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Mother's Day 2013: 10 best books
Mother's Day 2013: 10 best new books for all kinds of moms
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Chemical weapons 101: Six facts about sarin and Syria’s stockpile
President Obama said Assad's use of chemical weapons would be a 'red line' for US. Did he use sarin or any other chemical weapon against his own people?
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3 novels with unforgettable main characters
These protagonists will still be on your mind long after you've reached the last page.
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4 ways US can boost cyber security
The US needs a proactive cyber foreign policy that goes beyond naming and shaming. Here are four steps the US can take to bolster its diplomatic efforts to address cybersecurity threats.
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‘Long Shot’: 8 observations shared in Mike Piazza’s autobiography
Check out some of Piazza's thoughts on baseball from his autobiography 'Long Shot.'
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World
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Daunting tasks face Japan's next premier
After Fukuda, Japan is looking for a leader who can fix a flagging economy and political stagnation.
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Japan's unpopular prime minister resigns
Yasuo Fukuda's term was beset with political gridlock and economic problems.
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Sign language via cellphone
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Stepping back from the acidic abyss
A group of prominent marine scientists has presented its 'Honolulu Declaration on Ocean Acidification and Reef Management'
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Longing to grow watermelon in Maine
The climate just isn't right for the fruit that symbolizes summer.
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Solving the medal muddle
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Opinion: The outlook on a triple-superpower world
It's time for Russia, China, and the US to work together.
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US cold-war waste irks Greenland
Pentagon refuses to clean up toxic military bases, saying it would set a bad precedent.
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A longing to grow watermelon
Maine just doesn't have the ideal climate for his son's favorite summer fruit.
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How nations dominate niche sports
Why does China crush opponents in diving? How does South Korea do so well in archery? Excellence in an Olympic sport can be a result of traditions or serendipity.
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International community split over U.S.-India nuclear deal
Nations participating in the Nuclear Suppliers Group summit will debate whether the deal undermines efforts towards nuclear nonproliferation and sets a precedent for other would-be nuclear powers.
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China tightens grip on protesters
‘Protest pens’ have been empty. Those who have sought permission to demonstrate have been detained or harassed.
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Players gather in the Santa Cruz Mountains to make music from saws
Devotees of the old art form – including everyone from college professors to vaudeville performers – produce a symphony of sounds that are at once Halloween eerie and songbird sweet.
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TV dramas' foreign accent
This fall a quarter of the new dramas will be adaptations of shows from overseas.
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For kids: The grunion are running
A cooperative effort between two aquariums allows people in France to watch in real time as grunion spawn on southern California beaches.
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Ethical investing: Are US alternative-energy companies a good buy?
About a third of these firms are in the US, but some overseas prospects are too good to pass up, according to fund manager Carey Callaghan.
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Former Chinese soccer star pushes a radical idea: sports for fun
Gao Hong wants her country to view sports as more than a medal race.
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Upgrade your culinary skills while on vacation.
Try taking a cooking class with a regional chef.
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Olympic torch – and U.S. cyclists in masks – arrive in Beijing
China tries to choreograph a happy ending to its troubled international tour.
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