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NFL new uniforms, best to worst
The Jacksonville Jaguars and three other teams have released new uniform designs in the past year – with mixed results. Here are the league's four new uniforms, subjectively ranked from worst to best.
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10 best cities to buy short sale homes
Foreclosures are tough: Homeowners lose their houses and ruin their credit, while banks get stuck with vacant, deteriorating real estate for months before selling it at a considerable loss. Increasingly, banks are finding another way: the short sale. Instead of waiting to foreclose, a bank preemptively sells a home at a deep discount and closes out the underwater mortgage, even if the house sells for less than the value of the mortgage. The result: Homeowners shed their mortgage debt, and banks unload properties more quickly and inexpensively. Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas with the biggest average discounts on these pre-foreclosure homes, according to online foreclosure marketplace RealtyTrac. Can you guess which city is No. 1?
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Foreclosures on the rise: Is your city on the Top 10 list?
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Home heating 101: six cold facts on staying warm this winter
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/23
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Bestselling books the week of 9/9/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Activists frustrated at Obama’s environmental record
Environmental activists were delighted to have Barack Obama replace George W. Bush as president. But greens are increasingly unhappy with Obama’s record – especially on climate change.
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Temperatures hit record highs globally. El Nino or global warming?
The first half of 2010 was the hottest six-month period recorded globally with temperatures around the globe 2 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit above averages.
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Fur, Fortune, and Empire
From beavers to buffalo, Eric Jay Dolin tracks the cruel but lucrative history of the American fur trade.
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Bigfoot discovered? Virginia man says he's on verge of Bigfoot discovery
Bigfoot is alive and well in Virginia according to Bigfoot expert who runs 'Sasquatch Watch of Virginia.'
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Mount St. Helens: 30 years later -- what a comeback!
The story of how plants and animals on Mount St. Helens have rebounded after its cataclysmic eruption 30 years ago shows how ecosystems respond to major disturbances.
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In praise of poukhanense azalea
Poukhanense azalea is a charming flowering shrub of early spring that draws praise for its hardiness and pretty blooms.
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'Oriental Yeti' found in China is no Yeti
Photos of what Chinese trappers call an 'Oriental Yeti' show what appears to be a big cat with mange. Bigfoot researchers are worried that the hype discredits real yeti research.
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Storm damage 2010: States ring up the cost
Federal help for winter storm damage is on the way to 35 areas in the US. Recovery hits state and local budgets hard.
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Chile earthquake, Hawaii tsunami: Why this happens
The earthquake in Chile is a reminder of the lively geological activity under Earth's surface.
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Permeable paving: Good for the environment and your landscape
Less runoff, replenished groundwater levels, and tax savings are a few of the reasons why your home needs permeable paving.
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At least another week of 'upside-down winter' in US
Another winter storm is moving across the US Monday, but forecasters hope the worst of the season's storms will be over by the end of next week.
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Airplane contrails and their effect on temperatures
Contrails from airplanes impact temperatures at Earth's surface. But do they raise or lower them?
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What Wall Street wants from Obama in State of the Union address
President Obama has responded to recent setbacks by striking a more populist tone, and his primary target has been Wall Street. Bankers are hoping he takes a more inclusive line in his State of the Union address Wednesday.
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El Nino packs a punch far beyond soggy California
A periodic climate phenomenon, El Nino has prompted storms to smack southern California this week rather than the Pacific Northwest. But Indonesia and parts of Australia are also affected, except they're too dry.
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Mt. Rainier's retreating glaciers are making a mess
Washington rivers are choking on debris left unstable by Rainier's receding glacier.
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What can Robert Gates achieve in extra year at Pentagon?
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced recently that he will stay on at least another year. That will help him shepherd some of his Pentagon reforms – and perhaps start new ones.
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Montana becomes third state to legalize physician-assisted suicide
In essence, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that suicide – even when a physician plays a role – is not a crime. Now, the state legislature is likely to argue the issue.
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Mexican drug lord: Why Arturo Beltran Levya's death matters
The death of Mexico's top drug lord gives President Calderon a much-need victory in his three-year old strategy of using the Mexican military to attack drug-trafficking cartels, say analysts.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner poised for first flight
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is set to attempt its first flight Tuesday after years of delays. The company's first new jetliner in almost 15 years, the plane is made of lightweight composite materials and supposed to reduce fuel costs by 20 percent.
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Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life
This massive biography of Carver focuses more closely on his self-destructive nature than on his talents.
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Amanda Knox conviction: Italy strikes back at US complaints
US student Amanda Knox's conviction for the murder of her roommate in Italy, has sparked some complaints of an unfair trial. Prosecutors and the Italian press are striking back.
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Amanda Knox Italian murder trial nears verdict
The murder trial of American student Amanda Knox, accused by Italian prosecutors of conspiring with her boyfriend to kill her roommate, is winding down in Perugia.
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Garden 'siteseeing' at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time when gardeners are grateful for natural bounty and beauty.
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Swarms of tiny robots to monitor the oceans
Scientists want to learn much more aobut the ocean than they currently know. So they're developing tiny robots to go underwater and observe.
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