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Did you know that three million American women are physically abused by their husband or boyfriend each year? Did you know that one in four California children are victims or witnesses to domestic vio

Are girls less aggressive than boys? Not according to research which shows that girls can be just as aggressive as boys but they do it differently. While boys tend to engage in physical fights, girls use words and body language when aggressive. And researchers think the results can be very damaging for girls.

In the wake of the killing of al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, it is becoming clearer that while the Sept. 11 attacks changed America profoundly, they didn't change "everything." And what they did change, they didn't necessarily change alone.

Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster have become one of the biggest tests ever for "just in time" manufacturing. That's the practice of having parts delivered just when they're needed instead of carrying large, costly inventories at assembly plants. Since the disasters, parts have been hard to come by.

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With the foreclosure process grinding to a halt, reports of the banks' paperwork problems keep worsening. Banks and mortgage servicing firms sometimes can't prove who owns the title to the property in foreclosure.

For many students at Wellspring Academy in N.C., two months at this weight-loss boarding school have transformed them. Those who trailed behind their parents to check in back in August now own the campus. Kids who had watched from the sidelines while others exercised have turned into exercisers.

The La Jolla Playhouse's production of "Notes From Underground" based on the novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky has San Diegans talking. Culture Lust wants to hear what you have to say about it.

The wildly popular digital game Angry Birds has been downloaded more than 50 million times in the past year. In May, Mattel plans to release a board game that aims to capture the same spirit of revenge and the joy of knocking things over.