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'Once Upon A Flock': 5 stories about raising backyard chickens
In 'Once Upon a Flock,' Lauren Scheuer chronicles the ups and downs of bringing chickens into her yard and her life.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/17/13, according to IndieBound*
See what's selling in bookstores across America.
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14 Republicans who might run in 2016
The GOP has a history of nominating people who have run before, which could give heart to some familiar faces. But there’s also a crop of young rising stars who could steal the show.
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10 weird criminal sentences
Check out these 10 court cases where judges have done more than sentence the guilty to a fine or jail time.
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H.P. Lovecraft: 6 of his best stories for the Halloween season
Looking for a classic horror story to curl up with this Halloween? Check out one of these H.P. Lovecraft gems.
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Heat wave: What's behind this summer's record heat?
Heat wave conditions are likely to continue into August. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is forecasting a continuation of the heat wave – hotter-than-normal temperatures across the Desert Southwest and points east across the Deep South.
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Opinion: A bright spot for American workers – in other countries
Are Americans really doing everything in their power to find work if they aren’t willing to leave the friendly fifty? The coming global talent crunch gives well-trained American workers an advantage. Work abroad awaits Americans willing to chase it down.
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In Pictures: America's Food Renaissance
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How to find the right place for a plant
To find the right place for the right plant, you need to take a number of factors into consideration, starting with your location.
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Cows stroll to save New England farms
Brattleboro, Vermont, is home to the annual Strolling of the Heifers, a riff on Spain's Running of the Bulls, that is meant to draw attention to the region's farming tradition.
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The little woman behind a very big war
A Q&A with David S. Reynolds, the author of "Mightier than the Sword: Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Battle for America," about Harriet Beecher Stowe's influence on the Civil War.
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A message for Israel and Evangelicals: Genesis isn’t a policy guide
With a dogmatic loyalty to Israel born out of a literal interpretation of the Bible, is the American Christian Right the new Jewish lobby in US politics? Mixing religion and statecraft isn’t just dangerous and unwise. It’s sacrilegious.
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The iPhone 5 is almost here. Why should we care?
New Analysis: The iPhone 5 should be unveiled in August or September. In the meantime, a quick look at how the release of an Apple iPhone became The Greatest Tech Spectacle in the World.
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Whitey Bulger, ruthless Boston mob boss, caught by FBI in California
Whitey Bulger: After an international manhunt, the FBI finally caught the 81-year-old Bulger at an apartment in Santa Monica along with longtime girlfriend Catherine Greig on Wednesday.
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How large can lobsters grow? Big! But no one knows how big.
Lobsters can grow to be four feet long, 40 pounds, and maybe 100 years old – maybe even more.
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Sarah Palin's bus-ride tale of Paul Revere – with apologies to Longfellow
Sarah Palin's 'One Nation' bus tour of historic sites brought her Thursday to Paul Revere's house in Boston, where she offered her own take on the hows and whys of his Midnight Ride.
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In Pictures: America's 10 best beaches: 2011
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Sarah Palin bus tour: Why won't she say where she's going?
Sarah Palin is planning a bus tour to visit historical and cultural East Coast sights during Memorial Day weekend, but she hasn't said which ones or when she'll be there.
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Why I won't miss Oprah after her last show
'The Oprah Winfrey Show' ends May 25 but others who dispense wisdom will fill that American demand for self-help advice. Oprah had her turn, and knew when to quit.
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Opinion: End of the world May 21?! Don't panic – but don't ridicule Project Caravan, either.
Project Caravan is a bus convoy traversing America to warn that the world will be destroyed this Saturday, May 21. The media depict them as crazies, but 41 percent of Americans believe that Jesus will return by 2050. End-of-the-world prophecy is all around us, whether we know it or not.
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Native white-flowering trees for spring
Your yard will be alight with white when you plant these native trees to brighten spring.
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Fuel-efficient cars drive US sales surge
Fuel-efficient cars – like Chevy's Cruze, Hyundai's Elantra, and Ford's Focus – led an estimated 19 percent car sales increase in April. GM says rising gas prices started pushing drivers into fuel-efficient cars in March.
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In Vermont, spring is finally here
Signs of spring abound in Vermont. Some are traditional and some are decidedly untraditional.
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Lobster shells valuable for golf balls, plant pots
Lobster shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters. Work is under way to utilize them in countertops and tabletops.
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Free cone day: Civil War history in ice cream?
Free cone day at Ben and Jerry's falls on the anniversary of the start of the Civil War. So what can free cone day tell us about how America has changed?
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How do we know Fukushima isn't a danger to US? Radnet says so.
The 200 Radnet stations that have been sniffing the air since the 1970s say Fukushima radiation in US is quite low.
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Rural America: 'If government's the problem, shoot it.'
The grand American tradition of disregard for the law – especially rural lawlessness – still thrives. This antigovernment flouting of the law may seem harmless, but it is corrosive and destructive, dismantling society rivet by rivet.
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Interview with food historian Paul Freedman
A study of turn-of-the-century hotel menus reveals that Americans really liked macaroni.
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Unfamiliar Fishes
Bestselling author Sarah Vowell takes on the story of the Americanization of Hawaii.
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Somerville, Mass., aims to boost happiness. Can it?
Forget GDP, say a growing number of cities and nations. Instead, they're measuring happiness and hope to increase it.
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