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3 of spring's most anticipated novels
From the latest novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout to a new novel by legendary author James Salter, this fiction roundup includes some of spring's most anticipated titles.
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10 best books of April, according to Amazon's editors
What are the best titles to check out this month? Here are Amazon's picks.
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11 best books of December, according to Amazon's editors
Looking for a holiday read for yourself or a gift for a voracious reader? These are the best new titles this month, hand-picked by Amazon's editors. Amazon’s editorial director of books and Kindle Sara Nelson tells us why they were chosen.
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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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Thanksgiving Day by the numbers: 10 mind-stuffing facts
Data from the Census and other sources provide some numerical insights into Thanksgiving, arguably the most cherished national holiday.
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Democrats from rural areas face pressure from pro-gun constituents
Democratic senators from mostly rural areas in the West and South must walk a fine line between party loyalty and constituents' wishes when it comes to gun control legislation.
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Northeastern snowstorm sweeps 'conveyor belt' of snow into New England
The latest New England storm is bringing wind-whipped snow, rain, strong winds, big waves, and coastal flooding to the northeast.
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Is Massachusetts more racist than Mississippi, as Chief Justice Roberts hints?
In deciding whether to strike down a portion of the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court is focusing on whether the South has redeemed its racist history. Massachusetts, though, has a quibble with Chief Justice Roberts.
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Long slog to 2014 election begins for Senate's 'red state' Democrats
Three Senate Democrats from states where Obama lost in 2012 – and who are up for reelection themselves in 2014 – voted this week against their own party's fix for the 'sequester.' Will such votes hamstring Obama's legislative agenda?
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Scientists link rat brains via Internet
Electrical impulses generated in one rat's brain can be decoded by another, found researchers who used electrodes to connect the motor cortices of rodents thousands of miles apart.
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Energy Voices Rising energy costs impact fixed incomes (Sponsor content)
More than half of US households will spend an average 20 percent of their family budget on energy, nearly double what they spent 13 years ago, Gates writes. In North Carolina, the 2.1 million households earning less than $50,000 annually spend 23 percent of their income on energy.
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Were those the bones of Cleopatra's murdered sister?
Experts doubt that the 2,000-year-old bones, unearthed in 1904 in what is now Turkey, belonged to Arsinoe IV, Cleopatra's younger half-sister whom she ordered killed.
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Sausage recalled: 38,000 pounds of sausage in 11 states (+video)
Sausage recalled: Smithfield Packing Company is recalling about 38,000 pounds of pork sausage after small pieces of plastic were found.
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'Safe Haven' is a sudsy-scary weepfest
'Safe Haven,' starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel, is more of a Gothic chick flick than anything.
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RFK Jr. arrested: Celebs, enviros arrested at Keystone pipeline protest
Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune also was arrested — the first time in the group's 120-year history that a club leader was arrested in an act of civil disobedience.
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State of the Union: Obama and Rubio go head to head on the middle class (+video)
In the State of the Union and the GOP response, President Obama and Senator Rubio offer starkly different visions of how government can help (or hurt) the middle class – and those aspiring to join it.
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President Obama's State of the Union address full text
The text of the State of the Union address as prepared for delivery by President Barack Obama, and provided by the press office of the White House.
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At core of Obama's State of the Union address: the middle class (+video)
Job creation and building the middle class will get special emphasis in President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, administration officials say. Will the speech also make liberals glow, as his inaugural did?
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$200 to quit Facebook: One dad's deal with his daughter
$200 to quit Facebook? Would you agree to quit Facebook for five months if it meant that you got a nice payday?
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Modern Parenthood Nanny caught on camera, N.C. student paddling: Who can hit our children?
After news spread about a nanny caught on camera striking a child and North Carolina schools just now considering a stand against paddling in the classroom, a question needs to be asked: Who has the right to hit our children? No one. Not the nanny caught on camera, not N.C. teachers.
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Decoder Wire Will Rep. Paul Broun be Karl Rove's first 'unelectable' target?
Karl Rove says his new political group isn't aiming to defeat tea party candidates – just poor politicians. Rep. Paul Broun, who is running for Senate in Georgia, may be the group's first test case.
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Tax VOX The drawbacks of using states as tax-reform laboratories
With Washington apparently stuck in gear on taxes, it may be tempting to see the states as leading a way to reform, Gordon writes, but the idea of states as laboratories for federal tax reform is fundamentally flawed.
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Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir
Celebrity chef Eddie Huang's memoir offers a hilariously unflinching look at the American dream from a 21st-century immigrant's perspective.
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Change Agent Indian-American looks homeward to help the needy
Rakesh Agarwal, a successful businessman, has a track record of philanthropy in western North Carolina. Now he's extending his work to include his home country of India.
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Stocks rise; Dow closes above 14,000
The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 14,000 Friday for the first time since October 2007. The Dow Jones industrial average is a stock market index that is traditionally considered a benchmark for how the entire stock market is faring.
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Will your state taxes go up? How legislatures are leaning.
As red states get redder and blue states bluer, state taxes could head in opposite directions. Some states are trying to eliminate income taxes, others are raising them.
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Readers Write: Balancing gun rights with prevention; America's culture of fear sells; Gun control and the Bill of Rights
Letters to the Editor for the Jan. 28 weekly print issue: There is no easy answer to the question about how to protect America's Second Amendment rights but also prevent gun violence. Fear sells, and the media and lobbyists on both sides have capitalized on our latest fear of gun violence. Legislating gun control would set a dangerous precedent for altering the Bill of Rights.
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A state divided: Uranium mining in Virginia?
Vast uranium deposits in Virginia could make for extremely profitable mining. Opponents fiercely argue mining could lead to an environmental disaster, or water contamination. Lawmakers are expected to take the matter up in this session.
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Challenges to Obama birth control mandate could go to Supreme Court
A requirement in the Affordable Care Act mandating most employers to provide contraception for free with health care coverage, has sparked dozens of lawsuits from both religious organizations, and business owners. The Department of Health and Human Service is working to accommodate faith-based groups.
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Welfare lottery ban: N.C. lawmakers discuss prohibition for welfare recipients, the bankrupt
Rep. Paul 'Skip' Stam (R-Wake) said the measure is among several targeting the N.C. Education Lottery that may come up during the legislative session.
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