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As you spring forward, avoid a sleep setback
It might take you a couple days to adjust to daylight saving time today, when at 2 a.m., time will “spring ahead” to 3 a.m., but you will indeed get used to that hour of light being swiped from the...
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Births
Freeman— Charlie Teagan Freeman, daughter of Charles and Scytha (Abraham) Freeman of Paducah, Feb. 1, 2013, Baptist Health Paducah. Grandparents are Richard and Cynthia Abraham of Paducah, and Pat ...
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Speedometer top speed often exceeds reality
DETROIT — The speedometer on the Toyota Yaris says the tiny car can go 140 miles per hour. In reality, the bulbous subcompact’s 106-horsepower engine and automatic transmission can’t push it any...
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Pets getting hyperbaric treatment
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hyperbaric chambers have been used for decades to treat divers with the bends, burn victims and people with traumatic injuries, but in Florida and a handful of other states they...
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Remembering the people who ‘Bubble Up’ in life
Working at a newspaper can feel like wading against a river current full of names, pictures and events. Though so many are newsworthy, by sheer volume, only a small percentage of people can trul...
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Births
Amyx — Weston Timothy Amyx and Wyatt Richard Amyx, sons of Timothy Richard and Crystal Shae (Jones) Amyx of Taylorsville, Jan. 31, 2013, Norton’s Suburban Hospital, Louisville. Grandparents are Ric...
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Dying man wins biggest prize at casino
DES PLAINES, Ill. — For a year and a half, Timothy Brennan has been a regular at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, faithfully playing the slots with the hope of winning big. Brennan recently hit the...
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Americans spend over $53 billion on pets in 2012
LOS ANGELES — The economy may have remained sluggish last year but Americans refused to scrimp on their pets, with animal lovers spending upwards of $53 billion on food, veterinary care, kennels an...
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Ancient wax technique gains new fans in art world
Denver artist Jamie Lang sold nearly all of his small, handmade tiles during a recent crafts show, and he can only guess the reasons why. The adobe tiles are minimally decorated — with a red bicycl...
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Associated Press A shoe decorated with a miniature tea set and a lock titled "Alice," and designed by Nicholas Kirkwood, is on display at the "Shoe Obsession" exhibit at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology Museum in New York. The exhibition, showing off 153 specimens, runs through April 13.
No longer an accessory, shoes move center stage
NEW YORK — Shoes are having a 21st century moment as they’ve pushed from mere accessory to the center of the fashion stage. Sexuality, social status, fashion IQ: The reasons for our shoe obsessi...
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