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Happy National Good Neighbor Day!
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The hoax has managed to fool a few tourists.
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The find included several intact bottles of brandy.
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A new survey finds that people make the least mistakes in the emails they send between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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You can also give the restaurant a new coat of paint.
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The initiative is part of the city's plan to combat air pollution.
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The Coradia iLint reaches top speeds of 87 miles per hour.
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Margaret Atwood, Image Comics, and DC's new Young Animal imprint highlight a busy September.
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Bulgarians know that "friendship is friendship, but cheese costs money."
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It was a disaster of mankind’s own making—and as it raged on, people piped up with some wild ideas about how to put an end to it.
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It usually has a width of about 15 seats, one study found.
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The work is a new version of the artist's "Coloring Book" statue.
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