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Top 10 secret menu fast foods
Ten of the strangest, most innovative entrees you won't see on fast food menus – but can get anyway, if you ask.
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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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10 cars that tell the story of America
From Paul Ingrassia's book 'Engines of Change,' the author and car aficionado tells the story of America through automobiles.
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4 noteworthy new novels: What happens when a past love reappears?
These four new novels all feature the specter of a past relationship.
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10 weirdest global fast foods
In the US, fast food can get pretty predictable: Burgers, fries, chicken, and a taco or a fish sandwich, if you’re feeling adventurous. Leave it to our international brethren to show us how to loosen up and live a little. Take a look at ten wacky fast food items from around the world.
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Decoder Wire E! live at White House Correspondents' Dinner. Is that good for journalism?
The White House Correspondents' Dinner, a scholarship and awards event for journalists, has become a star-studded, glitzy, and E!-friendly bash. Some fear it's sending the wrong message.
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What Kobe won't tweet: Los Angeles is becoming a Clippers town
With Kobe Bryant injured (and tweeting) and the Los Angeles Lakers reeling, the Clippers are making the most of a chance to become the city's top basketball attraction.
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Boston Marathon bombs made with pressure cookers: Big break in case?
Reports suggest that the devices in the Boston Marathon bombings were put in pressure cookers. That suggests the bombs were unsophisticated, but experts warn against rushing to judgment.
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Editorial Board Blog Boston Marathon bombings won't define my first marathon
At mile 25.7, after already mentally penning my celebratory email, I hit a wall of dazed, shuffling athletes. I regret not finishing the Boston Marathon yesterday, but the bombings didn’t define my first marathon and they won’t mar this tradition.
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What 'Accidental Racist' says about evolution of Southern identity (+video)
The Brad Paisley song 'Accidental Racist' is an attempt to reconcile Southern pride with past racism and slavery. Southern music has returned to the theme repeatedly over the years.
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Slipping into my cloak of transparency
Have telecommuting workers adopted the wrong metaphor for electronic face time?
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'Accidental Racist' shows Brad Paisley's not playing it safe
Brad Paisley's new album, 'Wheelhouse,' includes a song titled 'Accidental Racist.' 'Accidental Racist' follows a man with a Lynyrd Skynyrd shirt with a Confederate flag who is confronted by a Starbucks clerk about his choice in attire.
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Teen hikers lost on California trail recovering in hospital
A young man and woman were rescued this week after losing their way on a winding mountain trail near Orange County. They had been separated sometime Sunday night; both were found less than a mile from their car.
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John Roberts: Chief Justice victim of credit-card fraud
John Roberts: A Supreme Court spokeswoman said someone got hold of one of John Roberts's credit card account numbers. The court did not provide any other details.
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Top 10 secret menu fast foods
Ten of the strangest, most innovative entrees you won't see on fast food menus – but can get anyway, if you ask.
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The Simple Dollar Where has all your money gone? Into small, daily purchases.
Frugality isn’t about deprivation or being cheap, Hamm writes. It’s about making your money go somewhere that matters more rather than somewhere that matters less.
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Soda ban overturned, but the battle is far from over
Hours before it was to take effect, New York's controversial soda ban on big sugary beverages was struck down by a state judge. But the war over the health effects of fatty food and high-sugar drinks will continue.
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NYC soda ban hits restaurants Tuesday
NYC soda ban on large, sugary drinks goes into effect Tuesday, and restaurants are making the necessary adjustments. Some are ordering smaller glasses, while others are having customers sweeten their own coffee to comply with the NYC soda ban.
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Gay marriage: why corporations are coming out against DOMA
Nearly 300 US companies filed a brief on behalf of the New York woman whose challenge of DOMA has reached the Supreme Court. Why support gay marriage? For one, it's just good business.
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Mountain Dew breakfast 'juice' drink comes with jolt of caffeine (+video)
Mountain Dew breakfast drink: Kickstart has a Dew flavor but is made with 5 percent juice, vitamins, and 20 milligrams more caffeine that Mountain Dew soda. But PepsiCo says the Mountain Dew breakfast drink will have less caffeine than Monster and Red Bull.
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The Simple Dollar Question every purchase
What is your idea of a better life? How many of your non-essential purchases are in line with that idea? It’s something well worth thinking about, Hamm writes.
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App-driven life: How to pay by phone with Square Wallet
Square Wallet lets you leave your real wallet at home when you go shopping. Square Wallet knows when you're in a store and gives the clerk permission to make a charge to your account.
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Stocks rise with S&P 500 in longest winning streak since 2004
Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday as the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 for the first time since the start of the Great Recession in 2007. Apple stock continued to decline, allowing Exxon Mobil to once again surpass the electronics giant as the world's most valuable publicly traded company
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Stocks drop on weak Apple sales
Stocks fell on Wall Street Thursday after the tech giant Apple warned of weaker sales. Airline stocks were mostly higher, despite rising fuel costs.
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Saving Money 13 best, cheapest, and weirdest travel destinations of 2013
Decide where to take your next vacation with this compilation of "best of" travel destinations for the coming year, from Amsterdam to New Zealand.
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Modern Parenthood Baby names advice: Keep it to yourself
Baby names, baby names, baby names: Nothing is mulled over and debated more during a pregnancy than what to name your newborn. One mom warns: Keep it to yourself, or the chatter may sully your bright idea.
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Starbucks $1 reusable cups: Curb trash, get a discount (+video)
Starbucks $1 reusable cups: Starbucks will introduce $1 reusable plastic cups at its cafes starting Thursday. Starbucks already gives customers a 10-cent discount for using reusable cups for refills, but it hopes the $1 plastic cups will increase the habit and reduce trash.
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The Reformed Broker Apple stock slumps. What's behind the slide?
Brown explores the theories behind last week's drop in Apple stock prices. Apple continues to knock down everything in its path, Brown writes, leveling Stock Market City.
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McDonald's surprises with US sales gain; shares soar
McDonald's posted a surprise gain in a key November sales figure, sending McDonald's shares soaring 2.2 percent in premarket trading. The strong report was a pleasant surprise for McDonald's after a sales drop in October.
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Starbucks tax avoidance has Brits frothing mad (+video)
Angry over the negligible corporate taxes that Starbucks and other corporations have paid to Britain despite huge revenues, a protest group is threatening to occupy Starbucks shops on Saturday.
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