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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/20
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Ring of fire: the five non-Japan nuclear sites in quake zone
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/13
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Massive blackout affects California, Arizona, Mexico
A widespread blackout in the Southwest has sent two nuclear reactors offline, interrupted commutes, and left people and food struggling with temperatures as high as 115 degrees.
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Hershey walkout: Foreign students nix firms' offer
Hershey walkout takes new twist as firms offer cultural tour of US to 400 foreign student workers. But Hershey walkout leaders reject offer, saying the real issue is too much work for too little pay.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/20
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Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of June 6, 2011
Readers write in to decry the treatment of Kentucky Derby horses, rebut Paul Ryan's defense of his budget plan, and spotlight Pakistan's wasted resources on its border 'battle' with India.
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Tax Day 2011: Why do presidents release tax returns? Hint: 'I am not a ...'
The modern tradition of presidents, vice presidents, and other politicians releasing their tax returns dates back to a non-Watergate Nixon scandal: tax evasion.
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Ring of fire: the five non-Japan nuclear sites in quake zone
The circle of seismic activity in the Pacific Ocean, known as the "ring of fire," stretches from Australia to Russia around to Alaska and America's West Coast and down to Chile in South America. It's an area responsible for 90 percent of the world's earthquakes and 75 percent of its volcanoes. So which of the more than 26 nations in the ring has nuclear power? Only three: Japan, of course (more than 50 plants); the United States (eight reactors at four plants); and Mexico (two reactors at one plant). Here's a look at the five non-Japanese plants in the world's most active earthquake zone:
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/13
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Spat over leaflets vs. litter: Supreme Court won't hear it
A lower-court panel had ruled that San Clemente, Calif., which bans distribution of leaflets on car windshields, did not show that the extra litter was enough to justify curbing free-speech rights of the leafletters. The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take the case, which has yet to go to trial.
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Coast Guard crash: Massive search on for missing nine
Rescue teams are searching for nine people missing in Thursday's Coast Guard crash, in which a search plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter that was conducting training off the California coast.
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In Peru, recovery from quake lags
Two years later, the effects are still acutely felt. Observers point to problems with disaster planning, aid distribution, and global attention.
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Review: 'Frost/Nixon'
Docudrama portrays Nixon as a tragic figure attempting to rehabilitatehis image with a series of interviews with David Frost, a lightweightopportunist.
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