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They don’t look dangerous, but the cords on window blinds and shades can be deadly when they get wrapped around a child’s neck. Read More

A marketing campaign aimed at coffee consumers promises to give $1,000 to a person who refrains for a month from buying from “corporate coffee shops” and instead visits only local coffee shops.

The Justice Department and FBI have formally acknowledged that nearly every examiner in the FBI Laboratory’s microscopic hair comparison unit gave flawed testimony in almost all trials in which they offered evidence against criminal defendants over more than a two-decade period before 2000, The Washington Post reported. Twenty-six of the 28 examiners overstated forensic matches in ways that favored prosecutors...

A police officer died after being shot in the head by a suspect in Fulton County, Georgia early Wednesday, NBC News reported. Read More

Consumer Reports takes a look at sunscreens on the market.

Paul George scored 23 points and Roy Hibbert had 21, leading the Indiana Pacers back from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit for an 84-83 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

The director of Massachusetts’ official state website apologized Thursday amid backlash prompted by a tweet that said “sexual assault is always avoidable.” Read More

Floridians who buy from Internet giant Amazon.com will have to start paying taxes on their online purchases.

Women from Lithuania competed for a title of who had the longest hair. The winner got an all-expenses-paid trip to the European Parliament in Strasbourg or Brussels.

Gerber has opened its search for its 2019 spokesbaby. Parents and legal guardians of children between 1 and 4 years old can enter the contest by posting a recent photo of their baby on Instagram with the hashtag #GerberPhotoSearch2018. Submissions will be accepted until Oct. 20.

See who won hearts – and the crown – at Drake University’s 38th “Beautiful Bulldog Contest.”

Democrat Hillary Clinton has jumped out to a nine-point lead in the battleground state of New Hampshire, while she’s tied with Republican Donald Trump in Nevada, according to two new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. In New Hampshire, Clinton gets the support of 45 percent of likely voters, and Trump gets 36 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson is at 10 percent...

Donald Trump campaigned Friday in North Carolina and Pennsylvania while Hillary Clinton was in Ohio. With the election less than 3 weeks away, the candidates are battling it out for the key swing-states. NBC News’ Brian Mooar reports.

An epic “Beauty and the Beast” character push-up contest was captured on video by a tourist at Disney World on Jan. 2. “He looks like he’s struggling,” Gaston says as he’s cheered on by onlookers. The video was posted to YouTube and has 2 million views and counting. Watch the movie character Gaston in action on Today.com.