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Toddler killed by hunter's stray bullet
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Texas teen killed by train
A 14-year-old in Long Lake, Texas was struck and killed by an oncoming train.
Boy miraculously survives rabies infection
A Brazilian teen who contracted a rabies infection from a vampire bat has recovered -- and is one of only 3 known people in the world to do so.
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Claire's children's necklaces recalled
Friends who get lead poisoning together, stay together.
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It's funny! It's realistic! It's poisonous! The latest lead-tainted toy from the Far East is OKK Trading's Mini-Televisor toy TV.
Toy xylophone recalled for lead
We're starting to think that maybe you should stay away from dollar store toys all together.
Infant Mylicon recalled
Oh how we relied on Infant Mylicon for our ultra-gassy baby.
Strawberry Quik recalled
Nestlé USA is recalling the most unnatural -- yet tasty -- substance on Earth, Strawberry Quik.
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My fellow Americans. Regardless of how you voted this past Tuesday, the timely exit of President Bush should be something we can all agree on.
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When it comes to scary moments, motherhood can beat out any horror movie hands down.
The Toddler’s Halloween Manifesto
My kids walked into the kitchen today holding hands.
You Can Have Fun On Halloween Without A Haunted Garage
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. As a child, I loved spending the night trying to snag as much candy as humanly possible.
Single Parent Dating: Scary-Silly Season All Year 'Round
About 3 months after my divorce I did something scary: I started thinking about dating again.
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By Karen Murphy
Eric, my baby, turned 5 last week. The big oh-five. You remember five? At five I was in kindergarten trying to figure out what “playing house” meant and why anybody would even want to and arguing with other kids about things like what day of the week is the first day of the week and wondering what the hell I did wrong in order to be sent to such a weird place to begin with.

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