Now with an American twist, maternity homes are sprouting up in Southern California, where wealthy expectant mothers are coddled and catered to in relative luxury.

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Climbing the towering trees of the North American forests was a neat twist, but ultimately unsatisfying.

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In another twist, fellow American Bo Van Pelt had shot a 59 in the pro-am Wednesday, but it does not count for the record books, while Mickelson himself carded a 59 at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in 2004, a four-man invitational tournament which does not count towards the official money list.

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This restaurant is everything you would expect from a Jean Georges-signature eatery, offering its patrons American Contemporary-inspired dishes with an island twist.

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In American presidential politics, there's another twist in the ongoing saga of whether Michigan and Florida delegates and superdelegates will get to vote at the Democratic National Convention.

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Commentary: Bret Stephens of The Wall Street Journal for his incisive columns on American foreign policy and domestic politics, often enlivened by a contrarian twist.

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The most revolting and murky twist to the story is the treatment of another wave of American captives: prisoners-of-war in Germany who had the misfortune to be freed by Soviet troops and were deported to the Gulag.

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American Express recently capitalized on this seemingly useless Facebook feature, and added a twist that everyone can appreciate.

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The library said Checker's rendition of "The Twist" became a symbol for the energy and excitement of the early 60s after "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark chose Checker to record a new version of the song.

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