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Secrets of the Ouija Board: Why People Still Can't Get Enough of the Haunted Game

The Ouija is enjoying a resurgence. To discover why, we look at the history of this eerie pastime.

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This Week in Pantsuit Politics: The Shocking Exit of Sayeeda Warsi, Muslim British Cabinet Member

Also this week: Two women named Park lead a South Korean political battle, and Hillary Clinton opens up about sexism.

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Back to Iraq: Obama Authorizes 'Targeted Airstrikes' to Combat the Islamic State

Obama has labeled the Islamic State's threat to Iraq's minorities a potential "genocide." Welcome to the Iraq merry-go-round.

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It's Rough All Over: Saudi Men Subjected to New Rules About Marrying Foreigners

While women from certain countries are totally banned, in other cases aspiring grooms need only show the defectiveness of their current wife to take a foreign bride.

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Rosetta Spacecraft Piggy-Backs on Comet to Solve Ancient Mysteries

Considering this mission's dangers, cortisol levels for European scientists are probably sky high. Luckily, the payoff looks promising.

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Teen Rapists Face Intense Charges, Could Set New Precedent

Sadly, it's a tale as old as time; a person is sexually assaulted and the rapist(s) rides happily off into the sunset. But not in Georgia.

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Michelle Obama Claims Women are Smarter than Men—Is She Right?

While Michelle the mighty was undoubtedly kidding, it got us wondering about male and female brains . . . and why we're drawn to certain professions.

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Thousands of Iraqis are Trapped on a Mountain Facing Death by Dehydration or Systematic Slaughtering

Tthe Islamic State militants (formally known as ISIS) have driven tens of thousands of Iraq's Yazidi minority group into the mountains.

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