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Put to the test by a team of (mostly) kids, these 25 toys and kid-friendly gadgets will make for delightful presents this Christmas.

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SAN DIEGO — Companies like Amazon say robots could eliminate the need for hundreds of thousands of workers in the coming years, raising a big question: Are robots taking human jobs? To get a closer ...