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Social Media and Sports: Natural Teammates

Enthusiastic fans are eager for updates on their favorite teams and the opportunity to rant about what went wrong in the playoffs or why their coach should be fired.

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‘I’m Doing It!’ Stephen Colbert Transfers Super PAC, Mulls Presidential Run

Colbert for President of the United States…of South Carolina? With a huge wink, the Comedy Central host says he’s starting an “exploratory committee.”

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Demolition Boy: Charity Turns Cancer Patient’s Dream Into Reality

A youngster battling cancer had his wish come true this week – to blow up a building.

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Stephen Colbert Leads Jon Huntsman in South Carolina Poll

As if Huntsman needed more bad news after his third-place finish in New Hampshire.

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Chinese Builders Construct 30-Story Hotel — In 15 Days

The prefabricated building can reportedly survive a 9.0-magnitude earthquake

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North Korea Airs Film Celebrating Its ‘Genius Among the Geniuses’

In case there are any doubts, Kim Jong Un is seen climbing inside a tank and riding a strapping gray horse.

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Looking to the Stars: NASA Touts ‘Beautiful’ Meteor Shower Wednesday

Heads up for stargazers: an annual meteor shower early Wednesday morning promises a “brief, beautiful show” worth waking – or staying – up for this year.

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Was a Da Vinci Masterpiece ‘Overcleaned?’

Two Louvre officials have resigned, reportedly over just how to clean a 500-year-old Leonardo da Vinci work.

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All Shook Up: Elvis the Australian Crocodile Is Tired of Your Yard Work

Now that’s rock ’n’ roll behavior.

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Where in the World Is Kim Jong Nam?

Reports say Kim Jong Il’s eldest son is now under “Chinese protection” after leaving the island of Macau. But like most things in the Hermit Kingdom, it’s hard to know for sure.