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Girl's 'Little Mermaid' Ariel hair wins 'Crazy Hair Day' at school

Girl's 'Little Mermaid' Ariel hair wins 'Crazy Hair Day' at school

Girl's 'Little Mermaid' Ariel hair wins 'Crazy Hair Day' at school

Mom helped her daughter, Atlantis, take the the title.

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Earn $1,000 by binge watching all 20 Marvel movies

If you have more than 40-straight hours to kill, a company is offering to pay you to watch every MCU movie before 'Avengers: Endgame.'

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All of New Zealand hears call to prayer to honor mosque shooting victims

People across New Zealand listened to the call to prayer on live broadcasts while thousands of people gathered to honor those killed.

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Apollo 11 stamps celebrate 50th anniversary of first moon landing

One shows astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface.

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KFC is bringing back Chicken & Waffles already

For a limited-time, Kentucky Fried Chicken is bringing back last November's hit menu item due to 'immense demand.'

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Tyson recalls 69,000 pounds of chicken strips due to metal pieces

It was found after the USDA food safety inspectors received two complaints from customers

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2 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan

The soldiers were killed during an operation Friday, but U.S. forces did not say where, or who, they were fighting.

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What reviewers are saying about Jordan Peele's 'Us'

The Oscar winner's follow-up to 'Get Out,' in theaters Friday, is getting rave reviews and a high score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Nebraska flooding inundates home of US Strategic Command

The flooding provided a dramatic example of how climate change could pose a national security threat.

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Recall of potentially dangerous dog food expanded by Hill's

Since Hill’s first announced the recall of a popular canned food, several dog owners have shared heartbreaking stories about the deaths of their pets.

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Opioids claiming more African-American lives as overdoses spread from Rust Belt to East Coast

African-Americans had been spared because they were less likely to be prescribed opioids, but heroin laced with fentanyl has become the deadly equalizer.

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'Game of Thrones' actress Emilia Clarke reveals she's had 2 life-threatening aneurysms

'Just when all my childhood dreams seemed to have come true, I nearly lost my mind and then my life,' Emilia Clarke wrote about her first aneurysm in 2011.

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Oak Ridge native Matt McMahon leads Murray State to trounce Marquette in tournament's biggest upset so far

A Murray State player accomplished something that hasn't happened in the NCAA Tournament since 2012, and at the helm was head coach Matt McMahon -- an East Tennessee native and Appalachian State alum.

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Florida State player learned of father's death right after NCAA tournament win

Florida State forward Phil Cofer was in the locker room when he got the phone call about his dad's death.

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Jimmy Carter becomes oldest living former president

At midnight Friday, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will officially become the oldest living former president.

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Missouri governor declares state of emergency amid flooding

Flooding has claimed three lives, damaged thousands of homes and busted about 20 levees in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.

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