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Top 10 places to buy a foreclosed home
Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas to buy a foreclosed home, according to RealtyTrac:
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25 books set to be adapted into movies in 2013
Read these books before they hit the big screen!
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What recovery? Top 10 cities losing jobs
For some regions of the US, talk of an economic recovery is more wishful thinking than reality. Here are the top 10 metropolitan areas that continue to struggle with unemployment, from the Carpet Capital of the World to the home of an Ivy League university.
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Ferris Bueller lands in Top 5 Super Bowl car ads of 2012 (+ video)
The Super Bowl is way more than a football game. It's a coming out party for the year's most creative and humorous ads. Here's one viewer's take on the Top 5 Super Bowl car ads for 2012. What's your favorite - Bueller, The Bark Side, or another?
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2012 movies: 10 to look for
Hollywood's already looking ahead to the movies for this year -- here are 10 of the most anticipated
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As hurricane Irene steams north, Long Island braces for impact
Storm tracks suggest that hurricane Irene could hit Long Island late Sunday. Residents are emptying basements and moving cars in preparation for a storm surge made worse by high tide.
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Hurricane watch from Surf City, N.C., to Virginia, as Irene expands reach (VIDEO)
Coastal residents from Surf City, N.C., to the Virginia border should be ready for hurricane conditions within 48 hours, forecasters said Thursday morning. Irene is still a Category 3 hurricane, but it has broadened.
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Hurricane preparedness: 5 things you can do to keep safe
Hurricane Irene, the first of the 2011 season, has done damage in the British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. People on the East Coast of the US are now readying themselves for their own imminent encounter with the storm. If you live in that part of the country, what can you do to protect your home and your loved ones?
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Hurricane Irene hammers Bahamas (video) Where's she going now?
Hurricane Irene, with winds of 120 m.p.h., is now on a track to make landfall in North Caroline, then move toward New York and New Engalnd.
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What would happen if hurricane Irene hit New York City?
Hurricane Irene is forecast to pass very close to the Big Apple this weekend. What would happen if a major hurricane struck New York?
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Hurricane Irene: why storm surge could be the biggest problem
Hurricane Irene has already prompted evacuations in sections of North Carolina's Outer Banks. A key reason for the evacuations is concern about Irene's potential storm surge.
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Hurricane Irene strengthens, targets North Carolina, New England
After delivering a glancing blow Saturday to North Carolina's Outer Banks, hurricane Irene is projected to cross the eastern tip of Long Island and make landfall near the Connecticut-Rhode Island border overnight Sunday.
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Should I move to find work?
It's a tough decision to make, but here are a few things you should consider
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Anonymous apparently target of sweeping FBI crackdown
Anonymous members in three states were reportedly rounded up by the FBI today.
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Fourth of July: an excellent day to stay home
On July 4, 1845, Henry David Thoreau took the first "staycation" – and authors have been debating its merits ever since.
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Classic Review: 1776
A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."
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Difference Maker Marisol Lizelle Salvador lost her brother, but found a life – helping kids in the Philippines
Her brother's death inspired a foundation that supports an orphanage in the Philippines
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New York gay marriage bill passes
New York has legalized gay marriage after a week of delays. Celebrations erupted and the Empire State building was lit up in rainbow pride colors.
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Rent-A-Grandma? Nothing like 'experience,' firm says.
Rent-A-Grandma provides child care in Los Angeles. Now, it's starting to franchise Rent-A-Grandma around the United States.
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Powerball numbers: Why do lottery winners keep working?
Costco workers in New York won a collective $200 million by guessing the correct Powerball numbers. Chances are many will keep working.
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Doomsday date was miscalculated, says Harold Camping
Doomsday date re-recalculated by Harold Camping to take place in October. Most Christians dismiss the doomsday date predictions.
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Rudy redux: What's behind the Giuliani-for-President rumors?
Get ready for Rudymania! Or maybe not. His friend, Rep. Peter King, says Rudy Giuliani 'is very close' to running, but have his prospects improved at all since his campaign nosedived in '08?
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The Preakness: More important than its glamorous Kentucky Derby cousin
The Preakness is the Triple Crown’s backstretch, where the prospect of drama emerges. It's also the place where a little horse named Seabiscuit beat Triple Crown winner War Admiral.
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Is New York City still worth it?
The financial burden of living in New York City and other parts of the state is making young people rethink whether they want to stay
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Okay for Now
What’s a boy to do when his family moves to a ‘dump’?
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Fed up with Phoenix, Tucson talks secession from Arizona
Arizona's conservative politics – and Phoenix's dominant role – lead some in Tucson to call for secession. It's a divide that dates back to the 1800s.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Currents
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Long Island serial killer: Portrait of cunning criminal slowly emerges
Up to 10 human remains have been found alongside a beach highway on Long Island. Four are so far tied to the same elusive killer. But the 'Long Island serial killer' may have been seen and heard.
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NCAA Tournament: Friday's Sweet 16 matchups
Arizona dismissed Duke Thursday night, making the Blue Devils the second No. 1 seed sent home in this year's NCAA Tournament. In tonight's Sweet 16 action, four teams from the bottom half of the seeding try to continue their improbable runs and the two remaining No. 1 seeds try and hang on.
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Top priority in US earthquake study: nuclear power plant near New York City
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls the Indian Point nuclear power plant near New York City a 'catastrophe waiting to happen.' Federal nuclear power regulators promise to make Indian Point, which sits near a fault, a top priority in their review of seismic hazards.
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