‘The Avengers’ are box office superheroes, with $200.3 million

Headlined by a slew of A-list stars, including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson, “The Avengers” has grossed more worldwide than any of Marvel’s previous pictures, including ”Iron Man 2,” which sold $623.9-million worth of tickets in 2010. The movie, which brings together an international peacekeeping agency of superheroes to help protect the world from otherworldly invaders, also has earned the best reviews since 2008′s ”Iron Man,” notching a 94% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Melissa Harris-Perry: Funding the arts

Violin soloist Kelly Hall Tompkins with Columbia Artists Management joins the table as Melissa Harris-Perry and ballerina Misty Copeland discuss the need for funding the arts, and what it means for young people.

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Dangerous Teen Fads You Should Know About

From vodka eyeballing to ball tapping to rainbow parties and more, many teens are endangering their lives with risky behaviors. Read on for more dangerous fads, then have a conversation with your kids.

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‘The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics’

In his new book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion, Jonathan Haidt draws on psychology, anthropology, history and philosophy to find answers to questions like: Why does it feel good to demonize the other side? Where do we get our beliefs about politics from anyway? And is there any way liberals and conservatives can learn to get along?

Haidt reaches some surprising conclusions.

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Study Finds Heart Disease Drug Combats Racism

Could a heart disease pill be the secret to combating racism? According to one study it is.

Researchers from Oxford University released a new study in the international medical journal Psychopharmacology showing that taking propranolol reduces “implicit negative racial bias.”

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