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10 Mardi Gras recipes
Recipes from Stir It Up! bloggers to bring some pizazz to your Mardi Gras menu.
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Evolution of the NFL: 16 ways the game has changed
Forty-seven years after the first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles before a less-than-capacity crowd, let’s look back at some of the ways the NFL has changed.
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The 25 best musicians of the Rock era
Who took the top slots for the best artists in the Rock-and-Roll era? Check out the full list.
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5 great interviews with female crime authors
From Denise Mina to Nevada Barr, here are recent insights from some of the best contemporary female crime authors.
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The top 25 celebrity baby names of all time
Many celebrities are creative people, but seldom does their creativity get more free rein than when they’re naming their own offspring. From Beyonce and Jay-Z's firstborn Blue Ivy to Frank Zappa's daughter's avante-garde moniker Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen, there are plenty of unusual names.
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Colin Kaepernick: More than a 49ers backup QB?
49ers QB Colin Kaepernick and linebacker Aldon Smith teamed up to vanquish the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. Colin Kaepernick, in his first NFL start, passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns.
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Violent dolphin deaths: $5,000 reward to find their attackers (+video)
Violent dolphin deaths are on the rise in the Gulf of Mexico. The violent attacks on dolphins include bullet wounds and hacked off fins. Five dolphin deaths are from gunshot wounds.
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Coast Guard searches for missing workers after oil platform fire
Two oil workers remain lost at sea a day after a torch being used to cut an oil pipe ignited a blaze on a production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials said no oil was leaking from the charred platform,
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Gulf oil rig explosion leaves four injured, two missing
Coast Guard Capt. Ed Cubanski told a news conference in New Orleans the well was not producing at the time and no oil was leaking.
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BP to pay $4.5 billion in fines for Gulf oil spill. Is legal saga over?
A deal on federal criminal charges helps bring legal action over the Gulf oil spill nearer a conclusion. But many more claims remain – totaling perhaps tens of billions of dollars.
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Energy Voices Clean energy and the deeper meaning of hurricane Sandy
Whether Americans in the wake of Sandy will want to undertake the effort to change, in order to not only heal themselves but inoculate themselves against challenges posed by future storms like Sandy, is a major question, Stuebi writes.
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A news future in feisty upstarts?
A quintet of local news organizations trying to gain a digital foothold.
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Gas rationing begins in New York City and Long Island as some power returns
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced gasoline rationing in the five boroughs, starting early Friday morning, along with Long Island. In the meantime, power crews are slowly getting electrical power restored.
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Opinion 4 smart ways to rebuild after superstorm Sandy
Early estimates of the damage from superstorm Sandy are staggering. In the days ahead, once people's immediate needs are met, we must focus on rebuilding. It is increasingly clear that rebuilding efforts must consider the following four points.
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Economic toll of Sandy: Damage second only to Katrina?
Superstorm Sandy cut a path of destruction that could near $50 billion. Economic activity in New York City dipped 20 percent in storm's wake, but economists do not expect that Sandy will have a major impact on the nation's economic growth.
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Hurricane Sandy: How long will the recovery take? (+video)
New York and New Jersey were particularly hard hit by Hurricane Sandy. Power losses and interruptions in subway service could last for days. Some wonder if certain polling places will be ready to open in time for next week's election.
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Hurricane Sandy response: Officials get good marks, so far
Amid the damage caused by hurricane Sandy, local, state, and federal officials are at this early stage largely united in the opinion that everyone did everything they could.
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The Monitor's View What lessons from hurricane Sandy?
The best response to natural events like hurricane Sandy lies in a community preparing its political, civic, and even cultural attitudes. Each disaster, such as Katrina, teaches new lessons. What can America's mid-Atlantic region learn from Sandy?
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Hurricane Sandy grounds flights in Boston, NYC, Washington DC (+video)
Hurricane Sandy's high winds has forced the cancellation of some 7,500 flights on Sunday and Monday in East Coast cities. Hurricane Sandy is now 300 miles from land but 1,000 miles across.
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Hurricane Sandy: Could it change the outcome of the presidential race?
Hurricane Sandy has scrambled the last week of the presidential race, upsetting campaign schedules, putting both President Obama and Mitt Romney off-message, and raising doubts about Election Day. In a race this close, Sandy could change or at least postpone the results.
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North America's oil bonanza creates a railroad boom
Canada's two main railroads and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe have seen a huge traffic boost from transporting oil from shale and oil sands projects that aren't yet connected to pipelines.
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The Fish That Ate the Whale
'The Fish That Ate the Whale' is an elegantly written cautionary tale about how hubris can destroy a powerful company.
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Beyonce reportedly signed on for Super Bowl halftime show
A source familiar with the Super Bowl told The Associated Press the Grammy-winning diva will take the stage at the halftime show on Feb. 3, 2013, at the Superdome in New Orleans.
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Top 10 best cities for working moms: Ohio leads the pack
The top 10 cities for working moms include New Orleans and Hartford, Conn., with three cities from Ohio on the list. Forbes Magazine crunched the numbers to figure out which areas were best by ranking highest job opportunities, cost of childcare, crime rates, healthcare, earning potential, cost of living and even commute times.
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Starbucks launches new app function for 'digital tipping'
Starbucks says a digital tip function will be added to its mobile payment application starting next summer. A similar option will also be available on Starbucks' new payment app, 'Square.'
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Saving Money Stop living paycheck to paycheck: 5 steps
More than two-thirds of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, meaning the financial ground they're standing on is incredibly shaky. Here's how to break the cycle and
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Saving Money National Coffee Day 2012: where to find free coffee and more
National Coffee Day 2012 is Saturday, Sept. 29, and coffee purveyors across the country are celebrating. Here's a list of 16 places you can get a free or discounted coffee on National Coffee Day 2012
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'Gods Like Us': 6 stories of Hollywood from Ty Burr's new book
Here are 6 tales of Hollywood lore in 'Gods Like Us.'
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Census report finds 'pulse in the urban core' of America
With Hispanics and young whites leading the influx, US cities of 5 million or more residents saw the population of their inner cores increase 13 percent in the last decade, the Census reported.
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Opinion A shift away from zero tolerance will improve school discipline (+video)
Zero tolerance for bad behavior is common in American schools, but this policy has often proved ineffective, even harmful to students and schools. The tide is turning. A method that relies on communication between students, teachers, and others improves accountability and school safety.
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