The late author/poet Maya Angelou was well-known for her many thought-provoking quotes, but it appears that one that was used for her stamp is not actually hers.
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TSA gets to keep $675,000 change left behind by air travelers
All the quarters, dimes and other coins forgotten by busy travelers at airport security checkpoints last year added up to a big chunk of change for the federal government.
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Could veterans have concussion-related CTE?
After his last tour in Iraq, it took master gunner Shane Garcie about six weeks to notice he’d changed.
“Your brain is throwing parties because you’re home, you’re alive,” says Garcie. “So, it doesn’t settle in right away.”
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Are human head transplants coming soon?
It sounds like the plot for a science fiction movie.Someone has a horrific accident and winds up in the hospital, brain dead and on life support. Doctors approach the family about organ donation, but instead of saving as many as eight lives, the family is asked to donate the whole body to save just one individual. Perhaps a quadriplegic with a mind that outmatches their malfunctioning body.
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‘Adventure Time’ hits the skies with new Cartoon Network-themed airplane
“Jake the dog and Finn the human. The fun will never end. Adventure Time.”
begins the dreamy theme song intro to the strangely addictive Cartoon Network TV show that’s centered around psychedelic characters like the Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen and, of course, Jake and Finn.
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Why trying to make our kids happy can backfire
When it comes to our children’s happiness, we modern day parents will go to unbelievable — yes, sometimes certifiably insane lengths — all to make our little ones happy.
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Blue Bell shuts down plant after listeria find
Blue Bell ice cream has temporarily shut down one of its manufacturing plants over the discovery of listeria contamination in a serving of ice cream originating from that plant.
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Taraji Henson apologizes to police officers after racial profiling claims
Actress Taraji P. Henson apologized Friday for claiming her son was racially profiled during a traffic stop in Southern California last year.
The Glendale Police Department released dash cam video of the encounter, which contradicted her son’s claims.
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‘Walking Dead’s’ big finale: Six shows to watch this week
The Walking Dead’s” season-long plotline involving a group that headed north from Atlanta all comes to a head in a 90-minute season finale on Sunday night.
It’s been a season in which Sonequa Martin-Green’s character, Sasha, stood out: She’s on the verge of insanity after the deaths of her brother and many friends.
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Angelina Jolie’s message to kids at Nickelodeon show: ‘Different is good’
Angelina Jolie took the stage Saturday at Nickelodeon’s 28th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards and delivered a message of hope to anyone who’s ever felt out of place.
In her first public appearance since revealing that she underwent a second preventative surgery to lower her risk of cancer, Jolie attended the show with her children, Shiloh and Zahara.
