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Bestselling books the week of 6/10/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Father's Day: 12 best books for Dad
Check out these 12 books. At least one will be a perfect fit for your dad.
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Top 5 bull markets since 1929
The bull market that started in 2009 is currently the fifth most spectacular rise in stock prices since at least 1929. Can you guess which bull markets have been even more impressive?
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The 25 best movie musicals of all time
The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
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Opinion Beyond the 'fiscal cliff': 6 reasons to be optimistic about America's future
As Americans take stock of 2012 and gear up for 2013, it's tempting to adopt "decline think" about the country, especially since there is still no deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of steep budget cuts and tax increases. But here are six reasons Americans should still be optimistic about their future.
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Investor alert: Bribery risks are rising
Despite government crackdowns and shareholder demands for greater transparency, the risks of bribery will increase as multinational corporations push further into emerging markets.
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Google Doodle celebrates Olympics opening ceremony London 2012 (+video)
The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics will be broadcast on NBC Friday, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.
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Mitt Romney stumbles out of the gate on world trip. Will US voters care? (+video)
Mitt Romney is off to a rocky start on a trip meant to showcase his abilities as a statesman. First was an aide's 'Anglo-Saxon' comment, then the candidate cast doubt on Olympics preparations.
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Sea Shepherd leader pursued by Japan, skips bail in Germany
Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to protect whales, is being sought by Japan and Costa Rica. But Watson skipped bail in Germany, leaving for an undisclosed destination.
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Mitt Romney's overseas trip: where he's going and why
Mitt Romney, the man who rescued the Winter Olympics of 2002, is making London the first stop on his tour abroad. From Britain he'll travel to Israel and Poland, with an eye both on policy differences and domestic constituencies.
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450-year-old debt. Trillions owed. But will German village get repaid?
450-year-old debt note from Berlin to Mittenwalde appears authentic, but German capital has only paid a guilder so far. With interest and inflation, the 450-year-old debt of 11,200 guilders is worth trillions of euros today.
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German circumcision ban incites new religious controversy in Europe
The ruling of a court in Cologne in June to ban circumcision of young boys for religious reasons has riled Muslims and Jews alike.
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Giant solar storm barrelling toward our planet no big deal, says space weather forecaster (+video)
In severe cases, solar storms can cause power outages, damage satellites, and disrupt GPS signals, but a US Space Weather Prediction Center forecaster says it will be 'a minor event.'
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Mont Blanc avalanche: 'Scary and tragic' (+video)
Nine hikers in France lost their lives in an avalanche on Mont Blanc in France, home to the first Winter Olympics in 1924. The dead include one of Britain's most famous climbers.
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Stefan Karlsson Regional differences in unemployment further hinder EU recovery
It is well documented that there are big differences in unemployment within the European Union. What is perhaps less well known, however, is that dramatic differences in unemployment exist within many euro countries as well.
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Difference Maker Son of an anti-Nazi hero uses family estate to teach teens
Helmuth Caspar von Moltke, son of an anti-Nazi hero, uses the family estate in Poland to teach teenagers about democracy and protecting human rights.
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Global News Blog London's Shard: architectural marvel or enormous salt shaker?
Built with Qatari funding and sniffed at by Prince Charles, the new skyscraper has 11,000 glass panels equal to eight soccer fields.
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How To Watch the Olympics
A book that makes the perfect guide to the Olympics, past and present.
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Germany forfeits to Spain and Italy, agreeing to loan directly to banks
After weeks of refusing to yield, German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to allow eurozone bailout funds to be used to recapitalize struggling banks.
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Change Agent ‘Random Hacks of Kindness’ uses technology to solve problems
At 'Random Hacks of Kindness' events, technology experts volunteer to solve problems facing nonprofits and other organizations interested in doing good.
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Germany vs. Italy: At eurozone meeting, the battle is over urgent action
As Europe's leaders meet in Brussels today, Germany is pushing hard for long-term reform. But Italy PM Monti says Europe faces disaster if high borrowing costs aren't addressed quickly.
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Merkel, Hollande sup on eve of monumental EU summit
French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have emerged as the representatives of the two opposing camps, both trying to solve the eurozone crisis.
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Spain makes official debt bailout request
Spain bailout: The country has made a formal request for a loan to help clean up its troubled banking sector. The Spain bailout could take up to $77.7 billion to help the country's banks survive.
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Latin America Monitor Indigenous Venezuelans demand return of rock from Germany
The 35-ton Kueka stone is claimed by some Pemón as a spiritual "grandmother" that belongs in Venezuela, not a Berlin park.
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Stranger than fiction: Germany-Greece eurocrisis invades the soccer pitch
The political loggerheads between Germany and Greece have defined the European financial crisis. Now, the struggle hits the soccer field in Friday's Euro 2012 quarterfinal.
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New Greek prime minister after month of uncertainty
Antonis Samaras is the fourth prime minister in eight months; he faces the daunting task of resolving Greece's economic woes.
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Zoo animals among those escaping Duluth flooding (+video)
Police officers helped track down a polar bear that got out of its enclosure overnight at the low-lying Lake Superior Zoo where several animals drowned.
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With elections behind them, Greece goes to bat with Germany
Greece's emerging government is expected to ask for more time to implement austerity measures. Germany is saying no. One side will have to back down.
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Greece vote tempers threat of eurozone departure (+video)
Greece's New Democracy party, which favors meeting European Union bailout demands, won the largest percentage of votes and is preparing to form a coalition.
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German 'forest boy' is a hoax, authorities say (+video)
German police say the young man, who claimed he lived in the woods outside Berlin, is actually from the Netherlands and initially lied about his identity.
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