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ADOPTION: BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER, NOT WITHOUT CHALLENGES

The Russian government has imposed a freeze on the adoption of Russian children by American parents following the return of Artyem Savelyev to his native country. In the United States, the odds a child is adopted are about 1 in 40.76.

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LARRY KING: ON TO NUMBER 8?

Larry King has just announced his split from his seventh wife, Shawn Southwick. We all know the pitfalls of “Hollywood marriages,” but what about regular people who happen to bounce through multiple marriages?

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HANDWASHING HAZARDS

Handwashing saves lives. But only 57% of men in a stadium bathroom were observed washing their hands, and at two State Fairs and a car show, just 53%.

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LOSING VIRGINITY

The CDC estimates that 1.1 million Americans between the ages of 25 and 40 are still virgins.

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WALKING TALL: HEIGHT AND HAPPINESS

Everyone’s talking about Kathryn Bigelow, and rightly so; she’s achieved the height of Hollywood fame as the first woman ever to win an Oscar for Best Director. But Bigelow is unusual in another way: she’s nearly 6 feet tall.

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COCAINE ON CURRENCY

According to a study released in August by scientists from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, up to 90% of paper money in the US carries traces of cocaine.

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ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS: US DOLLARS HELD ABROAD

Though $100 bills are significantly less common in the United States than $20 bills, they are much more popular abroad. The Treasury estimates that $100 bills account for around 1 in 1.45 bills in circulation, and about 1 in 1.51 $100 bills is held outside the US.

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FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS—YOUR “GET OUT OF MONOGAMY FREE” CARD?

For undergraduates and twenty-somethings, habitually strapped for time and money, the absence of dating as a prerequisite to sex sounds ideal. But when it comes to sleeping with a pal, the morning after is rarely as straightforward as the night before.

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MONEY WELL SPENT: THE ODDS OF BUYING YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS

We know it can’t buy us love—but can money buy happiness?

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CHEATING THE TAX MAN

Even though most people say they’re against cheating, in 2001 the IRS came up short by about 290 billion dollars. They estimate that a full 30 to 40% of people are fudging on their filings

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