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Let Kids Eat Candy So They’ll Lose Weight? Not As Crazy As It Sounds
Well, here’s a twist in the battle to curb childhood obesity.
A new study has found that kids who eat candy tend to weigh less than children who don’t.
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Play On! Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Video Game Sales to Minors
In a 7-2 vote, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that it’s unconstitutional to ban kids from buying or renting violent video games, saying that despite fears the games may prompt children to emulate what’s seen in them, the government has no right to “restrict the ideas to which may be exposed.”
The decision in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association upholds that of the 9th Circuit federal appeals court, which previously tossed out a California ban on the sale or rental of such games to minors.
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Video Games Cause Crime to Decline?
A U.S study shows that video games could be the reason crime is lessening in the US. The Centre for European Economic Research said U.S. has been declining in crime over the last 20 years and has continued with a steeper decline during the recent economic crumble
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First Baptist Summer Days Enjoy KLAW 101 on Their Way For a Day of Fun!
June 21, 2011 Our Traffic Manager, Becke, came to me this morning and said that her two kids were on their way to Wichita Falls with their church group and they were having fun listening to KLAW, could I do a "shout out" to them
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Aww! Man Finds Mister Rogers Letter From His Childhood
Just when we thought we were over the 2003 passing of Mister Rogers, a man named Christopher Barranco dug up a letter from the children’s show star that he received at age six and posted it to Reddit. In it, the late Fred Rogers expresses his condolences that Christopher cannot visit his neighborhood in real life, but they can still have “television visits and a letter visit like this one.” Even more sniffle-inducing is Rogers’ suggestion that he create a pretend visit between the two, noting that, “When you pretend, things can be any way you want them to be.” Read the full letter below:
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Bikinis for Babies: ‘GMA’ Reports on New Fashion Trend [VIDEO]
‘Good Morning America’ reported on a questionable new fashion trend last week — “babykinis,” two-piece bathing suits made for children as young as three-months-old.
The makers of the garments claim they’re “cute” and allow for fun photos ops. But, some parents disagree, arguing the swimwear is “inappropriate” and sexualizes children.
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Little Kid Can’t Play the Harmonica, Remains Cute Anyways [VIDEO]
Playing the harmonica is tough, especially when you yodel into it instead of blowing. Then again, who knows? Maybe everyone else is doing it wrong. Maybe this is how a harmonica is supposed to sound. In any event, toddler Max has plenty of time to figure it out. Even if he doesn’t, he’s got a killer siren impression to fall back on. Hardly a year old and he’s already set for life. Check out Max in action below:
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‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ as Told by a Two-Year-Old Boy Is Pure Joy [VIDEO]
Who loves ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’? Two-year-old Dalton does. A lot.
Dalton’s aunt (who might be the best aunt ever) captured the littlest storyteller reciting his favorite fable, and the real magic doesn’t happen in the story — it happens in the resulting video.
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Flavored Milk Ban Voted in by L.A. School District [VIDEO]
Consider it a win for Jamie Oliver. The Los Angeles Unified School District voted to ban the sale of flavored milk yesterday to help fight child obesity.
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Dog Tries to Play Fetch With Lazy Twin Babies [VIDEO]
When this dog was a puppy, he was playing fetch like it was his birth right. Meanwhile, all these babies want to do is sit by the pool on their weak, underdeveloped muscles, sucking on their fingers like they’re covered in Similac. Come on babies, doggie wants to play!
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Lion Tries to Eat Human Baby at Zoo – From Behind Glass! [VIDEO]
“Look at those cheeks! They’re so cute I could just eat them.” When grandma says it she only kinda means it. This lioness on the other hand, looks like she’d like nothing more than to smash through the glass and help herself to one heaping plate of adorable, clueless human. You can almost taste the cute.
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Were You Voted “Most Likely To Suceed”?
Who was named "most likely to succeed" in your high school graduation class? Do you know what they're doing now? Are they successful? According to a Wall Street Journal poll, they most likely are.