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WATCH: Boy Suspended From School For Making “Gun” Out Of A Pop-Tart
A 7-year-old was suspended for two days for his Pop Tart weapon
Super Bowl XLVII: 9 Wacky Ways of Predicting the Winner
From video games to animals of all sizes and species, superstitions abound when it comes to trying to guess the winner.
‘Chubby’ from The Little Rascals Gets a Headstone After 76 Years
The quintessentially American Our Gang series may have followed the fictional adventures of a playful group of children, but the real biography of one of its young stars was a bit more tragic
And America’s Dirtiest City Is…
The fine folks at Travel + Leisure magazine have done the math, and this year’s number one may surprise you. (Or not.)
Students Who Skip School Don’t Get the Consequences, Study Says
Teens who skip school are less likely to graduate and attend college, but they don’t see it that way. Plus, education news on a school shooting in Baltimore, an apparent suicide at Columbia University and a new kind of college ranking.
Report: America’s Worst Drivers Live in Washington
The U.S. capital may be infamous for political dysfunction, but it seems the breakdown extends to its roads, too.
Musical Genius: One Doc’s Study of How Improv Impacts the Brain
A Baltimore doc is fusing music with science to see how your brain changes when dropping rhymes.
Kids’ Version of Christmas: Incorrect, But With Spider-Man, So Who Cares?
Baltimore, Bethlehem, what’s the difference?
The Other College Rankings: Most Dangerous U.S. Campuses
Forget acceptance and matriculation rates, or student to professor ratio. Give us the arsons, assault and robberies record.
Feds Close Four Bank Friday; 2010 Tally Reaches 90
It’s become something of a weekly tradition: The FDIC moves in late Friday night to shut down and break up failing banks. Last night, it was four new failures, pushing the 2010 list of failures to 90. (via Bloomberg Businessweek)
Disney Closes Doors of Five ESPN Zone Restaurants
After this latest round of cuts, California will be the lone state left with a branch of the sports bar / restaurant / arcade combos.