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10 influential authors who came to the US as immigrants
These 10 immigrant authors have all made significant contributions to US literature and culture.
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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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Foreign affairs: 23 new books I wish Obama and Romney would read
In preparation for the upcoming presidential debate on foreign policy, check out these 23 books that offer the kind of nuance and context mostly overlooked during a campaign.
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Fall books: 10 fiction titles you'll want to know about
If you're looking for a literary escape this autumn, try one of these new titles.
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The 100 best books of all time
How many of these "100 best books of all time" have you read?
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Foreign adoptions by Americans fall, number of worldwide orphans rises
Foreign adoptions by Americans fell to their lowest level since 1994, according to the State Department. Foreign adoptions by Americans keep falling, despite the continuing increase in the amount of orphans and needy children worldwide.
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Sundance 2013: Documentaries shine in Utah
At the Sundance Film Festival, docs like 'Twenty Feet From Stardom' and 'The Crash Reel' show some of the best the industry has to offer.
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French and Malian forces push toward key Islamic rebel stronghold: witnesses
Two-week-old Malian war against rebel groups holding the north of the country benefits from French military lead, as troops from surrounding African countries now pitch in. Malian army accused of executions and human rights violations.
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What are Western and African powers up against in Mali, Algeria?
Leaders around the world are vowing to strike back hard at Islamist militancy that is surging across North Africa. Here are some of the challenges they face.
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Opinion: Lessons from Rwanda: Talking about genocide in church
From my time in Rwanda, I saw that people don't like to talk about the genocide in their recent past. Then I heard a church sermon there whose universal message of 'life after mass death' seemed perfectly fitted for a country full of one-time perpetrators and families of the murdered.
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French forces may have captured key Mali town for second victory in war(+video)
Malian officials say militants have given up their 4x4 vehicles, making them vulnerable to French air operations. Reuters journalists north of Bamako saw French and Malian flags hung side by side and one national paper ran a headline today: 'Thank you France, thank you Francois Hollande.' Still, it is early days.
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With French airstrikes, has the war to retake northern Mali begun? (+video)
Today's expansion of the French air campaign beyond central Mali has left many wondering if the war has started – without much international coordination.
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France launches military operations in Mali against Islamist rebels
France began a military intervention in Mali Friday to help push Islamiist rebels out of the north.
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Change Agent SOCCKET energy-generating soccer ball powers up poor villages
Uncharted Play has designed a soccer ball called the SOCCKET, which generates electricity for an LED light. One minute of kicking produces around six minutes of light to read, do homework, or help illuminate a home.
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Fuel leak temporarily grounds another Japan Airlines Boeing 787
On Tuesday, an Japan Airlines Boston to Tokyo flight was delayed after a fuel leak was discovered on the new Boeing 787. On Monday, a fire broke out aboard another JAL Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Latin America Monitor Four Nigerians arrested for drug trafficking in Venezuela
US officials say Colombian and Venezuelan drug traffickers are increasingly reliant on smuggling routes that move drug shipments to Europe via West Africa.
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Briefing A look at America's gun industry
Per capita ownership of firearms in the US has doubled since 1968.
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Africa's energy consumption growing fastest in world
Africa's energy demands are skyrocketing, but with 64 recent major discoveries of fuel deposits, it is in a good position to meet its needs.
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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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Cover Story Progress watch 2012: Smart phones, jobs returning to America, and war crimes trials
The often-slow arc of good news may not make headlines. But 2012 brought its quiet share: from extreme poverty dropping by half since 1990 to a robot with the bulky profile of an NFL player that may have a role in bringing jobs back to the US.
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Modern Parenthood One young chess player shows the power of parental support
A 16-year-old chess player from Nigeria and his mother inspired a Virginia town.
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Hunting for hidden gems
Self-released albums were king in 2012.
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Pakistan polio vaccination workers targeted in more killings, UN responds
After three more people were shot in Pakistan today, the United Nations in Pakistan has pulled all staff involved in its polio vaccination campaign off the streets.
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After grenade attacks, Kenya wants Somali refugees in camps
In light of an uptick in violent attacks in Kenya over the past year, often linked to Somalia's Al-Shabab, Kenya recently ordered all refugees living in its urban areas to move to established refugee camps.
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Gmail down: The 10 funniest tweets
Gmail crashed briefly on Monday, but Twitter was going strong with wry humor about the outage.
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Fuel subsidies get scrutiny at Doha talks
Nations spend more than $500 billion to keep fossil fuel prices low, which is popular with voters but harms the climate. Removing fossil-fuel subsidies would lower carbon emissions by more than 10 percent by 2050, the OECD calculates.
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Energy Voices US energy: What's oil production got to do with national security?
National security and foreign policy planners can make some reasonable assumptions about what the American energy revolution and oil boom could mean for US interests, Rogers writes.
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In world's most religious country, humanists rally for secular space
A group of humanists is looking to find its niche in Ghana, recently ranked most religious in a survey of 57 nations.
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Another church bombed in Nigeria military barracks
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Sunday's attack, but a radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram has previously targeted churches and the military.
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Africa warms to new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby
Members of Africa's largely conservative Anglican communion say Welby understands the challenges that the church faces on the continent and can stave off a schism.
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