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Girl talk: FLOTUS gives girls relationship advice, says she knew Obama would be 'useful' - TheDC

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Michelle Obama talks to female students about what to look for and avoid in relationships

Jennifer Granholm: Women in power just aren't as attractive to men - TheDC

Jen Granholm

Former Democratic governor says powerful females simply aren’t appealing to most guys

National Pinball Museum closes - WaPo

National Pinball Museum

David Silverman’s collection of 200 pinball machines will have to find a new home, as he has been asked to clear out his Georgetown museum spot

Study: Happy guys not so sexually appealing to women - Science Daily

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Research by the University of British Columbia finds that females are less drawn to happy-go-lucky men

No vacation for workaholics - CNN

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Workaholics take their work with them on vacation, if they go at all

Public schools charge kids - WSJ

Kids

Budget cuts are forcing some public schools to make students pay for the basics

Harold Camping to apologize to followers, but says end of world comes on Oct. 21 - TheDC

Harold Camping

‘This business is God’s business, he’s the CEO’

Correlation between reading at age 16 and good job prospects - Science Daily

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Oxford study finds that reading books is the only outside school activity that’s linked to earning a managerial or professional jobs later on down the road

Oops! Washingtonian profiled Strauss-Kahn as unknown, 'Invisible Man' just before scandal - TheDC

‘We had no way to know that Strauss-Kahn would be front-page news by the time the issue arrived’

Breastfeeding could be key to mother-infant bonding - TIME

Infant, mom

New research finds that mothers who nurse are more likely to connect with infants than formula-using moms

The best stories, headlines and takes about May 21's Judgment Day - TheDC

Apocalypse Saturday

Much of it was snarky and prideful, but there were a few earnest and heartfelt takes

Men seeking therapy prefer talking to male psychologists - NYT

Female therapist with male

‘Many men like this believe that only another man can help them, and it doesn’t matter whether that’s true or not’

Icelandic volcano ash could trickle into UK airspace, forecasters say - The Guardian

An image released by Nasa on Sunday shows smoke billowing from the Grimsvotn, Iceland's most active volcano. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Ash from this weekend’s Grimsvotn volcano eruption might enter UK airspace by Tuesday, warn forecasters

A conversation with a Kiwi minutes before the world ends - TheDC

Last Call

It was prophesied that beginning of the end would kick off with a massive earthquake in New Zealand, so TheDC called up an old friend in the country for an eyewitness account

Crossing arms reduces pain intensity by confusing the brain - Medical News Today

Researchers think conflicting information between the brain’s two maps results in a reduction of pain

What do you need to know to be a good American? - TheDC

What So Proudly We Hail

The Daily Caller asks 10 questions of ‘What So Proudly We Hail’ editor Leon Kass

Why do powerful men behave so badly? - TIME

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‘It’s important for a man in politics to be able to seduce’

Ronald McDonald may be outdated - AP

Ronald McDonald

With McDonald’s changing mission and children’s changing interests, some say that Ronald needs to change too

Study: Binge drinking tied to memory loss in college students - HealthDay

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Research doesn’t prove alcohol is at fault, however; the drinkers did fine on a separate memory test

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