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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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3 novels about family, crime, and love
In this week's fiction roundup, two girls try to hide the deaths of their parents, two American writers fall in love (at least in a novel), and an international bestseller explores the lengths a family will go to clean up after a crime.
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11 essential books for dog lovers
Here are 11 must-read books for dog lovers.
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J. K. Rowling: 10 quotes on her birthday
Here are quotes from "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling on her birthday.
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Summer Olympics Soccer: 5 athletes to watch
The US men did not qualify for the tournament, but Team USA women are among the favorites, and the London Olympics promise a glimpse of some of the world's top stars.
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The Monitor's View: Why the UN must respond to rebels splitting Congo
Before rebels known as M23 split up Congo any further, the United Nations must help this giant African nation find a unifying identity. The same goes for Rwanda.
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Stir It Up! Meatless Monday: Kale and avocado salad
This kale salad has proven to be a winner time and time again among both meat lovers and vegans alike.
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Backchannels In US politics, foreign things are very suspicious ...
... and market-oriented approaches to greenhouse-gas emissions are 'radical.' But I missed the moment when corndogs became un-American.
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Opinion: Scotland independence movement sends dangerous message
Scotland's Alex Salmond and British Prime Minister David Cameron signed the 'Edinburgh deal' – allowing Scotland to hold a referendum vote on independence in 2014. As Europe's bonds are tested, the push for Scottish independence sends a dangerous 'go it alone' message.
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Scottish independence: Scots likely to vote in 2014
Scotland is one step closer to voting on independence from the United Kingdom, after British Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond met to approve a plan for a referendum.
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Lance Armstrong may take lie detector test
In an effort to clear his name cyclist Lance Armstrong, implicated in a complex doping ring in a report by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, may take a lie detector test, said his lawyer. His lawyer also said he would like Armstrong's former teammates, who testified against him, to take the test as well.
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Europe's independence seekers: Scotland, Catalonia, and now ... Venice
Activists in Venice and northeastern Italy want to restore independence to the region, which had been a republic for more than 1,000 years before falling to Napoleon in 1797.
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Energy Voices UK gets huge new offshore wind farm
An offshore wind farm that promises to be the largest wind farm in the world is under development off the east coast of Britain, according to OilPrice.com.
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Change Agent Gardening projects change lives of troubled veterans
Encouraging recovering military veterans to work in community gardens helps lift them out of depression, increases their self-esteem – and even gets them eating better, says Vietnam War vet and gardening guru Howard Hinterthuer.
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Chávez reelection at risk as Venezuela's oil heartland moves on
In Venezuela's oil-rich east, some say the administration's management of natural resources – including oil spills and refinery accidents – has pushed them toward the opposition.
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Scottish independence: Who would get the nukes, and other questions
As it considers a 2014 referendum on independence from Britain Scotland still has a litany of issues that must be resolved beforehand, including its role in the EU and NATO.
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Editor's Blog Balancing food, weather, and population
The 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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AI through the ages
A look back over the years at the major stages of artificial intelligence design.
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Return of a castaway
A message in a bottle, recovered, speaks to a middle school.
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Chapter & Verse First official Harry Potter book club is formed
Through the Harry Potter book club, J.K. Rowling will answer readers' questions via a classroom webcast.
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How Twitter is shaping the London Olympics, for better or worse (+video)
The London Olympics is awash in Twitter. Already, tweets have led to arrests and athletes getting kicked out of their events.
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J. K. Rowling: 10 quotes on her birthday
Here are quotes from "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling on her birthday.
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North Korea flag mix-up to go down in Olympic history as major insult
A video before the North Korea-Colombia Olympic women's soccer game Wednesday showed the South Korean flag. In the history of Olympic host nation embarrassments, it's a whopper.
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London Olympics what to watch today: Women's soccer, USA vs. France
USA vs. France: Olympic soccer begins today. Watch USA women take on France at noon Wednesday.
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Summer Olympics Soccer: 5 athletes to watch
The US men did not qualify for the tournament, but Team USA women are among the favorites, and the London Olympics promise a glimpse of some of the world's top stars.
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London welcomes Olympic flame as excitement for Games builds
After years of preparation and months of buildup, London's Olympic moment finally arrived Friday night.
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Tiger Woods off to a good start at British Open, shoots 67
Tiger Woods is three shots behind British Open first-round leader Adam Scott. Tiger Woods had four birdies, Scott had eight.
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Saving Money Get out of town: the world's 10 best-reviewed hotels
The world's 10 best hotels according to Expedia range from a boutique in Slovakia to a chain in Nebraska. Only 4 of the world's 10 best hotels are in the US, in cities you might not expect.
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Focus
Have the Olympics gotten too big?London residents today lost a bid to stop rooftop missile deployments. Many Britons are questioning Olympics they say are most notable for super-sized costs and security.
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'Frankenstein' mummies provide breakthrough to researchers
This mixing of remains was perhaps designed to combine different ancestries into a single lineage, archaeologists speculated.
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