Strangers in our midst: Lions and Texans

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Hey, Stranger. Here’s a playoff head-scratcher: accompanying the Patriots and Packers, Steelers and Giants, are the Lions and Texans. On Saturday, the Texans kick off the NFL playoffs by hosting... Read more

Wade, James sit as Heat outlast Hawks in triple-OT

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No LeBron James? No Dwyane Wade? No problem. Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh made up for the absence of the Miami’s injured stars, carrying the Heat to a 116-109 triple overtime victory over the Atlanta... Read more

5 terrible January movie releases

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January is traditionally dumping time, when movies that have been held over from the previous year get thrust upon the multiplexes just as film lovers are catching up with higher-quality awards contenders.... Read more

Aretha Franklin talks of her dream wedding, fiance

Now that the Queen of Soul has found her king, she’s focusing on all the key details of her upcoming nuptials, including the place, the entertainment and, most important, the dress. “You know... Read more

Single tuna fetches record $736k at Japan auction

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A deep-pocketed restaurateur shelled out nearly $750,000 for a tuna at Japan’s Tsukiji fish market on Thursday, smashing the record price for a single bluefin. The 269-kilogramme (592-pound) fish... Read more

Get moving: Cancer survivors urged to exercise

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Cancer survivors, better work up a sweat. New guidelines are urging survivors to exercise more, even — hard as it may sound — those who haven’t yet finished their treatment. There’s growing... Read more

HS students make B’way debut; 5 win scholarships

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Five students won college scholarships Monday night for trading in their performances in high school musical productions for Broadway. Kyle Selig of Long Beach, Calif., was named best actor in a high school... Read more

New York case alleges Russian snooping by 10 agents

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Behind the scenes, they were known as “illegals” — short for illegal Russian agents — and were believed to have fake back stories known as “legends.” U.S. authorities say they... Read more

Megan Fox marries in Hawaii

Her career may have hit a rocky patch, but Megan Fox’s personal life seems happier than ever. The “Transformers” actress married her long-time boyfriend, former “Beverly Hills,... Read more

82nd-ranked Yen-hsun Lu crashes Wimbledon quarterfinals

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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are there. So are Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Robin Soderling. But there’s one name among the list of Wimbledon quarterfinals that may not be quite so familiar... Read more

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