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How Adults Can Encourage Kids To Be Original Thinkers

7:00am March 12, 2016

by Elissa Nadworny

In Adam Grant's book, Originals, he writes that taking risks and embracing curiosity can lead to original ideas. So how can teachers and parents use his findings to help their kids be more creative?

A sandstone statue of Rishabhanata, from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, India, in the 10th century A.D., flanked by a pair of attendants. It is valued at approximately $150,000.

Feds Recover Stolen Indian Antiquities From Major New York Auction House

11:34pm March 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations seized two ancient sandstone statues just days before they were scheduled to go to auction.

Donald Trump Rally In Chicago Canceled Amid Widespread Protests

11:29pm March 11, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

"Thank you very much for your attendance and please go in peace," the Trump campaign said in a statement after dozens of protesters clashed with supporters.

#MemeOfTheWeek: Comparing Donald Trump To Hitler

11:00pm March 11, 2016

by Sam Sanders

It seems the entire Internet is doing it now. But Trump isn't the first politician to be compared to the Nazi, and he probably won't be the last.

Chaos At Chicago Trump Rally Feeds Concerns About His Rhetoric

10:49pm March 11, 2016

Scuffles between Trump backers and protesters in the arena led to the cancellation of the event, and followed episodes of tension and violence this week in Missouri, Florida and North Carolina.

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Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Isaac Newton, Gandhi, Pythagoras, Balzac, Marie Curie — scanning history's greatest minds, we find many were inspired by certain food or drink, repulsed by others, or had some very peculiar dining habits.

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Gastronomy Of Genius: History's Great Minds And The Foods That Fueled Them

8:14pm March 11, 2016

by Eric Weiner

From Pythagoras to Balzac, Darwin to Marie Curie, many a genius was inspired by certain edibles, repulsed by others — or had some very peculiar dining habits.

Clinton's Comments On Nancy Reagan And HIV/AIDS Cause An Uproar

8:07pm March 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton apologized after she called the late Nancy Reagan a "very effective, low-key" advocate on HIV/AIDS awareness, when in fact she and her husband were criticized for not doing enough.

Ronald Prescott Reagan speaks during his mother's funeral service on Friday.

National

At Funeral, Nancy Reagan's Children Remember Her Devotion And Humor

7:47pm March 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Both son and daughter recalled the unbreakable love between their mother and father, former President Ronald Reagan. "They were co-equals; they completed each other," said Ronald Prescott Reagan.

In a photo from March 2011, then-U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos visits the Tohoku region, hardest hit by the tsunami and earthquake. He and his team then started the Tomodachi (Friends) Initiative to help young survivors.

World News

After Tsunami And Quake, A U.S.-Japan Partnership To 'Give Hope'

7:22pm March 11, 2016

by Elise Hu

When the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis hit Japan in 2011, U.S. troops delivered aid in Operation Tomodachi, Japanese for "friends." Another Tomodachi program brings Japanese kids to the U.S.

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Here's What You Need To Know About The March 15 'Mega Tuesday' Contests

7:08pm March 11, 2016

The primaries and caucuses in big, important states hold more than 1,000 delegates and could essentially determine the nominees of both parties.