About one in six parents had already started shopping for back-to-school gear for their kids by early July, with many looking to take advantage of price specials.

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Inside the crumpled Saturn, they found some of Murray's belongings -- school books, running gear, snack foods and alcohol -- police won't say what kind.

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As you clean out your garage, get back from vacation or gear up for school in the fall, you might be doing some trading.

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As the back-to-school season kicks into high gear, the pressure and anxiety finally starts to subside for young people (and often their parents), who started this journey over a year ago, competing to beat seemingly impossible odds for a spot at a selective college.

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Team Cow, whose motto is "Playing Well With Udders Since 2004, " hauls the group's gear in a revamped school bus, painted white with black spots, with a pair of bull's horns.

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London Business School's effort will kick into high gear in coming weeks, when every student without a job offer is assigned a career-services adviser.

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The teenager entered the Albertville secondary school, north of Stuttgart, dressed in black combat gear, at 0930 (0830 GMT) on Wednesday.

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The candidates must complete obstacle courses, hikes of up to 12 miles in full combat gear and take classes on navigation and tactics that help them in the field, according to the school's website.

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