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After her first Olympic gold medal in 2012, endorsements didn't follow. This time around, Shields isn't worried. "Everybody wants a tough, strong woman in their life!" she says.

A searchable database of more than 500 billion words from millions of books published over the past four centuries is now online. Researchers say the tool is a powerful way to study cultural change.

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Google claims that Microsoft is unfairly raising the price of smartphones. Both Samsung and HTC make phones with Google's Android operating system. They have both agreed to pay Microsoft — not Google — for the privilege. That's because Microsoft claims Android steps on its patents.

The "brandalists," as they call themselves, used commercial ad space to point out the damage they say big corporations are having on the world's environment.

Free tuition has been a buzz phrase lately, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's statewide proposal puts it front and center this week. Here's our look at the fine print.

When Jeffrey Dunn took over as CEO of Sesame Workshop in 2014, Sesame Street's future was in flux. Since then, he has created a plan to ensure the beloved Muppets are around for generations to follow.

The food industry has long marketed highly processed products to kids with characters like Tony the Tiger. But similar tactics can also work to sway school kids to eat more vegetables, a study finds.

A survey of parks in 25 major cities find that they're used mostly by young children and teenage boys. Walking loops and other options that would appeal to women are in short supply.

The Gawker Media site, which is to be shut down next week by its new owner, blurred the lines between public and private with "wit and venom."