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In March 2012, Goldman VP Greg Smith quit in a New York Times op-ed, calling clients 'muppets.' Inside the resignation letter that shook Wall Street.
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In March 2012, Goldman VP Greg Smith quit in a New York Times op-ed, calling clients 'muppets.' Inside the resignation letter that shook Wall Street.
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A prenup with a weight-gain penalty clause made headlines in 2012. Why body-policing contracts are legally shaky — and what they do to a marriage.
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Speculation about Ashley Judd's appearance in 2012 turned into a landmark media-criticism moment. What actually happened — and what she said back.
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What celebrity fitness really involves: hours in the gym, personal trainers, yoga, and strict diets. The honest truth behind the perfect bodies on screen.
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Irrfan Khan, Sonali Bendre, and Rishi Kapoor spoke openly about cancer — and changed how India talks about illness. The cultural shift their honesty created.
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Two body-positivity advocates — Molly Barker and Caitlin Boyle — ditched makeup, blow-drys, and shaving for 60 days. What the experiment revealed about
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Anthony 'Chopper' Garcia collected $30,000 in unemployment benefits from inside an LA jail cell, with help from family outside. The AP story from 2012.
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Off the red carpet, the uniform is jeans, a tee, and a kid on the hip. What celebrity street style in 2012 — Heidi Klum to Natalie Portman — actually looked
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China's 'Interviews Before Execution' put death-row prisoners on prime-time TV for 40 million viewers. The show, its host Ding Yu, and why it vanished.
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In 2012 the FDA approved the first quadrivalent flu vaccine, covering four strains instead of three. Why that one extra strain mattered.
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A 2012 Denver investigation found welfare debit cards used at casinos and strip clubs. The story behind the headlines — and what actually changed.
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Leap Day's strangest tradition: women get to propose. From Scottish legend to Leap Year dances, here's where the February 29 custom came from.
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A gene variant called 5-HTTLPR was once said to predict divorce. It doesn't. Here's what the actual research found about DNA and marital satisfaction.
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Is there really a list of foods you must eat every day? Here's the honest answer behind the superfood hype — and what actually matters on your plate.
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Saif Ali Khan was arrested on February 21, 2012, for allegedly assaulting businessman Iqbal Mir Sharma at Mumbai's Taj hotel — and released on bail in an hour.
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A stranger's cruel get down to the gym, fatty remark in a nightclub pushed 26-year-old mother Sarah Gould to lose six stone in time for her wedding.
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Penn State researchers found that active people report more excitement and enthusiasm — and that on any given day, being more active than usual delivers a
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Are whole eggs or egg whites better for you? The science on dietary cholesterol has shifted, and the yolk carries nutrients the white lacks.
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The Dhoom casting rumor was wrong: only one Khan signed up. Aamir Khan joined Dhoom 3 as the franchise's first Khan villain, after John Abraham and Hrithik.
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On February 2, 2012, the Supreme Court cancelled all 122 2G licenses granted in 2008 as wholly arbitrary and unconstitutional, shaking India's telecom sector.
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