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Stephen King's 10 favorite books
Stephen King, author of 'Carrie' and 'The Shining,' reveals what he likes to read.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/22
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The top 10 books of all time
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/19
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/16
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Gas prices begin climb toward $4.50 a gallon, experts say
Gas prices could hit $4.50 a gallon nationwide by summer because of sanctions on Iran, a frigid winter in Europe, and logistical challenges in the US. The current all-time high is $4.11.
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Stephen King's 10 favorite books
Stephen King, author of 'Carrie' and 'The Shining,' reveals what he likes to read.
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Custom-mutated bacteria converts seaweed to fuel
Bacteria have been genetically engineered to break down a previously inaccessible sugar in seaweed, called alginate.
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Opinion: Why is it OK to to be prejudiced against Mormons?
You can’t be openly racist, sexist, or anti-Semitic in America. But anti-Mormon? Go for it. Maybe a White House run by Mitt Romney or Jon Huntsman will shine enough light on actual Mormons to make us put aside the fears and fantasies about them.
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New Orleans finds tropical storm Lee is no Katrina
So far, tropical storm Lee hasn't been a weather monster. Its rains brought relief to a drought in southern Louisiana and quenched a marsh fire that had blanketed New Orleans with smoke.
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Tropical storm Lee threatens flooding in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Tropical Storm Lee now has winds approaching 60 miles per hour. Louisiana has heavy rain, and authorities warn of flooding in Alabama and Mississippi as well. States of emergency have been declared.
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Opinion: Drilling for oil in Arctic Ocean is fraught with danger
This month the US approved four wells for drilling by Shell Oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska, an energy frontier. But Shell's plan to recover after an oil spill is completely inadequate, given the region's remoteness and weather.
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Asian carp: DNA evidence finds something fishy near Lake Michigan
The failure of a recent expedition to find any invasive Asian carp near Lake Michigan – though DNA traces say they are there – has shipping interests claiming victory and others calling foul.
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Will Asian carp turn up in fishing expedition near Lake Michigan?
Federal officials start the four-day expedition Monday. Its aim is to determine whether the Asian carp has infiltrated water locks that are designed to keep the species out of Lake Michigan.
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Where did life exist on Mars? NASA chooses landing site for Curiosity rover
Curiosity rover, formally known as the Mars Science Laboratory, will land at the foot of an 18,000-foot mountain in Gale crater, NASA announced Friday. The mount is expected to yield unparalleled information on where and when life might have existed on Mars.
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Bid to repair Lake Michigan and Great Lakes, one marsh at a time
A $2 billion restoration effort may help rehabilitate Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes, but environmentalists say it may be too late to reverse four centuries' worth of damage.
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Gas prices skid 25 cents a gallon in past month – and may dip further
Gas prices have fallen to $3.72 since topping out at $3.98 a gallon in May. Plenty of supply and soft demand mean gas prices are likely to keep falling this summer – perhaps another 30 cents a gallon.
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Ongoing rains worsen record-breaking floods along Missouri River
Rising waters threaten Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and are expected to push south soon. The Midwest will be underwater all summer, say officials.
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The Monitor's View: California can relieve packed prisons without eroding safety
The Supreme Court ruled that overcrowded prisons in California amount to cruel and unusual punishment. Reducing the prison population does not have to pit human dignity against public safety.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/22
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The top 10 books of all time
Readers of books love lists. That's why book-review editor J. Peder Zane asked 125 writers – everyone from Norman Mailer to Jonathan Franzen to Margaret Drabble – to pick their very favorite books of all time. Out of all the books in the world, here are the 10 most selected by Zane's illustrious group. (You can see this and other book lists in Zane's book "The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books.")
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/19
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How Mississippi River floods could save Louisiana's sinking coasts
Before the current levee system was built, Mississippi River floods helped replenish Louisiana coastal wetlands with silt. Now that silt goes into the Gulf and the coastline is disappearing. But scientists have a plan, and the great flood of 2011 could help them bring it about.
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Storm-tossed gardening
After natural disasters such as the recent tornadoes that raced through the South, storm-damaged garden plants often recover much better than expected, says a gardener who's braved floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes.
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Oil futures fall: good news for drivers
Oil futures drop below $98 a barrel. Gasoline futures decline even more. Oil futures now down 15 percent this month.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/16
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Five of the costliest US river floods
The 2011 Mississippi River flood, which has broken records in some places, is creating steady destruction in America's midsection. Hurricanes tend to cause more financial damage, and flash floods typically take more lives. But overflowing rivers deliver a long, slow economic punch. Arkansas farmers have lost an estimated $500 million in crops to this year's flood. Mississippi homes and catfish farms – a leading industry – are threatened. In Louisiana, the diversion of water through a spillway to spare Baton Rouge and New Orleans still puts hundreds of homes, businesses, and chemical plants and oil refineries at risk. Total damages could run into the billions. Here's a look at five of the most expensive river floods in the US, according to estimates from the National Weather Service and historical accounts (reported in 2011 dollars):
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/15
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Morganza spillway: Flooding farmland to save New Orleans
The US Army of Corps of Engineers has opened the Morganza spillway to prevent the surging Mississippi from endangering New Orleans. But farms and natural habitat will be flooded as a result.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Mississippi flooding
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