Elmo puppeteer resigns amid new sex allegation

Longtime Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigned Tuesday from "Sesame...

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Nintendo’s Wii U: First Impressions

GamePadThe Wii U GamePad has a 6.2-inch touchscreen.Click here to view this gallery. [More from Mashable: Meet the Super Fan Who Waited in Line for a Month for a Wii U [VIDEO]]Nintendo‘s newest console has only been available for one day, but that’s still enough time for early-bird consumers to get their hands on the...

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“Twilight” sendoff starts with huge $341 million worldwide

(Reuters) – The “Twilight” vampire saga‘s final chapter debuted with a massive $ 341 million in global movie ticket sales as devoted fans bid farewell to blood-sucking spouses Bella and Edward and one of Hollywood‘s biggest franchises.“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ earned an estimated $ 141 million in the United States and Canada over the...

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Ecstasy Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Shows Promise

Gretchen Ertl for The New York TimesALTERNATIVE TREATMENT Rick Doblin of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, which is financing research into the drug Ecstasy. Hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with post-traumatic stress have recently contacted a husband-and-wife team who work in suburban South Carolina to seek help. Many are desperate, pleading for treatment and willing...

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Hostess, unions agree to mediation

Hostess Brands Inc agreed in court on Monday to enter private mediation with its lenders and leaders of a striking union to...

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Suspect in Mag Mile stabbing was out of jail 'barely a week'

The man charged with stabbing an Oak Brook doctor dining with his family on the Mag Mile had been out of prison just a week...

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“Last Resort,” “666 Park Avenue” Dropped by ABC

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – ABC’s freshman submarine drama “Last Resort” has been sunk, and the network has shuttered “666 Park Avenue” while it’s at it.The network has declined to pick up its freshman drama “Last Resort,” which starred Ande Braugher as a submarine commander whose crew is declared rogue enemies after he ignores a suspicious order. Likewise,...

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Teenage Boys, Worried About Body Image, Take Health Risks

Béatrice de Géa for The New York TimesDavid Abusheikh at a gym in Brooklyn. He goes six days a week and says he uses protein supplements to help build muscle. It is not just girls these days who are consumed by an unattainable body image. Take David Abusheikh. At age 15, he started lifting weights for two hours a day, six days a week. Now that he is a senior at Fort Hamilton High School in...

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Best October in 6 years for area home sales

The Chicago area's housing market last month regained the momentum it lost in September, resulting in more homes being sold...

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Notre Dame No. 1 in polls

Notre Dame is, officially, the No. 1 team in the country.According to almost everyone.The Irish were a unanimous pick for No....

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