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‘Avery’s Bucket List’ Baby Dies

A moment of silence for five-month-old Avery Canahuati, who touched all our hearts.

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‘Avery’s Bucket List’: A Five-Month Old with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Gets Busy Living

Over her short five-month life, Avery Canahuati was destined to make every day count.

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Reading While Eating April 23: Bring It On

Are cats or dogs better? The Internet weighs in. Plus: breaking news in fish communication.

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Child Sleeps Through Theft of His Father’s Car

A 6-year-old asleep in the back seat of his father’s car didn’t stir once when it was stolen from a New York convenience store.

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Chinese ‘Eagle Dad’ Defends Making Son Run in Snow Without Clothing

On a family vacation to the U.S. during the Chinese New Year, He Liesheng recorded his 4-year-old son running around a snowy street in Flushing, New York. Wearing only underwear and shoes, the child, nicknamed Duoduo, cried and shivered while his parents pressured him to run and perform push-ups in the snow.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Admits Fathering a Child with Household Staffer

Arnold Schwarzenegger has confessed that he had an affair with a household staffer that resulted in the birth of a child before he became governor of California. The revelation apparently led his wife Maria Shriver to move out of their Brentwood mansion ahead of their May 9 announcement that they would separate after 25 years [...]

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Six-Year-Old’s TSA Pat-Down: Careful or Crossing the Line?

Any family traveling with several young children will inevitably be subjected to random checks and extra security measures. It’s Murphy’s Law. But one family says the child screening process can turn invasive and inappropriate.

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Controversial Abortion Billboard Removed, But Not Before Irate Mom Speaks Out

Apparently the loud protests over a Manhattan billboard put up by anti-abortion activists were enough to get it taken down after only two days. But the frustration doesn’t end there, because a mother whose child was depicted in the ad is angry.

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Landon Donovan: American Hero, British Tabloids Target

U.S. soccer player Landon Donovan had been having a great few weeks. Until, of course, the tabloids attacked.