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  • A good trailer can make or break an opening weekend. Like movies, they can take years to finish — and their producers face a constant pressure to stay fresh.
  • Sleep apnea is a condition that can raise the risk of several serious illnesses, including heart disease. Testing for the condition is a lucrative business, and sleep labs have sprung up across the country. But as spending skyrockets, insurers are rethinking how they pay for testing to curb costs.
  • The latest round of the NFL playoffs didn't disappoint. The Green Bay Packers, the team with the best record in the regular season, lost to the New York Giants. Among the other games, the New England Patriots beat the Denver Broncos.
  • Those visiting the new memorial in Washington, D.C. will find a quote that reads: "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness." But that's not exactly what the civil rights leader said. The Interior Department has decided to have the quote fixed.
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that binge drinking, usually associated with young people, is an issue among adults as well. And the University of Connecticut recently found Dr. Dipak Das, who studied an ingredient in red wine, had falsified data on its benefits.
  • A luxury cruise liner went aground off Italy's coast on Friday.
  • The violinist compares two recordings he made, 20-plus years apart, of the Franck Violin Sonata.
  • The Real Housewives of New Jersey may be able to save a few dollars on their next procedure. New Jersey's legislature has voted to phase out its so-called "Botax" — a 6 percent tax on cosmetic medical procedures like Botox. The bill is currently on Gov. Chris Christie's desk for approval.
  • Many students say they were lured into law school by the promise of high salaries upon graduation, but instead ended up with just a major debt load. How exactly schools calculate their graduates' employment statistics isn't regulated — it's up to students to scrutinize it, the ABA says.
  • Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker will deliver a truckload of petitions to Wisconsin's elections board Tuesday in an effort to force a recall election. Thousands of volunteers spent the past two months collecting signatures. Talk of recalling the governor began after he stripped most public unions of collective bargaining rights.
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