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When the going gets tough, the tough … pop in a pacifier? That’s the surprising stress-busting move thousands of young adults in China are making — swapping melatonin and meditation for an adult-sized binky. Once a niche quirk, the silicone soothers are supposedly now big business on Chinese e-commerce giants like Taobao and JD.com, where they are priced anywhere from a budget-friendly 10 yuan ($1.40) to a luxury 500 yuan ($70). They’re sold as sleep aids, stress relievers, even smoking-cessation tools — and shoppers are gobbling them up. Some online sellers move thousands each month, according to the South China...

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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) on Monday condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops in northern Syria, stating the move is a “betrayal” of the Kurds. “The President’s decision to abandon our Kurd allies in the face of an assault by Turkey is a betrayal. It says that America is an unreliable ally; it facilitates ISIS resurgence; and it presages another humanitarian disaster,” Romney, a frequent Trump critic, wrote on Twitter.

Exclusive: Tristan Emmanuel whomps Kathy Griffin for 'blasphemous outburst' Before Kathy Griffin won a creative arts Emmy last week for her reality show, "My Life on the D-List," she was a relative nobody in Tinseltown. Oh sure, she had some credentials – a role as Brooke Shield's sour-grapes colleague in "Suddenly Susan," a cameo on "Seinfeld," an appearance on "Ellen" and a stint on "The View" in Rosie O'Donnell's chair. But like the title of her Bravo reality show inferred, Griffin was a D-list comedian – at least until this award came her way. Griffin once mused that it would...

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LOS ANGELES — The Lollapalooza music festival (search) tour has been canceled just three weeks before it was supposed to start. Tour organizer Perry Farrell (search) writes on the tour's official Web site that his "heart is broken" from scrapping the tour. He blamed poor ticket sales. The tour co-founder, Marc Geiger, says he's in "utter disbelief" that fans weren't buying tickets for what he says was "the most exciting line-up" he's seen in years. The tour would've featured Morrissey (search), Sonic Youth, P.J. Harvey (search) and the Flaming Lips, among others. Fans who bought tickets will get full refunds.