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1. Baltimore Ravens Win the Superbowl

This article is not a feature news article because it would have been in the newspaper the day after the Superbowl. If it were printed a few days after the Superbowl, it would be old news.

2. Crime Rate Increases by 10% Over Past Decade

This article is probably a feature news article, but if you didn't choose it as one, that's okay. Chances are, new information from the government about the crime rate had just come out and this article was written. It could have been published the day the information came out or it could have waited for a few weeks.

3. Bad Weather Predicted for 2004 Winter

Like the article about the increase in the crime rate, this is probably a feature news article too, but if you didn't choose it as one, that's okay. Chances are, new information about future weather reports had just come out and this article was written. It could have been published the day the information came out or it could have waited for a few weeks.

4. Car Crash Injures Family of Seven

This article is not a feature news article because it would have been in the newspaper the day of or the day after the accident. It would have had information about who, what, where, and when about the accident. If it were printed a few days after the accident, it would be old news.

5. Most New Year's Resolutions Don't Last Past February

Like the articles about the increase in the crime rate and the prediction for a bad winter, this is probably a feature news article too. The fact that most New Year's resolutions do not last past February could be printed any time during the months of January or February.

6. Wrong Glasses Can Cause Headaches (feature article)
7. Train Derails in Ohio; 16 Injured (lead news story)
8. Life for Lottery Winner Not All Smiles (feature article)
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