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January 20, 2013

VIDEO: Lance Armstrong admits to doping in Oprah interview

For the first time since cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from elite competition by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, he sits down for a no-holds-barred interview, with Oprah.

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  • pool.jpg Feces contaminates 58 percent of public swimming pools

    Human feces taints more than half of public swimming pools, a finding U.S. health officials are using to urge better personal hygiene as the summer months approach.

    May 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • VIDEO: Meet the family that never learned to walk on two legs

    Their parents had accepted the children as they were; they'd never tried to teach them to walk. In this very proscribed world, walking on hands and feet made nearly as much sense as walking upright.

    May 2, 2013

  • Griffin_Adidas_MiCoach_armband_medium.jpg Ditch the flowers, go with these cool Mother's Day gifts

    Instead of buying your mom a generic gift for Mother’s Day like flowers or a day at the spa, here are some cool gadgets that won’t only surprise her, but perhaps perfectly match one of her hobbies or current needs.

    April 30, 2013 1 Photo

  • g000258000000000000d33571a67a2cb19f8d0c508c36309951797a0b62.jpg Lexus IS C is sporty, luxurious

    Compared with a more traditional Lexus, like the ES, it's absolutely thrilling. It's a car with some life and personality in it.

    April 15, 2013 1 Photo

  • political-parties.jpg Have political parties lost their purpose?

    The Democrats and Republicans may be worlds apart on most things, but at their headquarters just two blocks away from each other on Capitol Hill, each is confronting the same question: Have political parties lost their purpose?

    March 19, 2013 1 Photo

  • BABYFOOD183.jpg Organic baby food more costly, not necessarily more nutritious

    Squeezable pouches of organic baby food are as omnipresent on some American playgrounds as runny noses, diaper bags and overpriced strollers. But studies show that parents who are aiming to buy the best food for their infants may not need to spring for the expensive organics.

    March 18, 2013 2 Photos

  • Top_of_Rock_Cropped.jpg The top 10 most expensive places to get married XO Group Inc., the creator of the top two wedding websites, TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com, released the results of its annual Real Weddings Study. This comprehensive report surveyed more than 17,500 US brides married in 2012.

    March 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • WasatchVsJunctionCity.jpg Roller Derby players share shoulder microbes

    Researchers have found that players come into a tournament bearing a team signature of bacteria on their shoulders-but leave sharing microbes with their opponents.

    March 17, 2013 1 Photo

  • goat-yelling.jpg Why do goats yell like that?

    If you're among the millions who have spent a significant portion of the past month watching videos of goats yelling like humans, you may have wondered: Why do goats yell like that? Are they distressed? Do they yell for any particular reason? Are they trying to tell us something?

    March 11, 2013 1 Photo

  • Screen shot 2013-03-08 at 1.01.41 PM.png VIDEO: Who could be the next pope?

    Pope Benedict XVI's resignation opens the door to an array of possible successors. There's no clear front-runner, though several leading candidates have been mentioned over the years as papabile, or having the qualities of a pope.

    March 10, 2013 1 Photo

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