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Canadians Get Free Beer in Sochi

Passport unlocks Molson fridge

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Polar Bear Becomes Fashion Victim

Dies from ingesting a coat and bag

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Avalanches recently killed six across the Western United States.
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Avalanches Kill at Least Six

Fatalities in three Western states

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Kikkan Randall Out of Freestyle Event

Loses by five-hundredths of a second in quarterfinals

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Lactic acid is what makes our muscles burn after a run. But it can also make us happier and more motivated, according to a new study.
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Lactic Acid Fuels Your Brain

To keep you happy, motivated, fit

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Just how old are the stars in the night sky?
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Universe's Oldest Star Discovered

Provides clues about the Big Bang

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Anyone can record HD aerial video with a setup like this for around $1,000
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Drones Buzz Sochi

UAVs are changing the way we watch sports

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Shaun White Fails at Olympic Threepeat

Favorite finishes fourth in halfpipe, no medal

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Amber Bellows, 28, died in a BASE jumping accident in Zion National Park.
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Newlywed BASE Jumper Dies in Zion National Park

Parachute failed to open properly

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Marius, a male giraffe, lies dead before being dissected, after he was put down at Copenhagen Zoo on Sunday. Copenhagen Zoo turned down offers from other zoos and 500,000 euros ($680,000) from a private individual to save the life of a healthy giraffe before killing and slaughtering it Sunday to follow inbreeding recommendations made by a European association.
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Zoo Giraffe Killed, Dismembered, Fed to Lions

Crowds of children watch

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A new Sherpa gene study explains high-altitude adaptation.
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Why Sherpas Excel at Altitude

New gene study has the answer

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Team USA sits 3rd in overall medal count with five.
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U.S. Dominates in Slopestyle Debut

Plus: Mancuso wins bronze and Miller falters

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Explorers Complete Scott's Antarctic Journey

Become first to trek 1,800 miles across Antarctica

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What effects do common supplements have on cancer?
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Can Orange Juice Cure Cancer?

Maybe not, but along with aspirin, it might help

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IOC Bans Sarah Burke Memorial Stickers

Olympic Charter considers tribute propaganda

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Palestinians Prepare for Marathon

Hundreds support region’s first running group

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The action camera maker, GoPro, announced Friday that it will go public.
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GoPro to Go Public

Latest tech company to file for secret IPO

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Military Dog Captured by Taliban

Possibly the first four-legged prisoner of war

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Bruno Banani is no stranger to bold marketing moves
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Luger Changes Name for Underwear Sponsor

Tonga’s first Winter Olympian

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Les Stroud Takes Reddit By Storm

Survivorman discusses Bigfoot, his worst survival illness, and his family camping habits in AMA

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Record Set at Empire State Run-Up

Australian woman climbs 86 flights in 11:57 for her fifth title

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Mountain trees could regulate global temperatures.
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Trees Act As Global Thermostat

They keep the planet from getting too hot or cold

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Russia Blocks Yogurt for U.S. Olympians

Thousands of Chobani containers sit in New Jersey

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A new study might help explain why mammoths went extinct about 10,000 years ago.
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Why Mammoths Went Extinct

They had a taste for flowers

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Climbers: Want Some Funding?

Apply for the Live Your Dream grant

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Ugly Species of Jellyfish Discovered

Washed up on a beach in Tasmania

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Are Better Athletes Better Looking?

New study examines connection

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White Drops Olympic Slopestyle

Claims injury risk is too high

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Watts and Dixon hope to take the Jamaican sleigh to Sochi
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Uncool Runnings

Jamaican bobsled team loses luggage, misses training

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White Lion Cubs Triplets Cute
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Rare White Lion Triplets Born in Poland

Triple the amount of "awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww"

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People who engage in risky behavior might have poor self-control.
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Why We Take Risks

Probably due to poor self-control

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Crowds can alter decisions made by referees.
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Home Field Advantage Is Real

Will Russian athletes dominate Sochi?

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Activists Bust Illegal Shark Factory

Slaughtering 600 protected sharks annually

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Shaun White at the 2007 Superpipe World Championships in Park City, UT.
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Shaun White Hurt During Training Run

Sochi slopestyle course claims another victim

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The men's peloton during the final stage of the 2013 Tour de France. This year, the women will race the same route.
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Tour de France to Host Women’s Race

One-day event on the Champs-Elyseés

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New Footage from Red Bull Stratos Jump

Baumgartner’s record-breaking jump from every angle

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Obama Could Declare 500,000-Plus Acres Protected

Areas in New Mexico and California to become national monuments

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Scientists have shed new light on the effects of concussions.
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Concussions Change Brain Structure

Study of hockey players reveals permanent alterations to brain

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Tesla's Model S Completes Cross-Country Run

Soothing fears over battery range

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These buckets might soon be a thing of the past.
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A New Way to Gather Sap

Are maple sugar farms on the horizon?

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Indonesian Volcano Kills 11

Might continue to erupt

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Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped Staten Island Chuck on Sunday. The groundhog saw his shadow, so according to folklore, winter will extend through March.
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New York City Mayor Drops Groundhog

Rodent then predicts six more weeks of winter

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Man Survives a Year Lost at Sea

Says he spent 13 months adrift, drank turtle blood

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Starfish Tearing Themselves Apart

Scientists baffled by terrifying mass death

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Homeless dogs in Sochi might not get to see the games.
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Sochi to Exterminate Stray Dogs

Company will "catch and dispose" of canines

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Thanks to vodka, Russian men have the lowest life expectancy in the world.
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Russian Vodka Kills

Lowers male life expectancy

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Sediment Dump on Great Barrier Reef OK'd

Opponents fear plan will damage fragile ecosystem

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Zimbabwe's First Winter Olympian

Country's last snow was 30 years before his birth

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"DamNation" to Premiere at SXSW

Dam removal on the big stage

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Animals Predict Super Bowl Winner

They can't all be wrong. Right?

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'Eco-Terrorist' Sentenced To Read Gladwell Book

Arsonist Rebecca Rubin should glean lesson

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Los Angeles to Host 2016 Marathon Trials

Momentum builds for 2024 Summer Olympics

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At the peak of their migration, monarchs coat the oyamel firs in Michoacan's Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
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Monarch Migration Reaches Record Low

Pesticides, heat, and deforestation to blame

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Man Smuggles Nearly 40,000 Piranhas into U.S.

Justice bites

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FAA Shuts Down Beer Drones

Microbrewer Lakemaid was planning to fly beer to ice fishermen

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Colorado Peaks Renamed for Broncos Players

Hickenlooper temporarily renames fourteeners after Super Bowl stars

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104-Year-Old Swimmer Sets World Records

Becomes oldest masters swimmer in history

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Caffeine Use Disorder Explained

New research outlines the drug's addictive qualities

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Torah Bright on her way to a second place Superpipe run at the 2008 Winter X Games. The Aussie start will compete in three events at Sochi next month.
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Torah Bright Makes Olympic History

Qualifies for three snowboard events

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New Technology Manages Heat Flow

Is this the future of outerwear?

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Rockdale County police officers assist a stranded tractor trailer truck on I-20 West near Conyers, Ga. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.
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North Melts, South Freezes

Winter storm ravages southern states as Alaska sees record high temperatures

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Luke Birch Jame Sparks Antigua
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Duo Breaks Atlantic Rowing Record

Students are the youngest to complete voyage

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Doctor Fights Off Shark with Knife

Stitches up bite wounds and grabs a beer

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Record Number of U.S. Athletes in Sochi

230 American athletes descend on Winter Games

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About 75 percent of African elephants in U.S. zoos are overweight, according to a new study.
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Elephant Fat Farm to Open in CA

For very overweight animals

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Runners try to stay ahead of the bulls during the Great Bull Run at Royal Purple Raceway, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in Baytown, Texas.
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Bull Running Comes to the U.S.

Because Pamplona is too far for some

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Flatulent Cows Detonate Dairy Farm

High concentration of methane gas

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Spinal Cord Injuries on the Rise

Falling down—not car accidents—is the culprit

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Iditarod vs. Idiotarod

New York-based spoof receives cease-and-desist from namesake

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TSA's Weirdest Finds

Including a human skull and 17 swords

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Purple Tomatoes: The Next Superfood?

New GM crop has high nutritional value, researchers say

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U.S. Ski Team Announces Sochi Squad

Miller, Shiffrin headline group

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Movember Hurts P&G Profits

Procter & Gamble's second quarter down $700 million

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Magnetosphere Is Collapsing

Could lead to drastic spikes in radiation

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A Tsunami-proof House

And a 7.8 earthquake and 85 mph winds

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Sweat Reveals Signs of Suicide

Easy measurement has 97 percent accuracy

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Speelman hails from South Africa's East Cape province.
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South African Blocked From Sochi

Despite IOC invite, national government won't let skier compete

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There's No Ghost Ship

Was believed to be full of rats and headed for English coast

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Moore Wins Gold for Brother

A year removed from Caleb’s death

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Olympic Uniforms Are Ugly

Designed by Ralph Lauren for the opening ceremony

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