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What kind of an eater are you?
From locavores to femivores, to fast food junkies and punk domestics, here are 11 labels for every kind of person at the dinner table.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/12/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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China's growing military might: top 4 concerns for the Pentagon
In a report issued this week, the Department of Defense for the first time directly accused China’s military of using cyberattacks to spy on US networks. In this arena and others, “China’s military buildup shows no signs of slowing,” said David Helvey, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for East Asia, who presented the report.Here are Pentagon officials’ top four concerns as they carefully monitor the growth of China’s military.
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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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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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Terrorism & Security Myanmar fire kills 13 Muslim students, adding to Buddhist-Muslim tensions
Police are blaming the blaze in Yangon on an electrical short, but some of Myanmar's Muslims are suspicious following religious violence around the country.
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North Korea: US signals strength, but speaks softly
In response to the threats from North Korea's untested young leader, the Obama administration has sought to reassure the US public and allies alike, but without saying very much.
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The Monitor's View: Amid another North Korea storm, look who's calm
South Koreans, unlike many around the world, don't react with fear to North Korea's verbal and nuclear threats. Why this wise reaction?
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US jets to South Korea: F-22 Stealth fighters join drills (+video)
US jets to South Korea: The US sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea to join military exercises as North Korea threatens war. The US has also sent B-2 bomber jets to South Korea.
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US pushes back against North Korean war rhetoric
North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered 'a state of war.' US officials note that North Korea has a long history of bellicose rhetoric and threats, but they're taking additional defensive measures just in case.
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North Korea: What happens if Kim Jong-un acts on his threats?
In the event that the 'bellicose rhetoric' of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un turns into something more serious, the opening hours of conflict could be 'pretty ugly,' defense analysts warn.
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10 influential authors who came to the US as immigrants
These 10 immigrant authors have all made significant contributions to US literature and culture.
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Briefing North Korean war talk: hot air or serious threat?
Pyongyang has cut the last military hotline to the South and says it's ready to target US bases in Hawaii, Guam, and South Korea. So why is there no sign the North is really girding for war?
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Latin America Monitor Way beyond weight in Brazil: documentary on child obesity now free online
Brazilians consume an average of 112 pounds of sugar a year, and a documentary on the growing problem of child obesity puts the issue into a global perspective.
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Energy Voices Behind the oil boom lurks oil well depletion
Recent oil discoveries sound large, Cobb writes, but, when put into the context of how much we consume, they won’t extend the oil age by much. Current oil wells are constantly being depleted.
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George H. W. Bush in his own words: 10 stories from the updated 'All the Best, George Bush'
"All the Best, George Bush" is a collection of the personal correspondence of George H. W. Bush from his first years in the Navy in 1942 all the way to 2011. Here are 10 excerpts from the book.
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Global News Blog China's Premier Li meets the press – but no unscripted questions, thank you
China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang addressed the foreign and domestic press for the first time today in an event carried live on national TV.
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Latin America Monitor Sandinistas block Internet in Nicaragua's National Assembly
Nicaraguan lawmakers discovered this week that they can no longer surf the Web at work. Ruling Sandinistas say it's meant to prevent procrastination.
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Will Jesuit identity help Pope Francis repair 'fractured church'?
The Catholic Church is getting not only its first Latin American pope, but its first Jesuit leader. He hails from an order known for outreach and fresh thinking.
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Four-winged birds? Feathery-legged fossils date back to dinosaur days.
Four-winged birds may have flown over Asia about 100 million years ago. New fossils show that four different types of birds had stiff feathers on their legs.
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Global News Blog Obama's Israel agenda: negotiate, visit sites – and dine with beauty queen
President Obama invited Yityish Aynaw, the first black Israeli to be named Miss Israel, to join him and the prime minister for a meal. Her success is a victory for long marginalized Ethiopian-Israelis.
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Not Less than Everything
A group of Catholic writers profile "religious realists" through history.
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China's pig dumping scandal puts spotlight on illegal pork trade
On Wednesday, 46 men were jailed for selling meat from sick pigs near where farmers were believed to dump some 6,000 diseased pigs into a river that supplies drinking water to Shanghai.
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As Catholics worldwide welcome Pope Francis
A Christian Science perspective.
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Not happy, Iran, with a Hollywood movie? Argo make your own.
Iran was not pleased with Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning 'Argo,' so it is planning its own take on the diplomat rescue drama. Political retaliation through moviemaking is an established practice.
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600-year-old coin found in Kenya
600-year-old coin found: A museum in Chicago today showcased a rare copper-and-silver coin which dates back to the time of the China's Emperor Yongle in 1400s.
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Top 3 threats to the United States: the good and bad news
The annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community is out this week, a widely-anticipated report compiled by the nation’s intelligence agencies. Here is the good and bad news about the top three threats facing the United States, according to an unclassified version of the report.
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28 elephants killed by poachers in Cameroon
28 elephants killed as poachers decimate Africa's elephant population. The latest 28 killed only add to the 62 percent decline in Africa's forest elephants over the last decade.
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The catch in North Korea's scrapping of Korean War cease-fire: China
North Korea's declaration that the armistice is 'null and void' overlooks the significant point that China is also a signatory – and that it's not saying anything about nullifying it.
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Was SARS fallout a lesson for China in global citizenship?
Ten years ago the World Health Organization declared SARS a global emergency. In China, where the epidemic started, the first response was a coverup.
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