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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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Colorado 'megafire' highlights rise of longer, bigger, fiercer blazes
As Colorado wildfires come under control, fire officials turn their attention elsewhere, worried that this season's fierce megafires are becoming a 'new normal' in the American West.
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Plug-in vehicles taking the slow road to 1 million in sales
Plug-in electric vehicles are not selling as quickly in the US as boosters had hoped. A new report estimates that it will be 2018 before 1 million such vehicles are plying US roads.
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Why has 2012 been the hottest year on record in the US?
More than 40,000 daily heat records have been broken around the country so far this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, compared with last year's 25,000 daily records set by this date.
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Death Valley heat in Kansas? How the end of June got so hot.
Norton Dam, Kan., hit 118 F. on Thursday, and 32 communities from Colorado to Indiana just posted their highest temperatures ever. Forecasters say back-to-back La Niñas are partly to blame.
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Are Colorado's wildfires caused by global warming?
The wildfires devastating Colorado have been linked to a streak of unusually hot weather, but they that does not necessarily mean that global warming is the culprit.
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First-ever deep-space telescope to hunt dangerous asteroids (+video)
The private space telescope forms the heart of Project Sentinel, a deep-space mission being unveiled today in Mountain View, Calif., by a nonprofit group of scientists and explorers that advocates better space rock monitoring.
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Surging Colorado wildfires forcing tens of thousands to flee (+video)
Firefighters battled to save the US Air Force Academy and heavily populated areas around Colorado Springs and Boulder, as high winds drove the wildfires. President Obama plans to visit the devastated areas.
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Girls in science: Gender gaps still persist in STEM subjects
Girls in science and other STEM subjects — technology, engineering, and mathematics — are underrepresented compared to boys despite the progress made in the 40 years since Title IX was signed into law.
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Florida scientists reduced to holding bake sale to fund NASA
In an effort to rescue planetary science projects amid budget cuts, scientists in Florida are holding bake sales and car washes to sway legislators to protect NASA's budget.
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Tornadoes damage homes, train in Wyoming, Colorado (+video)
Tornadoes damaged at least 23 buildings and flipped five train cars as a powerful storm system rolled through parts of Colorado and Wyoming Thursday, packing hail, rain, and at least two tornadoes. No one was seriously injured.
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Climate change: Arctic passes 400 parts per million milestone
Arctic monitoring stations show carbon dioxide levels are now above 400 parts per million. Carbon dioxide is the chief climate-change gas and stays in the atmosphere for 100 years. Before the Industrial Age, carbon dioxide levels were 275 ppm.
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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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Thousands gather for world's largest solar eclipse party (+video)
Solar eclipse party: Even a partial eclipse was enough to draw thousands to Folsom Field in Colorado to see the moon take a bite from the sun.
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Most well-read cities: Three Virginia cities on Amazon top 20 list
Most well-read cities included Alexandria, Va., which came out ahead of Cambridge, Mass., and Berkeley, Calif., in the Amazon list. The top 5 most-well read cities also included Ann Arbor, Mich., and Boulder, Colorado.
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Football stadium to host world's largest solar eclipse party
The eclipse will occur in the afternoon and early evening on Sunday, during which time the moon will pass between Earth and the sun, casting a shadow on the planet.
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Chapter & Verse Is Virginia really the best-read state in the nation?
The state also had more cities on Amazon's list of the top 20 most well-read areas than any other.
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Asteroid Vesta: Is it really an asteroid?
The humongous asteroid Vesta is actually a protoplanet left over from the early days of our solar system, new observations from a NASA space probe suggest.
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Change Agent Neighborland taps social media to build better neighborhoods
Neighborland, a New Orleans-based start up focused on citizen participation, hopes that its unique twist on social networking will help bring neighbors back together.
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Student loans: Obama's bid to rekindle 'Yes We Can' among youths
Young voters aren't as enthusiastic as they were four years ago, meaning turnout could decline. So Obama is touring universities in North Carolina, Colorado, and Iowa to talk about student loans.
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Earth Day technology: the spray-on solar panel?
New firms are challenging conventional rooftop solar by using thin-film technology on windows and even indoors. On this Earth Day, conventional Chinese companies are the cost leaders. But US firms have the technical edge.
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420 marijuana rally: Can University of Colorado stop it?
420 rally: Smelly fish-based fertilizer was spread at the University of Colorado where the annual 420 marijuana rally is held. Will that stop the 'Reefer madness'?
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Change Agent Young entrepreneurs do good - and make a profit
Young entrepreneurs find new ways to drive social change through founding businesses.
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Change Agent Why Boulder, Colo., took charge of its electric company
Running its own electric utility will allow Boulder to use more sun and wind energy instead of coal – at the same or lower cost.
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Hey, what happened to winter? What its wimpiness portends for spring.
Despite a few powerful snowstorms, the winter of 2011-12, with record-breaking temperatures and less precipitation than normal, has been the fourth warmest on record in the US. What gives?
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Solar storm could become severe 'bell ringer' in next 24 hours (+video)
Solar storm forecasters say the particles disgorged in a massive solar flare could strike Earth in a particular way, which would make a currently moderate solar storm more severe.
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