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In Pictures: Beating the summer heat
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In Pictures: Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts'
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US government waives pollution laws for 1,500 underground water supplies
The Environmental Protection Agency has granted some energy and mining companies permission to pollute underground water supplies across the US, according to an investigation by ProPublica.
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Gas prices crash? Prices drop 10 cents in three weeks (+video)
Gas prices crash? The average price of gasoline in the US has dropped 10 cents in the past three weeks, and it may be going lower.
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Gas prices drop 7 cents in two weeks
Gas prices drop to an average $3.47 a gallon nationally. Memphis, Tenn., has seen gas prices drop to $3.04 for a gallon of regular unleaded, the lowest of any city in the Lundberg Survey of the Lower 48 states.
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Energy Voices
California moves to ease sky-high gas prices. How soon will they fall?In the wake of record California gas prices, governor orders air-quality regulators to let refiners switch to winter-blend fuel. But how quickly California gas prices fall depends on a variety of refinery and pipeline issues.
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20 injured when Calif. Amtrak train derails (+video)
An Amtrak train carrying 169 passengers collided with a big rig truck when the truck failed to yield Monday. Twenty were injured, though not seriously. There were no fatalities.
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Consumer Energy Report
Why California and the Northeast need High-Speed RailCalifornia and the northeastern US are perfect for high speed rails. But implementing HSR would be very different processes for each region.
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Cover Story
Bachelor's degree: Has it lost its edge and its value?Undervalued and overpriced, the beleaguered bachelor's degree is losing its edge as the hallmark of an educated, readily employable American.
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Green Economics
Academic elites migrate to 'green cities' in increasing numbersRecent studies suggest a divergence is occurring in average human capital levels across US cities, a path dependence story that college graduates want to live and work near others like them while also creating so-called "green" high amenity cities.
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With nomination in hand, Romney turns focus on Obama
His win in Texas on Tuesday put him over the top in the delegate count, and now the entire GOP establishment is focused on November.
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Progress Watch
US air pollution hits 10-year low, report findsA report by the American Lung Association finds that air pollution has fallen to its lowest levels since the group began collecting data in 2000. The ALA credits the Clean Air Act.
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Mysterious explosion and daylight fireball in Nevada, California skies (+video)
A loud explosion and a streak of light occurred over roughly a 600-mile line across Nevada and California. It was probably a meteor, say astronomers.
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Decoder Wire
Ann Romney flap: Will it help Mitt Romney score points with women?Hilary Rosen's criticism of Ann Romney may rally stay-at-home-moms behind Mitt Romney. But it likely won't shrink the gender gap, which now gives President Obama a big edge.
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As gas prices soar, Californians test life above the $4-a-gallon mark
Gas prices that have already surged beyond $4 a gallon are forcing California consumers and business-owners to cut back and try to make do with less.
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Chapter & Verse
America's most literate cities: Washington, D.C. takes the top spotSeattle comes in at number two on the new list released by Central Connecticut State University, while Bakersfield, Calif. is ranked as the least literate city in America.
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Charles Napier remembered for facial expressions in tough guy roles
Charles Napier was a veteran character actor in movies and television. A former basketball player and Army veteran, Charles Napier was a Kentucky native.
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Culinary schools: Are some not worth the dough?
Culinary schools reach pending settlement with dissatisfied students, who complained culinary schools lured them in with false promises.
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Social Security numbers used in license scam
Social Security numbers plus altered passports used in plot to get California driver's licences for 200 illegal immigrants. Police arrest two, saying Social Security IDs came from Northern Marianas.
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Gold mine reopens in California desert
Gold mining jobs are coming to Mojave, Calif. Run-up in gold, silver prices causes Golden Queen Mining to restart operation.
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Diggin' It
What to do in Southern California gardens in early MayIf you garden in Southern California, here's a suggested to-list list for early May.
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Diggin' It
March in the Southern California gardenFrom San Diego to the central coast area of California, here's what to do in your garden this week.
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Diggin' It
Southern California gardening: What to do in FebruaryHere are the things to do in Southern California gardens this month, from pruning roses to starting seeds.
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Grapevine closed by snow: playtime near L.A., but tough work on I-5
The California Highway Patrol works hard to reopen the Grapevine closed by the winter weather, even as arts students outside Los Angeles frolic in the snow, highly unusual at that low altitude.
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Soggy California braces for deluge, as more storms take aim
More storms are steering toward California, which is already deluged. Warnings of flash floods and mudslides are in place in some communities, as worries rise about additional flooding.
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Foreclosures up especially in cities
Foreclosures in the US have increased over the summer and have become particularly serious in metropolitan areas.
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The New Economy
Foreclosures ease in cities hit hardest by housing crisisForeclosures declined in all top 10 metros, according to a new report.
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