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Those of us that live in Minnesota and Wisconsin seem to believe that we are better drivers than others around the country. Beside handling the slick and snowy roads of winter, we have a lot of deer to dodge on the roadway. While it seems like we might live in the two states where the most deer-related road accidents happen, is this actually true?

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Three people are dead and four others injured today after a mass shooting at a spa in Brookfield, Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee. The man police suspect in the shooting has also been found dead, according to a county dispatcher in Wisconsin.

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A man drove from Long Island, New York, into Lower Manhattan earlier today in a van he thought was filled with explosives. He parked the van close to the Federal Reserve building, just a few blocks from the World Trade Center, and planned to detonate it using a cell phone from a nearby hotel.

The explosives, however, were fake.

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I hate crowds.  I'm slightly claustrophobic.  But I love to save money.  And I love getting gifts for others.  So that's why I have transformed from a Black Friday-phobe into a Black Friday shopper.  I've only gone a few years now, but it's a nice tradition my friend and I have started.  We search out the stuff we want, coordinate a plan, and head out at midnight.  But are we really saving money by shopping on Black Friday?  Well if you're one of the shoppers who camp out all night before Black Friday in hopes of nabbing a huge deal when the doors swing open, experts say you've been duped!

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If you're thinking about getting registered for the 2013 running of Grandma's Marathon--good news!  The early registration discount has been extended until October 31st!  Save money while you can!  The 37th running is set for Saturday, June 22nd at 7:45 a.m. The 26.2-mile race is limited to the first 10,000 participants.

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Last week marked the first Presidential Debate of 2012. However, there was another debate going on you may have heard about--Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart had a debate of their own in Washington, DC on Saturday.

The conservative Fox News host and liberal Comedy Central host went at it in front of a sold out crowd at George Washington University in an event dubbed "O'Reilly v Stewart 2012: The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium."

The two battled over Big Bird, Clint Eastwood, the economy and the Middle East.

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Most people that attend college go with the hope of bettering their life and making more money. Part of the decision process in picking a school is the prestige a degree from certain schools bring. So, what college tends to have the highest-paid graduates when they're done with school; and where do schools like the University of Minnesota-Duluth rank nationally?

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Well, this stinks.

Following an explosion at a chemical factory in Japan, the world may be facing a looming (and smelly) crisis: a diaper shortage. The Nippon Shokubai Company's plant in Himeji is a leading producer of acrylic acid, a main component in disposable diapers. Over the weekend, it went boom.

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When President Obama and Mitt Romney take the stage tomorrow in Denver for their first debate, watch their eyes, and how many times they blink--it could be a predictor as to who will win the Presidential Election.

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If you've ever been to a major college football game, you know what to expect: RVs of drunken alumni, liquored-up coeds and babies doing keg stands. Wait…WHAT? Well, apparently that's the way some fans roll at Arizona State University.

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Some of the most highly revered travel spots in the nation make up this year’s annual Travel and Leisure America’s Dirtiest Cities. The dirty list was compiled from reader surveys that asked participants to rank 35 metropolitan areas in regards to culture, dining, shopping, as well as cleanliness and the overall feeling of safety felt in those places.

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Trampolines are a lot of fun especially for kids, but some adults too. We all know they can be dangerous, but were you aware of just how dangerous they really are?

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