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Beyond the 'fiscal cliff': 6 reasons to be optimistic about America's future
As Americans take stock of 2012 and gear up for 2013, it's tempting to adopt "decline think" about the country, especially since there is still no deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of steep budget cuts and tax increases. But here are six reasons Americans should still be optimistic about their future.
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3 new novels about young people on a mission
Characters wonder if they're the right ones for the job in these talked-about new novels.
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23 of the best new and upcoming cookbooks/food books for the holidays
A list of the best new and upcoming cookbooks to diversify your own culinary repertoire or offer as holiday gifts.
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Companies we love in 8 industries we hate
A trip to the bank doesn't have to be a nightmare. Here are the customer service winners in eight industries that customers hate, from airlines to cable companies.
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16 books set to be adapted into movies in 2012-2013
Read these books before they hit the big screen!
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Euro crisis spurs Italy's 'big baby' boom: grown children living with parents
New research says that a third of adult Italians – and more than 60 percent of young adults – live with their parents. Experts say that hard economic times have exacerbated the cultural phenom.
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Editor's Blog
Balancing food, weather, and populationThe drought that has hit the United States and other grain-producing nations could be global warming or just a one-season aberration. But while weather fluctuates year to year, global population doesn't. And that means that feeding 9 billion mouths by 2050 will require unprecedented effort.
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Anti-Muslim groups' ad in NYC subway calls jihad 'savage.' Is now a good time?
With the Muslim world still roiled by the US-made, anti-Muslim video on YouTube, the ad citing 'war between civilized man and the savage' will appear Monday at 10 NYC subway stations.
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Apple's iPhone 5 sales surge circles the globe (+video)
iPhone 5 buyers lined up outside of stores from Hong Kong to London to New York. The iPhone 5 goes on sale in 9 countries Friday, and 22 more next week.
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Energy Voices
Gas prices: Why are they so high?Drivers in North America are now competing with the rest of the world for cheap American crude oil, Schaefer writes. The result? High gas prices.
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How do you revive Occupy Wall Street? Occupy Wall Street.
Occupy Wall Street plans to observe its one-year anniversary Monday by surrounding the New York Stock Exchange. The move is a bid to rejuvenate the Occupy Wall Street movement, which hasn't sustained the momentum it gained last fall.
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Coca-Cola's latest drink: No can. No bottle. Flavor drops.
Coca-Cola to introduce Dasani fruity flavor drops. Coca-Cola sees huge potential. Next flavor drops: tea?
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Companies we love in 8 industries we hate
A trip to the bank doesn't have to be a nightmare. Here are the customer service winners in eight industries that customers hate, from airlines to cable companies.
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Tomorrow can wait
The best concerts are coming from artists who are 60 and up.
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Change Agent
Cities turn to innovative 'green infrastructure'From Seattle to Sweden, city and regional governments are using roof gardens, specially designed wetlands, and other forms of 'green infrastructure' to rein in pollution – and to save money.
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Horizons
Microsoft shaves $40 off price of KinectThe Xbox Kinect will now retail for $109.99, Microsoft announced today.
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Pussy Riot: the anonymous band behind the high-profile conviction (+video)
Pussy Riot – which has members beyond the three convicted – isn't your typical band that performs songs back to back in a live concert. But the group now has worldwide recognition and is expected to continue recording.
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In Gear
GM reorganization aimed at eliminating 'fiefdoms'GM reorganization needed to bring the automaker in the 21st century, CEO Akerson tells employees. GM reorganization means streamlining the management.
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Amatuer explorers discover new family of spiders in Oregon cave
Named for its fearsome front claws, trogloraptors are the first new family of spiders discovered in North America since 1870.
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Groupon shares: Suddenly cheaper, but a good buy?
Groupon shares fell 27 percent in trading Tuesday after the company reported its first decline in gross billings. Groupon shares are now down 72 percent from their IPO price last November.
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30 Olympic questions spilling out of the XXXth Games
As the Olympics draw to a close in London, a TV spectator in the US is left with a host of random questions.
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Chapter & Verse
Spy author Charles Cumming discusses his new title 'A Foreign Country'Cumming talks about missing out on that M16 job and the role of gender in the world of spies.
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Focus
Weather? Climate change? Why the drought is persisting and growing.Several factors, including La Niña events, have contributed to the expanded drought, meteorologists say. Conditions in the West may be setting up for a 'megadrought' by century's end, researchers warn.
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Protecting the innocence of children
A Christian Science perspective: How a schoolteacher helped prevent child abuse.
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Nearly half of North America's aerosols come from Asia, Sahara
Nearly half of the tiny particles found high in the atmosphere over North America come from foreign lands, with 88 percent of that coming from Asia.
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Samsung, Apple, RIM: Who tops the latest smartphone scorecard?
As earnings reports from Apple, Samsung, and others roll in, who's doing well this quarter?
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What is a 'blue moon' anyway?
August 31 will arrive with a blue moon, and it won't happen again for three years. What exactly is a blue moon? And where did it get its name?
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Cover Story
New breed of ranchers shapes a sustainable WestThese green cowboys try to marry good stewardship of the land with making money.
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16 books set to be adapted into movies in 2012-2013
Read these books before they hit the big screen!
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In Gear
Win for Indiana: Honda to produce 2013 Civic Hybrid in the USIn a move that should benefit US manufacturing, Honda has announced it will move production of the 2013 Civic Hybrid to Indiana. The move will mark the first time the Civic Hybrid sedan has been made outside of Japan since it launched in 2001.
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