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The candy machine just sold me an iPod

Popping up in military bases, airports, fast-food restaurants, and hospitals is a new kind of vending machine that offers everything from a DVD rental to a digital camera.
In tough times, US consumers forging new behaviors

American spending has fallen further in the past six months than it has since 1974.
From trash to an inventor's treasure trove

Kids dig through their trash and recycling bins to find materials for creating inventions.
Taste is on the agenda for military Meals Ready to Eat

Finding a way to a soldier's heart through chipotle chicken. Next challenge: eggs.
U.S. troops buy own gear for safety, style in battle

Since 9/11, the market for tactical war gear has grown to $150 million annually.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.