The top 10 most popular dog breeds in the United States in 2013, according to the American Kennel Club's registry:

1 — Labrador retriever

2 — German shepherd

3 — Golden retriever

4 — beagle

5 — bulldog

6 — Yorkshire terrier

7 — boxer

8 — poodle

9 — Rottweiler

10 — dachshund

WASHINGTON - It happens to nearly everyone: A song — let's say Abba's "Waterloo" — is stuck in your head and just won't go away.

Now science has not one but three ways to dig that dreaded earworm out. And none of them are too surprising, as researchers surveyed 18,000 residents of Finland and England and reported their findings in the journal PLOS One.

Researchers at the University of London found that earworm victims say you can listen to the complete song or sing it; you can just not let it bother you, or you can try using another song to shove out the offending tune.

How about "God Save the Queen"?

"A tune that's not too catchy itself might do the trick," psychology researcher Lauren Stewart of the University of London said. The British national anthem, which Stewart concedes isn't the type to get stuck in the head, was mentioned most often by the Brits as an earworm replacement. Stewart wrote that 64 specific songs were mentioned as good replacement tunes, but not many repeaters. So the anthem topped the charts with six votes.

The other replacement tunes that got multiple votes include Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon" and the standard "Happy Birthday."

Most of the time the people who replaced one tune with another reported that the second tune did not become an earworm. About one-in-nine Britons reported they tried to distract themselves with another song. Most said it usually worked.

On the other hand, more than half the Finns surveyed were more likely to just try to embrace the song, play it over or listen to the end. And that also worked at times, Stewart said.

And then there's a third group who, like Stewart, just ignore earworms because they're not bothered by them.

About 90 per cent of people report earworms from time to time and Stewart said two things seem to be involved: lack of control and a brain that is sort of idling.

"People get very annoyed about being made to listen to music that they find is not to their personal taste and that they cannot control," Stewart said.

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Online:

The study in PLOS One: http://bit.ly/1lqdBOl

An earworm, Abba's "Waterloo" on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4

An earworm cure, "God Save The Queen" on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9EC3Gy6Nk

MARIN, Calif. - Court documents say the Northern California teenager convicted of stealing celebrity chef Guy Fieri's Lamborghini planned to commit a jewelry heist and sell the car.

A Marin County probation report released this week says Max Wade kept a binder with the values of items at the San Francisco jewelry store he planned to hit, along with names and photographs of its employees, and details about alarms and cameras.

According to the Marin Independent Journal (http://bit.ly/1eDgxOz ), the report also says investigators found a sales contract for the Lamborghini in a locker Wade kept. The contract indicated he planned to sell the car for more than $200,000 by shipping it to a dealership in the Dominican Republic.

Wade was also convicted of attempted murder for a 2012 drive-by shooting. He was sentenced to life in prison Jan. 23.

More than 200,000 strollers with a hinge capable of amputating a person's finger and pacifiers that pose a choking hazard are among this week's recalled consumer products. Other recalls include dehumidifiers and beds.

Here's a more detailed look:

STROLLERS

DETAILS: Britax B-Agile, B-Agile Double and BOB Motion strollers made between March 2011 and June 2013. They have the following model numbers: U341763, U341764, U341782 and U341783 for the B-Agile strollers; U361818 or U361819 for the B-Agile Double strollers; and U391820, U391821 and U391822 for the BOB Motion strollers. The model number and the manufacture date in YYYY/MM/DD format can be found on label located on the inside of the stroller's metal frame near the right rear wheel. They were sold from May 2011 through June 2013.

WHY: The hinge on the stroller's folding mechanism can partially amputate consumers' fingertips, break their fingers or cause severe lacerations, among other injuries, when they press the release button while pulling on the release strap.

INCIDENTS: Eight incident reports, including one partial fingertip amputation, one broken finger, and severe finger lacerations.

HOW MANY: About 216,000 in the U.S. and 8,800 in Canada.

FOR MORE: Call Britax at 866-204-1665, visit www.britaxusa.com or www.bobgear.com and click on "Safety Notice" at the top right corner or on "Learn More" at the bottom centre of the page, or send email to strollerrecall@britax.com for more information.

DEHUMIDIFIERS

DETAILS: This recall involves 30, 40, 50, 65-pint dehumidifiers with the GE brand name. The brand name, model number, pint capacity and manufacture date are printed on the nameplate sticker on the back of the dehumidifier. They were sold from April 2008 through December 2011. Model numbers include: ADER30LN, ADEW30LN, AHR30LL, AHR30LM, AHW30LM, ADER40LN, AHH40LL, AHR40LL, AHR40LM, ADEH50LN, ADER50LN, ADEW50LN, AHH50LM, AHR50LL, AHR50LM, AHW50LM, ADER65LN, ADEW65LN, AHR65LL, AHR65LM, and AHW65LM.

WHY: The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

INCIDENTS: Sixteen reports of incidents with the recalled GE-brand dehumidifiers, including 11 reports of overheating with no property damage beyond the units, and five reports of fires beyond the units which were associated with about $430,000 reported in property damage. This is in addition to more than 71 fires and $2.73 million in property damage reported with other brands of Gree-manufactured dehumidifiers in the previous recall. No injuries have been reported.

HOW MANY: About 350,000 in the U.S. and 2,700 in Canada. Gree previously recalled 2.2 million dehumidifiers under 12 other brand names in September 2013.

FOR MORE: Call Gree at 866-853-2802 or visit www.greeusa.com and click on "Recall" for more information.

PACIFIERS

DETAILS: Fred & Friends Chill Baby Artiste, Volume and Panic pacifiers. The Artiste's UPC is 728987021282, the Volume style's UPC is 728987020599 and the Panic style's UPC is 728987020605. They were sold from April 2013 through December 2013.

WHY: The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The beard on the Artiste and the knob on the Volume pacifiers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. In addition, the ventilation holes on the Volume and Panic pacifier guards are too small.

INCIDENTS: One report of the knob on the Volume pacifier detaching. No injuries have been reported.

HOW MANY: About 183,000 in the U.S. and 17,000 in Canada.

FOR MORE: Call Fred & Friends at 855-346-6372, send email to the firm at pacifiersconsumer@fredandfriends.com, or visit www.fredandfriends.com and click on "Pacifier Recall" for more information.

REMOTE-CONTROLLED MODEL HELICOPTERS

DETAILS: Blade 500 X BNF and Blade 500 3D RTF and BNF remote-controlled model helicopters with model numbers BLH 1800, BLH 1800M1, BLH 1850, and BLH 4080. They were sold at Hobby stores nationwide and at www.horizonhobby.com. Models BLH 1800, BLH 1800M1 and BLH 1850 were sold from December 2012 through September 2013; and Models BLH 1850 and BLH 4080 were sold from May 2013 through September 2013.

WHY: The tail rotor grip used for securing the tail rotor blade to the tail rotor hub can separate and release from the helicopter, posing a risk of a crash and injury hazard.

INCIDENTS: None reported.

HOW MANY: About 1,980 in the U.S. and 200 in Canada.

FOR MORE: Call Horizon Hobby at 877-504-0233 or visit www.horizonhobby.com, and click on "Product Recalls" listed under "Legal" at the bottom of the page for more information.

SMOKE DETECTORS

DETAILS: System Sensor's reflected beam smoke detectors with model number BEAM1224S and date codes 2111 through 3053. The model number and date code are printed on a label on the back of the detector's cover and on the product's packaging. The reflected beam smoke detectors were used primarily in commercial buildings as part of the fire alarm system. Detectors used with acceptable power supplies, as listed on the company website, do not need to be replaced. They were sold from November 2012 through May 2013.

WHY: When used with certain power supplies, the reflected beam smoke detectors can fail to send a signal to the fire alarm control panel that sounds the alarm and fail to alert occupants of a fire.

INCIDENTS: None reported.

HOW MANY: About 610.

FOR MORE: Call System Sensor at 800-736-7672 or visit from www.systemsensor.com and click on "Resources," then "Product Info Library/Technical Field Bulletins," then "Safety Bulletins" for more information and a list of acceptable power supplies.

HOCKEY ELBOW PADS

DETAILS: Reebok EP20K senior hockey elbow pads. The pads are white with grey and black colored fabric. The word "Reebok" appears on the upper and lower arm sections of each elbow pad, and the words "20K PRO" appear on the forearm of each pad. The product code K101SR EP20K is located on the inside label of each elbow pad and on the outside of the polybag in which some products were packaged. They were sold from April 2013 through November 2013.

WHY: The moulded foam padding inside the elbow pads can become cracked, fractured or split, which poses a risk of injury to the elbow.

INCIDENTS: One incident in Canada which resulted in a broken elbow.

HOW MANY: About 2,100 in the U.S. and 1,600 in Canada.

FOR MORE: Call CCM Hockey Inc. at 800-451-4600 in the U.S., visit http://reebokccm.com and then click on button marked "Recall," or send email to returns@reebokccm.com.

COFFEE PRESSES

DETAILS: Bodum rose gold Chambord locking lid 8-cup glass coffee presses sold exclusively at Starbucks. The coffee press' glass carafe, screen and plunger are held in place by a metal frame which is rose gold-colored with a black moulded plastic base. The coffee press has a locking lid. Bodum is printed on the glass carafe. Bodum and SKU number 11029732 are printed on a white label on the bottom of the base. "Bodum" and "Made in Portugal" are embossed on the bottom of the black plastic base. They were sold from November 2013 through December 2013 for about $40.

WHY: The glass carafe can fall out of the metal frame and plastic base of the coffee press and break or shatter, posing laceration and burn hazards to consumers.

INCIDENTS: About 14 reports of the glass carafes breaking or shattering when the coffee press' plastic base separated from the metal frame. There have been four reports of minor injuries, including two lacerations and two burns.

HOW MANY: About 28,000.

FOR MORE: Call Bodum at 855-378-6864, send email to Bodum at recall@bodum.com, or visit www.bodum.com and click on "Product Advisories" for more information.

BEDS

DETAILS: IKEA junior beds including the KRITTER and SNIGLAR models with a guard rail on one side. A label on the headboard or underside of the KRITTER bed has a date stamp of 1114 to 1322 representing the year and week of production (YYWW), a 600.904.70 model number, and 19740 supplier number. A label on the headboard or underside of the SNIGLAR bed has a date stamp of 1114 to 1318 (YYWW), a 500.871.66 model number, and 18157 supplier number. This recall expands the date stamp for SNIGLAR beds to 1049 to 1318. They were sold from July 2005 through May 2013.

WHY: The metal rod connecting the guard rail to the bed frame can break in use, posing a laceration hazard.

INCIDENTS: IKEA has received one additional report from the UK of a metal rod on a SNIGLAR bed breaking. A child received a small scratch to the arm from the broken metal rod.

HOW MANY: About 3,500, with 22,000 units previously recalled for repair in August 2013.

FOR MORE: Call IKEA at 888-966-4532 or visit www.ikea-usa.com and click on the "Recall" link on the top of the page for more information.

FOLDING BICYCLES

DETAILS: Jetty Express 2 and the Port Runner 2 folding bicycles that are designed for use in and around docks and marinas. The Jetty Express 2 has a blue and white frame and folds at a hinge in the middle. "Jetty Express 2" is printed on the bike's frame. The Port Runner 2 has a red frame and folds at a hinge in the middle. "Port Runner 2" is printed on the bike's frame. They were sold at West Marine stores nationwide, online at www.westmarine.com and in the West Marine catalogue from March 2010 through July 2013.

WHY: The bicycle's frame can break during use, posing a fall hazard to the rider.

INCIDENTS: Three reports of the bicycle's frame breaking, resulting in bruises and scrapes to a rider.

HOW MANY: About 4,600.

FOR MORE: West Marine at 800-262-8464 or visit www.westmarine.com and click on "Product Recalls" at the bottom of the page for additional information.

WASHINGTON - Giancarlo Tello paid $14,000 more than other New Jersey high school graduates to attend Rutgers University, the state's flagship public college.

Why the difference?

Tello spent much of his childhood in the U.S. without legal permission after his parents moved from Peru when he was 6.

That changes if he re-enrolls this fall, as he plans, thanks to a law recently signed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie that provides in-state tuition to immigrants like him.

Supporters of immigrants' rights are energized because after years of contentious fights, New Jersey and three other states passed statutes last year that will allow such students who came to the U.S. when they were minors to pay in-state tuition.

Fifteen states now have such a statute, said Ann Morse of the National Conference of State Legislatures. In addition, university boards in Hawaii, Michigan and Rhode Island have granted these students in-state tuition. To qualify, high school graduates typically must meet requirements such as living in a state for a set number of years.

Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire and Virginia have bills under consideration that would extend the in-state benefit, said Tanya Broder, a senior attorney with the National Immigration Law Center.

Supporters next plan to step up lobbying on a related issue: making these students eligible for state financial aid, including scholarships or grants. Already, California, New Mexico and Texas have laws spelling out this right, and it is under consideration in states such as Washington.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., filed a bill in Congress that would provide money to states that offer in-state tuition or financial aid to these students.

"It's an economic issue, and it's an issue of fairness," Murray said.

In this time of financial austerity, the bill faces a difficult road.

The students are known as "Dreamers" — from the shorthand for legislation stymied in Congress that provides a way for them to permanently remain in the U.S. The measure's full title is the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act).

Lacking legal immigration status, the students typically aren't eligible for federal financial aid and many other aid programs.

But in many cases they are able to remain in the United States under President Barack Obama's 2012 "deferred action" program. That allows immigrants brought into the United States without legal permission as children by their parents to obtain temporary resident status for two years. The status is renewable.

Tello and Yves Gomes, 21, who was brought to the U.S. from India as a toddler, signed up.

Gomes attends the University of Maryland and pays in-state tuition, which he had lobbied for. But he says in some cases that isn't enough. He called for state and other financial aid, especially for those who don't qualify for Maryland's in-state tuition benefit.

Tuition and fees for Maryland residents come to about $9,000 this academic year, compared with more than $28,000 for those from other states. That doesn't include thousands more in room and board.

"I met so many friends who are off and on in school just because they have to take time off to help their families put food on the table. You have to survive," Gomes said.

The issue of what educational benefits should be available to immigrants living illegally in the country has been contentious. Critics say helping the students encourages unlawful behaviour and means they potentially take someone else's seat at taxpayers' expense.

"I don't understand why they would take taxpayer dollars that could be going to U.S. citizens and instead subsidizing the education of noncitizens who could also be deported," said Kris Kobach, the Republican secretary of state in Kansas who has litigated immigration-related cases. "Why would you subsidize a workforce that may not be there tomorrow?"

Kansas passed a law in 2004 that granted the in-state tuition benefit to students living in the country illegally.

Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, South Carolina and Indiana bar the in-state benefit altogether, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. In Wisconsin, in-state tuition was authorized in 2009, but later repealed.

Politicians have taken heat on both sides.

In the 2012 Republican presidential primary, Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended up apologizing after saying critics of in-state tuition for students in the country illegally "did not have a heart." In last year's gubernatorial race in Virginia, GOP Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was dogged during his unsuccessful campaign by a vote opposing the in-state tuition benefit earlier in his career.

Christie agreed to sign the New Jersey bill only after issuing a conditional veto that took out the financial aid component.

"It definitely felt great that now a lot of 'dreamers' in New Jersey, including myself, will be able to return to school, but at the same time it feels like we were lied to by Gov. Christie, who when he was campaigning, said he was going to give full equality to the Latino community," Tello said.

He was campaign manager for the New Jersey Tuition Equity for Dreamers, and said he dropped out of college after attending part-time for three semesters because of the cost. Out-of-state tuition at Rutgers is about $24,700 compared with about $10,700 for an in-state student. Full-time students also pay nearly $3,000 in fees, in addition to room and board.

On the day he signed the bill, Christie explained his decision this way: "This is what compromise looks like." Christie said the important thing is that these students will now have an "affordable" way to continue their education.

About 65,000 students living illegally in the country graduate annually from high school and about 5 per cent to 10 per cent of them go to college, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities has estimated.

Daniel Hurley, an official with the association, said even when these students are able to get a college degree, their future work prospects are limited.

"They are caught in the limbo," Hurley said. "It's certainly frustrating to see."

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Fifteen states have statutes allowing students who are in the United States illegally and were brought to this country as children by their parents to be eligible for in-state tuition. To qualify, they have to have graduated from a high school in the state and meet other requirements, such as having been a state resident for two years or three years.

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Illinois

Kansas

Maryland

Minnesota

Nebraska

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Oregon

Texas

Utah

Washington

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Source: National Conference of State Legislatures