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Super Bowl XLVII: 18 pregame facts on Ravens and 49ers
Here are some fast facts on Super Bowl XLVII, the NFL's championship game set for this Sunday evening.
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Baseball 2012: The game's best off-beat, under-the-radar statistics and trivia
Fascinating baseball firsts and notable statistics can easily be missed in the playing of more than 2,000 big-league games each year. Here are the most intriguing developments that possibly escaped your notice.
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Five ways big banks' Libor scandal affects you
London, this year's host of the Olympics, is also home to a bank scandal that threatens to rock the financial world as much as the Games influence the world of sports. Here's why: Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate) is a global benchmark for interest rates that reaches deep into the international financial system. Allegations that banks rigged those rates means that everyone from mortgage-holders and indebted students to cities and mutual funds may have had their interest rates unnaturally altered. Already tainted by other scandals, banks are under investigation because of charges that they profited illegally from their rate-rigging scheme. The mess further taints big banks and puts more strain on the credibility of the global financial system. Here are five ways the Libor scandal could affect you:
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Baseball fans: Take a quick tour of all 30 major league ballparks
Authors Josh Pahigian and Kevin O’Connell explore America's major league ballparks in "The Ultimate Baseball Road."
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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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Rare nickel – 40 years in closet – fetches $3.1 million (+video)
Rare nickel is one of only five 1913 Liberty head nickels. Before selling for more than $3.1 million Thursday, the rare nickel was involved in a car accident, forgotten for four decades, and declared a fake.
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13 officers indicted: Baltimore prison officers on gang payroll?
13 corrections officers and 12 gang members were indicted with conspiracy, drug possession and distribution, and money laundering.
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FBI releases photos of marathon suspects. Vindication for surveillance video?
FBI releases photos of striking clarity of two Boston Marathon bombing suspects, taken by closed-circuit television surveillance cameras. Government CCTV systems are used more widely in Europe than in the US.
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Pat Summerall dies, leave TV sportscasting legacy (+video)
Pat Summerall dies: The former football player turned sportscaster, Pat Summerall delivered the details on 16 Super Bowls, the Masters, and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with a simple, understated style.
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2 Navy divers drowned at Maryland test pond
Three divers died earlier this year at the Army installation about 20 miles northeast of Baltimore, spokesman Bruce Goldfarb said.
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School suspensions: Does racial bias feed the school-to-prison pipeline?Rocketing school suspensions may feed the school-to-prison pipeline – and even violate civil rights.
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Alex Smith to Chiefs. What happens to Matt Cassel?
The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to acquire Alex Smith from the San Francisco 49ers. Will former Chiefs QB Matt Cassel go to the Arizona Cardinals?
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DOD furloughs: a four-day work week for Pentagon?
DOD furloughs would affect 'vast majority' of 800,000 workers, Defense secretary tells Congress. DOD furloughs could shave 20 percent off of pay and last 22 weeks.
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As asteroid zips past Earth, exploding meteor hints at what could have been (+video)
The meteor that exploded over Russia was much smaller than the asteroid that will buzz Earth Friday. But it shows how destructive Earth impacts can be – and how unexpected.
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Saving Money Can't wait? Seven online options for same-day delivery
Same-day delivery is expanding for online retailers, meaning you'll soon be able to experience the instant gratification of in-store shopping from your couch. Here are seven options to try.
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Boston Top 5 winter storms ever: Blizzard of 2013 could top the list (+video)
A 2003 winter storm dumped a record 27.5 inches of snow in Boston. No. 5 on the list is a 2005 storm that dropped 22.5 inches. The Blizzard of 2013 looks likely to top that, at least.
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Can a kinder, gentler Eric Cantor 'rebrand' Republicans?
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he hopes to work with President Obama on education, health care, immigration, and other issues, but House Whip Steny Hoyer dismisses this 'fourth rebranding.'
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What message to Wall Street from US lawsuit against Standard & Poor's?
The Justice Department's civil lawsuit against the credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's aims to assign responsibility for the recent financial crisis. But expectations that Wall Street will change its ways are mixed.
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Jackie Robinson: The baseball legend's legacy after baseball
Jackie Robinson broke down barriers in baseball, but his civil-rights campaign continued well after he retired.
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Would change on gays allow Boy Scouts to recapture role in society? (+video)
The Boy Scouts has signaled it may remove a ban on gays that caused a rift within the movement. This could help improve both Boy Scout enrollment and fundraising.
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Super Bowl XLVII: 18 pregame facts on Ravens and 49ers
Here are some fast facts on Super Bowl XLVII, the NFL's championship game set for this Sunday evening.
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Police in schools 'not the answer,' coalition says, urging broader strategy
Civil rights groups, educators, and law enforcement representatives say police in schools, 'while well-intentioned,' can end up causing other problems for students the police are there to protect.
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Opinion: New gun laws? Don't aim at only mass shootings like Sandy Hook.
We only take notice when gun violence is sufficiently spectacular, such as at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. But on a typical day in the US, 33 people are murdered by guns, and 50 die in gun-related suicides. It's time to regulate.
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Decoder Wire Pearl Harbor resurrection: the warships that rose to fight again (+video)
The attack on Pearl Harbor 71 years ago left a tangled mess of burning and shattered warships. But in 'one of history's greatest salvage jobs,' many of the sunken ships rose to fight the Axis.
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Obama tax plan: Which cities would it hit hardest?
President Obama's plan to raise tax rates would hit the wealthiest Americans. Yet cities with the highest percentage of rich households are clustered in blue states.
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In Gear Thanksgiving travel: Less traffic, but higher gas prices
Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? There's good news and bad news. Fewer travelers will be on the road for Thanksgiving this year, but gas price for those travelers are at record highs.
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How Maryland's gay marriage vote could echo beyond blue states
Maryland is one of three states that could be the first to endorse gay marriage by popular vote. The Nov. 6 referendum will be a test for African-Americans and could hint at a shift in suburbia.
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New York subways roll, but road to recovery will be long ... and costly
The New York subway system, inundated by Sandy's storm surge, began partial service Thursday. But full recovery for the city's 'lifeblood' will be long, complicated, and expensive.
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Energy Voices Gas shortages, long lines add to post-Sandy misery (+video)
Many gasoline stations in areas hardest hit by hurricane Sandy remain closed, forcing motorists into long lines for precious fuel. Will pipeline, terminals, and other distribution facilities reopen before gas prices spike?
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Energy Voices Hurricane Sandy pushes gas prices ... down?
If anything, hurricane Sandy is depressing gas prices at a time when they're headed down anyway. So many motorists are staying home that demand for gas has fallen.
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