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When mothers go to work and leave a child home with Dad, the Census Bureau calls that a "child care arrangement." The other way around? Not so much.
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Can an empty wallet lead to a cheating heart? Cash-strapped men may feel a strong biological urge to seek out new sex partners, according to University of Kansas researchers.
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Sam Anderson visits Dickens World, a theme park based on the works of Charles Dickens.
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Design Within Reach has introduced a new line of bedding from the product designer Judy White.
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A report published today by the Royal Society tackles the divisive issue of the potential uses of neuroscience research by the military or security forces -- whether to improve the performance of our troops, to "diminish" the performance of the enemy or, perhaps most controversially, in...(more)
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A planned memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower, with Frank Gehry as the architect, has raised hackles within the Eisenhower family.
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The single working mother of a friend of A.'s daughter asked for a little help with her child care, but a little quickly turned into a lot.
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State, Cook County team up to combat foreclosure crisisIllinois is teaming with Cook County on a trial program in which a loan fund will be created to buy vacant foreclosed homes, renovate them and resell them at low interest rates.
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On Santa Rosa Island, 100 miles from Los Angeles, an undeveloped island offers hikers a place to explore.
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There is a growing market of fully grown women who buy cosmetics collections that feature cartoon characters.
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A Birmingham, Ala., collection of “lover’s eyes”; a book about breakfast cereals; and a modernist jewelry designer with a compulsion for detail.
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Can you solve a medical mystery involving a 43-year-old woman who suddenly falls asleep and can't be awakened?
