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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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Latin America Monitor Mexico: Latin America's second-largest economy lags in digital accessibility
Barely 17 percent of Mexicans have internet access at home, compared to 40 percent of Chileans. High costs are in part blamed for this digital divide.
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Energy Voices Invest in oil? Or invest in gas?
There are investment opportunities in both, but finding your edge in oil is a lot easier than in natural gas, right now.
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Global News Blog Forbes 2013 billionaire list: rich get richer, women ascend
The aggregate wealth of the world's billionaires is at an all-time high, and 210 new names, including 34 women, have joined the list.
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The Monitor's View: In China-Japan island clash, a peaceful diversion
A dangerous confrontation between China and Japan over the Senkaku islands can be deflected if China returns to the idea of laying aside sovereignty claims in favor of seeking joint development of any seabed wealth.
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World Baseball Classic: Everything you need to know
As the global tournament steps to the plate overnight March 2, here's a very quick viewer's guide.
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Test the teacher? Educators balk at Mexico's reforms
The powerful teachers' union opposes the new education reform enacted this week, but supporters say it could improve competitiveness and boost Mexico's standing in the global economy.
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Energy Voices Demand weak, but gas prices heading to $4, anyway
Gas prices are moving higher, apparently because of price moves for Brent crude and limited refining capacity. Will Wall Street fall as gas prices rise toward $4 a gallon?
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Republicans call foul on release of immigrant detainees (+video)
Immigration officials say the detainee release was a bureaucratic necessity to prepare for sequester budget cuts. But the move has raised questions about whether the administration is playing politics.
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Energy Voices Why globalization is energy intensive and wreaks havoc on oil prices
Globalization uses up finite resources like oil and coal more quickly, Tverberg writes. It also increases carbon dioxide emissions and acts to increase world oil prices, she adds.
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Detainees released: Could that hurt immigration reform? (+video)
Hundreds of immigration detainees deemed low risk have been released – part of a national game of chicken over the 'sequester.’ But the move could have consequences for immigration reform.
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Stir It Up! Braised veal shanks with white beans
Elements of two classic comfort foods combine in satisfying braised veal shanks with white beans.
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Mexico arrests powerful teachers union boss on corruption charges
Elba Esther Gordillo is widely blamed for an educational system that has kept Mexican children scoring lower on standardized tests than most other countries of its size or importance.
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Energy Voices The shaky logic of US natural gas exports
The debate over US natural gas exports is a classic case of those in an extractive industry seeking top dollar for their minerals, Cobb writes, and those who buy the minerals to make other things seeking to keep a lid on the price of their inputs.
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'Life of Pi’s' Oscars give limelight to Taiwan (+video)
When Ang Lee, who won an Oscar for directing 'Life of Pi,' announced that he couldn’t have done the movie ‘without the help of Taiwan,’ the island cheered.
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People worldwide hang out with astronauts on Google+
Via Twitter, Google+ and YouTube, people from over the world joined the first-ever live online video conference with three astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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Opinion: 'Lincoln,' Texas, and the Oscars: Why getting history right matters
Most filmgoers will see the 'Lincoln' film, nominated for 12 Academy Awards, as biographical. Public opinion is shaped by portrayals like this, so its factual errors can't be discounted. I’ve seen first-hand the problems with a popular historical narrative that doesn’t get the story right.
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El Chapo killed? Details sketchy in Guatemala shootout (+video)
El Chapo killed? Guatemalan officials say reports of drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman being killed in shootout are premature. There is no confirmation of a body or an identification from police.
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Carnival Triumph could have made port much sooner, lawsuits allege
New lawsuits allege that the Carnival Triumph debacle involved a string of mistakes, including ignoring mechanical warnings and dangerously delaying the ship's return to port.
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McCain faces angry crowd, defends immigration plan
McCain faces angry crowd: Arizona is the only state with both of its senators working on immigration reform in Congress, a sign of the state's widely debated border security issues.
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Curbing child abuse in Mexico
Child rights advocates are pressing Mexico to reform arcane laws and a dysfunctional system of child protection. And at least one program is offering hope for a model of care.
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Modern migrants pose new challenges to Mexican border towns
The US deported record numbers of immigrants over the past four years. Although Mexico provides some basic services, the influx of migrants in border towns means good Samaritans and nonprofits are having to step up.
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Chapter & Verse 'The Aviator's Wife' author Melanie Benjamin is drawn to 'locked doors and hidden closets'
Melanie Benjamin, author of a new novel about Charles Lindbergh's wife Anne, discusses her interest in women who have 'kind of fallen off the public's collective consciousness.'
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'No' aims to put viewers in the middle of Chilean politics
'No' presents an interesting look at Chilean political drama, but like other historical films, it seems at time to put too happy a face on the proceedings.
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'Sweet Home Alabama' sung as 'horrible' cruise ends
The CEO of Carnival apologized as some 3,100 passengers disembarked from the cruise ship Triumph late Thursday and early Friday. Passengers praised the crew and criticized the deplorable conditions during the five days on the ship.
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Who is 'El Chapo' Guzman, Public Enemy Number One?
Chicago has resurrected its "Public Enemy No. 1" designation, not used since it was created for Al Capone, to label Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Luera.
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