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Nelson Mandela hospitalized for lung infection
Video: The 94-year-old former South African president has been admitted with a recurrence of the lung infection he suffered in December.
After landslide destroys home, dozens more at risk
Video: A man barely escaped his home before it tumbled down a hill in a landslide near Puget Sound on Whidbey Island in Washington state.
Teen: Selling my app to Yahoo wasn't about $30M
Video: Nick D’Aloisio became a multi-millionaire when he sold his Summly app to Yahoo. The teenager talks about the sale, saying 'it will be different' working for the tech giant, and that he’s excited about the future of his technology.
TV's impact on the gay marriage debate
Video: Thanks in part to shows like 'Modern Family,' a majority of Americans are now in favor of same-sex marriage.
Researchers use Facebook to map tornado paths
Video: Researchers at the University of Georgia now have a better understanding of how far items sucked into a tornado can travel, all thanks to Facebook. It's the first study of its kind.
Cat shows who's boss, walks dog on leash
Video: A cat in a viral video knows how to take the dog for a walk, leash and all, and the feline’s canine companion seems to go with the flow.
Midwest hit by powerful spring snowstorm
Video: Few signs of spring are being found in parts of the Midwest as a snowstorm tracks mostly along Interstate 70, bringing heavy snow and high winds.
The Oklahoma City diet
Video: In Oklahoma City, residents are losing weight together.
Orphan bear cub doing well
Video: An orphan polar bear cub in Alaska will soon be moved to a zoo in Buffalo, N.Y.

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Baby elephant will stay in Portland, Ore.
Video: An Oregon zoo says it will retain possession of the country's newest baby elephant, a 300-pound female that hasn't yet been named, even though it won't own the animal.
Cory Booker to begin food-stamp diet
The mayor of Newark, N.J., is starting a week-long experiment in which he'll try to live off the equivalent of food stamps, spending about $4 a day on food.
Tsunami debris washes up in Hawaii
Video: On the Big Island of Hawaii, debris is changing the landscape as thousands of pounds of trash hit Kamilo Beach — much of it from Japan. The refuse is already impacting wildlife such as fish and birds.
Zebra chases pony around Staten Island
Video: A Staten Island business owner spots a zebra chasing a pony down Victory Boulevard and grabs his camera to capture the scene. It's still unclear where the animals came from.
Arrest made in death of monkey at Idaho zoo
Video: Police have arrested one person in connection with the death of a monkey at Zoo Boise. The patas monkey was found dead Saturday morning, shortly after a zoo security guard frightened away 2 male intruders.
Startled, 3-month-old red panda freaks out
Video: A 3-month-old red panda in Japan flips onto its back, waving its paws in the air after becoming startled by a zookeeper.
Oil platform explodes in Gulf of Mexico
Video: Salt Water Sportsman's John Brownlee describes the scene of the oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil rig explosion and fire off Louisiana coast, 2 missing
Video: The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that a Black Elk Energy Co. oil and natural gas platform had some sort of explosion occur in the gulf, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky over the water.
Paperboy terrorized by gruff goat named 'Voldemort'
Video: KSL’s Mike Anderson speaks with 14-year-old paperboy Jaxon Gessel, also known as 'the boy who lived,' about his frightening encounter with a 'possessed' pet goat named 'Voldemort.'

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Aspirin a day keeps skin cancer away?
Video: A new study finds that aspirin and other painkillers taken on a daily basis can cut skin cancer risk by about 15%.
Flesh-eating disease victim speaks
Video: Aimee Copeland, 24, speaks her first words since she was hospitalized in an Augusta, Ga., hospital on May 4 after contracting a flesh-eating disease.
Understanding flesh-eating bacteria
Video: Brooke Baldwin and Elizabeth Cohen talk to Bobby Vaughn, another victim of necrotizing fasciitis.
Why are kids eating laundry detergent packets?
Video: Dr. Richard Besser discusses the danger posed by colorful detergent packets.
New case of flesh-eating bacteria in Georgia
Video: A 67-year-old grandfather is the latest victim of the rare bacteria in Georgia. He is being treated in the same Augusta facility where a young college student has been fighting for her life after contracting the infection.
Dr. Drew: Don't freak out over flesh-eating bacteria
Video: Stories have been plentiful recently about flesh-eating bacteria. But HLN’s Dr. Drew says the coverage shouldn't make you panic.
Doctors and devotees debate barefoot running
Video: With the popularity of barefoot running on the rise, doctors warn that going without shoes could put runners at risk for injuries.
Most men advised to skip routine PSA tests
Video: Government panel says healthy men don't need to be screened for prostate cancer with this particular test.
Hope seen for woman with flesh-eating disease
Video: Family members of a young woman in Georgia who is fighting a rare flesh-eating infection say her chances of recovery are improving.

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Remembering White House Christmases past
Video: NBC News takes a look back at Christmases past and present with members of nine presidential families over the past 50 years.
President Obama named Time Person of the Year
Video: Managing Editor Richard Stengel announces that the magazine has selected the president for its iconic year-end cover for a second time, calling him the 'author of a new America.'
NBC News' Richard Engel recounts being kidnapped in Syria
Video: After being held captive for 5 days in Syria, NBC’s Richard Engel and his team recount being ambushed and blindfolded before being freed at a checkpoint.
Acts of kindness abound in support of Newtown
Community members of Newtown, Conn., and strangers from around the world are banding together to offer support in the aftermath of one of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S.
Obama reads childrens' names in Newtown
Video: During Sunday's memorial service in Newtown, Conn., President Obama read the names of the 20 children who were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday.
Flash mob helps family in need at holidays
A Kentucky family was at the receiving end of a random 'flash mob' of kindness when people put more than $500 in an empty box at a K-Mart parking lot and donated the money to them.
Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92
Video: Shankar introduced western audiences to traditional Indian music in the 1950's and 60's.
Jenna Bush Hager announces pregnancy
Video: The newest generation of the Bush family will arrive in 2013: Jenna Bush Hager and her husband share their baby news, and their family's reaction.
Anchor proposes on live TV
Video: During a live on-air interview on Thursday, anchor Mark Rivera of WAND-TV in Decatur, Ill., got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend of three years, Alissa Groeninger, who gladly accepted.

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak reacts to Steve Jobs' death
Video: Steve Wozniak, who started Apple along with Steve Jobs from a Silicon Valley garage in the 1970s, talks to Ann Curry about Jobs’ life, legacy and vision.
Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
Video: Visionary Apple co-founder has died at the age of 56.
At this school, iPads invade the classroom
Video: From tablets in high school to electronic whiteboards and rotating walls in college, we look at how technology is remaking the classroom.
Should the sound of silence be a bird's tweet or a jet's roar?
Video: To make quiet electric cars safer, engineers are bringing out the bells and whistles.
2 million-year-old bones could have pre-human link
Video: A recent report in the Journal Science suggests that a set of bones found in 2008 could be from a pre-human branch of the evolutionary tree.
A private train, with a private view
Video: Chuck Jensen is one of a handful of people who own their own train cars. He rents out the nearly century-old heavyweight Pullman observation car for private trips, but mostly uses it to vacation across the country with his family.
The physics behind the animation
Video: The best animators know that physics can make their animation more lifelike.
iPhony: Inside China's fake Apple store
Video: NBC’s Adrienne Mong ventures inside one of China’s fake Apple stores to look at the bogus products being sold under the guise of the legitimate American tech retailer.
Flying over 'Carmageddon'
Video: When a 10-mile stretch of L.A.'s interstate 405 is closed this weekend, there will be only one way to get through the gridlock: Fly over it. Take a ride with Briles Wing & Helicopter.

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17 Day Diet goes viral
Video: Each cycle consists of 17 days when dieters vary the carbs, proteins, fruits and other kinds of foods they eat to stimulate their metabolism and promote weight loss.
FDA: Is food dye making kids see red?
Video: An FDA panel this week will weigh whether there's enough evidence of a connection between food dyes and hyperactive behavior in some children to either ban food dyes altogether, or put warning labels on products that use them.
Is organic food really healthier?
Video: Madelyn Fernstrom talks to Ann Curry about when it’s OK to splurge on certain food items and offers her advice on the best poultry products to purchase.
Edible art coming to you soon
Video: Hundreds of restauranteurs and food industry professionals gathered to experience the new tastes and trends for 2011 at the 18th annual International Restaurant and Foodservice show in New York.
Rush Limbaugh attacks Michelle Obama's eating habits
Video: Limbaugh says the first lady is a hypocrite because she was spotted eating ribs with her daughters in Vail, Colo.
L.A. schools say no to Jamie Oliver's 'Food Revolution'
Video: The chef wanted to do the second season of his healthy school lunch makeover show in Los Angeles, but L.A. Unified School District rejected the cameras.
Binge drinkers take shots in the eye
Video: A new trend among young drinkers called 'eyeballing' entails poring hard liquor directly in the eye for a quicker high. Videos of this disturbing trend are spreading on YouTube and Twitter.
Moonshine goes mainstream with micro-distilleries
Video: It's the homegrown whiskey that has been around for centuries. After decades of being banned, the drink is not only becoming legal, it's gaining in popularity.
How healthy is the bread you're eating?
Video: Whole wheat, multigrain or gluten-free? Which should you be eating? TODAY diet expert Joy Bauer breaks down the nutritional value of your favorite bread.

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In the Green Room: Inside an organic farm
Video: Tour an organic farm and learn what makes it certified organic.
In the Field: Meet Farmer D
Video: Daron Joffe is not what most people think of when they think of farmers. Meet Farmer D.
ENVIROPHILES: Furniture with an environmental focus
Check out Vivavi, a chic and sustainable furniture store in New York.

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Dog has to eat in special high chair
Video: Starship the dog has a condition called Megaesophagus that forces her to eat sitting up.
Keys to mindfulness in kids
Video: Actress Goldie Hawn shares details from her new book, “10 Mindful Minutes,” which offers parenting tips to produce less stress and more optimism.
77-pound dachshund can barely move
Video: Obie the dachshund is now on a strict diet to get him back to normal doggy size.
Stem cell therapy gives dogs new life
Video: Stem cells are taken out of the dog's fatty tissue, harvested and injected into problem areas, healing the dog.
Play with kittens from your computer
Video: The Best Friends Animal Society has doubled its cat adoptions after setting up an interactive cat webcam and playroom.
Blind dog's paintings raise money for animal shelter
Video: Long-haired dachshund and her owner sell paintings online and donate to Washington state dog rescue.
Jeff Bridges: Childhood hunger 'obscene and embarrassing' for U.S.
Video: An estimated 16 million U.S. children are at risk of facing hunger, and actor Jeff Bridges and Bill Shore, CEO of Share our Strenghth, are working to raise more awareness around the issue. Bridges and Shore have gone to both the RNC and DNC to
Watch bulldog struggle to stay awake
Video: If this is the worst part of Brody the bulldog's day, then he's doing just fine.
'Who's your daddy?' DNA testing on wheels
Video: Mobile truck hits streets of New York City giving dads the chance to confirm their paternity.

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