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[h=2]<span style="color: Red;">*</span>[/h][h=2]We're so over #Snowzilla[/h]Our backs hurt from shoveling. Mountains of snow? They're everywhere. And now we learn<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ANOTHER<span style="color: Red;">*</span>storm could roll up the East Coast toward the end of the week. "We could see some snow, a wintry mix or rain in portions of the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Mid-Atlantic<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Northeast," says<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Weather Channel meteorologist Quincy<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Vagell. Oh, the humanity.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(If you're reading #TheShortList from somewhere sunny, pardon our kvetching.) Back to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the blizzard,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the snow on the ground is still bringing the hurt. In the eastern U.S.,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>most schools and government offices were<span style="color: Red;">*</span>closed Monday. Flooding is a big problem.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Travel is still a mess. And cabin fever is making us all a little stir-crazy. But the pandas? Loving it.
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Tian Tian the panda captured our hearts when he was captured on video frolicking in the snow from Winter Storm Jonas. Not to be outdone, Jeffrey Perez put on a panda suit and showed off some moves of his own. USA TODAY
[h=2]If you were convicted of murder as a kid, you may have a chance to get your life back[/h]In a big Supreme Court ruling Monday, the justices granted hundreds of prisoners convicted of murder as juveniles the chance to have their mandatory sentences of life<span style="color: Red;">*</span>without parole reconsidered. Why? In 2012, the high court banned mandatory life sentences for juveniles. In Monday's ruling, the justices<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said the earlier ruling should apply retroactively. That<span style="color: Red;">*</span>means about 1,500 prisoners have a chance at parole for crimes some of them committed decades ago, when they were teens.
[h=2]Peyton Manning vs. Cam Newton will<span style="color: Red;">*</span>make a Super Bowl<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for the ages[/h]Super Bowl 50 is the perfect intersection of the NFL’s past, present and future,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>writes USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour. Denver Broncos'<span style="color: Red;">*</span>quarterback Peyton Manning<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Cam Newton, quarterback for the Carolina Panthers,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>face off Feb. 7 at Levi's Stadium<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in San Francisco.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Sunday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>wins by both teams<span style="color: Red;">*</span>stitched up the Super Bowl berths.)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>It'll be a game for the ages:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Manning trying to win one more title in what would be the storybook ending to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>one of the finest careers in NFL history. Newton looking for the ring that would solidify his status as the new face of the league.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Manning on his way out, Newton on his way up.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>And regardless of the final score, the torch will be passed.
[h=2]We're all still rooting for Lamar[/h]Lamar Odom is still working to recover from his<span style="color: Red;">*</span>life-threatening overdose in October. His<span style="color: Red;">*</span>estranged wife<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Khloe Kardashian<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shared an update<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Monday on the former NBA player.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"His long-term memory is great.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>His short-term memory isn't so good," she said during an interview on The<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ellen DeGeneres Show.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>She went on to describe Odom's health as "great," saying he's been enjoying time with her famous family. "I think it makes him feel good to be around everyone, too, and to just be in a happy environment."
[h=2]Travel alert for pregnant women: Stay away from Zika[/h]The Zika virus, which has been linked to a birth defect<span style="color: Red;">*</span>epidemic in Brazil, is spreading quickly throughout the Americas — and the U.S. is likely next. Several South and Central American governments, including Brazil, Colombia and El Salvador, asked<span style="color: Red;">*</span>women to avoid pregnancy altogether. Babies affected by the virus<span style="color: Red;">*</span>are born with small heads and incomplete brain development, and there are often no symptoms for a mother to know if she's been infected. So far, the Zika virus<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has affected as many as 1.3 million<span style="color: Red;">*</span>people in Brazil.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Olympics venues in Rio de Janeiro will undergo daily inspections to prevent the virus from spreading at this summer's games.
In this Dec. 23, 2015, file photo, 10-year-old Elison holds his 2-month-old brother Jose Wesley, who was born with microcephaly, at their house in Poco Fundo, Pernambuco state, Brazil. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, that it has found the strongest evidence so far of a possible link between a mosquito-borne virus and a surge of birth defects in Brazil.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: AP)
[h=4]Extra Bites[/h]This story is everything. A bloodhound accidentally ran a half-marathon ... and was given a medal, for coming in seventh, in a race in Alabama.
As we look forward to Super Bowl 50 and its sure-to-be-incredible ads, we bring some favorites from last year. Remember the one about the puppy? Here it is:
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"Lost Dog" - A lost puppy finds its way home and then is saved from trouble by some very powerful friends.
This is a must-see photo of a Must-See-TV reunion. See the first photo of your Friends reunited.
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