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Extra, Extra: Swimming in Frigid Waters, Hangover Cures from Rich People, and Oscar Predictions
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- Breaking: warm weather makes people want to exercise more.
- Locals participated in the Polar Bears' New Years Day Swim at Cabrillo Beach.
- A man who escaped from a San Diego prison yesterday in a fire truck is still at large.
- Three people killed in a shooting in Coronado last night have been identified as two Navy officers and one of the officers' sisters.
- Here's what Gwyneth Paltrow thinks you should do about your hangover. (Hint: one hangover cure is produced by a company Paltrow has invested in. What a coincidence!)
- Now that it's 2012 and everything, Oscar predictions are heating up.
- Here are some cleaning tips for the new year.
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