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Heisman history: from Berwanger to Manziel? A football quiz
To gauge your Heisman Trophy IQ, try taking this 20-question quiz.
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10 ways the Android is better than iPhone 5
Sure a larger iPhone screen, 4G LTE support and a faster CPU are welcome additions, but Apple is a year late and $199 short. Android has provided all these features and more.
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'What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?': 15 answers
From the new book 'What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?,' the four stars of 'The Buried Life' share what strangers have told them.
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In Pictures: 9/11 10th anniversary
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In Pictures: Top US tourist attractions
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10 ways the Android is better than iPhone 5
Sure a larger iPhone screen, 4G LTE support and a faster CPU are welcome additions, but Apple is a year late and $199 short. Android has provided all these features and more.
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Why Pussy Riot supporters hold rallies from New York to Berlin (+video)
The Russian punk rock band spawned small bands of supporters dressed as Pussy Riot look-a-likes Friday dozens of cities worldwide. The three women were sentence Friday to two years in prison for hooliganism.
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Mars rover aces social networking, but will it inspire study of science?
The rover Curiosity, with nearly 900,000 Twitter followers, had a strong Internet presence even before its launch to Mars. Scientists hope this will lead to more student interest in science – and more funding.
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Fastest texters in America battle it out for $50,000
The fastest texters in America put their speed, accuracy, and dexterity on display at the sixth annual national texting competition today.
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Where to watch Curiosity's Mars landing? Times Square.
It's not New Year's Eve, but just beneath the ball's usual spot sits a screen which will feature NASA's coverage of the landing of its Mars probe, Curiosity, on Sunday night. Other sites around the country will also provide viewings of the landing.
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‘No drink 4 U!’ Opposition to proposed soda ban bubbles up in New York
Next Tuesday is the last day to submit comments on New York’s proposal to ban large sugary beverages. Those opposing the plan have launched a vocal and well-financed campaign.
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Pentagon warns that US faces IED threat at home
The roadside bombs (improvised explosive devices) so deadly to US troops in Afghanistan are also being deployed against Americans at home, as the Pentagon adapts wartime strategies to help counter the threat.
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Teen Vogue protest: More demands for unaltered photos
Teens protested outside the offices of Teen Vogue on Wednesday, demanding that the fashion magazine stop altering its photos and use diverse models. Last week, Seventeen magazine promised to stop altering its images.
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Russians favored in wrestling at London Summer Olympics
Russia has long been dominant in wrestling at past Olympic Games and is expected to do so again this summer in London. But the US and other nations will be medal contenders, as well.
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Heat wave could bring record temps, but utilities ready for A/C demand
The heat wave in the eastern half of the US includes high humidity levels, which will make temperatures in the 90s feel like over 100. But power suppliers say they don’t anticipate problems.
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Global News Blog Whose Islands are they? South Korea tries branding in its dispute with Japan
Japan and Korea have long sparred over the Takeshima/Dokdo islets. The latest bid to promote Korea's claim: Napa Valley wine labels.
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Bin Laden letters paint picture of al-Qaeda at its worst
The seventeen documents released by the Obama administration are calculated to highlight the President's foreign-policy successes.
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New Yorker convicted in plot to bomb subways
A jury deliberated for just two days before returning guilty verdicts for Adis Medunjanin on terrorism charges.
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Dick Clark: how a tax-accountant look-alike changed American music
Dick Clark understood how to introduce African-American performers and their music to a post-civil rights society still fraught with racial tensions. Basically, Dick Clark brought rock 'n' roll to America's living rooms.
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Dick Clark remembered as 'American Bandstand' host, TV & radio impresario
Dick Clark, the longtime host of ABC's 'American Bandstand,' TV game shows, and radio programs, died Wednesday near Los Angeles.
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Chapter & Verse 'Island of Vice' author Richard Zacks on Teddy Roosevelt's crusade to clean up NYC
Richard Zacks talks about the remarkable Teddy Roosevelt and his failed attempt to take the vice out of New York City.
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'What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?': 15 answers
From the new book 'What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?,' the four stars of 'The Buried Life' share what strangers have told them.
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Home-grown terror threat receding, but post-9/11 America remains on edge
The number of domestic terror cases fell to 20 in 2011, down from 26 in 2010 and 49 in 2009, according to a study released Wednesday. Yet for much of the public, anxieties remain high.
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Cover Story The job-shifters: people who reinvent themselves mid-career
How many professionals are creating second careers in an unforgiving economy? Meet six who did it successfully.
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Europe's Angry Muslims
What lessons can the US learn from the anger simmering in some of Europe's Muslim communities?
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Change Agent 12 simple ways to go green in 2012
If many people resolve to make their lives just a little greener in 2012 it could make a huge difference.
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Global News Blog Good Reads: Predicting the end of history and the fall of China
Year-end pieces predicting future events may seem like just so much guesswork, but looking deeply at present events and guessing where they will go is part and parcel of journalism.
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NASA Grail probes circling the moon on New Year's Day
After a 3½-month journey, a NASA spacecraft flew over the moon's south pole, fired its engine and dropped into orbit in the first of two back-to-back arrivals over the New Year's weekend.
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A superstar cast stars in 'New Year's Eve': movie review (VIDEO)
Set in New York City, 'New Year's Eve' has a superstar cast but a shopworn string of interlocking stories.
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Payroll tax cut: proposals galore but consensus eludes
Congressional lawmakers in both parties offer assurances that the break Americans now enjoy on the payroll tax will be extended before it expires Dec. 31. But getting to 'done' is proving to be another tough row to hoe.
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