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3 novels with unforgettable main characters
These protagonists will still be on your mind long after you've reached the last page.
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11 survival stories from around the world
These survivors experienced extraordinary circumstances; hurricanes, tornados, and avalanches, and lived to tell the tale.
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Gender pay gap: Top 5 best and worst states
The pay gap between men and women has steadily narrowed during the past few decades. Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned in 2011, compared with 59 cents in 1963. Here is a look at states with biggest and smallest gender pay gaps today.
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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Four curious outcomes if the Electoral College ends in a tie
Here are four ways that a 269-to-269 tie in the Electoral College could play out in the 2012 presidential election.
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Decoder Wire Ted Cruz presidential race 2016: Whose worst nightmare?
Some conservative leaders reportedly are urging Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to run for president in 2016. That could be a nightmare for either Democrats, other Republicans, or even Cruz himself.
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Gun conundrum: Why is ammunition still in short supply?
Demand for bullets has surged, resulting in a shortage and skyrocketing prices. Some see a nefarious federal intent to take ammunition off the market. Others cite panic buying among gun owners. Where does the truth lie?
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2013 NFL draft: Bring on the beef
The 2013 NFL draft started with beefy lineman Eric Fisher. Then came beefy lineman Luke Joeckel, also an offensive tackle. The quarterbacks didn't show up in the 2013 NFL draft till the No. 16 draft pick, Florida State's EJ Manuel.
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Earl Holding dies, leaves legacy of Sinclair Oil
Earl Holding dies: The US billionaire had a net worth of $3.2 billion. Earl Holding owned Sinclair Oil, and the Sun Valley Resort in Idaho and the Snowbasin Resort in Utah.
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Provo, the city of 'Silicon Slopes,' named as third Google fiber site
Google will acquire an existing network called iProvo in order to build out Google Fiber in the Utah city.
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Boy Scouts gay ban: Leaders propose lifting gay ban for youth
Boy Scouts of America's executive committee, after surveying it's million-member community, drafted a resolution proposing to remove the ban on gay youth while keeping it for all adult leaders.
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3 novels with unforgettable main characters
These protagonists will still be on your mind long after you've reached the last page.
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Decoder Wire Four reasons the Senate gun control bill may be kaput
The Senate is slated to vote Wednesday on nine gun control provisions, but prospects for passage for several – including expanding background checks to more gun buyers – look dim. Here's why.
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Chapter & Verse World Book Night US: Washington, Michigan, and New York attract the most volunteers
As World Book Night approaches again, a list of rankings shows where volunteers – who give away free books on April 23 – are most heavily clustered in the US.
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To reinvigorate Republican Party, tea party takes page from Occupy
Tea party activists have come up with 10 bills that they call the New Fair Deal – a nod to ending special interests in D.C. The plan includes privatizing Social Security and replacing Obamacare.
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Can medical companies patent human genes? Supreme Court hears key case. (+video)
The US Supreme Court on Monday takes up a case with widespread implications for scientific innovation and health care in the US. The question: Are human genes patentable?
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Immigration reform: Farm-worker compromise brings bill a step closer to Senate floor
Farmer and labor groups are voicing support for a deal on farm workers, but it’s just one piece of the complicated effort by both political parties to craft an immigration reform bill this year.
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Craig Patterson, avalanche forecaster, killed. Why didn't his air bag save him?
Craig Patterson was an experienced avalanche forecaster. Craig Patterson deployed his avalanche air bag near Kessler Peak. Why didn't it save him?
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Energy Voices New technology could mean tar sands production in US
The US Department of Energy has unveiled a new technology that can be used to make US oil sands and heavy oil economically viable for refining.
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Hermit: 1,000 burglaries by one guy in Maine? (+video)
Hermit: 1,000 burglaries are attributed to a Maine hermit. Christopher Knight told police he had broken into one campground about 50 times since he began living in the woods in 1986.
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Will Senate vote on gun control? Untangling the politics of filibusters (+video)
The Senate will hold a vote on gun control legislation Thursday – but it's only to break a filibuster and allow debate to proceed. Will the bill actually become law? That's a different question.
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Robert Reich The invisible sequester
Americans are starting to feel the pain from the sequester's $85 billion in federal spending cuts between March and September 30, Reich writes. They just don’t know it yet.
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With threat of filibuster, does tougher gun control have a future? (+video)
Most Americans favor background checks for all gun sales, which would close a major loophole in current law. But 13 Republican senators say they'll filibuster any additional gun restrictions.
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'Mountain Man' Troy Knapp: Real survivalist or run-of-the-mill burglar? (+video)
Troy James Knapp, who evaded capture for seven years in the vast southern Utah wilderness, told arresting deputies, 'Good job, you got me,' before regaling them with outlaw tales.
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Mormon conference: A woman leads prayer for first time in 183 years.
A woman has led a prayer at the semi-annual gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City. Jean A. Stevens led the closing prayer for more than 100,000 members of the Mormon church Saturday.
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Cabin burglar: How Utah sheriffs caught a six-year fugitive
Cabin burglar caught in Utah: A suspect who lived in the mountains on the run for six years, Troy James Knapp, was caught this week. The so-called "cabin burglar" lived off the land and in Wasatch Mountain cabins.
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Americans pile into silver, gold coins
Sales of silver and gold coins have surged this year. With silver and gold prices near two-year lows, is it time to buy?
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Energy Voices Californians support coal despite LA plan to ban it (Sponsor content)
Californian support for clean coal power is in stark contrast to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plan to remove coal from the city's electricity mix by the year 2025, Tracey writes.
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American Story
NBC correspondent Bob Dotson profiles the quiet heroes who make our world a better place.
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Gay marriage opinion shift: conservative lawmakers, pundits left scrambling
As public opinion moves in favor of gay marriage, members of Congress find they have to adjust their stance. Conservative pundits are beginning to acknowledge this as well.
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