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Kids Refuse To Be Perfect For Mom

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Study: Kids Watch Hours Of TV At Daycare

When added to the two to three hours many parents already admit to allowing at home, preschoolers in child care may be spending more than a third of the about 12 hours they are awake each day in front of the electronic baby sitter, researchers say. More

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UN Urges Help For 1 Billion Deprived Children

UNICEF urged the world to help the 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, clean water or health care -- and the hundreds of millions more threatened by violence -- two decades after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights. More
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Toddler, 2, Helps Mom Give Birth To Brother

A 2-year-old in north Mississippi has done something few toddlers can: He helped his mother give birth to his brother. More

Cutting Back On Tips? How Not To Look Cheap

This holiday season, a leaner budget might clarify which people truly make a difference in your life. The challenge will be figuring out how much to tip them. More

Zoo's 'Female' Tortoise Turns Out To Be Male

A tortoise's zookeepers in Cleveland are the ones feeling slow because after more than 50 years, they've discovered "Mary" is actually a male. More

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Should You Buy A Real Or Fake Tree?

Learn the pros and cons of buying a real Christmas tree versus purchasing a fake one. More

AP Poll: Family Dinnertime In America Still Alive

Pass the gravy -- plus the phone and the remote control. It's dinnertime in America. More

Wedding Ring Found In Dump Amid 10 Tons Of Trash

Sanitation workers sorted through 10 tons of trash to recover a wedding ring accidentally thrown away by a New Jersey couple. More

Woman Thinks Guy Playing Hard To Get

A graduate student can't read the intentions of a man she's interested in. More
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Fifty globes adorn Discovery Green in downtown Houston in hopes of bringing awareness to global warming. It's part of the Cool Globe exhibit. More

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- Students Mourn Friend
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- Army May Stop Sealy Contract
  Nov. 20, 2009: The Army may stop building trucks in Sealy, which could have an economic fallout in Houston. Phil Archer reports.
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