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books Tears of the Trufflepig is a head-shakingly brilliant novel about contraband animals, Mexico and a labyrinthine conspiracy Elías Villoro

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Rep. Andy Ogles (TN) Nashville Congressman said guns "deserve a place of honor with all that is good" on Xmas cards Carla Sinclair

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Agatha Christie The case of the altered texts: HarperCollins hired sensitivity readers to revise Agatha Christie novels Mark Frauenfelder

Macklemore Macklemore shares thoughts on 'Thrift Shop' on its 10-year anniversary: it's 'like the anti-flex' Rusty Blazenhoff

Man takes pleasure filming cars being damaged by a large rock placed in driveway Mark Frauenfelder

Health Care An anti-Obamacare law is used to stymie foes of a woman's right to health care Jason Weisberger

"pornography" Italian mayor defends Florida principal who resigned over "David" statue, calls school "ridiculous" Carla Sinclair

Food Birthplace of pizza puts the kibosh on Domino's David Pescovitz

animals Monkey "kidnaps" dog and carries it across rooftops (video) David Pescovitz

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