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'What Christmas Means' To Soul Singer KEM

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Of "Christmas Time is Here," Kem says, "It's one of those songs that I hear and it's like, 'I wish I wrote that.' "

Originally published on Tue December 18, 2012 5:07 am

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For KEM's What Christmas Means, the R&B singer wanted to cover several aspects of the season: the birth of Christ, for one, but also Christmas as a "romantic holiday."

"You spend time cuddled up by the fire, warm and cozy with your wife or your husband," KEM tells NPR's David Greene. "You spend more time being intimate with shopping — we're doing things with the kids, we're together. There's a lot of sincerity, a lot of warmth."

12:58 pm

Mon December 17, 2012

Girls, Boys And Toys: Rethinking Stereotypes In What Kids Play With

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Hasbro's pink Easy-Bake Oven is under fire for reinforcing gender stereotypes.

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Hasbro's pink Easy Bake Oven is under fire for reinforcing gender stereotypes.

Originally published on Tue December 18, 2012 5:50 am

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We've been focusing on some serious news today. Here's something on the lighter side.

A New Jersey teenager who launched a campaign to get Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven is expected to meet with the toy company Monday afternoon.

Update at 5:40 p.m. ET. Easy-Bake Oven goes gender-neutral:

After meeting with Pope, Hasbro now says it plans to introduce a new black, silver, and blue model of the oven, and to feature boys in ads for the product. Our original post continues:

6:32 am

Mon December 17, 2012

Holiday Display Called 'Sensory Explosion'

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There are Christmas displays, and then there's the one in Wall Township, N.J. It has synchronized lights, lasers, fog machines, strobe lights, 20-foot flames and the music of the Trans Siberian Orchestra. There's no charge — they only accept donations for a local charity.

Around the Nation

6:26 am

Mon December 17, 2012

Police Officer Helps Motorist Register Car

Hayden Carlo was recently pulled over near Dallas for having an expired registration sticker. He said he had a choice: either feed his kids or get a new registration. The officer issued a citation, and when Carlo unfolded it, he found $100.

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4:28 am

Mon December 17, 2012

Japan's Conservative LDP Returns To Power

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Shinzo Abe of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party marks the name of a parliamentary election winner at party headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. Japan's conservative LDP stormed back to power Sunday after three years in opposition.

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Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe smiles during a news conference at party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday, a day after the party's landslide victory in parliamentary elections.

By Frank Langfitt

Originally published on Mon December 17, 2012 2:49 pm

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Japan's Liberal Democratic Party won resoundingly in parliamentary elections Sunday that both Washington and Beijing were watching carefully. The conservative LDP's hawkish leader, Shinzo Abe, will become Japan's prime minister for the second time and has pledged to take a harder line on China.

Speaking on Japanese TV, Abe had a message for Japan's most important ally, America, and another for Japan's biggest rival — China.

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1:03 am

Tue December 18, 2012