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Dictionary.com announced that 5,900 new words were added to its website this year, including online slang, artificial intelligence developments, sustainability, global cuisine and health and psychology. They also added popular acronyms like, IYKYK: If you know, you know, and ELI5: Explain like I'm five. And then there’s of course, the most overused and annoying words of the year, like “moist” and ”like” that continue to top the list year after year.
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Former American Idol contestant, Caleb Flynn, is currently on trial for the murder of his wife, Ashley. Though Caleb pleads “not guilty”, the prosecution has hard evidence against him, including over 100,000 text messages with his mistress…

**Disclaimer: this trial is ongoing. We will provide updates as it progresses.
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Authorities now believe 29 year old mother of four, Tasia Fortune, was murdered during a drug dispute and then, her body was hanged in a tree in a “staged” scene. Jackson police say Fortune fought with her attackers before she was killed, and now 45 year old Eric Clark has also been charged with her murder. 25 year old Earnest Lloyd Jr.and 51 year old Jarques Ratliff are also facing capital murder charges for her death. Fortune’s mother had a remarkable response after an outburst in Friday’s court hearing, saying she doesn’t want anyone who is innocent behind bars.
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On this relationship Saturday, we have some incredible advice for everyone in any stage of a relationship or life. First, up we have a study out of Psychology Today that shares the science behind the timing of a text. Next up on the feed we will have the seven mistakes most people make when dating again after a breakup or divorce. And finally, for those in a relationship, we share 15 questions you should ask your partner to build connections and help your compatibility grow and thrive.
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What started as a high school sociology project became a real cold-case investigation. Jennifer Fessler sits down with teacher Alex Campbell, whose students spent hundreds of hours digging through evidence, building timelines, challenging theories and chasing answers in the infamous Redhead Murders. Campbell shares what they uncovered, why he believes teenagers are an untapped resource for cold-case investigations, and how their work has now led to a new investigation into a 46-year-old suspicious death.
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