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What We've Found: West Philly school-turned-nightclub, Final Four, Vitamin D, etc.

POSTED: Monday, March 29, 2010, 9:13 PM
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Lara Coleman here with your morning afternoon fix:

On Friday, Facebook proposed a new feature called "place," which allows users add their locations to their Facebook page. Creepy.

President Obama returns this morning from a "surprise visit" to Afghanistan to meet with President Karzai to discuss the Afghan government, as well as to greet and praise American troops.

More than 35 people are dead in Russia after two unknown female suicide bombers set off explosions during Monday's morning rush hour at two subway stations in central Moscow.

As technology threatens their livelihoods, 18,000 rickshaw drivers in India remain loyal to their jobs despite urges from police and action groups to end this mode of transportation.

Philadelphia explores the idea of implementing modular, or factory-built, houses in order to cut the high costs of housing and also to keep up with the growing demand for homes.

Put down the SunnyD. Dr. JoAnn Manson at Brigham and Women's Hospital believe that studies linking Vitamin D to good health may be incorrect, or at least very exaggerated.

The NCAA Final Four are in: Michigan State, West Virginia, Butler and Duke. Go team.

The cafeteria of West Philly's Harambee Charter School on North 66th Street doubles as a nightclub on Saturday nights. Officials are discussing the issue today.

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