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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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New film aims to remind South Koreans of suffering to their north
Ahead of Beijing Olympics, the international group Justice for North Korea hopes to press China to accept North Korean refugees as defectors, not migrants.
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World
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New foundation tackles U.S. federal debt
Owing $52.7 trillion, Americans should not wait for a crisis, says founder Peter Peterson.
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In Silicon Valley, an economic rebound
The innovation capital is prospering again, with more jobs and the nation’s highest wages.
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Canada fights wedding fraud abroad
In India, one temple had a rent-a-wedding scam to help couples get faster residency in Canada.
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China trains 200,000 cheerleaders – for other Olympic teams
The Beijing Organizing Committee has enlisted cheerleaders from the New England Patriots football team to hone the Chinese elite squad's skills.
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China trains 200,000 cheerleaders – for other Olympic teams
The Beijing Organizing Committee has enlisted cheerleaders from the New England Patriots football team to hone the Chinese elite squad's skills.
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Female suicide bombings in Iraq: Why the recent surge?
Women are believed to be carrying out attacks to avenge the deaths of loved ones, counter depression, or atone for previous actions.
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Opinion: China's people must rise up with nonviolent tactics
Peaceful protest is the way citizens will gain the upper hand.
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Why Europe backpedals on biofuel targets
Ethanol and other biofuels are boosting food prices and greenhouse gases, says a new British report.
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Reporters on the Job
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World
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Mutual funds: Investors battle the bear
A stock-market sag spilled into the second quarter, leaving little to be gained.
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Iran hints at nuclear talk progress, but world still wary of possible conflict
Optimistic comments from the Iranian foreign minister suggest that an accord with West may yet be reached.
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Chinese pumpkin farmer cultivates political reform
From gourds to politics: Lu Banglie uses the legal system to protect farmers' rights.
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Christianity in a Chinese workplace? For some.
A strategic semiconductor firm gets leeway on promoting faith in its halls.
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Could North Korea still make nukes?
Destruction of its nuclear cooling tower was important but largely symbolic.
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The Monitor's View: High hopes abroad for a new U.S. president
A word of caution about great expectations for a new US president
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UN reports 'green energy gold rush'
Investment in renewable energy rose some 60 percent in 2007, according to the UN Environment Porgramme.
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'Rome 1960': birth of a new era
Ideals clashed with reality in the 1960 Olympic Games.
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World
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A global war on inflation
Many nations have begun to tighten their credit reins in an effort to curb rising prices.
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Energy by the numbers
University of Cambridge physicist David MacKay puts power use into perspective.
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World
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about school segregation, superstition, and the Lisbon Treaty.
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