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Kids' online privacy rules take effect: What's at stakeKids' online privacy rules get tougher today. But parents should still be aware of the ways corporate marketing efforts can target kids with everything from alcohol, tobacco, and violent video games to the more insidious micropayments that will sap your bank account.
'Siberia' TV show gets discouraging ratings while 'Under the Dome' flourishesThe 'Siberia' TV show, a scripted program centered on a fictitious reality show which is airing on NBC, got lackluster ratings for its series premiere, while 'Under the Dome' was the top-rated program. The 'Siberia' TV show premiered July 1.
Baby name: Logan Jackson Dixon can thank the Starbucks crowd for his nameBaby name dilemma? An expecting Connecticut couple deadlocked over two names for their baby boy, due in September, put it to their local Starbucks crowd to decide. They got 2,000 votes, and Logan, it is.
Mom settles suit: Poppy seed bagel led to false positive in hospital drug testA Pennsylvania mom settled a lawsuit over a hospital drug test she failed because she had eaten a poppy seed bagel. Poppy seeds have trace amounts of opium in them.聽- Chris Kelly: Rapper died of drug overdose, says medical examinerChris Kelly, a rapper in the duo Kris Kross, died of a drug overdose, say officials. Chris Kelly and Chris Smith became famous with the 1992 hit "Jump."
Fourth of July fruit tartPut your pie or tart dough scraps to work. Turn them into star-spangled toppers with patriotic flair.
Verbal EnergyBuild your vocabulary the novel wayResearch shows that the biggest vocabularies belong to those who read 'lots' of fiction; is it just a question of time?
Banjos back on center stageFrom Steve Martin to Grammy-winning group Mumford & Sons, banjos are suddenly everywhere in music, and its popularity is diversifying the instrument's image.
Fourth of July recipe: Red velvet flag browniesCelebrate Fourth of July with these festive and fun flag brownies. Red velvet serves as the base and a creamy frosting provides the perfect combination for red, white, and blue!- Jennifer Garner enters producing deal with Warner Bros. televisionJennifer Garner is working with Warner Bros. Television and will serve as executive producer on projects which are developed through the deal. Jennifer Garner is also slated to star in the films 'Dallas Buyers Club' and 'Imagine.'
Alicia Silverstone: Breast milk sharing program rooted in love, don't laughAlicia Silverstone is starting a vegan breast milk sharing program. Ignore the easy jokes and criticisms - Alicia Silverstone's breast milk program is motivated by social concern.
Fourth of July supper: New England poached salmonFourth of July marks the day the Declaration of Independence was read out over the streets of Boston. Many New Englanders mark Fourth of July with a meal of poached salmon
Rescue dog: Albie goes to the beach, but doesn't dip inAlbie at his first beach party gets a lot of socializing in if not swimming.
Boy Scout jamboree: Lots of girls invitedThe Boy Scout jamboree this year will host hundreds of girls. Facing declining membership and controversy over allowing openly gay boys to join, the Boy Scouts of America says the idea to open the summer program to girls is an attempt at being all-inclusive.
Teen invents body heat-powered flashlight: What's your teen done?Reading about the teenager's body-heat powered聽flashlight may give parents feelings of hope or angst. Is my teen's academic success speeding forward? Is it OK if they're stalled?
10 red, white, and blue desserts Eye-pleasing patriotic desserts in red, white, and blue.
Jennifer Hudson sings in the trailer for the Christmas movie 'Black Nativity'Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, and Jacob O'Neal Latimer Jr. star in the movie 'Black Nativity.' Jennifer Hudson plays a struggling single mother who sends her son (Latimer) to spend the holidays with her parents.
'The Lone Ranger' is wit-free and derivative'The Lone Ranger' actor Johnny Depp looks like he'd rather be somewhere else, and the contrast between Depp and Armie Hammer's Lone Ranger character isn't interesting.
Kaley Cuoco, Kate Bosworth and others will serve as 'Project Runway' guest judgesKaley Cuoco, Sigourney Weaver, and others will serve as guest judges on 'Project Runway' while mentor Tim Gunn will have more screen time. Kaley Cuoco stars on 'The Big Bang Theory' while Sigourney Weaver was recently seen in the TV show 'Political Animals.'
'The Bible' sequel? Network TV gets in on the biblical drama.'The Bible' sequel? The popular miniseries on the History channel, will get a sequel airing on NBC, the studio announced Monday. NBC says it will work with 'The Bible' producer Mark Burnett and his actress-wife, Roma Downey on the sequel.