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World's five largest companies
For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s five largest public companies are all American affair These are the Top 5, as of mid-April 2013.
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Immigration reform 101: How does Senate plan address four big questions?
After months of closed-door negotiations, the Senate’s bipartisan “Gang of Eight” offered a legislative summary of its proposal for comprehensive immigration reform. Here is how the Senate gang handled the four hottest immigration flashpoints.
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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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Spring training: 10 inspiring books about running
Spring is in the air. Lace up, put your shorts on, and pound some pavement!
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Are you a savvy global traveler? Take the quiz
How much of a savvy traveler are you? Take our quiz!
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Stricken Carnival cruise ship nears Mobile, Alabama
As the damaged Carnival cruise ship limped towards the Alabama coast, passengers talked about the overwhelming stench and described the trip as hellish.
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Horizons Apple prepares to fight for the iPhone name in Brazil
Apple is set to challenge a Brazilian patent agency ruling that states that the iPhone trademark belongs to a Brazilian electronics company.
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Stocks waver as Europe's economy slows
Stocks ended roughly where they started Thursday as European economic woes eclipsed a promising US jobs report. After a strong start, stocks have drifted sideways over the previous week with few major events to sway investors.
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Immigration reform's tough call: illegal immigrants married to US citizens
Illegal immigrants who want to legalize their status must leave the country for as many as 10 years to apply. That's too harsh on those who marry spouses who are US citizens, critics say.
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Talking about love: Valentine's Day tales from around the world
From love-letter scribes for hire in Mexico to the perfect place to escape romantic expectations in Japan, Valentine's Day takes many different forms.
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12 cruises canceled on troubled Carnival cruise ship (+video)
The company's announcement on Wednesday came as the Triumph was being towed to a port in Mobile, Ala., with more than 4,000 people on board, some of whom have complained to relatives that conditions on the ship are dismal and that they have limited access to food and bathrooms.
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Next for Carnival Triumph cruise passengers? A 2-hour bus ride and $500.
Carnival Triumph passengers will get a full refund, a free cruise, and now a $500 check. Upon arrival in Mobile, Ala., cruise ship passengers will get the option of boarding buses directly to Galveston, Texas, or Houston, or spending the night in a hotel in New Orleans,
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Latin America Monitor A glimpse of Mexico's new crime fighting strategy
While Mexico's President Peña Nieto hasn't backed away from using the military to fight crime entirely, he's promised a more multifaceted approach. That includes a newly launched crime prevention plan.
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President Obama's State of the Union address full text
The text of the State of the Union address as prepared for delivery by President Barack Obama, and provided by the press office of the White House.
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How bad are conditions aboard crippled cruise ship? (+video)
Carnival president contradicted reports of unsanitary conditions aboard the stranded cruise ship Triumph. Carnival said the cruise ship has running water and most of its 23 public restrooms and some of the guest cabin bathrooms were working. Passengers were sleeping on the deck.
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Christopher Dorner update: Body found in burned cabin (+video)
Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of three murders, is believed to have died in a mountain cabin that went up in flames.
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Hot, smelly cruise ship with 3,143 passengers being towed to Alabama (+video)
The Carnival cruise ship was tilting to one side Monday. Some of the cruise ship passengers say the ship "stinks," and many are sleeping in tents on the deck.
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African heritage in Latin AmericaAfro-descendants in Latin America have had a different experience from those in the US, experts say. Despite this, social, economic, and cultural discrimination has been historically very strong.
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Pope Benedict XVI retires: Will the next pope come from the 'global south?'
Latin America is home to 40 percent of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics, but there has never been a non-European pope in the modern era.
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Cruise ship adrift off Mexico will offer full refunds to passengers
An engine fire left a Carnival cruise ship adrift 150 miles off Mexico. Tug boats will bring the cruise ship back to Progreso, Mexico. All 3,143 guests will be offered full refunds, says Carnival.
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Christopher Dorner: Experts look for clues to alleged cop killer’s mental state (+video)
As hundreds of law enforcement officers continue to search the San Bernardino mountains for Christopher Dorner, experts and amateurs are delving into the psyche of the alleged cop killer.
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Manhunt for former LAPD officer turns to snowy San Bernardino mountains
On Saturday, the manhunt for Christopher Dorner, took police in the snowy California mountains. Dorner is accused of shooting and killing three people, wounding two police officers, and is thought to be targeting up to 40 others.
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Christopher Dorner manifesto: a guide to ex-cop's alleged rampage
Christopher Jordan Dorner’s 11-page Facebook manifesto warns of more killing unless his charge of corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department is acknowledged to have been correct.
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What killed the dinosaurs? New evidence strengthens asteroid hypothesis.
Evidence for the idea that non-avian dinosaurs were driven to extinction by an asteroid or comet impact is stronger than ever, thanks to a new radiometric analysis.
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Tax VOX Immigration debate: a reason to separate work and family tax credits
Work and family tax credits are needlessly complex for immigrant families whose children's legal status and residency determine their eligibility those credits, Maag writes.
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Immigration reform 101: Should illegal immigrants be offered citizenship path?
As the immigration reform debate intensifies, some lawmakers propose a middle ground between deportation and citizenship for illegal immigrants. Critics say that will create a permanent underclass.
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Latin America Monitor Will blast at Mexico oil company shift opinions on privatization?
Official information on the Pemex blast last week is still scant, but the explosion may have shifted perceptions on whether the state-owned oil company should open up to private investment.
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Study: Moles can smell in stereo, still can't see anything
A study involving the common mole discovered that they can locate the source of an odor based on how strong it smells in each nostril. The burrowing animals are still useless when it comes to perceiving things visually, though.
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Global News Blog Good Reads: Women in crime, democracy's era, digital mapping, a history in heels
This week's good reads include an interview with a photographer who documented female prisoners in Mexico, debunking theories about which nations are 'ready' for democracy, how smart phones disorient their users, and the surprising history of high heels.
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Energy Voices Mexican oil, Chinese drilling, Japanese nuclear: Energy trends to watch in 2013
Rogers offers five major energy trends that are likely to take shape and play out in international headlines in 2013.
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