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Evolution of the NFL: 16 ways the game has changed
Forty-seven years after the first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles before a less-than-capacity crowd, let’s look back at some of the ways the NFL has changed.
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NFL playoff thrill-a-thon: Flacco’s fling, Kaepernick’s runs; Falcons' escape. A Week 19 quiz
A wild weekend of NFL playoff action results in a pair of brothers coaching for conference championships. To test your knowledge of NFL playoff developments, take this 12-question quiz.
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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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Six ways fleet operators save on gas (and you can, too)
While you may long for $2 gas, the truth is that higher prices – in the $3 to $4 a gallon range – are the new normal. Here are six money-saving tips, used by fleet operators, to save money on fuel:
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Baseball 2012: The game's best off-beat, under-the-radar statistics and trivia
Fascinating baseball firsts and notable statistics can easily be missed in the playing of more than 2,000 big-league games each year. Here are the most intriguing developments that possibly escaped your notice.
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Cover Story Polling: a look inside the machinery of public opinion surveys
Polling: Behind the scenes at Gallup, interviewers and editors try to find out how Americans will vote on election day. With the media's dependence on public opinion statistics, news consumers must educate themselves about which surveys provide valuable data and why.
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Modern Parenthood China adoption diary: over the pole, the odyssey begins
Part 1 – China adoption diary: The Belsie family begins their journey to adopt their second daughter from China with a 12-hour, 7,000-mile flight over the pole and down through Siberia to Beijing.
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Alan Poindexter dies: Space community mourns NASA astronaut
Alan Poindexter dies: NASA and astronauts around the world remember the former US Navy Captain and NASA astronaut as a man who 'proudly served his country for 26 years'.
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Researchers develop spray-on batteries
A team of researchers from Rice University has found a way to power almost any object by spraying with a paint that has been formulated to function as a battery.
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Stand-your-ground defense falls short in Texas (+video)
A Texas man who claimed a stand-your-ground law allowed him to shoot his neighbor was sentenced to 40 years for murder.
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Curt Schilling: 38 Studios game studio collapse cost me baseball fortune
Schilling said during a 90-minute interview on WEEI-FM in Boston that he put more than $50 million of his own money in the company and that he's had to tell his family that 'the money I saved during baseball was probably all gone.'
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Heat wave, Day 2: How are people seeking relief?
Businesses are trying to conserve energy when possible during the heat wave. Power demand is expected to peak later on Thursday as temperatures near 100 degrees.
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'Stand your ground' defense fails in Texas case. Lessons for George Zimmerman?
A conviction in Texas Wednesday shows that not all defenses built on stand-your-ground laws are successful. George Zimmerman has invoked the defense in the Trayvon Martin case.
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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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Culture Cafe As 'Prometheus' debuts, why 'Alien' remains a cinematic icon 33 years later (+video)
'Prometheus' arrives in theaters today, but people are still talking about 'Alien,' the 1979 Ridley Scott predecessor.
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Jasmine and Fire
What do you do when war-torn Beirut – thousands of miles from where you work and live – is the city that feels most like home?
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Wisconsin recall election: Why voters can't wait for it to end
The Wisconsin recall election is leaving many voters with a bitter taste, regardless of whom they supported. They see their state as tarnished, taxpayers' money as wasted, or divides as deepened.
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Prepaid iPhone: $400. No contract. $55 a month for unlimited use.
Prepaid iPhone will be offered by Leap Wireless starting June 22 in some cities. Open Mobile has already started selling a prepaid iPhone in Puerto Rico.
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SpaceX Dragon cargo ship splashes down in Pacific Ocean (+video)
The SpaceX Dragon capsule, a privately owned spacecraft, returned to Earth Thursday from the International Space Station
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Next stop for SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship: the Pacific Ocean (+video)
The Dragon cargo ship, the first commercially owned spacecraft to reach the International Space Station, is making its return trip to Earth. SpaceX designed Dragon for reuse, but NASA wants a new one for each mission.
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SpaceX Dragon capsule homeward bound
The SpaceX Dragon capsule will splash down in the Pacific this morning. The Dragon capsule is returning with nearly 1,400 pounds of old space station equipment and some science samples.
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NASA: SpaceX docking ranks near top of space-age 'firsts' (+video)
The successful docking of the SpaceX Dragon capsule with the International Space Station Friday is a landmark moment in opening space to wider use, NASA officials say.
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Curt Schilling fires staff at video-game firm
Curt Schilling fires staff of 300 in Rhode Island, which had given a $75 million loan guarantee to the video-game company. Curt Schilling fired staff with an e-mail that thanked them for dedication but claimed an 'economic downturn' had hit the company
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HP jump boosts Dow; stocks mixed
Hewlett-Packard helped pull the Dow Jones industrial average to a slight gain Thursday, giving the index only its fourth gain this month. The Dow closed up 33 points at 12529.
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SpaceX's Dragon craft is a star performer, so far (+video)
The Dragon spacecraft passed the underside of the space station and correctly calculated the distance between the two – two tests it cleared with flying colors on Thursday. The craft, owned by SpaceX, is set to dock on Friday.
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China rails at 30 percent tariff on solar panels
China says the US is "deliberately provoking trade friction in the clean energy sector." The US says Chinese exporters were dumping cut-price solar panels in the US market.
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SpaceX launch: A step-by-step guide (+video)
If all goes well on Saturday, SpaceX will launch the very first commercial visit to the International Space Station. Here is how the trip is expected to go.
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Hollande takes power in France amidst lightning
After he assumed the presidency in a Paris ceremony, the new French president headed for Germany to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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In Gear New world record: 1,626 miles on one tank of gas
Helen and John Taylor drove the longest distance without refueling of anyone in the world. Their car, a diesel-powered Volkswagen Passat, got an average 84.1 miles per gallon.
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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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