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The Daily Treat: What Would You Call Mariah Carey's Puppies?
The singer reaches out to her fans on Twitter after welcoming three puppies
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Swedish teens charged with slander for 'slut-shaming' on Instagram
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 21 (UPI) -- Two teenage girls in Sweden were charged Tuesday with participating in an Instagram account that encouraged "slut-shaming."
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Army major found dead at Texas military base
SAN ANTONIO, May 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. Army major on active duty has been found dead in his quarters at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Army officials say.
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NYC teacher gets jail for sex with student
NEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- A New York City teacher who pleaded guilty to a sexual affair with a 13-year-old student will spend the next six months in jail, his lawyer said.
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Survey: Racial resentment key to 2012 presidential election
CLINTON, N.Y., May 21 (UPI) -- In 2008 when Barack Obama first ran for president, he talked about a post-racial age but a U.S. survey indicates Americans still divided by racial attitudes.
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Texas nixes curriculum criticized as anti-American
AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 (UPI) -- Texas education officials are doing away with a controversial curriculum plan conservatives criticize as anti-American.
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Olympic athlete's brother acquitted in fatal 2008 crash
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 21 (UPI) -- Carl Pistorius, the older brother of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, was acquitted Tuesday in the death of a motorcyclist, a South African magistrate says.
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Shooting death of California girl, 10, not an accident, police say
SACRAMENTO, May 21 (UPI) -- The weekend death of a 10-year-old California girl, shot as she sat in her living room, was not an accident, police investigators say.
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Same-sex couples inch toward sharing benefits in Mexico City
By Mayela SanchezMEXICO CITY (GPI)-- Same-sex couples are a step closer to being able to share social security benefits after one government agency changed its policy in May 2013. Same-sex marriage has been legal for three years in Mexico City. But delays in Congress to revise the social security laws continue to leave spouses without access to each other?s benefits.
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Fort Hood massacre suspect has been paid $278,000 in salary
KILLEEN, Texas, May 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department confirms Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood massacre suspect, is still drawing his pay while those injured have been denied combat pay.
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