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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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10 richest members of Congress
The 10 wealthiest members of Congress in 2012 include Senate and House members hailing from all over the US. Can you guess which political party had the most lawmakers on the list – and who grabbed the top spot?
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After graduation: Five real-world steps to success
With graduation day around the corner, Modern Parenthood caught up with Cindy Brown, author of the book “The Girls Guide to Swagger,” to ask her what her top tips would be for new graduates going off into the “real world.”
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/02
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In Pictures: NFL draft 2011 prospects
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Hurricane Alex wreaking havoc on BP Gulf oil spill
Hurricane Alex has pushed oil from the BP Gulf oil spill spill onto Gulf coast beaches, with some tar balls as large as apples.
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Climate change somehow manages to mess things up in outer space
Climate change emissions are cooling the upper atmosphere, decreasing atmospheric density and causing space junk to remain in orbit longer.
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Tornadoes in Wisconsin, Montana spur early warning system
The VORTEX-2 tornado research project completed last week aims to increase warning times and reduce false alarms.
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In Pictures: Scenes of summer
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Amateur astronomers gather at New York Stargazing Event as part of 2010 World Science Festival
Amateur astronomers gathered last Saturday in New York City's Battery Park for an evening of stargazing as part of the 2010 World Science Festival.
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Scientists attempt to unravel the mysteries of asteroids
For years scientists had a hard time figuring out which asteroids the meteorites came from.
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Halley's Comet and others may have formed around other stars
Halley's Comet and other named comets may have formed around other stars in the galaxy, but were snatched into orbit around the sun back when it was packed with hundreds of other stars.
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Jupiter Collisions remain a mystery to scientists
The collisions that occurred on Jupiter last week remain a mystery to scientists who are currently examining this latest impact on the gas giant.
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Solar storms to erupt soon. What will be the impact on Earth?
Solar storms on their way. Natl Academy of Sciences: "Major solar storm could cause twenty times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina..."
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Massive bruise on Jupiter probably caused by asteroid
By comparing a scar on Jupiter with that left by the 1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact, astronomers believe that 1,600ft wide asteroid slammed into the planet, with the force of a few thousand nuclear bombs.
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In Pictures: Graduation 2010
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander officially kaput
It's official: NASA has declared its Phoenix Mars Lander, which fell silent in November 2008, officially broken.
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Powerful Laser Makes Raindrops Out of Thin Air
A new laser technology may be able to produce rain on demand.
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Who is Huma Mian? Wife of Faisal Shahzad, Times Square bomb suspect
Huma Mian has been identified as an American citizen who graduated from Colorado University and is the wife of Faisal Shahzad. She is now in Pakistan, where authorities have detained her father.
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The chase is on: scientists launch largest-ever study of tornadoes
In launching Vortex2, researchers hope to better understand how tornadoes work.
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Former Kentucky Derby champ Secretariat makes it to the big screen
1973 Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winner Secretariat is the star of a new Disney movie based on his life and racing career.
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Air Force says X37-B space plane is not a weapon
Air Force spokesman says X37-B space plane is not a "weaponization of space."
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Daylight Saving Time: Remind me again why we 'spring forward'?
Daylight Saving Time is upon us. Turns out, not every place in the world goes for this one-hour loss in a good night's sleep. Hint: Pasty northerners like it.
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Duluth one-ups Google, Kansas, in bid for super-fast Internet
Duluth, Minnesota, pledges to rename its first-born children as part of a YouTube stunt to capture Google's broadband network. But it'll face competition from Google, Kansas (a.k.a. Topeka).
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Glacier melting a key clue to tracking climate change
Glaciers now occupy the center stage in the debate over causes and impacts of climate change.
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At least another week of 'upside-down winter' in US
Another winter storm is moving across the US Monday, but forecasters hope the worst of the season's storms will be over by the end of next week.
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What's with these snowstorms? Natural patterns, plus randomness.
It’s a winter to remember – one that is likely to trigger a host of studies that try to tease out details of the factors contributing to the season’s snowstorms.
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New Hubble images reveal Pluto's dynamic surface
The most detailed images yet of Pluto, taken by the Hubble Telescope, reveal a yellow-black sphere whose surface appears to be among the most dynamic in the solar system.
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Why has global warming paused? Water vapor may be in the answer.
A decline in stratospheric water vapor between 2000 and 2009 followed an apparent increase between 1980 and 2000, a team of scientists has found. That finding may have implications for global warming.
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It's cold outside. What happened to global warming?
The brutal cold snap that has put much of the Northern Hemisphere on ice this week doesn't disprove global warming or mean we're off the hook for greenhouse emissions.
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