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Referee dies a week after being knocked unconscious by angry player

By Devon Dolan-NBC
The daughter of a soccer referee who died Saturday a week after being punched in the head by an angry player during a match said her whole family is hurting in the wake of his tragic death.

That'll be $1.99 for your airline soda

By Katia Hetter - CNN
Coffee, juice or tea? Starting July 1 on Frontier Airlines, that drink will cost you $1.99 for certain fares, the company announced Wednesday.

Digital tattoos, mind-reading headphones: The shape of things to come?

By Arion McNicoll - CNN
Forecasting future technology has never been easy. In the 1950s, scientists and technologists envisaged that by now the world would be free from disease, traversed by flying cars, and fueled by minerals from distant planets.

CDC: Child food, skin allergies on the rise

By Jacque Wilson - CNN
 Food and skin allergies are becoming more common in American children, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both have been steadily increasing for more than a decade.

New York school goes all-vegetarian

By Brittany Brady - CNN
Asked which school meals were their favorites, students at a public school in the New York borough of Queens don't say chicken fingers or meatballs.

9/11 museum admission fee plan angers some victims families

By Lorenzo Ferrigno CNN
Some families of 9/11 victims are outraged over the National September 11 Memorial Museum's decision to charge admission for visitors.

Senate to vote on proposed Internet sales tax law

By Melanie Hicken CNN
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a long-debated Internet sales tax law Monday, paving the way for millions of consumers to start paying sales tax on online purchases.

Feds search Boston bombing suspect's apartment

By Ben Brumfield and Steve Almasy CNN
Federal authorities were at the apartment of deceased bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev on Sunday, executing a search warrant, an FBI spokeswoman said.

Newborn found abandoned on Hawaii beach

By Keahi Tucker - NBC
Detectives are searching for the person who abandoned a newborn on April 30 at Hawaii's Sandy Beach Park.

A substitute teacher poses 'creepy' homework questions

By Brandon Richard - NBC
When Christina Mattaliano looked over her son's homework, she got a surprise when she came across a couple of questions on two hand-written assignments.

Animal control mistakenly euthanizes family pet

By Courtney Fischer - NBC
Seven-year-old Alyssa Minton's best friend was her dog, Peanut. Her sidekick for more than five years. When her dad broke the news this afternoon that Peanut wasn't coming back, she spent most of today crying and confused.

Students weigh in on technology in the classroom

By Samantha Ptashkin - NBC
In Ms. Mustard's sophomore geometry class at Tucson, Arizona's San Miguel High School, students learned a lot of lessons this year and we're not just talking numbers.

Office burglar falls asleep under bear-skin rug

By Melissa McCrady - NBC
A Goldilocks-like burglar is in jail after settling down in an office that was "just right".

4K TV promises to be four times clearer than high-def

By Larry Frum - CNN
Are you starting to take for granted the popping colors and hyper-detail of your HDTV? Fear not. 4K television is on the way, with screens that promise four times better resolution than today's best high-definition offerings.

High-tech camera acts like a bug's eye

By Heather Kelly - CNN
The next generation of digital cameras could show us how bugs see the world.