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Virginia Man Says that He Killed His Girlfriend for Waking Him

  A West Virginia man is being sentenced to life in prison after telling a judge he shot and killed his girlfriend last year because she interrupted his sleep. Fifty-year-old Eric Brian Pauley pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Friday in Putnam County Circuit Court. Pauley told Judge Phillip Stowers that he shot 52-year-old Debra […]

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7 Things You Won’t Believe Science Says Make You Happy

  You can find plenty of articles in magazines or on the Internet with tips for living a happier, more fulfilling life. Things like “exercise” and “be an understanding spouse” are all time-honored ways to beat a path to happiness, and won’t be included here. But there are also some seemingly random activities that are […]

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British Teen With ‘Sleeping Beauty Syndrome’ Slumbers for Eight Months

    Unbelievably a British Tenn, 15-year-old Stacey Comerford, fell asleep in April and awoke in May.   The Sun reports on the case of Stacey Comerford, a teenage girl who’s afflicted with what’s known as ‘Kleine-Levin Syndrome’, or Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. People with the condition have “episodes” where they sleep for as long as 20 hours a […]

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Couple Dies Hours Apart After 61 Years Of Marriage

After spending 61 years together, a Pennsylvania couple died within just hours of each other, the Evening Sun reported. Nancy Trimmer passed away in her sleep at 12:25 a.m. on Sunday, while husband Richard Trimmer died just 12 hours later, after learning of her death. The couple’s children broke the news to their 81-year-old father, […]

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How Not to Get Baby to Sleep

Every new parent knows how difficult it can be to get a fussy baby to sleep, but new research suggests that a parent’s best efforts may only be exacerbating the problem — and that inadequate sleep in childhood can have long-lasting health effects. “It is very hard to let your child cry it out when they are toddlers,” says Dr

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