Yale kicks off its controversial “Sex Week” event, which is billed as a way to promote sexual health through a series of speakers and workshops. This year, however, the event will have some competition from another student-organized event: “True Love Week." WVIT-TV's Jeff Saperstone reports. (NBC News)
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In the first national estimate of serious injuries due to child abuse, Yale University researchers say 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by abuse. Babies younger than one were the most common victims.
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Feb. 6 marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and kicks off a series of celebrations for her Diamond Jubilee year. The only other British monarch to celebrate six decades on the throne was Queen Victoria.
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First Read: In an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, President Obama outlined why he believes he "deserves" to win re-election.
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The US has closed its embassy in Damascus and withdrawn all American diplomats from Syria as President Assad's deadly crackdown on rebels continues.
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The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
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The US is closing its embassy in Damascus and pulling American diplomatics out of Syria amid escalating violence, The Associated Press reported.
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You don't need to be a geek to appreciate these Valentine's Day tech gifts. Whether it's a USB-powered blanket to keep your loved one warm, headphones for sharing music as a couple, or a blingy new watch, each one says "I love you" in its own special way.
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The husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell intentionally set his home on fire Sunday, killing him and his two young sons, authorities say
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Curiosity seekers hoping for a glimpse of the New York apartment of the reclusive heiress Huguette Clark will have to make do for now with an extraordinary apartment for sale just one floor below hers in the same elegant co-op building.
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The Romanian prime minister Emil Boc on Monday announced the resignation of himself and his Cabinet, saying he wanted to protect the stability of the country.
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The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
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The singer, who joined Madonna during Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI halftime show, didn't experience a wardrobe malfunction, but instead gave viewers at home a shock when she flipped her middle finger to TV cameras.
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The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy-Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats.
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A strong earthquake in the central Philippines killed at least 13 people Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses, trapping residents. At least 29 people were missing.
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Syrian troops shelled neighborhoods in the restive city of Homs on Monday, a day after President Bashar Assad's government vowed to continue its deadly crackdown on the country's uprising, activists said.
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Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday after suffering a possible stroke.
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A major political party in Mexico has chosen Josefina Vazquez Mota, a charismatic former congresswoman to be the country's first female presidential candidate.
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A three-story factory collapsed on Monday in Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least three people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said.
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A fire at the home of Josh Powell, the husband of a missing Utah woman, killed him and their two young sons, officials said.
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A source confirms to Us Weekly that the actress -- who suffered a seizure after smoking an "incense-like substance" on January 23 -- has entered rehab, and began receiving treatment late last week.
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Internet service providers should do more to prevent violent extremism from being promoted on the Web, British lawmakers said in a report that states that the Internet has surpassed universities and prisons as a place where dangerous ideas are developed and traded.
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Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.
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There's no question that the Giants and the Patriots played some exciting football tonight, but what about the ads? Did you like the nostalgia of seeing Jerry Seinfeld's and the Soup Nazi's return, and Matthew Broderick echoing Ferris Bueller?
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