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No Rock 'Em Sock 'Em here: Behold a U.S. vs. Japan giant robot duel

No Rock 'Em Sock 'Em here: Behold a U.S. vs. Japan giant robot duel

Engineers Gui Cavalcanti and Matt Oehrlein have brought science fiction to life. Their giant robot Eagle Prime fights a giant Japanese robot in an epic battle airing on Twitch on Tuesday.
by Ashley Westerman

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Show lets artists draw a bead on gun culture

Show lets artists draw a bead on gun culture

"Culture as Weapon" is the brainchild of an artist for whom violence has come too close, too often.
by Marianne Combs

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A mortician travels the world to 'find the good death'

A mortician travels the world to 'find the good death'

Caitlin Doughty, whose Los Angeles funeral home specializes in alternative ceremonies, traveled the world to collect stories about how different peoples send loved ones off to the great beyond.
by Renee Montagne and Samantha Balaban

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Witherspoon reveals Hollywood assault; Lawrence talks abuse

Witherspoon reveals Hollywood assault; Lawrence talks abuse

Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Lawrence used their speeches at a Hollywood event honoring women to detail experiences of assault and harassment at the hands of directors and producers.
by The Associated Press

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Whitesnake's 'Here I Go Again' topped charts 30 years ago

While it's often thought of as a song about facing your challenges head-on, Whitesnake leader David Coverdale actually wrote it to describe his feelings at the end of his first marriage.
by MPR News Staff

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A new spectator sport for the TV superfan: 'binge racing'

A new spectator sport for the TV superfan: 'binge racing'

Behold the spectator sport known as "binge racing," defined as plowing through a streaming-network series' full season in less than 24 hours after the release of those episodes.
by The Associated Press

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'Quackery' chronicles our love of miracle cures -- and how it leads us astray

'Quackery' chronicles our love of miracle cures -- and how it leads us astray

Tobacco enemas? Mercury pills? Ice pick lobotomies? A new book explains how throughout history, miracle "cures" often didn't just fail to improve people's health, they maimed and killed.
by April Fulton

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