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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/15
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Foreclosures on the rise: Is your city on the Top 10 list?
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Apollo 13
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Violent dolphin deaths: $5,000 reward to find their attackers (+video)
Violent dolphin deaths are on the rise in the Gulf of Mexico. The violent attacks on dolphins include bullet wounds and hacked off fins. Five dolphin deaths are from gunshot wounds.
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Finger scans to get federal childcare vouchers protested
Mississippi childcare operators are protesting the planned November start of a program using finger scans for identification of parents checking their kids into childcare funded by federal vouchers. The state says it will save money; opponents say it’s intrusive and unproven.
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Modern Parenthood China adoption diary: Mom struggles to keep daughter afloat in school
Madeleine wades through the challenges of learning math and sentence structure in a new language. Mom anxiously navigates the sea of knowledge with her daughter.
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Isaac leaves lots of water and power outages in its wake
The storm that first hit Louisiana Tuesday is moving into the nation's heartland, as of Friday. Thousands have been washed out of their homes and left in the dark.
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Rain persists as Isaac heads toward Arkansas, Missouri
Tropical Storm Isaac winds are dying but heavy rain continues over Louisiana, causing flooding. Isaac's rains may help drought-struck Midwestern states on Friday.
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Katrina anniversary: Seven years later, Hurricane Isaac impacts Mississippi
Katrina anniversary is marked by the arrival of Hurricane Isaac, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina struck the US Gulf coast.
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Hurricane Isaac tests levees, knocks out power in Louisiana (+video)
Hurricane Isaac packed 80 mph winds is about 50 miles south of New Orleans. It drove a wall of water nearly 11 feet high inland when it game ashore Tuesday night.
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An angst-filled Civil War anniversary in Mississippi
Still, some speak in hushed tones as they confess a certain admiration for the valor of Confederate troops who fought for what was, to them, the hallowed ground of home and country.
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Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi primaries
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich took second in both primaries, while former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took third.
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Romney's status could be clearer after Deep South primaries
A pair of closely fought primaries Tuesday in Alabama and Mississippi also could render a possible final verdict on Newt Gingrich's Southern-focused candidacy and give Rick Santorum the two-man race he's sought againstRomney.
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Southern primaries preview: Romney lead puts pressure on Gingrich, Santorum
More appears to be at stake Tuesday for Gingrich and Santorum in Mississippi and Alabama. For the very Northern Romney (despite his talk of grits), a win in either state would be pure gravy.
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Obama trails Romney in new poll. Are gas prices the key?
As gas prices have risen, President Obama has tried to defend his energy policies. The president's critics argue that he underplays the role that domestic energy production could play.
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Hurricane hunters kept busy by three storms
Fourteen named storms have formed in the Atlantic so far this year, in a hurricane season just hitting its stride, according to Dennis Feltgen of the National Hurricane Center.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/15
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Fat Tuesday: biggest crowds since Katrina? Big Easy hopes so.
Fat Tuesday celebration expected to be largest since hurricane Katrina. New Orleans firms need big influx of Fat Tuesday tourists.
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Foreclosures on the rise: Is your city on the Top 10 list?
Foreclosures have been huge in cities that rode the real estate bubble in the West and in Florida. But the fastest rise in foreclosures is taking place primarily in far less frothy metropolitan areas of the Southeast, according to a new report by RealtyTrac. North Carolina alone was home to four of the Top 10 fastest-rising foreclosure metros last year. While their foreclosure rates are still quite low compared with most places, these metros and their plight illustrate how the poor economy is driving the housing crisis now.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Apollo 13
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New research: If you love your town, prosperity follows
When people are passionate about the place they live, the local economy blossoms, according to a Gallup survey of 26 US cities.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/30
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Hurricane season bears down on BP Gulf oil spill
The season’s first tropical weather system is disrupting cleanup efforts and has raised the anxiety level along the Gulf Coast. Where's the emergency storm plan, some officials are asking?
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Why BP should deny everything and brace for impact
There's little BP can do to stop the onslaught of lawsuits heading its way.
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Tricky maneuver: Will containment cap stop the BP oil spill?
Crews are lowering a steel and concrete containment cap over the underwater source of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It's a tricky maneuver, and there's no guarantee it will work.
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One place in Louisiana people are praising BP
BP has been roundly criticized by federal and state officials for its oil spill cleanup efforts. But one local official points to signs of progress and cooperation.
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In Pictures: Louisiana oil spill
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