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New treatment improving burned triplets scars

Nov. 6: TODAYs Matt Lauer and medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman check in with triplets Chandra, Jordan and Trae Berns, who have been undergoing a new treatment to remove a lifetime of scars. (Today Show)Chandra, Trae and Jordan Berns were just 17 months old when they suffered grievous burns in a fire. But today, at 22, they are undergoing a new laser treatment that is improving their scars and their mobility. "Our scars have gotten a lot smoother," Trae said Friday.

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:08:14 GMT
Victims relieved Ether Man may be in custody

Nov. 5: After searching nearly 20 years for a serial rapist dubbed the Ether Man, police now have a suspect in custody. TODAYs Meredith Vieira talks to two of the rapists alleged victims about the arrest. (Today Show)After the arrest of a man police suspect of being the Ether Man" responsible for an 18-year series of rapes of college students across four states , two of his alleged victims expressed relief. It's great to have him off the streets, Pamela Fowler said Thursday.

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:10:04 GMT
Rihanna says album helped recovery

Rihanna has sold more than 12 million albums and has had fourNo. 1songs, butcurrently,her fame revolves around one fight. She now hopes to move on with music.Rihanna has sold more than 12 million albums and has had four No. 1 songs, but currently, her fame revolves around one fight. She now hopes to move on with music.

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:14:58 GMT
Dad lost his job, so this family lives on the road

Dave Dudley and his family used to have a house; today they roam America in an RV. And they are only one of many families who have taken up an itinerant lifestyle to cut costs in difficult economic times.Last year, Dave Dudley lost his job as a software V.P. so he sold his house and took his wife and three children on the road in an RV. And theyre not alone: In a tough economy, more Americans are trading home and hearth for the open road.

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:11:17 GMT
Going Rouge offers roguish reply to Palin book

"Going Rogue" by Sarah Palin has some competition: "Going Rouge," an anti-Palin book compiled by editors of The Nation magazine, will be released the same day. When Sarah Palins memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life, hits bookstores on Nov. 17, it will face competition from OR Books Going Rouge: An American Nightmare, being released the same day with a strikingly similar book cover.

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:21:48 GMT
Living on the road full-time: Is it right for you?

Scott Bidstrup lived on the road for six years no permanent address, no phone, no job, no responsibilities. It was one of the best periods of his life. But is it for you? Bidstrup has advice for those considering his lifestyle, and important questions you need to ask first.

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:22:39 GMT
Lupicas latest book: Million-Dollar Throw

Nov. 6: TODAYs Matt Lauer talks to award-winning sports columnist Mike Lupica about his new book, Million-Dollar Throw.(Today Show)In Mike Lupica's new novel, 13-year-old Nate Brodie goes to buy a Tom Brady autographed football and wins the chance of a lifetime to throw a pass through a target at a Patriots game on national TV. The prize? One million dollars. An excerpt.

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:33:07 GMT
Grisham: Printed books are endangered species

Nov. 3: Author John Grisham talks to TODAY's Matt Lauer about his new short story collection, discounting of best-sellers and the future of printed books.(Today Show)Hes sold more than 250 million books but even John Grisham is worried about the future of the printed word in the wake of best-sellers going for as little as $9 at major retailers, and the rise of e-book readers like the Kindle. Its a disaster in the long term, he said Tuesday.

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:03:56 GMT
Racing to save Earths most endangered species

Nov. 6: TODAYs Meredith Vieira talks to famed naturalist Jeff Corwin about his new MSNBC special, Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats.(Today Show)In his new book 100 Heartbeats, conservationist and television host Jeff Corwin provides an urgent portrait of wildlife that is teetering on the brink of extinction and spells out what can be done about it. Here is an excerpt.

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:31:54 GMT
Obamas half brother: Our father was abusive

Aphotograph of Barack Obama Sr., father of PresidentBarack Obama, hangs on the wall of his grandmother Sarah Hussein Obama's house near the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya. "My father beat my mother and my father beat me," Obama's half brother said in an interview.President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:51:12 GMT
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