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Car Seat Recall Alert

Note for parents today about a child seat recall. Manufacturer Dorel is recalling 17 hundred Comfy Carry and OnBoard35 infant-safety rear-facing seats. The seats were sold without the seat base which is mandatory to meet federal safety standard requirements. The affected models are: Comfy

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Is It OK To Breast Feed A 3-Year-Old?

This Time magazine cover is generating lots of buzz.  It shows mom Jamie Lynne Grumet breast-feeding her 3-year-old son.  For me, this is just bizarre.  Grumet is a a stay-at-home mom in Los Angeles who says her mother breastfed her until she was 6 years old.

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Category: Health, National News
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Cate Gillon/Getty
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Scientists Trace Virus Outbreak to…A Reusable Grocery Bag?

Reusable grocery bags are supposed to cut down on plastic waste and help the environment, but officials in Oregon recently learned they can also be breeding grounds for dangerous pathogens.

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Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News
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WATCH: 55 Year Old Grandmother Tries Out for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are among the most prestigious of cheerleaders in the National Football League. At some points it is a young woman's dream to become one of America's Sweethearts, but Sharon Simmons is going to try and make that dream a reality.

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Moon Over Shreveport Bossier And World![GALLERY]

The Moon was spectacular on Saturday night. It was full and closer to the earth than we will probably ever see in our lifetimes. Did you get to check it out?

And my pics are ok, but check out these amazing photos of the Super Moon:

Super Moon 2012, which occurred Saturday night, was not a sight to be missed, even if you were too busy drinking your Cinco de Mayo margaritas. This natural phenomenon is the one time a year when the moon is closer to the earth than ever, making it appear 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger. It also makes us stare off into space and go, “Whoah!?”

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WATCH: Graphic Performance Art Piece to Fight Animal Testing at Lush Store

It is hard to believe that in the year 2012 cosmetic companies are still conducting animal testing. Lush, a cosmetics company based in the UK, is campaigning for the British government to ban the testing of cosmetic products on animals. 

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Valerie Everett, Flickr
Valerie Everett, Flickr
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Teens are Now Drinking Hand Sanitizer to Get Drunk

As if being the parent of a teenager wasn't scary enough, there's something new to be worried about. Teens are now drinking hand sanitizer. The alcohol based sanitizing product is now being guzzled by teens looking for a buzz.

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WATCH: Pro-Breastfeeding Commercial Borrows from E-Trade Baby

Breastfeeding in public can be a controversial subject. So, the Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, Greg Fisher, tackles the subject with an equally controversial commercial for the Healthy Hometown movement.

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Last Know Picture Taken of Titanic photo by Getty Images
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Titanic Sank 100 Years Ago Today [Photos]

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. I'm sure you recall hearing about how it hit an iceberg and the ship that was unsinkable sank within a few hours. But here are a few things you may not know about the luxury ship, which sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton England to the United States.

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oksidor, flickr
oksidor, flickr
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Sweden Pursues Gender Neutrality

Sweden is taking gender quality to a whole new level. The notably gender equal country is pursuing gender neutral. They've even added a new pronoun to the Swedish dictionary "hen" instead of the traditional "han" for a boy and "hon" for a girl.  

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BCourchesne, flickr
BCourchesne, flickr
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Today is Plan Your Epitaph Day

With as pretty of a day it is, and since it is Good Friday it seems so strange to me that today is Plan Your Epitaph Day. In honor of today's "holiday" I've found some famous and funny epitaphs. Please feel free to add your own!

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thegilmanator, flickr
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Population 1 – Buford, Wyoming Put on the Auction Block

If you like living in a small town and you happen to have $100,000 on hand you could live in one one the smallest towns in the US, Buford, Wyoming. The last remaining resident, Don Sammons, is putting the town up for auction.

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