Hugging Strangers, Straight From the Heart
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An Ohio man using the persona Teddy McHuggin broke a world record over the weekend by hugging 7,777 people in 24 hours to raise money for the American Heart Association. Jeff Ondash, who hugged tourists on the Las Vegas strip, has lost family members to heart disease.
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Buffalo Builds World's Largest Ice Maze
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Winter revelers in snowy Buffalo, N.Y., have built the world's largest ice maze. The maze -- which beat the previous record-holder built in 2005 in Toronto -- was the centerpiece of a weekend winter festival.
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Rare Biblical Manuscript Displayed Whole
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Two parts of a Hebrew Biblical manuscript separated for centuries and over continents are now rejoined and on display at a museum in Jerusalem. The separated fragments make up the Song of the Sea, sung by jubilant Israelites after fleeing slavery in Egypt and witnessing the destruction of the pharaoh's armies in the Red Sea.
Scientist Has Plan to Eliminate AIDS
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While the search for a vaccine continues, an AIDS researcher at the South African Center for Epidemiological Modeling and Analysis says it's possible to eliminate HIV in 40 years with medicines already at our disposal. The strategy involves universal testing for the virus and then treatment with antiretrovirals -- an expensive method, but one that would save lives.
Don't Feel Guilty, Naps Are Healthy
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A new study shows that a mid-day nap not only refreshes but can also increase your ability to learn. Not only do prolonged periods of wakefulness make brains sluggish, but adults who took a nap performed learning exercises better.
Vet in Austin Called a Reluctant Hero
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Robin De Haven, a 28-year-old Iraq war veteran, talks about how he helped five people escape from the burning Austin office building that was struck by a small airplane.
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Clowns Entertain Suffering Kids in Haiti
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Haitian children from a camp near the wrecked presidential palace got a brief respite from the hardships of life, thanks to the French Canadian charity "Clowns Without Borders."
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