About the daters … Happiest when … Will:  When I’m in [a] fun place with a large group of friends or people I like. Shaw:  I just love being with the people I love, with no worries to distract us. Unless we are at a sporting event, where me and my friends tend to get a bit nuts. Read full article > >

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Crested macaque monkeys look to their friends for guidance more than to their family, according to scientists.

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One month after being kicked off a plane for Words With Friends -induced bad behavior, Alec Baldwin quietly returned to Twitter this weekend. The “30 Rock” actor deactivated his much-used account in December after he tweeted complaints about American Airlines and its flight attendants. ( Quote : “Last flight w American. Where retired Catholic school gym teachers from the 1950′s find jobs as flight attendants.”) Read full article > >

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KEENE, N.H.— Mitt Romney talks about being prepared to wage a long battle for the Republican presidential nomination, and he is, if that becomes necessary. But everything he is doing right now speaks to another goal: to close down the contest as quickly as he can. Events are working in his favor. Newt Gingrich is falling under the weight of a barrage of attacks. In Iowa at least, it appears that Ron Paul is rising. Romney couldn’t be happier with that combination, as was evident when he went on “Fox and Friends” on Wednesday morning. Read full article > >

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As traffic whizzed past them, a group of tiny Asian women in long bright skirts and plastic sandals walked single file along the edge of East-West Highway in Riverdale, headed for the Megamart. Deomaya Dharjmer, 49, led the way, cheerfully determined to conquer her alien new world. Barely a year ago, she and her friends were living in bamboo and thatch huts in Nepal, waiting for someone to decid e their fate. For 18 years, they had languished in crowded U.N. camps, where 100,000 mostly Hindu refugees of Nepalese descent had been driven from next-door Bhutan by a Buddhist regime. Read full article > >

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“just made mean comments at gov brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot.” Thus ran the tweet shot ‘round the world, from Kansas teenager Emma Sullivan after her class visited Brownback’s office (where she did not, in fact, tell him in person that he sucked.) The tweet, a joke, was not supposed to go beyond her friends. But the Internet being the Internet, that is exactly what it did. Read full article > >

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As the days shorten toward winter, sniffles and sore throats return. Noses start dripping, and all too soon you’ve got aches and pains, fever and malaise. And so do your kids, or your colleagues, or your friends. This is the onset of cold and flu season, when germs travel easily from person to person as we spend more time close together indoors. And everything can be a good breeding ground for germs: computer keyboards, the knob on the door into your office, the telephone you use, the subway seat where someone coughs behind you, the escalator railing, the shopping cart handle. Read full article > >

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As the days shorten toward winter, sniffles and sore throats return. Noses start dripping, and all too soon you’ve got aches and pains, fever and malaise. And so do your kids, or your colleagues, or your friends. This is the onset of cold and flu season, when germs travel easily from person to person as we spend more time close together indoors. And everything can be a good breeding ground for germs: computer keyboards, the knob on the door into your office, the telephone you use, the subway seat where someone coughs behind you, the escalator railing, the shopping cart handle. Read full article > >

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The 12-year-old runaway was desperate — she was out out of money and had no place to stay. So she turned to the one man her friends said could help: a top MS-13 gang member. The day after they met at a party, the man drove the girl home, let her take a shower and gave her some fresh clothes. Then he told her, “We’re going to work.” Read full article > >

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Protesters participating in the Occupy the Highway march from New York to Washington nearly clashed last night with a group of high-school and college students at a bar in Princeton, N.J. The conflagration began after Princeton student Whetney Brockton started to yell at the marchers as they passed by the bar. “We’re the 1 percent!” Brockton yelled at them, laughing and making a thumbs up sign. “Get a job!” his friends yelled in chorus. Read full article > >

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About the daters … Chances you’d make a friend at a bar … Najy:  Depends on my mood! And whether we went with tequila shots. Sean:  It might take a couple of beers. I’m a social person, but when it comes to strangers, I usually depend on my friends to introduce me or the other person to make a first move. Read full article > >

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An American cocktail waitress caught Prince Harry’s eye during a night out in San Diego a few weeks ago, according to Britain’s Mirror . Jessica Donaldson was interviewed by the British paper after she was seen providing bottle service to Harry and his friends at the Andaz hotel during a break from training to fly apache helicopters at a facility in El Centro, Calif. The two were also seen at brunch with a group of friends the next morning. Read full article > >

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hank Williams Jr. is about to have his say. Williams’ has cut a new song, “Keep the Change,” calling out “Fox & Friends” and ESPN after an interview last week on the Fox News talk show led to the end of his association with the sports network and “Monday Night Football,” long home to his “Are you ready for some football?” theme. Read full article > >

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For 30 months, authorities had no luck tracking down an alleged MS-13 gang member wanted in the stabbing of a rival in Fairfax County. They visited his house and chatted with his friends. They pried information from confidential witnesses. Nothing — just scraps of information that pointed to a man on the run. Read full article > >

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Older men threatened when partners cozy up to their friends.

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Study: Common Friends Ruin Sex Lives