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GMO, Organic, and seven other food labels you should know
A quick, easy guide to nine commonly seen (and misunderstood) food labels, from 'GMO' to 'grass-fed.'
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Fake identities: Manti Te'o scandal and 6 other Internet hoaxes
Believe it or not, the Manti Te'o scandal is not the first online identity hoax, nor the longest-standing. Here's a look at some of the biggest scams to surface on the Internet, from the lives and deaths of fictitious characters to the downfall of their makers.
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10 best books of March, according to Amazon's editors
Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson talks about the 10 new releases she's calling the best books of March.
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10 weird criminal sentences
Check out these 10 court cases where judges have done more than sentence the guilty to a fine or jail time.
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The Monitor's top 11 US stories of 2012
From storms to politics, the year was a wild ride. What are the most meaningful US stories of 2012? Here's the Monitor's list, in roughly chronological order.
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Foreclose vs. resetting mortgages: the fight goes on
The Senate nears a vote on a bill to help ease the foreclosure crisis, as banking and real estate lobbies successfully resist efforts to let courts adjust terms of mortgages.
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Are you breathing dirty air?
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Images of America's West held up against today's reality.
New exhibit at MoMA juxtaposes idyllic early photographs against darker ones of today.
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Top ten US airports reporting wildlife-aircraft collisions
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My ride? It’s a power plant
Electric cars could sell battery power back to the grid in an emerging plan called V2G – ‘vehicle to grid.’
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Too many 'straws' sucking water out of the Colorado River
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Columbine: 10 years later
How lives changed in the decade after a school shooting.
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Arguing the size of the "tea party" protest
In any case, experts see it as democracy in action, and that's a good thing.
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Job hunting? This week's unusual openings.
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First-time homebuyers jolt market into life
Low home prices and an array of incentives have sparked a surge of new buyers.
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Will roadless national forests soon be paved and logged?
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Columbine
A decade after the Columbine school shootings, a journalist shines a light into the dark corners of the case.
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States move against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants
In recent years, states have barred undocumented students from getting the lower tuition fees.
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Charges against 'sexting' teenagers highlight legal gaps
The growing trend of teenagers sending seminude photos of themselves over cellphone presents a dilemma to parents and schools.
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House passes bill protecting 2 million acres of wilderness
The bill, which is being called the most sweeping land protection law in a quarter century, would set aside more than 2 million acres of desert and forest in nine states.
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Newspapers' troubles escalate in recession
Quest intensifies for new revenue streams, but solutions aren't in time to save some.
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Close call puts focus on traffic jam in space
The International Space Station’s narrow miss last week highlights the risk of collisions with space junk.
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Electric cars charge ahead
At least nine major car companies promise plug-in vehicles by 2013.
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Tennessee's 'Little Houdini' revives the outlaw legend
Supporters say Chris Gay is a modern Robin Hood. Lawmen call him "a little thief, a little con."
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Defender of quiet places
Acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton says natural sounds are disappearing.
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What a find! Stone-age tools in a Boulder backyard.
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Older workers pursue job-search skills
Laid off after long careers, they must adjust to today's job-seeking scene.
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Guantánamo detention: How harsh is it?
President Obama must decide whether to embrace or change Bush's detention policies.
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Wetland vies for Colorado River’s water
Conservation land in Mexico and a desalting plant in Arizona are at the center of a debate over the river.
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