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NORAD Santa trackers have record holiday telling children about big man’s location

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

DENVER — Santa Claus set records Christmas Eve as he raced across the globe on his traditional holiday mission. Santa tracking volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado said they fielded about 102,000 telephone queries beginning early Saturday on his progress, breaking the previous mark of 80,000. Read full article > >

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Seniors get more medical tests than are good for them, experts say

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Every year like clockwork, Anna Peterson has a mammogram. Peterson, who will turn 80 next year, undergoes screening colonoscopies at three- or five-year intervals as recommended by her doctor, although she has never had cancerous polyps that would warrant such frequent testing. Her 83-year-old husband faithfully gets regular PSA tests to check for prostate cancer. Read full article > >

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Mom, baby pulled from burning SUV

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Jeff Peterson and his 30 volunteer comrades with the Community Fire Department in suburban Charoltte, North Carolina, were enjoying an early Christmas dinner Sunday afternoon when someone looked out a window and saw smoke.

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Mom, baby pulled from burning SUV