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Here's what happened today in Racked cities around the country:
NEW YORK—This can get weird: The gift for your guy's mom. But it doesn't have to! Because here are ten perfect gifts for her.
LOS ANGELES—X Factor stylist Marina Toybina is zero for a lot of episodes in the wardrobe malfunction department.
CHICAGO—Which is the glammest of all them all? Vote on some damn fine Christmas trees.