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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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In Pictures: America's 10 best beaches: 2011
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In Pictures: Scenes of summer
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Gallery: The Top 10 US Beaches of 2010
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A year after Trayvon Martin shooting, is America much changed?
The trend in the states toward liberalized self-defense and gun laws appears to have stalled in the year since unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Fla. But states that already had such laws have stuck with them.
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Chapter & Verse Poet Richard Blanco is chosen as inaugural poet for 2013
Richard Blanco – who will compose an original poem to recite at Obama's Jan. 21 swearing-in – will be the first Latino, the first openly gay, and youngest inaugural poet ever.
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Giant eyeball mystery solved: Experts say it belonged to swordfish (+video)
Though some had also suggested it came from a deep-sea squid, experts contacted by LiveScience lean toward a swordfish as the likely eyeball owner.
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Giant eyeball mystery: Softball-sized eyeball washes ashore in Fla. (+video)
State wildlife officials are trying to determine the species of a blue eyeball found by a man Wednesday at Pompano Beach, north of Fort Lauderdale.
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Obama, Romney pull negative ads, eschew politics, on 9/11 anniversary (+video)
Neither candidate planned to appear at overtly political events, although Election Day is never far from their agendas.
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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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Ready for summer? Family vacation season opens with Memorial Day
The summer travel season, whether its visiting Coney Island, Disneyland or Yellowstone, opens Memorial Day weekend. Time to schedule those flights and check the highways for this year's family vacation.
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Stand Your Ground law: Florida review panel to draw wide scrutiny
Florida's review of its controversial Stand Your Ground law began Tuesday. Spurred by the Trayvon Martin shooting, it is the first comprehensive look at the effect of such laws, which 24 other states have copied.
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Will George Zimmerman get out of jail today?
George Zimmerman has a bail hearing Friday morning. Will he be allowed out of jail? And is George Zimmerman safe out of jail, ask observers.
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George Zimmerman charged in Trayvon Martin case: Why now, and what next?
George Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. Florida’s Stand Your Ground law could loom large moving forward.
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Trayvon Martin case reveals confusion over how Stand Your Ground works
In the wake of the Trayvon Martin tragedy, as well as the rampage last week in Oklahoma, some critics are now wondering whether Stand Your Ground has created a legal no man’s land.
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Law school rankings: The results are out, but do they really matter?
US News & World Report released its annual law school rankings Tuesday, reviewing about 200 schools. The rankings can have a powerful impact on universities, experts say.
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Occupy protests spread to US college campuses
As the Occupy Wall Street protests have grown to cities across the United States, they've also taken root at US universities, where students have staged rallies and walk-outs from classes.
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Majority of Cuban-Americans for warmer US-Cuba ties, poll says, but...
Those who support warmer US-Cuba ties, including lifting travel restrictions and re-establishing diplomatic relations, are not eligible to vote in the US, diminishing their political influence.
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Opinion: A troubling lesson from Libya: Don't give up nukes
Qaddafi stopped his nuclear program. Would NATO have bombed if he hadn’t? Now, Iran watches as nonnuclear states are invaded and nuclear ones win favors.
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Casey Anthony trial: As it draws to a close, deep mysteries remain
In the Casey Anthony murder trial, there's been no confession, no eye witnesses, and no direct physical evidence capable of telling the tale with scientific certainty. Closing arguments begin Sunday.
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Top 10 beaches in America named by 'Dr. Beach'
Top 10 beaches: This is the 21st year of the Best Beaches list, put together by Stephen Leatherman, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research in Miami, who is also called Dr. Beach.
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In Pictures: America's 10 best beaches: 2011
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Opinion: Political Islam is here to stay -- US must accept and adjust
With protests against regimes in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, the West fears a new era of Islamic political power in the Middle East. Here are four key reasons why it shouldn't.
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Haiti's political twist: Former dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier shows up
Haiti's Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, whose brutal rule ended when he fled in 1986, returned unexpectedly on Sunday. His arrival complicates the political landscape, in which a runoff election for president has been delayed.
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Classic review: The Man Who Invented Christmas
Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' was not just a book but rather a Victorian-era Christmas miracle.
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Haiti election results could open spigot to billions in aid
With foreign governments and donors hesitant to send funds to President René Préval's administration, a Haiti election was necessary if the country wanted to tap into into billions of dollars in aid.
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Wyclef Jean drops bid for Haiti presidency. Is 'Sweet Micky' the next best thing?
Wyclef Jean said the decision came from 'weeks of quiet but painstaking reflection.' The hip-hop star's absence opens the field to other candidates.
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No travel to 'terrorist' countries for Florida state universities: court
A challenge to a 2006 law banning state university-funded travel to countries the US deems sponsors of terrorism was struck down Tuesday. Florida-based international scholars say the decision will disrupt studies.
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Hurricane Earl cooking secrets: what to eat if you're without power
Hurricane Earl could knock out power and services as it makes its way up the eastern seaboard. Here's what shoppers should grab if they're stocking up for Hurricane Earl.
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