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Here they come! Detail of Will and Kate's visit
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NFL to investigate if Cowboys concealed Tony Romo injury
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USA TODAY’s Arienne Thompson and Ann Oldenburg watched all THREE HOURS of NBC’s musical adventure ‘Peter Pan Live,’ but did the hate-watch or fall under Tinkerbell’s spell? Find out in today’s DailyDish!
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A scuba diver proves tiger sharks should really be called ‘puppy sharks’ as he rolls around, pets and snuggles with a 15-foot shark just as if she were the family dog. Jen Markham has the astonishing video. Video provided by Buzz60
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Alison Maxwell discusses the details of Will and Kate's USA visit with USA Today's royal's expert Maria Puente.
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Filmmakers announced that 007 will be cruising around in a silver Aston Martin DB10 in the 2015 Bond flick, Spectre. Watch scenes with some of the coolest cars James Bond has had over the years.
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NASA had cameras placed all around the launch site of the Orion spacecraft. Watch the liftoff from several different perspectives.
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Reese Witherspoon talks about playing Cheryl Strayed in the movie "Wild," about a woman who battles her demons during a solo hike along one of the country's longest and toughest trails. Video shot by Todd Plitt for USA TODAY.
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Hundreds of people gathered to say goodbye to the young dad who, with the help of his wife, penned a touching and humorous obituary for himself, identifying himself as Spider-Man earlier this week.
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9-year-old Emilie Gregg has collected hundreds of teddy bears that she then goes and passes out to sick children at East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
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A special set of twins was born in an Atlanta hospital on Thursday morning. The Hamby twins are conjoined attached at the torso, arms and legs. The pair cannot be separated because they share a heart and circulatory system.
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In Sunday's Discovery Channel special 'Eaten Alive,' Paul Rosolie tries to get an anaconda to swallow him.
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A former white police chief of a small South Carolina town has been charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black man.
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What would you do if you see a manatee above water? Turns out what you should do is..nothing according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Arby's forgot to hold up its end of an advertising agreement with Pepsi. Gillian Pensavalle (@GillianWithaG) shows you how they owned up to it. Video provided by Buzz60
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Starbucks opens a new 15,000 square foot store in the chic Capitol Hill area of Seattle.
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An unmarried couple in Bellingham, Washington, are fighting for custody of their children after a home birth.
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