a Miami Enrollment Assistance Center on Dec. 20, in Miami, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Alicia Martinez tries to sign up for a health care plan at a Miami Enrollment Assistance Center on Dec. 20, in Miami, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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GOP Leaders Reject Report That Benghazi Wasn’t Linked To Al-Qaida

i i hide captionAn armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the U.S. Consulate compound in Benghazi late on Sept. 11. AFP/Getty Images An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside

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Rushing Toward Chaos: Covering The Aftermath Of Typhoon Haiyan

i i hide captionA boy stands in the ruins of the leveled a neighborhood in Tacloban. Food and water supplies were almost non-exsistent in the days immediately after the storm. David Gilkey/NPR A boy stands in the ruins of the leveled a neighborhood in Tacloban. Food and water supplies were almost non-exsistent in the days

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