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Watch: Billy Idol Performs at Fan's Birthday Party

Clayton Sandell discusses Seattle man's quest to celebrate with rock legend.

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App of the Week: Make A Zombie 2

App Name: Make A Zombie 2 Price: Free Available Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This app requires iOS 4.3 or later. What does this app do? Blood down the side of the mouth, pale and sallow skin, dark circles like inverted half moons under...

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Watch: Jessica Biel Plans on Changing Her Last Name to Timberlake

Rachel Smith explains what has people buzzing on the "GMA" Pop News Heat Index.

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Watch: Mitt Romney, President Obama Reschedule Events Due to Hurricane Sandy

David Kerley, Nicolle Wallace discuss candidate's strategies for 2012 election.

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Cause of Fire in ND Town Not Known

Fire Marshal: Cause of fire that devastated small North Dakota town can't be determined

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Superstorm: East Coast Braces for Hurricane Sandy

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Watch: California Kayaker Finds Message in a Bottle

Sonja Van Hall, 77, was out for a paddle when she came across messages from students in New Zealand.

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Kristen Stewart on Love Triangles

Kristen Stewart on Love Triangles

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Mom Predicted Baby's Near-Fatal Illness Before Doctors Had a Clue

After experiencing powerful premonitions, Michigan mom Lynn Darmon alerted doctors to her baby's rare illness just in time.

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Superstorm: East Coast Braces for Sandy

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Watch: Inside the New Ku Klux Klan

Part 1: Witness a cross burning and other rituals outsiders rarely see.

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NYC Nanny Stabbing: When Is a Child Too Young to Remember Trauma?

PHOTO: Mourner outside Upper West Side apartment building

When is a child too young to remember a trauma and is that even the right question to ask? "It's more about the family than the child," said Dr. Alan E. Kazdin, professor of psychology and child psychiatry director of the Yale University Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic.

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Obama Victory Without Majority Could Mean Calls for Reform

You don't have to go too far into fantasy land to envision a scenario where President Obama loses the popular vote, but wins the electoral vote. ABC's Matthew Dowd has been making this argument for months and he's gotten company in recent weeks. (Read Dowd's post from June.) Mitt Romney has gained ground in some national preference polls, but President Obama still leads in many battleground state polls. Suppose for a moment that it comes to pass; Obama gets fewer votes than Romney, but is reelected. (Check out ABC's race ratings and play with the electoral map.)

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Three Things We Learned from Romney's '91 Testimony

When 21-year-old, sealed testimony by the Republican presidential nominee from his friend’s heated divorce case is unsealed 11 days before a presidential election, interests are understandably piqued. Gloria Allred, the attorney representing Romney’s friend’s ex-wife, said the 430 pages of Romney testimony wouldn’t mean much...

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18 Dead in Bomb, Attacks in Iraq

Bomb near playground, other attacks kill 18 across Iraq as families mark holiday

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Henri the Cat Goes Viral, Turns Profit in the Name of Art

Henri is not your typical feline companion. In fact, Henri explains in great detail why he loathes humans and any typical cat behavior, including that of his furry roommate. His contempt for everyone around him has gone viral on YouTube. His three uploaded videos combined...

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Bed and Breakfasts Offer Military Free Rooms

Hundreds of bed and breakfasts around the country will offer free rooms and discounts to active and retired military personnel for Veterans Day and beyond this year. It was an idea that started with one three-room inn in West Virginia and has grown exponentially.

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Modern Science Unravels Ancient Mummy Mysteries

Reported by Dr. Julielynn Wong: Call it the coldest case ever. New York researchers have used modern-day forensic science to reveal the faces of four ancient mummies from the 1st century A.D. “It was pretty exciting,” said Bob Brier, an Egyptologist at Long Island University...

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