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Roger Ebert, famed film critic, dies at 70
Nation’s most prominent and influential film critic lost battle with cancer.
Ringing in 40 years of mobile phones
Video: From the giant brick-like phones of the past to the sleeker touchscreens we’re accustomed to today, the cell phone has undergone a huge evolution both in terms of style and popularity.
Woman aims to be Ms. Wheelchair America
Video: A Wisconsin woman who is disabled and uses a wheelchair is competing for the title of Ms. Wheelchair America this summer.
'Not your father's oil spill'
Video: Deb Miller and Susan Connolly, Michigan residents who live near the Kalamazoo River oil spill, are now advocates for pipeline safety. They talk with Rachel Maddow about why tar sands oil spills are particularly nasty to clean up.
Facebook's next frontier: A phone?
Video: The social media giant is reportedly announcing a new android OS product today. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long denied the launch of a Facebook phone, telling Matt Lauer in October that that option was off the table.
Talking dog delivers sweet message
Video: Domino, a recently adopted dog in Texas, is known to bark the words 'I love you.'
T. Boone Pickens: The Keystone debate & why Washington doesn't work
The famous Texas oil and gas executive offers his unvarnished opinion on what's happening inside the Beltline on 'Morning Joe.'
Los Angeles syncs more than 4,000 traffic lights to ease gridlock
Video: The city of L.A., long notorious for terrible traffic, launches an ambitious attack on gridlock by synchronizing every one of its 4,398 traffic signals.
Arkansas oil pipeline rupture foreshadows devastating environmental impact
Video: A discussion of the recent oil pipeline rupture and the long-term effects it will have.

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Squirrel population invades the Northeast
Video: Up and down the East Coast of the United States, people are seeing more squirrels — and the squirrels are doing more than gathering nuts for the winter.
Florida animal sanctuary allows kids to swim with tigers
Video: The sanctuary says it's the only place on the planet where kids can swim with tigers.
Salmon make a comeback in California
Video: A resurgence of fish in the Klamath River has some locals hoping that the Chinook salmon may be back for good.
Jon Stewart, Bill O'Reilly trade jabs
Video: For 90 minutes the cable heavyweights square off in a spirited, online debate in what organizers called 'the rumble in the air-conditioned auditorium.'
Mini-cameras show a bird's world
Video: A new Discovery documentary provides a bird’s-eye view, showing just how interconnected all of the planet’s animals are.
Crow adopts family
Video: After a family nursed him back to health, a crow named Walter decides that home isn't necessarily with his own kind.
Police search for Jimmy Hoffa's body in Michigan driveway
Video: 'Where is Jimmy Hoffa's body?' is a question that has spawned thousands of theories. Now, one Michigan police chief believes a break in the famous cold case could be close at hand.
D.C.'s reflecting pool is full of algae after $34 million renovation
Video: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reopened to the public at the end of August, after an almost 2-year renovation costing $34 million. After being recently filled back up with water, it is now full of algae. Ironically, the new pool was inte
Dad sends son's toy train to space
Video: A dad launched his son's favorite toy into a weather balloon and then animated it to smile and blink for his son.

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Clean your house the aerobic way
Video: Without resorting to gym fees or spandex, Stevie Markovich has kept himself fit for the past 16 years by using the 'aerobic house cleaning' exercises he devised. Now, he's got some competition.
Cold or flu? How to tell the difference
Video: What do you do if you can’t figure out whether your child has a cold or the flu? Dr. Roshini Raj describes the different systems and offers strategies for preventing both ailments.
Paula Deen: Diabetes is 'not a death sentence'
Video: In a 'Today' show exclusive, celebrity chef Paula Deen reveals that recent rumors are true: She has Type 2 diabetes. She tells Al Roker that she supports 'eating in moderation.'
Link between cholesterol-lowering drugs and diabetes
Video: Women who take statins may have a greater chance of developing diabetes.
Jennifer Hudson 'empowered' by weight loss
Singer and actress talks about why and how she lost weight, her decision to 'live in the moment' and her book, 'I Got This: How I Changed My Way and Lost What Weighed Me Down.'
Snowboarder's remarkable return to the slopes
Video: Kevin Pearce, who once harbored Olympic dreams, survived a devastating brain injury.
Dr. Oz's 4 steps to keeping your diet resolution
Video: Dr. Mehmet Oz tells Ann Curry that you can easily keep your New Year’s diet plan by writing it down, declaring it publicly and tracking your progress.
A.J. Jacobs: How healthy living nearly killed me
Video: For a full year, serial experimenter A.J. Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could, from applying sunscreen by the shotglass to wearing a bicycle helmet while shopping. Onstage at TEDMED, he shares what he learned.
'Horse Whisperer' author 'lucky' to survive poisoning
Video: In this segment of Curious Medicine, author Nicholas Evans speaks out about accidentally feeding his family wild, poisonous mushrooms and how the experience has affected his outlook on life.

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Pippa Middleton: Future 'domestic goddess'?
Video: The world-famous sister of Kate Middleton, has come out with a new budget-friendly book on home parties, with recipes, and games, that yielded a reported advance of $640,000.
Street musician lugs around 450-pound piano
Video: From the redwood forest to New York, a traveling piano player beats a tough economy by doing what he loves.
Game hinging on chicken a hit at Texas bar
Video: The sport is known in polite company as chicken-poop bingo. Along with its cousin, cow-chip bingo, this twist on the church-hall pastime has proved that an age-old game of chance can cause quite a stir when it is centered on an animal.
To sell more shampoo, mix science and celebrity
Video: A small hair-care company called Living Proof, based on science from MIT, has signed Jennifer Aniston as an investor and spokesperson in an attempt to make waves in the $10 billion hair-care industry.
Steve Jobs remembered, a year later
Video: This technology pioneer has not been forgotten. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
Military wives go topless for PTSD
Video: A group of military wives is taking a unique approach to bringing attention to PTSD.
Airport reality show takes off
Video: For 4 months Travel Channel cameras had exclusive access to the inner workings of Miami International Airport for a new TV series.
Dr: Lady Gaga's movement 'heartwarming' for fans
Video: After receiving attention for gaining weight, Lady Gaga posted photos on social media with the caption 'bulimia and anorexia since I was 15.' The entertainer also announced an effort to encourage body acceptance.
Teen beats cancer, wins lottery
Video: 19-year-old Nick Ruth beat the odds to overcome cancer and then beat them again to win the lottery.

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'Invisible bracelets' could save lives
Video: Key chain tag gives first responders your medical history.
WikiLeaks reveals Santa's naughty list
Video: WikiLeaks is at it again. No playground is safe this Christmas.
Michael Moore offers bail for Assange
Video: Filmmaker Michael Moore is offering $20,000 in bail money to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Environmental entrepreneurs: Charging electric cars
Video: As the first plug-in electric vehicles come to the mass market, companies that design and sell car chargers are battling for market share.
And away 'Wheego'
Video: A compact car called the Wheego will be the second all-electric vehicle on the road.
National Unfriend Day announcement by Jimmy Kimmel
Video: Talk show host says we should return to a time when we didn't know what that random guy from high school biology class had for breakfast this morning.
Leaf-cutter ants are farmers, pharmacists and energy experts
Video: Researchers study ants and their complex, productive societies to help address some of human society's most pressing challenges.
Robot actress debuts in Japan
Video: A robot is acting the part of a robot with human characteristics in a Tokyo play.
Watch insects get hit by tiny pies
Video: In this new cell phone commercial, mini pies are launched at bugs to prove that in the world of pie-throwing -- and apparently cell phones -- millimeters can mean life or death.

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Cooking with Chef A: Easy apricot chicken
Video: Watch and learn how to make a delicious apricot chicken.
Cooking with Chef A: Mushroom chicken
Video: See how to make an easy, delicious mushroom chicken with Chef A.
Cooking with Chef A: Chicken piccata
Video: See how to make Chef A's easy chicken piccata.
Michael Pollan: Make me do it
Michael Pollan reminds us that this is just the beginning. We need to write our legislators and make change happen. Show them that change is happening.
Michael Pollan: The food culture
Michael Pollan discusses how people need rethink how they eat and remember to teach children healthy eating.
Michael Pollan: Local economies
Michael Pollan predicts local economies will become revitalized and discusses how this will benefit people around the world.
Michael Pollan: Decentralizing food
Michael Pollan explains how having such a centralized food system can be dangerous to the country.
Michael Pollan: How did we get to this point?
Michael Pollan explains in a nutshell how the system went from working well to its current state.
Michael Pollan: Food reform framework
Michael Pollan lays out his ideas about what it would take to reform the food system.

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Top K-9 dogs, handlers compete
Video: The U.S. Police Canine Association is hosting the National Detector Dog Field Trials, which test the proficiency of K-9 dogs and their handlers in several categories including narcotic, explosive, arson, cadaver and game detection.
Are we failing our boys? New book says yes
Video: Is the U.S. failing its boys and future generations of men? That’s the claim being made in the new book 'Swagger: 10 Urgent Rules for Raising Boys in an Era of Failing Schools, Mass Joblessness and Thug Culture.'
Soldier rescues tortured Afghan puppy
Video: A U.S. staff sergeant brings an abused and tortured puppy home from Afghanistan.
Puppy safe after hawk drops him from sky
Video: 'When God drops a puppy from the sky, you keep it,' said Elaine Bouschard, who rescued a newborn pooch after it fell from a hawk's talons.
Dog custody battle costs $60K
Video: A man is caught in the middle of a bicoastal custody battle for his dog.
Why I breastfeed my toddler
Video: Katie Hamilton is a mother of 2 in Redondo Beach, Calif. She explains why she nurses her 21-month-old daughter Coralie, and her reaction to the controversial Time magazine cover on attachment parenting.
Pit bull pulls owner from path of oncoming train
Video: Lilly, an 8-year-old pit bull, was badly injured after putting her life on the line to pull her unconscious owner from the path of an oncoming train.
Tanning salons ban bronzed mom
Video: Patricia Krentcil, who faces charges for taking her 5-year-old daughter to a tanning salon, has maintained her innocence, but that's not stopping several N.J. and N.Y. salons from banning her from their facilities.
Meow, the 39-pound cat, dies
Video: The 39-pound cat that won the nation's affection after an appearance on the 'Today' show dies of weight-related complications.

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